Cantonese Dictionary

萬事如意

maan6 si6 jyu4 ji3

Mandarin: wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4

(to wish somebody) to have one's way in everything

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萬事發

maan6 si6 faat3

Mild Seven Lights (cigarette brand)

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萬事發酒店

maan6 si6 faat3 zau2 dim3

Macau Masters Hotel

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萬事起頭難

maan6 si6 hei2 tau4 naan4

Mandarin: wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2

Cantonese

everything is difficult in its beginning stages; the first step is always the hardest [syn.]萬事開頭難

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萬事開頭難

maan6 si6 hoi1 tau4 naan4

Mandarin: wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2

everything is difficult in its beginning stages [syn.][粵]萬事起頭難

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萬人塚

maan6 jan4 cung2

Mandarin: wan4 ren2 zhong3

mass grave [Syn.] 亂葬崗 , 亂葬崗子

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萬佛寺

maan6 fat6 zi2

Mandarin: wan4 Fo2 si4

Simplified: 万佛寺

Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

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萬元戶

maan6 jyun4 wu6

the rich; the wealthy

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萬分

maan6 fan1

Mandarin: wan4 fen1

very much; extremely

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萬分痛苦

maan6 fan1 tung3 fu2

Mandarin: wan4 fen1 tong4 ku3

excruciating

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萬勝圍站

maan6 sing3 wai4 zaam6

Mandarin: wan4 sheng4 wei2 zhan4

Simplified: 万胜围站

Wanshengwei station, a metro station in Guangzhou, Hong Kong

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萬勿錯過

maan6 mat6 co3 gwo3

Mandarin: wan4 wu4 cuo4 guo4

don't miss by any means

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萬古

maan6 gu2

Mandarin: wan4 gu3

Simplified: 万古

forever

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萬古不變

maan6 gu2 bat1 bin3

Mandarin: wan4 gu3 bu4 bian4

hold true forever

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萬古長青

maan6 gu2 coeng4 cing1

Mandarin: wan4 gu3 chang2 qing1

(saying) eternal; everlasting; remain forever

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萬向接頭

maan6 hoeng3 zip3 tau4

Mandarin: wan4 xiang4 jie1 tou2

universal joint; gimbal

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萬國公法

maan6 gwok3 gung1 faat3

Mandarin: wan4 guo2 gong1 fa3

Simplified: 万国公法

International Law

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萬國碼

maan6 gwok3 maa5

Mandarin: wan4 guo2 ma3

Unicode; utf-8 [Syn.] 統一碼

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萬壽果

maan6 sau6 gwo2

Mandarin: wan4 shou4 guo3

Simplified: 万寿果

a papaya; the fruit of the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis)

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萬壽無疆

maan6 sau6 mou4 goeng1

Mandarin: wan4 shou4 wu2 jiang1

(used to be said to emperors) to be immortal; of one's years to be boundless

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萬大事

maan6 daai6 si6

Mandarin: wan4 da4 shi4

Simplified: 万大事

Any situation, no matter how serious it is

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萬大事事有我

maan6 daai6 si6 si6 jau5 ngo5

Mandarin: wan4 da4 shi4 shi4 you3 wo3

Simplified: 万大事事有我

you can count on me no matter what happens [colloquial]

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萬大事有我

maan6 daai6 si6 jau5 ngo5

Mandarin: wan4 da4 shi4 you3 wo3

Simplified: 万大事有我

Phrase: you can count on me come hell or high water

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萬大事有我

maan6 daai6 si6 jau5 ngo5

Mandarin: wan4 da4 shi4 you3 wo3

Cantonese

come hell or high water you can count on me

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萬子

maan6 zi2

Mandarin: wan4 zi5

(mahjong) characters suit

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萬字夾

maan6 zi6 gaap2

Mandarin: wan4 zi4 jia1

Simplified: 万字夹

(n.) a paper clip.

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萬字底

maan6 zi6 dai2

Mandarin: wan4 zi4 di3

Kangxi radical 114 禸

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萬宜水庫

maan6 ji4 seoi2 fu3

Mandarin: wan4 yi2 shui3 ku4

Simplified: 万宜水库

High Island Reservoir, a reservoir in Hong Kong

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萬家燈火

maan6 gaa1 dang1 fo2

Mandarin: wan4 jia1 deng1 huo3

Simplified: 万家灯火

a myriad of twinkling lights

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萬寶華

maan6 bou2 waa4

Mandarin: wan4 bao3 hua2

Manpower Inc.

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