Cantonese Dictionary

問師姑攞梳

man6 si1 gu1 lo2 so1

Cantonese

hopeless (lit. ask a nun for a comb) [Var.] 問和尚借梳

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問手

man6 sau2

Mandarin: wen4 shou3

seeking hand (one of the Wing Chun/Ving Tsun kung fu 詠春拳's principal hand movement)

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問斬

man6 zaam2

Mandarin: wen4 zhan3

Simplified: 问斩

to behead

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問柳尋花

man6 lau5 cam4 faa1

Mandarin: wen4 liu3 xun2 hua1

Simplified: 问柳寻花

finding prostitutes; to appreciate the spring scenery

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問清問楚

man6 cing1 man6 co2

ask until the reason is revealed

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問答

man6 daap3

Mandarin: wen4 da2

questions and answers, Q&A

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問米

man6 mai5

Mandarin: wen4 mi3

using rice for talking with the spirits /"the other side"

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問米婆

man6 mai5 po4

Mandarin: wen4 mi3 po2

clairvoyante (old woman using rice for talking with the spirits / "the other side")

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問號

man6 hou6

Mandarin: wen4 hao4

question mark [?]

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問話

man6 waa6

Mandarin: wen4 hua4

questioning (a suspect); interrogation

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問責制度

man6 zaak3 zai3 dou6

Mandarin: wen2 ze2 zhi4 du4

accountability system

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問起

man6 hei2

Mandarin: wen4 qi3

Simplified: 问起

ask about

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問路

man6 lou6

Mandarin: wen4 lu4

to ask for directions; to ask the way

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問長問短

man6 coeng4 man6 dyun2

Mandarin: wen4 chang2 wen4 duan3

Simplified: 问长问短

ask too many things

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問非所答

man6 fei1 so2 daap3

Mandarin: wen4 fei1 suo3 da2

Simplified: 问非所答

to be uncooperative in answering a question when asked; to give an irrelevant answer [written and colloquial]

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問題

man6 tai4

Mandarin: wen4 ti2

question; problem

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問題兒童

man6 tai4 ji4 tung4

problem child

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問題少年

man6 tai4 siu3 nin4

Mandarin: wen4 ti2 shao4 nian2

Simplified: 问题少年

teenagers with issues

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問題樓宇

man6 tai4 lau4 jyu5

dangerous buildings

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喵

miu1

Mandarin: miao1

[onomatopoeia] mew; miaow

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喵喵聲

miu1 miu1 sing1 / seng1

Mandarin: miao1 miao1 sheng1

mewing, meow, mew, miaow [Syn.] 咪咪叫 , 貓叫聲

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喵嘴喵舌

miu2 zeoi2 miu2 sit6

Cantonese

to make a face gesture in a way of looking down on someone

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嗎

maa5

Mandarin: ma5

Simplified: 吗

morphine | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嗎哪

maa5 naa4

Mandarin: ma3 na3

manna (transliteration)

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嗎啡

maa1 fe1

Mandarin: ma3 fei1

morphine (loanword)

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嘛

maa3

Mandarin: ma5

sentence-final particle (obviously; of course)

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嘛

maa4

Mandarin: ma5

used in transliteration, such as in 'lama' | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嘜

mak1

Mandarin: mai4

Simplified: 唛

a mug | a brand name | a trademark | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嘜頭

mak1 tau4

Cantonese

shipping mark; a brand mark

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嘸

mou5

Mandarin: fu3

Simplified: 呒

perplexed | astonished | # adapted from cc-cedict

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