Cantonese Dictionary

咳痰

kat1 taam4

Mandarin: ke2 tan2

to cough up phlegm; expectoration

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咳藥水

kat1 joek6 seoi2

Mandarin: ke2 yao4 shui3

Simplified: 咳药水

a cough mixture

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啓

kai2

Mandarin: qi3

Variant of 啟

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啓發

kai2 faat3

Mandarin: qi3 fa1

inspire; enlighten

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啟

kai2

Mandarin: qi3

Simplified: 启

to open | to start | to initiate | to enlighten or awaken | to state | to inform | to begin | to inspire | to declare | # adapted from cc-cedict

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啟事

kai2 si6

Mandarin: qi3 shi4

public information; public notice (usu. posted on a wall or bulletin board)

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啟動

kai2 dung6

Mandarin: qi3 dong4

start up; activate; initiate; set in motion; launch

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啟動作業

kai2 dung6 zok3 jip6

Mandarin: qi3 dong4 zuo4 ye4

priming task

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啟動技術

kai2 dung6 gei6 seot6

Mandarin: qi3 dong4 ji4 shu4

priming technique

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啟市

kai2 si5

Mandarin: qi3 shi4

commencement of business (especially after Chinese new year etc.)

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啟德機場

kai2 dak1 gei1 coeng4

Mandarin: qi3 de2 ji1 chang3

Kai Tak Airport (was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998)

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啟東

kai2 dung1

Mandarin: qi3 dong1

Qidong (city in Jiangsu)

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啟用

kai2 jung6

Mandarin: qi3 yong4

start using; enable (a feature)

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啟發

kai2 faat3

Mandarin: qi3 fa1

inspire; enlighten

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啟發式

kai2 faat3 sik1

Mandarin: qi3 fa1 shi4

elicitation method (of teaching); heuristic method

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啟示錄

kai2 si6 luk6

Mandarin: qi3 shi4 lu4

[Bible] The Book of Revelations; The Apocalypse (of John)

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啟程

kai2 cing4

Mandarin: qi3 cheng2

to set out on a journey

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啟稟

kai2 ban2

Mandarin: qi3 bing3

Simplified: 启禀

when juniors report to the seniors

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啟蒙

kai2 mung4

Mandarin: qi3 meng1

enlightened; enlightenment

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啟蒙運動

kai2 mung4 wan6 dung6

Mandarin: qi3 meng2 yun4 dong4

the Enlightenment

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啟迪

kai2 dik6

Mandarin: qi3 di2

enlightenment; edification

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啟顏

kai2 ngaan4

Mandarin: qi3 yan2

Simplified: 启颜

to say something funny to make someone smile, laugh

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啟齒

kai2 ci2

Mandarin: qi3 chi3

open one's mouth (showing one's teeth)

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喀

kak1

Mandarin: ka1

used in transliterations | onomatopoeia for laughing | cracking | snapping sound | # adapted from cc-cedict

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喀喇沁旗

kaa3 laa1 sam3 kei4

Mandarin: ke4 la3 qin4 qi2

Kalaqin qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

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喀爾巴阡山脈

kaa1 ji5 baa1 cin1 saan1 mak6

Mandarin: ka1 er3 ba1 qian1 shan1 mai4

Carpathian Mountains, a mountain range located at the southern border of Poland

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喬

kiu4

Mandarin: qiao2

Simplified: 乔

tall | lofty | proud | stately | a surname | disguise | vile | # adapted from cc-cedict

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喬丹

kiu4 daan1

Mandarin: qiao2 dan1

Jordan, Formula 1 racing team

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喬宏

kiu4 wang4

Mandarin: qiao2 hong2

Simplified: 乔宏

Roy Chiao, name of an actor (dead)

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喬寶寶

kiu4 bou2 bou2

Mandarin: qiao2 bao3 bao3

Simplified: 乔宝宝

Gill Mohindepaul Singh, name of an actor

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