Cantonese Dictionary

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冇鞋挽屐走
Cantonese
to leave hurriedly from an awkward situation (lit., "if you don't have shoes, grab some clogs and run")
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冇鞋挽屐走
Mandarin: mao3 xie2 wan3 ji1 zou3
Cantonese
leave in a hurry (slang)
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冇頭烏蠅
Mandarin: mao3 tou2 wu1 ying2
Simplified: 冇头乌蝇
Cantonese
a headless fly, someone who acts recklessly without a plan
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冇餸飯
Mandarin: mao3 song4 fan4
Simplified: 冇餸饭
Cantonese
there's not much to eat, usually used just as a humble expression of modesty by host when catering for guests
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冇骨氣
Cantonese
spineless; weak-willed; meek | Mand.: 無骨氣; 沒有骨氣
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冇鬼用
Mandarin: mao3 gui3 yong4
Cantonese
useless
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冒
Mandarin: mao4
to emit | to give off | to send out (or up, forth) | brave | bold | to cover | to act under false pretences | to risk | to dare | to burst | rash | # adapted from cc-cedict
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冒充
Mandarin: mao4 chong1
pretend to be (sb. or sth. else) , pass sb. or sth. off as
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冒充者
Mandarin: mao4 chong1 zhe3
an impostor, imposter; a fake; a fraud [Syn.] 騙子
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冒失
Mandarin: mao4 shi1
reckless, abrupt, rash, presumptuous; boldness
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冒失鬼
Mandarin: mao4 shi1 gui3
reckless person; hothead; daredevil
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冒尖
Mandarin: mao4 jian1
Outstanding
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冒昧
Mandarin: mao4 mei4
bold, presumptuous; to take the liberty of
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冒泡
Mandarin: mao4 pao4
bubble; bubble up; bubbling; effervesce; effervescence; effervescency
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冒泡
Mandarin: mao4 pao4
internet slang use in China, meaning discuss, show up once in a while in internet forums
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冒火
Mandarin: mao4 huo3
burn with anger, get angry, flare up
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冒牌貨
Mandarin: mao4 pai2 huo4
faker; counterfeit; bogus imitation; pirated goods goods
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冒犯
Mandarin: mao4 fan4
offend; affront; trespass against
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冒號
Mandarin: mao4 hao4
colon (as in the punctuation mark) [:]
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冒警
pose as a police officer
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冒險主義
Mandarin: mao4 xian3 zhu3 yi4
adventurism
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冒險家
Mandarin: mao4 xian3 jia1
an adventurer
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冒險樂園
JumpinGym (a family entertainment center in HK)
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冒險者
Mandarin: mao4 xian3 zhe3
an adventurer
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冒領
Mandarin: mao4 ling3
falsely claim as one's own
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冒頭
Mandarin: mao4 tou2
begin to crop up
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冒風險
Mandarin: mao4 feng1 xian3
to take risks
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冕
Mandarin: mian3
crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations | imperial crown | championship | # adapted from cc-cedict
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冕寧
Mandarin: mian3 ning2
Mianning (place in Sichuan)
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冕旒
Mandarin: mian3 liu2
crown worn in ancient China by emperors
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