Cantonese Dictionary

丘腦

jau1 nou5

Mandarin: qiu1 nao3

thalamus

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丘腦損傷

jau1 nou5 syun2 soeng1

Mandarin: qiu1 nao3 sun3 shang1

thalamic lesions

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丘處機

jau1 cyu2 gei1

Mandarin: qiu1 chu3 ji1

Qiu Chuji (Kiu Chang Chun), the founder of Dragon Gate Taoism

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丘野

jau1 je5

countryside

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丘陵

jau1 ling4

Mandarin: qiu1 ling2

hills

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丸

jyun4

Mandarin: wan2

ball, small round object | pellet | pill | # adapted from cc-cedict

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丸

jyun2 jyun4

Mandarin: wan2

pellet; ball; pill

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丸仔

jyun2 zai2

Mandarin: wan2 zi3

pills (often illegal drugs)

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丸仔

jyun4*2 zai2

Cantonese

pills (illicit drugs)

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么

jiu1

Mandarin: yao1

one (can substitute for 一 in certain contexts); small

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么九

jiu1 gau2

Mandarin: yao1 jiu3

[n][mahjong] the ones and nines of each suit (collectively known as terminal tiles)

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么九牌

jiu1 gau2 paai4*2

Mandarin: yao1 jiu3 pai2

(mahjong) terminals; a reference to the 1 and 9 tiles in each suit

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乙

jyut6

Mandarin: yi3

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干] | second in order | letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc | second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方yǐfāng [乙方], as opposed to 甲方jiǎfāng [甲方]) or a suppositional person | ethyl | bent | winding | radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) | one unit | # adapted from cc-cedict

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乙型肝炎

jyut3 jing4 gon1 jim4

Mandarin: yi3 xing2 gan1 yan2

hepatitis B

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乙太

jyut3 taai3

Mandarin: yi3 tai4

ether

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乙太網路

jyut3 taai3 mong5 lou6

Mandarin: yi3 tai4 wang3 lu4

Ethernet

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乙太網路數據機

jyut3 taai3 mong5 lou6 sou3 geoi3 gei1

Ethernet modem

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乙等

jyut3 dang2

Grade B, second grade

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乙組

jyut3 zou2

minor league

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乙部

jyut3 bou6

Mandarin: yi3 bu4

Second section

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乙酸

jyut3 syun1

Mandarin: yi3 suan1

acetic acid (CH3COOH); ethanoic acid

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乙醇

jyut3 seon4

Mandarin: yi3 chun2

ethyl alcohol; ethanol; also 酒精

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乙醛

jyut3 cyun4

Mandarin: yi3 quan2

acetaldehyde (H3CCHO)

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乙隊

jyut3 deoi6*2

team B

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乚

jan2

Mandarin: yin3

component in Chinese characters | archaic variant of 毫háo [毫], small | minute | archaic variant of 乙yǐ [乙] | hidden | mysterious | secret | to conceal | # adapted from cc-cedict

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也

jaa5

Mandarin: ye3

also | too | (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation | neither | either | even | as well | still | likewise | # adapted from cc-cedict

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也...也...

jaa5 ...jaa5 ...

Mandarin: ye3...ye3...

[1] both...and...; [2] neither...nor... (before negative verbs)

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也不

jaa5 bat1

Mandarin: ye3 bu2

also not; neither

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也好

jaa5 hou2

Mandarin: ye3 hao3

good also

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也已

jaa5 ji5

Mandarin: ye3 yi3

This particle is used at the end of a sentence to give it special emphasis.

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