Cantonese Dictionary

令人失望

ling6 jan4 sat1 mong6

Mandarin: ling4ren2 shi1wang4

disappointing; make one feel disappointed [written and colloquial]

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令人欽佩

ling6 jan4 jam1 pui3

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 qin1 pei4

admirable

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令人難忘

ling6 jan4 naan4 mong4

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 nan2 wang4

Simplified: 令人难忘

creates an unforgettable impression on one

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令人驚奇

ling6 jan4 ging1 kei4

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 jing1 qi2

amazing

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令人驚異

ling6 jan4 ging1 ji6

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 jing1 yi4

surprisingly

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令人髮指

ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 fa3 zhi3

to get one's hackles up ; to make one's hackles rise ; to make one's skin crawl

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令仔

ling6*3 zai2

Cantonese

handsome boy; good-looking man [homophonic Syn.] 靚仔

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令兄

ling6 hing1

Mandarin: ling6 xiong1

your older brother [polite]

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令到

ling6 dou3

Mandarin: ling4 dao4

cause one to

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令千金

ling6 cin1 gam1

Mandarin: ling4 qian1 jin1

your daughter [polite] | Also 令愛 or 令嬡

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令堂

ling6 tong4

Mandarin: ling4 tang2

your mother [polite]

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令女

ling6*3 neoi5*2

Cantonese

pretty girl; beautiful lady [homophonic Syn.] 靚女

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令妹

ling6 mui6

Mandarin: ling4 mei4

your younger sister [written and colloquial]

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令嬡

ling6 oi3

Mandarin: ling4 ai4

Simplified: 令嫒

Your daughter

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令尊

ling6 zyun1

Mandarin: ling4 zun1

your father [polite] | Also 尊君；尊翁；尊翁

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令弟

ling6 dai6

Mandarin: ling4 di4

your younger brother [polite]

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令親

ling6 can1

Mandarin: ling4 qin1

your relatives [polite]

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令郎

ling6 long4

Mandarin: ling4 lang2

your son [polite]

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令閫

ling6 kwan2

Mandarin: ling4 kun3

your wife [polite] | Also 令夫人

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伶

ling4

Mandarin: ling2

clever | (old) actor | actress | lonely | solitary | an entertainer | # adapted from cc-cedict

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伶仃

ling4 ding1

lonely

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伶俐

ling4 lei6

Mandarin: ling2 li4

[adj] clever; witty; intelligent

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佬

lou2

Mandarin: lao3 liao2 lu4

[1] [n] guy; bloke; chap; fellow; man; person (informal); [2] [n] vulgar person; hillbilly

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佬

liu4

Mandarin: lao3

male (usually old) | man | guy | bloke | dude (Cantonese) | a vulgar person | # adapted from cc-cedict

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來

loi6

Mandarin: lai2

Simplified: 来

to greet and welcome guests | # adapted from cc-cedict

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來不及

loi4 bat1 kap6

Mandarin: lai2 bu5 ji2

there's not enough time (to do sth.); it's too late (to do sth.) [粵]: 趕唔切, 趕唔到, 嚟唔切

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來不得

loi4 bat1 dak1

Mandarin: lai2 bu5 de5

won't do; be impermissible

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來世

loi4 sai3

Mandarin: lai2 shi4

Simplified: 来世

Afterlife; Next Life

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來之不易

loi4 zi1 bat1 ji6

Mandarin: lai2 zhi1 bu4 yi4

Simplified: 来之不易

…Never come easy

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來人

loi4 jan4*2

Mandarin: lai2 ren2

bearer; messenger; incoming envoy; person(s) coming

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