Cantonese Dictionary

裙帶

kwan4 daai2

Mandarin: qun2 dai4

Simplified: 裙带

nepotic

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裙帶關係

kwan4 daai3 gwaan1 hai6

Mandarin: qun2 dai4 guan1 xi5

Simplified: 裙带关系

Cantonese

nepotism

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裙拉褲甩

kwan4 laai1 fu3 lat1

Mandarin: qun2 la1 ku4 shuai3

Simplified: 裙拉裤甩

to be in a sorry plight or to be in a disheveled state when in a great haste

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裙擺

kwan4 baai2

Mandarin: qun2 bai3

Simplified: 裙摆

edge of the dress; hemline

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裙腳

kwan4 goek3

hem (of a skirt)

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裙腳仔

kwan4 goek3 zai2

Mandarin: qun2 jiao3 zi3

Simplified: 裙脚仔

a mama's boy; a mummy's boy

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裙腳妹

kwan4 goek3 mui1

Mandarin: qun2 jiao3 mei4

Simplified: 裙脚妹

A spoiled girl who relies heavily on parents – similar to a mummy's boy (a more modern interpretation of the term); this term is traditionally used to refer to personal maids

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裙褂

kwan4 gwaa3

Mandarin: qun2 gua4

Chinese wedding gown

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裙褂

kwan4 gwaa3*2

wedding dress

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裙襯

kwan4 can3

Mandarin: qun2 chen4

crinoline

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裙頭

kwan4 tau4

waist (part of a skirt)

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褂

kwaa2 gwaa3

Mandarin: gua4

Chinese-style unlined jacket; gown; overcoat; robe

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褂

kwaa2

Mandarin: gua4

Chinese-style unlined garment | gown | overcoat | robe | # adapted from cc-cedict

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襁褓

koeng5 bou2

Mandarin: qiang3 bao3

swaddling clothes

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襟兄弟

kam1 hing1 dai6

Mandarin: jin1 xiong1 di4

brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters; a more modern interpretation of this phrase is to refer to two guys who have slept with the same woman

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襟睇

kam1 tai2

Cantonese

looks good even after an extended period of time (i.e., some things/people look great for a while, but after a while, they are not that good looking after all)

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襟章

kam1 zoeng1

Mandarin: jin1 zhang1

a badge; a medal

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襟興

kam1 hing1

Mandarin: jin1 xing1

Cantonese

of sth. to not go out of style; of sth. trendy to stand the test of time

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襟花

kam1 faa1

Mandarin: jin1 hua1

boutonniere (a flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole)

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襟計

kam1 gai3

Mandarin: jin1 ji4

Simplified: 襟计

need a long time to calculate; a large amount

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襟針

kam1 zam1

Mandarin: jin1 zhen1

Cantonese

brooch [Syn] [粤]心口針[國]胸針

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規

kwai1

Mandarin: gui1

Simplified: 规

a compass | a rule | regulation | to admonish | to plan | to scheme | law | customs | speciations | to order | to ordain | to direct | orderly | systematic | a bribe | protection money | # adapted from cc-cedict

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規例

kwai1 lai6

regulations

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規則

kwai1 zak1

Mandarin: gui1 ze2

rules, regulations, rules and regulations

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規劃

kwai1 waak6

Mandarin: gui1 hua4

plan, program

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規劃人員

kwai1 waak6 jan4 jyun4

Mandarin: gui1 hua4 ren2 yuan2

planner

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規定

kwai1 ding6

Mandarin: gui1 ding4

[1] to provide, provision; [2] to fix; [3] to set; [4] to formulate; [5] to stipulate

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規度

kwai1 dou6

Mandarin: gui1 du4

gauge

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規律

kwai1 leot6

Mandarin: gui1 lv4

regular pattern; regularity; law; precept

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規格

kwai1 gaak3

Mandarin: gui1 ge2

specifications; specs; standards; norm

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