Cantonese Dictionary

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龍井茶
Mandarin: long2 jing3 cha2
lung-ching (dragon well) tea
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龍利
Mandarin: long2 li4
sole-- a type of flatfish (the formal name for this fish is 鰈魚). This word is also seen as 龍脷 but 脷 can be a difficult character to type because some input methods do not include this Cantonese character. Sometimes used to refer to flounder though this is not correct.
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龍友
Mandarin: long2 you3
Simplified: 龙友
an obsessive amateur photographer, with an obsession close to the degree of an Otaku (similar to a geek or a nerd)
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龍吟虎嘯
Mandarin: long2 yin2 hu3 xiao4
Simplified: 龙吟虎啸
literally: (sound like) the snorting of dragons , the howling of tigers; to describe a loud and powerful sound; the unison act of two things (people) that are similar or associated; similar sounds echo one another
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龍年
Mandarin: long2 nian2
the Year of the dragon (one of the 12 year cycle of animals 十二生肖 in the Chinese calendar and zodiac)
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龍捲風
Mandarin: long2 juan3 feng1
tornado | Literally, a dragon stirring up/curling up the wind | Also written as '龍卷風'
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龍景軒
Mandarin: long2 jing3 xuan1
Simplified: 龙景轩
Lung King Heen, a fine dining Cantonese cuisine restaurant in Hong Kong, China
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龍椅
Mandarin: long2 yi3
the emperor's throne
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龍歸站
Mandarin: long2 gui1 zhan4
Simplified: 龙归站
Longgui Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
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龍涎香
Mandarin: long2 xian2 xiang1
ambergris
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龍游淺水，遭蝦戲
Mandarin: long2 you2 qian3 shui3 , zao1 xia1 xi4
Simplified: 龙游浅水，遭虾戏
a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity
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龍潭虎穴
Mandarin: long2 tan2 hu3 xue2
Simplified: 龙潭虎穴
a lion's den, an extremely dangerous place
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龍爭虎鬥
Mandarin: long2 zheng1 hu3 dou4
Enter the Dragon, a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Bruce Lee 李小龍
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龍牙蕉
Mandarin: long2 ya2 jiao1
Simplified: 龙牙蕉
a type of banana
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龍珠
Mandarin: long2 zhu1
Simplified: 龙珠
Dragon Ball (cartoon | comic)
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龍珠島
Mandarin: long2 zhu1 dao3
Simplified: 龙珠岛
Pearl Island, an island in Hong Kong, China
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龍眼
Mandarin: long2 yan3
the longan – a succulent fruit. Mand. also: 桂圓
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龍穿鳳
Mandarin: long2 chuan1 feng4
Simplified: 龙穿凤
to have a meteoric rise and become successful (one day)
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龍精虎猛
Mandarin: long2 jing1 hu3 meng3
Simplified: 龙精虎猛
(slang) (of person's constitution and health) full of strength and energy; to be fit as a fiddle
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龍翔道
Mandarin: long2 xiang2 dao4
Simplified: 龙翔道
Lung Cheung Road, a main road along northern Kowloon
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龍肝鳳髓
Mandarin: long2 gan1 feng4 sui3
Simplified: 龙肝凤髓
rare and precious delicacies
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龍胎
Mandarin: long2 tai1
the unborn son of the emperor
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龍脷
Mandarin: long2 li4
Cantonese
sole -- a type of flatfish
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龍脷
Mandarin: long2 li4
Simplified: 龙脷
sole (fish)
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龍腦
Mandarin: long2 nao3
Simplified: 龙脑
Borneol, used in traditional Chinese medicine
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龍膽果
Indian fig; dragon fruit
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龍舌蘭酒
Mandarin: long2 she2 lan2 jiu3
Simplified: 龙舌兰酒
Tequila
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龍舟
Mandarin: long2 zhou1
Simplified: 龙舟
dragon boat
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龍舟水
Mandarin: long2 zhou1 shui3
Simplified: 龙舟水
heavy rain during the period around Dragon Boat Festival
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龍舟節
Mandarin: Long2 zhou1 jie2
Simplified: 龙舟节
Dragon Boat Festival
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