Cantonese Dictionary

萬寶路

maan6 bou2 lou6

Mandarin: wan4 bao3 lu4

Marlboro (cigarette, or proper noun for names)

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萬年油

maan6 nin4 jau4

Cantonese

reused cooking oil

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萬幸

maan6 hang6

Mandarin: wan4 xing4

Simplified: 万幸

very fortunate

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萬弩齊發

maan6 nou5 cai4 faat3

Mandarin: wan4 nu3 qi2 fa1

like all crossbows discharged at once

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萬惡

maan6 ok3

Mandarin: wan4 e4

everything that is evil

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萬有引力定律

maan6 jau5 jan5 lik6 ding6 leot6

Mandarin: wan4 you3 yin3 li4 ding4 lv4

Simplified: 万有引力定律

Law of universal gravitation

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萬梓良

maan6 zi2 loeng4

Mandarin: wan4 zi3 liang2

Simplified: 万梓良

Alex Man Chi-leung, a Hong Kong actor

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萬歲

maan6 seoi3

Mandarin: wan4 sui4

Simplified: 万岁

(slang) someone in a group buys treats | drinks | meals etc. for everyone

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萬死

maan6 sei2

Mandarin: wan4 si3

Simplified: 万死

to die ten thousand deaths

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萬水千山

maan6 seoi2 cin1 saan1

Mandarin: wan4 shui3 qian1 shan1

ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey; a long and difficult road

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萬無一失

maan6 mou4 jat1 sat1

Mandarin: wan4 wu2 yi1 shi1

100% sure; completely safe

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萬狀

maan6 zong6

Mandarin: wan4 zhuang4

Simplified: 万状

extremely; in the extreme

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萬用

maan6 jung6

Mandarin: wan4 yong4

Simplified: 万用

Universal; all-purpose

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萬眾

maan6 zung3

Mandarin: wan4 zhong4

Simplified: 万众

Millions of people; the multitude

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萬福

maan6 fuk1

Mandarin: wan4 fu2

Simplified: 万福

wish you all happiness; dated meanings: a woman's bow; a curtsy

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萬端

maan6 dyun1

Mandarin: wan4 duan1

Simplified: 万端

multifarious

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萬籟

maan6 laai6

Mandarin: wan4 lai4

Simplified: 万籁

all sounds

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萬綠叢中一點紅

maan6 luk6 cung4 zung1 jat1 dim2 hung4

Mandarin: wan4 lv4 cong2 zhong1 yi1 dian3 hong2

Simplified: 万绿丛中一点红

Cantonese

outstanding

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萬維網

maan6 wai4 mong5

Mandarin: wan4 wei2 wang3

World Wide Web

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萬綺雯

maan6 ji2 man4

Mandarin: wan4 qi3 wen2

Joey Meng Yee-Man

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萬聖節

maan6 sing3 zit3

Mandarin: Wan4 sheng4 jie2

Simplified: 万圣节

Halloween

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萬聖節前夕

maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 zik6

Mandarin: wan4 sheng4 jie2 qian2 xi1

Halloween; Hallowe'en; All Hallows' Eve - the eve of Hallowmass | also 萬聖節前夜

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萬聖節前夜

maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 je6

Halloween; Hallowe'en; All Hallows' Eve - the eve of Hallowmass | also 萬聖節前夕

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萬能

maan6 nang4

Mandarin: wan4 neng2

multi-purpose; all-encompassing; universal; omnipotent, versatile

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萬能博士

maan6 nang4 bok3 si6

Mandarin: wan4neng2 bo2shi4

Simplified: 万能博士

a know it all; someone who is very clever or tries to act clever [colloquial]

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萬能插蘇

maan6 nang4 caap3 sou1

Mandarin: wan4 neng2 cha1 su1

Simplified: 万能插苏

universal adaptor

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萬能曲尺

maan6 nang4 kuk1 cek3

Mandarin: wan4 neng2 qu1 chi3

universal bevel (to measure angles)

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萬能老倌

maan6 nang4 lou5 gun1

Mandarin: wan4 neng2 lao3 guan1

Simplified: 万能老倌

actor who can act many different kinds of characters; all-rounder; versatile person; generalist

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萬能膠

maan6 nang4 gaau1

Mandarin: wan4 neng2 jiao1

Simplified: 万能胶

All-purpose adhesive

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萬能藥

maan6 nang4 joek6

Mandarin: wan4 neng2 yao4

elixir

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