Cantonese Dictionary

葵興

kwai4 hing1

Mandarin: kui2 xing1

Simplified: 葵兴

Kwai Hing; an area of Kwai Chung Town in Hong Kong

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葵花

kwai4 faa1

Mandarin: kui2 hua1

sunflower

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葵花子

kwai4 faa1 zi2

Mandarin: kui2 hua1 zi5

sunflower seeds

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葵芳

kwai4 fong1

Mandarin: kui2 fang1

Kwai Fong; an area of Kwai Chung Town in Hong Kong

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葵青區

kwai4 cing1 keoi1

Mandarin: Kui2 qing1 qu1

Simplified: 葵青区

Kwai Tsing District; one of the districts in Hong Kong

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蓋

koi3

Mandarin: gai4

Simplified: 盖

to surpass | to overwhelm | to drown out | about | around | approximately | for | because | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蓋世

koi3 sai3

Mandarin: gai4 shi4

unparalleled, matchless, peerless

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蓋世之才

koi3 sai3 zi1 coi4

Mandarin: gai4 shi4 zhi1 cai2

unmatched talent or capability in one's generation

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蓋世無雙

koi3 sai3 mou4 soeng1

Mandarin: gai4 shi4 wu2 shuang1

Simplified: 盖世无双

only one; unrivalled

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蓋世英雄

koi3 sai3 jing1 hung4

Mandarin: gai4 shi4 ying1 xiong2

Simplified: 盖世英雄

unparalleled heroes

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蓋瓦

koi3 ngaa5

tiling, to cover with tiles

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蓋章

koi3 zoeng1

Mandarin: gai4 zhang4

to seal; to stamp

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蔃

koeng5

Mandarin: qiang2

cigarette (slang) (Cantonese) | roots of plants | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蔻

kau3

Mandarin: kou4

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) | mace | Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils) | cardamon | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蕎

kiu4

Mandarin: qiao2

buckwheat

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蕎麥

kiu4 mak6

buckwheat

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蕎麥麵

kiu4 mak6 min6

Mandarin: qiao2 mai4 mian4

buckwheat noodle

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蕨

kyut3

Mandarin: jue2

bracken fern / Pteridium aquilinum

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蕨菜

kyut3 coi3

Mandarin: jue2 cai4

fiddlehead; edible fern fronds

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蕨類植物

kyut3 leoi6 zik6 mat6

Mandarin: jue2 lei4 zhi2 wu4

Simplified: 蕨类植物

pteridophyte

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藠

kiu5

Mandarin: jiao4

Allium chinense, Chinese onion | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藠頭

kiu2 tau4

Mandarin: jiao4 tou5

Simplified: 藠头

Chinese Onion (Allium chinense)

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虔

kin4

Mandarin: qian2

to act with reverence | reverent | sincere | devout | to rob | # adapted from cc-cedict

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虔婆

kin4 po4

Mandarin: qian2 po2

a procuress

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虔誠

kin4 sing4

Mandarin: qian2 cheng2

pious; devout; sincere

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虧

kwai1

Mandarin: kui1

Simplified: 亏

deficiency | deficit | luckily | it's lucky that... | (often ironically) fancy that... | damage | to lose | to fail | to treat unfairly | waning | to owe | impotent | weak | feeble | # adapted from cc-cedict

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虧佬

kwai1 lou2

Mandarin: kui1 lao3

Simplified: 亏佬

weak man (slang)

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虧佬褲

kwai1 lou2 fu3

Mandarin: kui1 lao3 ku4

Simplified: 亏佬裤

long johns [colloquial]

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虧友

kwai1 jau2

Mandarin: kui1 you3

Simplified: 亏友

someone who is physically weak or in poor health

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虧友

kwai1 jau5*2

refers to a physically weak person, a person in poor health

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