Cantonese Dictionary

美麗華酒店

mei5 lai6 waa4 zau2 dim3

Mandarin: mei3 li4 hua2 jiu3 dian4

Simplified: 美丽华酒店

Miramar Hotel

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耄耋之年

mou6 dit6 zi1 nin4

Mandarin: mao4 die2 zhi1 nian2

be between 80-90 years old; to be an octogenarian or an nonagenarian

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聞

man6

Mandarin: wen2

Simplified: 闻

well-known | famous | # adapted from cc-cedict

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聞到

man4 dou3*2

Mandarin: wen2 dao4

to smell

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聞名

man4 ming4

Mandarin: wen2 ming2

well-known; famous; renowned; eminent

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聞得

man4 dak1

Mandarin: wen2 de2

Simplified: 闻得

hear of; be able to smell

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聞見

man4 gin3

Mandarin: wen2 jian4

hear, understand

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聞風

man4 fung1

hear, understand

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脈

maak6

Mandarin: mai4

Simplified: 脉

arteries and veins | vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc) | blood vessels | network | pulse | underground water | system | medical record | pulsation | affectionately | lovingly | # adapted from cc-cedict

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脈搏

mak6 bok3

Mandarin: mai4 bo2

[1] pulse [2] (fig.) trend (in society)

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脈搏率

mak6 bok3 leot6

Mandarin: mai4 bo2 lv4

pulse rate

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脈搏計

mak6 bok3 gai3

sphygmomanometer , an instrument that consists of an inflatable cuff for the arm, which is connected to a column of mercury with a graduated scale and which is used for measuring blood pressure in the arteries.

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脈衝星

mak6 cung1 sing1

Mandarin: mai4 chong1 xing1

a pulsar (in astronomy)

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脈門

mak6 mun4

Mandarin: mai4 men2

location near wrist for feeling pulse

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脢

mui4

Mandarin: mei2

tenderloin

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脢

mui6

Mandarin: mei2

meat on the back of an animal | tenderloin | # adapted from cc-cedict

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脢肉

mui4 juk6

Mandarin: mei2 rou4

Meat on the back of an animal meat; tenderloin

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脢頭

mui4 tau4*2

Cantonese

pork collar butt; tenderloin

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脢頭

mui4 tau2

Mandarin: mei2 tou2

Simplified: 脢头

pork collar butt

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膜

mou4

Mandarin: mo2

to kneel and worship | # adapted from cc-cedict

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膜拜

mou4 baai3

to worship kneeling

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舞

mou5

Mandarin: wu3

to dance | to wield | to brandish | dance | posture | to prance | to play tricks with | to juggle | to play with | # adapted from cc-cedict

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舞伴

mou5 bun6

Mandarin: wu3 ban4

dancing partner

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舞台

mou5 toi4

Mandarin: wu3 tai2

dance stage; (theatrical or political) stage; arena

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舞台劇

mou5 toi4 kek6

Mandarin: wu3 tai2 ju4

Simplified: 舞台剧

stage play; stage drama

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舞台助理

mou5 toi4 zo6 lei5

stagehand

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舞唔掂

mou5 m4 dim6

Mandarin: wu3 wu2 dian1

Cantonese

unable handle

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舞女

mou5 neoi2

Mandarin: wu3 nv3

a dance hostess; a nightclub hostess

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舞女

mou5 neoi5*2

Mandarin: wu3 nv3

dancing girls; dance hostess

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舞妓

mou5 gei6

Mandarin: wu3 ji4

maiko (apprentice geisha 藝妓 in western Japan)

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