Cantonese Dictionary

任丘

jam4 jau1

Mandarin: ren4 qiu1

Renqiu, a city in Hebei Province, China

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任人宰割

jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3

Mandarin: ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1

allow others to manipulate and humiliate oneself

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任何

jam6 ho4

Mandarin: ren4 he2

any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

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任何人

jam6 ho4 jan4

Mandarin: ren4 he2 ren2

anybody; anyone

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任何其他

jam6 ho4 kei4 taa1

Mandarin: ren4 he2 qi2 ta1

any other

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任何時候

jam6 ho4 si4 hau6

at any time

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任何時間

jam6 ho4 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: ren4 he2 shi2 jian1

anytime; at any time; at all hours

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任劍輝

jam4 gim3 fai1

Mandarin: ren4 jian4 hui1

Simplified: 任剑辉

Yam Kim-fai, a Cantonese opera actress

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任務

jam6 mou6

Mandarin: ren4 wu5

mission; assignment; task; duty; role

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任勞任怨

jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3

Mandarin: ren4 lao2 ren4 yuan4

endure hard work and criticism; be both willing and enduring

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任命

jam6 ming6

Mandarin: ren4 ming4

to nominate and appoint

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任天堂

jam6 tin1 tong4

Nintendo is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and software company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies.

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任性

jam6 sing3

Mandarin: ren4 xing4

capricious; whimsical; unpredictable

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任意

jam6 ji3

Mandarin: ren4 yi4

arbitrarily; at will; at random

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任意球

jam6 ji3 kau4

Mandarin: ren4 yi4 qiu2

free kick

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任憑

jam6 pang4

Mandarin: ren4 ping2

allow sb. to do what they please

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任揀

jam6 gaan2

Mandarin: ren4 jian3

select as you like

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任期

jam6 kei4

Mandarin: ren4 qi1 (PRC), ren4 qi2 (Taiwan)

term of office

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任由

jam6 jau4

Mandarin: ren4 you2

allow sb. free reign; jumping over, ignoring

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任縣

jam6 jyun6

Mandarin: ren4 xian4

Ren county (county in Hebei)

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任職

jam6 zik1

Mandarin: ren4 zhi2

hold an office or post

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任賢齊

jam4 jin4 cai4

Mandarin: ren4 xian2 qi2

Simplified: 任贤齐

Richie Ren, a Taiwanese singer and actor

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任達華

jam4 daat6 waa4

Mandarin: ren2 da2 hua2

Simon Yam Tat Wah

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任重道遠

jam6 zung6 dou6 jyun5

Mandarin: ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3

the burden is heavy and the road is long (i.e., bear heavy responsibilities)

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任食

jam6 sik6

Mandarin: ren4 shi2

All-you-can-eat; Eat whatever you like

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伊

ji1

Mandarin: yi1

he | she | this | that | third person pronoun | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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伊人

ji1 jan4

[n] literary term for he/she/him/her

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伊利沙伯醫院

ji1 lei6 saa1 baak3 ji1 jyun2

Mandarin: Yi1 li4 sha1 bo2 yi1 yuan4

Simplified: 伊利沙伯医院

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which is located in Hong Kong

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伊利沙伯醫院

ji1 lei6 saa1 baak3 ji1 jyun6*2

[n] Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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伊利沙伯體育館

ji1 lei6 saa1 baak3 tai2 juk6 gun2

Mandarin: yi1 li4 sha1 bo2 ti3 yu4 guan3

Queen Elizabeth Stadium (Wan Chai, Hong Kong)

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