Cantonese Dictionary

劇場

kek6 coeng4

Mandarin: ju4 chang3

theatre

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劇增

kek6 zang1

Mandarin: ju4 zen1

dramatic increase

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劇壇

kek6 taan4

Mandarin: ju4 tan2

the world of Chinese opera; theatrical circles

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劇情

kek6 cing4

Mandarin: ju4 qing2

storyline, plot

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劇情片

kek6 cing4 pin3

Mandarin: ju4 qing2 pian4

Simplified: 剧情片

Dramas

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劇本

kek6 bun2

Mandarin: ju4 ben3

drama; opera; play; script; libretti

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劇烈

kek6 lit6

Mandarin: ju4 lie4

violent; fierce; severe; acute

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劇烈運動

kek6 lit6 wan6 dung6

Mandarin: ju4 lie4 yun4 dong4

violent motion

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劇痛

kek6 tung3

Mandarin: ju4 tong4

sharp pain

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劇終

kek6 zung1

Mandarin: ju4 zhong1

the end (film)

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劇院

kek6 jyun6*2

Mandarin: ju4 yuan4

playhouse; theatre

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劇集

kek6 zaap6

Mandarin: ju4 ji2

Simplified: 剧集

(noun) a soap opera; a TV drama series

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劊

kui2

Mandarin: gui4

chop/cut off; amputate

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劊子手

kui2 zi2 sau2

Mandarin: gui4 zi shou3 (PRC), kuai4 zi shou3 (Taiwan)

executioner; can also refer to a murderer; can also be a curse referring toward someone along the lines of 卑劣 (despicable)

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劬

keoi4

Mandarin: qu2

labor | to be diligent | toil | endeavor | laborious | # adapted from cc-cedict

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劬勞

keoi4 lou4

Mandarin: qu2 lao2

Simplified: 劬劳

it means the hardship of being a parent and raising children

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勤儉

kan4 gim6

Mandarin: qian2 jian3

hardworking and thrifty; industrious and frugal

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勤力

kan4 lik6

Cantonese

to work hard; hardworking | Std. Chin.: 努力 , 用功

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勤勉

kan4 min5

Mandarin: qin2 mian3

diligence; diligent; industrious

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勤勞

kan4 lou4

Mandarin: qin2 lao2

hardworking; industrious; diligent

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勤奮

kan4 fan5

Mandarin: qin2 fen4

hardworking; industrious; diligent

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勤工儉學

kan4 gung1 gim6 hok6

Mandarin: qin2 gong1 jian3 xue2

(idiom) study under a work-study programme; part-time-work and part-time-study; study on a work-study basis; the practice of working while studying

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勤工獎

kan4 gung1 zoeng2

Mandarin: qin2 gong1 jiang3

Simplified: 勤工奖

Attendance Bonus

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勤快

kan4 faai3

Mandarin: qin2 kuai4

hardworking, diligent

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勤懇

kan4 han2

Mandarin: qian2 ken3

diligent and attentive

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勤能補拙

kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut6

Mandarin: qin2 neng2 bu3 zhuo1

Simplified: 勤能补拙

Practice makes perfect;make up for lack of talent by hard work

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勼

kau1

Mandarin: jiu1

to assemble | to gather | to collect | # adapted from cc-cedict

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勼仔

kau1 zai2

Cantonese

to pick up guys; to go out looking for men to chat up; [slang] cruise (look for sexual partner) [Var.] 溝仔

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區

keoi1

Mandarin: qu1

Simplified: 区

area | region | district | small | distinguish M: 个gè [个] | precinct | to classify | to subdivide | # adapted from cc-cedict

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區中點

keoi1 zung1 dim2

Mandarin: qu1 zhong1 dian3

[math.] class mark

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