Cantonese Dictionary

靠攏

kaau3 lung5

Mandarin: kao4 long3

get close to; draw close; close up

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靠牆倒臥式

kaau3 coeng4 dou2 ngo6 sik1

[yoga] Viparita Karani, Legs On Wall Pose

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靠譜

kaau3 pou2

Mandarin: kao4 pu3

reliable; reasonable; probable

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靠近

kaau3 gan6

Mandarin: kao4 jin4

be close to; be near; approaching

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頃

king2

Mandarin: qing3

Simplified: 顷

unit of area equal to 100 亩mǔ [亩] or 6.67 hectares | a short while | a little while ago | circa. (for approximate dates) | a moment | an instant | just now | # adapted from cc-cedict

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頃奉手諭

king2 fung6 sau2 jyu6

Mandarin: qing3 feng4 shou3 yu4

having received your instructions

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頡

kit3

Mandarin: jie2

Simplified: 颉

to confiscate | legendary dog-like animal (old) | to fly upward | to soar | to contest | to rob | to rival | stiff (neck) | silk fabrics with patterns | an equal match | cangjie | # adapted from cc-cedict

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顴弓

kyun4 gung1

Mandarin: quan2 gong1

cheek bone; zygomatic arch

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馗

kwai4

Mandarin: kui2

cheekbone | crossroads | high | path | road | intersection | thoroughfare | # adapted from cc-cedict

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駒

keoi1

Mandarin: ju1

Simplified: 驹

colt | foal | a fine horse | # adapted from cc-cedict

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騎

ke4

Mandarin: qi2

Simplified: 骑

to ride (an animal or bike) | to sit astride | classifier for saddle-horses | straddle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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騎兵

ke4 bing1

Mandarin: qi2 bing1

cavalry

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騎劫

ke4 gip3

Mandarin: qi2 jie2

Simplified: 骑劫

hijack; rob

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騎呢

ke4 le4

Mandarin: qi2 ne5

Simplified: 骑呢

weird; eccentric; strange; bizarre

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騎呢

ke4 ne4 ; ke4 le4

Cantonese

odd; weird; strange; bizarre; offbeat; eccentric

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騎士

ke4 si6

Mandarin: qi2 shi4

cyclist; motorcyclist; horse-rider

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騎師

ke4 si1

Mandarin: qi2 shi1

Simplified: 骑师

disc jockey

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騎樓

ke4 lau4*2

terrace; patio; balcony

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騎樓

ke4 lau2

Mandarin: qi2 lou2

Simplified: 骑楼

(noun) balcony

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騎樓底

ke4 lau4*2 dai2

corridor

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騎樓底

ke4 lau2 dai2

Mandarin: qi2 lou2 di3

Simplified: 骑楼底

pavement with overhead buildings (spoken)

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騎牆派

ke4 coeng4 paai3

Mandarin: qi2 qiang2 pai4

fence-sitter; hedger

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騎牛搵馬

ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5

Mandarin: qi2 niu2 wen3 ma3

Simplified: 骑牛揾马

Cantonese

(phrase) to buy time for something, e.g. a job, while waiting for a better opportunity to come along (literally "to ride an ox looking for a horse")

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騎縫

ke4 fung4

Mandarin: qi2 feng4

Simplified: 骑缝

junction of the edges of two sheets of paper

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騎膊馬

ke4 bok3 maa5

Mandarin: qi2 bo2 ma3

Simplified: 骑膊马

(noun) shoulder ride

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騎自行車

ke4 zi6 hang4 ce1

Mandarin: qi2 zi4 xing2 che1

to ride a bike (China) | [國]: 踩腳踏車 [粵]: 踩單車

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騎虎難下

ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6

Mandarin: qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4

it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so (lit., "if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off")

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騎都尉

kei3/gei6 dou1 wai3

Mandarin: qi2 dou1 wei4

captain or commander of the cavalry

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騎馬

ke4 maa5

Mandarin: qi2 ma3

to ride a horse； horse riding

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騎馬巡警

ke4 maa5 ceon4 ging2

Mandarin: qi2 ma3 xun2 jing3

mounted police; Cossacks

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