Cantonese Dictionary

彞

ji4

Mandarin: yi2

Simplified: 彝

ancient wine vessel | ancient sacrificial vessel | Yi ethnic group | normal nature of man | laws and rules | # adapted from cc-cedict

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形

jing4

Mandarin: xing2

to appear | to look | form | shape | appearance | figure | personal presence | to express itself | to compare | complexion | terrain | expression | description | to describe | to manifest | # adapted from cc-cedict

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形像

jing4 zoeng6

Mandarin: xing2 xiang4

form; image

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形勢

jing4 sai3

Mandarin: xing2 shi4

circumstances; situation; terrain

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形勢逼人

jing4 sai3 bik1 jan4

Mandarin: xing2 shi4 bi1 ren2

Simplified: 形势逼人

a situation with very rapid development, leaveing one with no choice but to work harder as a result; the pressure is mounting; a pressing situation

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形同虛設

jing4 tung4 heoi1 cit3

Mandarin: xing2 tong2 xu1 she4

something not used for its intended purpose

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形單影隻

jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3

Mandarin: xing2 dan1 ying3 zhi1

a solitary form; a single shadow (extremely lonely); solitary

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形容

jing4 jung4

Mandarin: xing2 rong2

[v] to describe; [n] look; appearance

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形容詞

jing4 jung4 ci4

Mandarin: xing2 rong2 ci2

adjective

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形式

jing4 sik1

Mandarin: xing2 shi4

format; type

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形式主義

jing4 sik1 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: xing2 shi4 zhu3 yi4

Pharisaism; externalism; formalism; formulism; officialism

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形式婚姻

jing4 sik1 fan1 jan1

Mandarin: xing1 shi4 hun1 yin1

marriage of convenience; marriage for appearance sake

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形式邏輯

jing4 sik1 lo4 cap1

Mandarin: xing2 shi4 luo2 ji5

Simplified: 形式逻辑

formal logic, study of inference with formal content

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形心

jing4 sam1

Mandarin: xing2 xin1

[math.] centroid

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形意拳

jing4 ji3 kyun4

Mandarin: xing2 yi4 quan2

[internal Chinese martial art] Xingyiquan martial art style

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形態

jing4 taai3

Mandarin: xing2 tai4

form; shape; pattern

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形成

jing4 sing4

Mandarin: xing2 cheng2

to form; to take shape; to evolve

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形狀

jing4 zong6

Mandarin: xing2 zhuang4

form; shape

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形而上學

jing4 ji4 soeng6 hok6

Mandarin: xing2 er3 shang4 xue2

metaphysics - outside actual experience

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形聲字

jing4 seng1 zi6

Mandarin: xing2 sheng1 zi4

radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character

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形象

jing4 zoeng6

Mandarin: xing2 xiang4

image; form

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形象化

jing4 zoeng6 faa3

Mandarin: xing2 xiang4 hua4

visualization

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形象小姐

jing4 zoeng6 siu2 ze2

Mandarin: xing2 xiang4 xiao3 jie3

image representative of a product or a brand (lit., "Miss Image")

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形象思維

jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4

Mandarin: xing2 xiang4 si1 wei2

Simplified: 形象思维

imagery thinking

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形象插水

jing4 zoeng6 caap3 seoi2

Mandarin: xing2 xiang4 cha1 shui3

Cantonese

for one's image to hit the rocks (hit rock bottom)

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形貌

jing4 maau6

Mandarin: xing2 mao4

appearance; countenance

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形體

jing4 tai2

Mandarin: xing2ti3

Simplified: 形体

(noun) Body figure

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彥

jin6

Mandarin: yan4

man of virtue and ability; erudite scholar

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影

jing2

Mandarin: ying3

picture | image | film | movie | photograph | reflection | shadow | trace | to project a shadow | shadowy | to photograph | to film | to copy and imitate | to reflect | # adapted from cc-cedict

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影低

jing2 dai1

Mandarin: ying3 di1

to take photos of; to record videos of; to capture with cameras

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