Cantonese Dictionary

窮鬼

kung4 gwai2

Mandarin: qiong2gui3

Simplified: 穷鬼

 someone who is very poor [written and colloquial]

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窺

kwai1

Mandarin: kui1

Simplified: 窥

to peep | to pry into | to watch stealthily | to spy on | to watch with limited vision | # adapted from cc-cedict

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窺探

kwai1 taam3

Mandarin: kui1 tan4

to spy out; to spy upon; to pry into

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窺測

kwai1 cak1

Mandarin: kui1 ce4

Simplified: 窥测

(verb) to peep; to glimpse

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窺見

kwai1 gin3

Mandarin: kui1 jian4

Simplified: 窥见

Peek

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窺視

kwai1 si6

Mandarin: kui1 shi4

to peep at; to spy on; to peek

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窺豹

kwai1 paau3

Mandarin: kui1 bao4

a restricted view (lit., "to peep at a leopard and see just spots")

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竅

kiu3

Mandarin: qiao4

Simplified: 窍

hole | opening | orifice (of the human body) | (fig.) key | trick (to the solution of a problem) | aperture | cave | # adapted from cc-cedict

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竭

kit3

Mandarin: jie2

to exhaust | to make the utmost efforts | to try one's best | exhausted | used up | # adapted from cc-cedict

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竭力

kit3 lik6

Mandarin: jie2 li4

(verb) Do someone's best

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竭盡全力

kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6

Mandarin: jie2 jin4 quan2 li4

to spare no effort; do one's utmost

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笈

kap6

Mandarin: ji2

trunks (for books) | book | document | # adapted from cc-cedict

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箍

ku1

Mandarin: gu1

(verb) (of relationship) 1. To salvage or to fix; (of teeth) do braces; (noun) | Ferrule; 2. Brace

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箍煲

ku1 bou1

Mandarin: gu1 bao1

(verb) to save | rescue | salvage a relationship; to reconcile; to patch up

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箍牙

ku1 ngaa4

Mandarin: gu1 ya2

Orthodontic; braces (for teeth)

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箍臣

ku1 san4

Mandarin: gu1 chen2

cushion (spoken)

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箍頸

ku1 geng2

Mandarin: gu1 jing3

Simplified: 箍颈

strangulation; to strangle

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箍頸黨

ku1 geng2 dong2

Mandarin: gu1 jing3 dang3

Simplified: 箍颈党

robber who attacks people by squeezing someone's neck

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篝

kau1

Mandarin: gou1

bamboo frame for drying clothes | bamboo cage | bamboo basket | # adapted from cc-cedict

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級

kap1

Mandarin: ji2

Simplified: 级

level | grade | rank | step (of stairs) M: 个gè [个] | classifier: step, level | class | decapitated head | # adapted from cc-cedict

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級別

kap1 bit6

Mandarin: ji2 bie2

rank; level; grade

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級數

kap1 sou3

Mandarin: ji2 shu4

progression; (math.) a series

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級長

kap1 zoeng2

Mandarin: ji2 zhang3

school prefect

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給

kap1

Mandarin: gei3

Simplified: 给

to | for | for the benefit of | to give | to allow | to do sth (for sb) | (grammatical equivalent of 被) | (grammatical equivalent of 把) | (sentence intensifier) | to supply | to provide | well provided for | abundant | glib | # adapted from cc-cedict

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給予

kap1 jyu5

Mandarin: ji3yu3

Simplified: 给予

(verb) Offer (help etc.)

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給以

kap1 ji5

Mandarin: gei3 yi3

to give; to grant; to provide

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給你

kap1 nei5

Mandarin: gei3ni3

Simplified: 给你

give you [written]

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給力

kap1 lik6

Mandarin: gei3 li4

net slang "geilivable"; cool, great, brilliant; giving strength

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給有關人士

kap1 jau5 gwaan1 jan4 si6

Mandarin: gei3 you3 guan1 ren2 shi4

to whom it may concern

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給養

kap1 joeng5

Mandarin: ji3 yang3

Simplified: 给养

provisions; victuals; rations

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