Cantonese Dictionary

孖屋

maa1 uk1

Mandarin: ma1 wu1

two homes which are connected together; a duplex residential building

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孖展

maa1 zin2

Mandarin: ma1 zhan3

margin (profit); security deposits; a merchant; foreign currency trading

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孖必

maa1 bit1

Mandarin: ma1 bi4

two police officers on the beat | on patrol; two individuals going out together to do something [colloquial]

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孖指徑

maa1 zi2 ging3

Mandarin: ma1 zhi3 jing4

Simplified: 孖指径

Smuggler's Ridge, located in Hong Kong

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孖枱

maa1 toi4*2

Mandarin: ma1 tai2

Cantonese

join two tables together especially at a restaurant

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孖沙

maa1 saa1

Mandarin: ma1 sha1

noun; master, describes leader or company management

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孖煙囪

maa1 jin1 tung1

Mandarin: ma1 yan1cong1

Simplified: 孖烟囱

boxer shorts; boxers [colloquial]

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孖煙筒

maa1 jin1 tung4*1

Cantonese

boxer shorts

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孖煙通

maa1 jin1 tung1

Mandarin: ma1 yan1 tong1

Simplified: 孖烟通

noun; male boxer shorts (underpants)

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孖生

maa1 saang1

Mandarin: zi1 sheng1

noun; twins

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孖胎

maa1 toi1

Mandarin: ma1 tai1

Cantonese

twins

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孖膶腸

maa1 jeon2 coeng4

Mandarin: ma1 run4 chang2

Cantonese

huge lips; swollen lips

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孖花

maa1 faa1

Mandarin: ma1 hua1

Cantonese

(mahjong) twin flowers; when two flower tiles (one red, one blue) with the same number are drawn | cf. 孖X

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孖葉

maa1 jip6*2

Mandarin: ma1 ye4

Cantonese

a slang word for 手鐐，手銬，手扣

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孖葉

maa1 jip6

Mandarin: ma1 ye4

Simplified: 孖叶

handcuffs (slang)

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孖裝

maa1 zong1

Mandarin: ma1 zhuang1

Simplified: 孖装

Twin Pack

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孖襟

maa1 kam1

Cantonese

double breasted (as in a suit)

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孖辮

maa1 bin1

Mandarin: ma1 bian4

Simplified: 孖辫

double braids

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孖鋪

maa1 pou1

Mandarin: ma1 pu4

Simplified: 孖铺

sleepover (slang)

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孖零

maa1 ling4

Cantonese

double zeros

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孟

maang6

Mandarin: meng4

first month of a season | eldest amongst brothers | first in series | a surname | eminent | # adapted from cc-cedict

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孟加拉

maang6 gaa1 laai1

Mandarin: meng4 jia1 la1

Bengal

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孟加拉共和國

maang6 gaa1 laai1 gung6 wo4 gwok3

Mandarin: meng4 jia1 la1 gong4 he2 guo2

Bangladesh

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孟加拉航空

maang6 gaa1 laai1 hong4 hung1

Biman Bangladesh Airlines

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孟加拉語

maang6 gaa1 laai1 jyu5

Mandarin: meng4 jia1 la1 yu3

Bengalese

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孟子

maang6 zi2

Mandarin: meng4 zi3

Mencius - famous follower of Confucianism

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孟庭葦

maang6 ting4 wai5

Mandarin: meng4 ting2 wei3

Mei Meng

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孟村回族自治縣

maang6 cyun1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

Mandarin: meng4 cun1 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4

Mengcun Hui autonomous county (county in Hebei)

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孟母三遷

maang6 mou5 saam1 cin1

Mandarin: meng4 mu3 san1 qian1

Simplified: 孟母三迁

Literally: it is a Proverb "The mother of Mencius changed her home | abode three times to better her son's education (to avoid bad influence on her son)." Metaphor: A wise mother would do everything for the healthy growth of her children.

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孟津

maang6 zeon1

Mandarin: meng4 jin1

Mengjin (place in Henan)

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