Cantonese Dictionary

魚鷹

jyu4 jing1

Mandarin: yu2 ying1

cormorant bird; great cormorant

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魚𦢊

jyu4 pok1

Mandarin: yu2 bao2

Simplified: 鱼𦢊

fish maw

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魷

jau4

Mandarin: you2

squid

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魷魚絲

jau4 jyu4 si1

Mandarin: you2 yu2 si1

Simplified: 鱿鱼丝

dried shredded squid

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鳶

jyun1

Mandarin: yuan1

hawk; kite

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鳶

jyun4

Mandarin: yuan1

Simplified: 鸢

kite (small hawk) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鴛

jyun1

Mandarin: yuan1

Simplified: 鸳

male mandarin duck | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鴛盟

jyun1 mang4

Mandarin: yuan1 meng2

Simplified: 鸳盟

vow of love between a couple

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鴛鴦

jyun1 joeng1

Mandarin: yuan1 yang1

Simplified: 鸳鸯

yuanyang (coffee-tea mix); mandarin ducks

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鴛鴦戲水

jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2

a male and a female swimming or taking a bath together (lit., "two mandarin ducks playing in water")

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鴛鴦房

jyun1 joeng1 fong2

Mandarin: yuan1yang5 fang2

Simplified: 鸳鸯房

a honeymoon suite for lovers [colloquial]

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鴛鴦汽水

jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2

mixing two kinds of soda/drinks together

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鴛鴦火鍋

jyun1 joeng1 fo2 wo1

Mandarin: yuan1 yang1 huo3 guo1

hot pot with two separate soup bases

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鴛鴦腳

jyun1 joeng1 goek3

Mandarin: yuan1yang5 jiao3

Simplified: 鸳鸯脚

a type of flying kicks style in martial arts [colloquial]

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鴛鴦茉莉

jyun1 joeng1 mut6 lei6*2

Brunfelsia acuminata (lady-of-the-night)

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鴛鴦茶

jyun1 joeng1 caa4

coffee tea

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鴛鴦襪

jyun1 joeng1 mat6

Mandarin: yuan1 yang5 wa4

Simplified: 鸳鸯袜

mismatched socks

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鴛鴦鍋

jyun1 joeng1 wo1

Mandarin: yuan1 yang1 guo1

hot pot with two separate soup bases

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鴛鴦門

jyun1 joeng1 mun4

Mandarin: yuan1 yang5 men2

Simplified: 鸳鸯门

a styles or schools of martial art; mismatched doors (two different door panels on a door)

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鴛鴦飯

jyun1 joeng1 faan6

fried rice with tomato and white sauce topping (i.e., fry rice with tomato sauce on one side, white sauce on the other. This is yet another 鴛鴦 compound.)

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鴦

joeng1

Mandarin: yang1

Simplified: 鸯

female mandarin duck | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鴯鶓

ji4 miu4

Mandarin: er2 miao2

emu (bird)

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鵂

jau1

Mandarin: xiu1

Simplified: 鸺

owl | owlet | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鷂

jiu4

Mandarin: yao4

Simplified: 鹞

sparrow hawk | Accipiter nisus | kite | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鷂鷹

jiu6 jing1

Mandarin: yao4 ying1

Simplified: 鹞鹰

a sparrow hawk

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鷰

jin3

Mandarin: yan4

an altenative form for 燕,swallow (bird) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鷸

jyut6

Mandarin: yu4

Simplified: 鹬

common snipe | sandpiper | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鷹

jing1

Mandarin: ying1

Simplified: 鹰

war hawk (political)

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鷹爪

jing1 zaau2

Mandarin: ying1 zhao3

Simplified: 鹰爪

talons of a falcon;climbing shrub; tender tea shoots

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鷹爪派

jing1 zaau2 paai3

Mandarin: ying1 zhao3 pai4

Eagle Claw (style of Chinese martial arts)

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