Cantonese Dictionary

以詞害意

ji5 ci4 hoi6 ji3

Mandarin: yi3 ci2 hai4 yi4

let the form of expression interfere with the meaning of a text; sacrifice clarity in using wrong words for expression

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以豐補歉

ji5 fung1 bou2 him3

Mandarin: yi3 feng1 bu3 qian4

use high-yield areas to support low-yield areas; collect and store in the fat years to make up for the lean ones

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以貌取人

ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4

judge a book by its cover

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以貨易貨

ji5 fo3 jik6 fo3

Mandarin: yi3 huo4 yi4 huo4

swap; trade goods; barter

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以貨易貨制

ji5 fo3 jik6 fo3 zai3

Mandarin: yi3 huo4 yi4 huo4 zhi4

barter system

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以資

ji5 zi1

Mandarin: yi3 zi1

Simplified: 以资

Provide…

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以身作則

ji5 san1 zok3 zak1

Mandarin: yi3shen1zuo4ze2

Simplified: 以身作则

(idiom) To set oneself as a role model

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以身相許

ji5 san1 soeng1 heoi2

give yourself to someone else; "favors" (as in sexual privileges)

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以身試法

ji5 san1 si3 faat3

to defy the law; to dare to violate the law

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以軍

ji5 gwan1

Israeli troops

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以近

ji5 kan5

Mandarin: yi3 jin4

according to recently

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以逸待勞

ji5 jat6 doi6 lou4

Cantonese

relax while the enemy exhausts himself

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以遠

ji5 jyun5

Mandarin: yi3 yuan3

Simplified: 以远

beyond [transport]

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以鄰為壑

ji5 leon4 wai6 kok3

Mandarin: yi3 lin2 wei2 he4

use one's neighbour's field as a drain (shift one's troubles onto others)

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以防萬一

ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1

Mandarin: yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1

Just in case (start to an if/then type sentence); guard against unexpected (idiom)

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以饗...

ji5 hoeng2

Mandarin: yi3 xiang3

for the enjoyment of...

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以點帶面

ji5 dim2 daai3 min6

Mandarin: yi3 dian3 dai4 mian4

Simplified: 以点带面

Cantonese

one dot of success may help the whole

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仰光

joeng5 gwong1

Mandarin: yang3 guang1

Rangoon, Yangon (capital of Myanmar, formerly Burma)

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仰天大笑

joeng5 tin1 daai6 siu3

[exp] to have a good laugh

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仰慕

joeng5 mou6

adoration

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仰望

joeng5 mong6

to look up to; to respect; to admire

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仰泳

joeng5 wing6

Mandarin: yang3 yong3

[1] backstroke; back crawl [2] [Syn.] 背泳 [3] [swimming] also: 蝶泳 ; 蛙泳 ; 自由泳 ; 爬泳 ; 捷泳

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仰睡

joeng5 seoi6

Mandarin: yand3 shui4

sleep on one's back (prone)

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仰臥式

joeng5 ngo6 sik1

[yoga] Savasana, Corpse

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仰觀

joeng5 gun1

Mandarin: yang3 guan1

Simplified: 仰观

to observe with head looking up

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仰角

joeng5 gok3

Mandarin: yang3 jiao3

angle of elevation

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仰賴

joeng5 laai6

Mandarin: yang3 lai4

rely on

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任

jam6

Mandarin: ren4

to assign | to appoint | to take up a post | office | responsibility | to let | to allow | to give free rein to | no matter (how, what etc) | classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank | # adapted from cc-cedict

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任

jam6 jam4

Mandarin: ren4 ren2

[1] appoint; assign; nominate [2] assume; take up; hold [3] official post; office; term [4] let; allow; give free reign to [5] no matter (how, what, etc)

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任丘

jam6 jau1

Mandarin: ren4 qiu1

Renqiu (city in Hebei)

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