Cantonese Dictionary

名義

ming4 ji6

Mandarin: ming2 yi4

[1] titular; [2] (do something) in (someone's) name

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名聲

ming4 sing1

Mandarin: ming2 sheng1

reputation

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名花有主

ming4 faa1 jau5 zyu2

Mandarin: ming2 hua1 you3 zhu3

(of a girl) be spoken for; already have a boyfriend; be already engaged to marry

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名著

ming4 zyu3

Mandarin: ming2 zhu4

masterpiece

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名言

ming4 jin4

Mandarin: ming2 yan2

famous quote; well-known saying; celebrated dictum

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名詞

ming4 ci4

Mandarin: ming2 ci2

(lang.) noun

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名譽

ming4 jyu6

Mandarin: ming2 yu4

[1] fame; reputation; name [2] honorary

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名譽地位

ming4 jyu6 dei6 wai6

reputation and status

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名貴

ming4 gwai3

Mandarin: ming2 gui4

Simplified: 名贵

expensive

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名酒

ming4 zau2

Mandarin: ming2 jiu3

famous wine

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名銜

ming4 haam4

Mandarin: ming2 xian2

title

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名錄服務

ming4 luk6 fuk6 mou6

Mandarin: ming2 lu4 fu2 wu4

directory assistance | Also: 查詢服務; 查號服務

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名門

ming4 mun4

Mandarin: ming2 men2

a distinguished family

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名門望族

ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6

Mandarin: ming2 men2 wang4 zu2

illustrious ancestry

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名間鄉

ming4 gaan1 hoeng1

Mandarin: ming2 jian1 xiang1

Mingchien (village in Taiwan)

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名額

ming4 ngaak6/6*2

Mandarin: ming2 e2

quota (of people); the number of people assigned; the number of people designated

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吻

man5

Mandarin: wen3

kiss | to kiss | mouth | coinciding | tone of one's speech | # adapted from cc-cedict

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吻別

man5 bit6

Mandarin: wen3 bie2

[v] kiss good-bye

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吻合

man5 hap6

Mandarin: wen3 he2

to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in

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吻痕

man5 han4

Mandarin: wen3 hen2

hickey, love bite

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味

mei6

Mandarin: wei4

taste | smell | classifier for drugs (in TCM) | dish | ingredients | odor | interest | to ponder over | # adapted from cc-cedict

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味千拉麵

mei6 cin1 laai1 min6

Mandarin: wei4 qian1 la1 mian4

Simplified: 味千拉面

Ajisen Ramen, name of a restaurant

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味噌

mei6 cang1

Mandarin: wei4 ceng1

miso

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味碟

mei6 dip6

Mandarin: wei4 die2

sauce dish, dipping bowl

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味粥

mei6 zuk1

Mandarin: wei4 zhou1

Flavor congee

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味精

mei6 zing1

Mandarin: wei4 jing1

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

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味道

mei6 dou6

Mandarin: wei4 dao5

(noun) taste

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味醂

mei6 lam5

Mandarin: wei4 lan3

Mirin

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命不久矣

ming6 bat1 gau2 ji5

Mandarin: ming4 bu4 jiu3 yi3

about to die; near the end of its life

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命中

ming6 zung3

Mandarin: ming4 zhong4

hit the target (or mark); score a hit

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