Cantonese Dictionary

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落足
Mandarin: luo4 zu2
put sufficient; to put in a lot of ….
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落足心機
Cantonese
put your heart and soul
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落車
Mandarin: luo4 che1
Simplified: 落车
(verb) to get off a vehicle; to get out (of a vehicle)
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落選
Mandarin: luo4 xuan3
fail to be elected or chosen (in an election or competition)
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落鄉
Mandarin: luo4 xiang1
Simplified: 落乡
go to hometown; to go to the countryside
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落閘放狗
Mandarin: luo4 zha2 fang4 gou3
Simplified: 落闸放狗
(to close the gate and unleash the dogs to ward off burglars); to express that a place is closed and visitors are not welcome; a phrase used for telling coworkers that it's time to lock up soon so that they should hurry and finish what they are doing; a phrase used to warn those who come asking for trouble to watch out and be careful of their actions
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落降頭
Mandarin: luo4 jiang4 tou2
Simplified: 落降头
cast a voodoo curse
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落雨擔遮―死擋
Cantonese
a very good friend
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落雨收柴
Mandarin: luo4 yu3 shou1 chai2
tasks left unfinished (slang)
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落雨溦
Mandarin: luo4 yu3 mei2
drizzle
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落雨濕濕
Mandarin: luo4 yu3 chi4 chi4
Simplified: 落雨湿湿
getting wet from the rain (spoken)
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落雨絲濕
Mandarin: luo4 yu3 si1 chi4
Simplified: 落雨丝濕
a situation where the road is slippery when raining; damp and wet everywhere due to the rain
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落雪
Mandarin: luo4 xue3
snowing
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落雪水
Mandarin: luo4 xue3 shui3
raining lightly and very cold
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落面
Mandarin: luo4 mian4
lose face
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落鞋油
Mandarin: luo4 xie2 you2
(literally: to put on shoe polish); to flatter, to be obsequious
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落鞋油
Mandarin: luo4 xie2 you2
Cantonese
curry favour; originates from 擦鞋
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落馬
Mandarin: luo4 ma3
fall from fame (lit., "falls from the horse")
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落髮
Mandarin: luo4 fa4
Simplified: 落发
tonsure, to shave one's head to be a monk or a nun
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落麵
Mandarin: luo4 mian4
Simplified: 落面
cook noodles
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蒞
Mandarin: li4
Simplified: 莅
to attend (an official function) | to be present | to administer | to approach (esp. as administrator) | to reach | to arrive | onomatopoeia for the sound of flowing water or blowing wind | # adapted from cc-cedict
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蒞臨
Mandarin: li4 lin2
arrive, be present, grace the occasion with the presence of
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蒟
Mandarin: ju3
betel | amorphophallus konjac | # adapted from cc-cedict
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蓮
Mandarin: lian2
Simplified: 莲
lotus | lotus seed | water lily | paradise | # adapted from cc-cedict
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蓮子
lotus seed
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蓮子口面
Mandarin: lian2 zi3 kou3 mian4
Simplified: 莲子口面
Long round face; oval shaped face; (蓮子蓉口面 – look happy)
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蓮子蓉
Mandarin: lian2zi3 rong2
Simplified: 莲子蓉
a very sweet smile [colloquial]
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蓮子蓉噉口
Mandarin: lian2 zi3 rong2 dan4 kou3
Cantonese
to have a broad smile on one's face
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蓮花
Mandarin: lian2 hua1
lotus - Nelumbo nucifera | Sometimes known as 荷花
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蓮花坐
[yoga] Padmasana, Lotus
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