Cantonese Dictionary

面色

min6 sik1

Mandarin: mian4 se4

Cantonese

countenance, complexion

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面衫

min6 saam1

Mandarin: mian4 shan1

outer clothing

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面衫

min6*2 saam1

Mandarin: mian4 shan1

the jacket of a man's suit

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面試

min6 si5/3

Mandarin: mian4 shi4

[1] to interview (sb. for a position or a place in an organisation) [2] an interview | Note: 訪問 is a different kind of interview from 面試; the interviewee is not being tested for suitability for any post or place, but is merely a subject of interest.

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面諭

min6 jyu6

Mandarin: mian4 yu4

to instruct sb personally

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面豉

min6 si6*2

Cantonese

salted and fermented soya paste | [普]: 黃醬

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面貌

min6 maau6

Mandarin: mian4 mao4

appearance, face, features

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面貌一新

min6 maau6 jat1 san1

Mandarin: mian4 mao4 yi1 xin1

to take on a brand-new look

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面部

min6 bou6

Mandarin: mian4 bu4

[n] face, facial feature (body part) [adj] prosopo- (a prefix in medical terms meaning facial)

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面部表情

min6 bou6 biu2 cing4

Mandarin: mian4 bu4 biao3 qing2

facial expression

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面阻阻

min6 zo2 zo2

Mandarin: mian4 zu3 zu3

to be not on good terms with someone [colloquial]

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面霜

min6 soeng1

Mandarin: mian4 shuang1

cream, face cream

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面青

min6 cing1

Mandarin: mian4 qing1

looked scared (spoken)

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面青

min6 ceng1

Cantonese

[1] to look famished or emaciated [Mandarin equivalent: 菜色]; [2] afraid, scared, pale

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面青口唇白

min6 ceng1 hau2 seon4 baak6

Mandarin: mian4 qing1 kou3 chun2 bai2

describes a person that is looking pale and sickly; literally 'green face and white lips'

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面青青

min6 cing1 cing1

Mandarin: mian4 jing1 jing1

looked scared (spoken)

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面青青

min6 ceng1 ceng1

pale, weak

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面面

min6 min6

[adv] in/from every respect (lit., "every face")

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面面俱圓

min6 min6 keoi1 jyun4

Mandarin: mian4 mian4 ju4 yuan2

Simplified: 面面俱圆

to pay attention to everything concerned;to have every detail thought of – to think of every detail; well considered in every aspect

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面頭

min6*2 tau4

Cantonese

on the surface

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面頭

min2 tau4

Mandarin: mian4 tou2

Simplified: 面头

on top

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面額

min6 ngaak6/6*2

Mandarin: mian4 e2

denomination (of currency or bond)

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面黃黃

min6 wong4 wong4

Mandarin: mian4 huang2 huang2

Simplified: 面黄黄

looked pale due to illness (spoken)

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面䉺䉺

min6 hong2 hong2

having a thin, pale, sick complexion

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靦覥

min5 tin2

Mandarin: mian3 tian3

variant of 腼腆

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靺

mut6

Mandarin: mo4

name of a tribe | # adapted from cc-cedict

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靺鞨

mut6 hot3

Mandarin: Mo4 he2

Mohe , an ancient tribe in China

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饃

mo4

Mandarin: mo2

Simplified: 馍

small loaf of steamed bread | bun | # adapted from cc-cedict

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饅

maan6

Mandarin: man2

Simplified: 馒

steamed bread | # adapted from cc-cedict

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饅頭

maan4 tau4

Mandarin: man2 tou5

mantou, chinese bread—slightly sweet, steamed white bread

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