Cantonese Dictionary

來自

loi4 zi6

Mandarin: lai2 zi4

to come from, for example, when talking about your country of origin.

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來茵河

loi4 jan1 ho4

the Rhein (river)

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來訪

loi4 fong2

Mandarin: lai2 fang3

pay a visit

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來說

loi4 syut3

Mandarin: lai2 shuo1

interpret a topic from a certain point of view [粵]: 嚟講

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來賓

loi4 ban1

Mandarin: lai2 bin1

guest; visitor

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來路

loi4 lou6

Mandarin: lai2 lu4

Simplified: 来路

origin; background; path of approach | (Cantonese) foreign; imported

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來路

loi4 lou6*2

Cantonese

imported or foreign-made (goods)

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來路嘢

loi4 lou6 je5

Mandarin: lai2 lu5 ye3

Simplified: 来路嘢

Cantonese

Imported goods from foreign contries

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來路菜

loi4 lou2 coi3

Mandarin: lai2lu5 cai4

Simplified: 来路菜

imported vegetables; a young woman from abroad [colloquial]

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來路貨

loi4 lou6*2 fo3

Cantonese

imported goods

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來路貨

loi4 lou2 fo3

Mandarin: lai2 lu4 huo4

Simplified: 来路货

imported goods

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來電

loi4 din6

incoming telephone call; incoming telegram

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來電顯示

loi4 din6 hin2 si6

caller number display/calling identity delivery (CID)

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來頭

loi4 tau4

Mandarin: lai2tou2

Simplified: 来头

(noun) Background (of someone)

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來鳳

lai4 fung6

Mandarin: lai2 feng4

Laifeng (place in Hubei)

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來龍去脈

loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6

Mandarin: lai2 long2 qu4 mai4

origin and development; cause and effect

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例

lai6

Mandarin: li4

example | precedent | rule | case | instance | regulation | conventional | # adapted from cc-cedict

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例假

lai6 gaa3

Mandarin: li4 jia4

legal holiday, menstrual period

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例句

lai6 geoi3

Mandarin: li4 ju4

example sentence

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例外

lai6 ngoi6

Mandarin: li4 wai4

(make an) exception

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例外字

lai6 ngoi6 zi6

Mandarin: li4 wai4 zi4

exception(s)

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例如

lai6 jyu4

Mandarin: li4 ru2

for example; for instance

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例子

lai6 zi2

Mandarin: li4 zi5

example; case; instance

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例字

lai6 zi6

Mandarin: li4 zi4

example of characters

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例會

lai6 wui6*2

Mandarin: li4 hui4

regular meeting

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例水

lai6 seoi2

Mandarin: li4 shui3

lit. usual water, meaning tasteless soup provided by Hong Kong restaurants

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例湯

lai6 tong1

Mandarin: li4 tang1

Simplified: 例汤

the soup of the day

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例牌

lai6 paai2

Mandarin: li4 pai2

the usual; the standard; often used in ordering meals where it means the standard or normal quantity or dish(s) | meal(s) is requested

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例牌菜

lai6 paai4 coi3

Mandarin: li4 pai2 cai4

Signature dish

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例示

lai6 si6

Mandarin: li4 shi4

exemplify

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