Cantonese Dictionary

無常

mou4 soeng4

Mandarin: wu2 chang2

[1] variable; changeable; fickle; ghost supposed to take a soul upon death; to pass away; to die[2] [Buddhism] impermanence

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無干

mou4 gon1

Mandarin: wu2 gan1

have nothing to do with; have no concern with

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無幾

mou4 gei2

very few; very little

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無庸贅述

mou4 jung4 zeoi6 seot6

Mandarin: wu2 yong1 zhui4 shu4

there's no need to elaborate; there's no needs to elaborate on unnecessary details [Syn]毋庸贅述

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無形

mou4 jing4

Mandarin: wu2 xing2

invisible

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無形出口

mou4 jing4 ceot1 hau2

invisible exports

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無得彈

mou5 dak1 daan2

Mandarin: wu2 dei3 dan4

Simplified: 无得弹

perfect; impeccable

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無得彈

mou5 dak1 taan4

Cantonese

perfect, with which one cannot find faults

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無從

mou4 cung4

Mandarin: wu2 cong2

to not have the means nor the ability

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無從入手

mou4 cung4 jap6 sau2

don't know where to start

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無微不至

mou4 mei4 bat1 zi3

Mandarin: wu2 wei1/2 bu4*2 zhi4 (PRC/Taiwan)

(saying) very carefully and meticulously

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無心之失

mou4 sam1 zi1 sat1

Mandarin: wu2 xin1 zhi1 shi1

a mishap; a unintentional mistake

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無心插柳柳成蔭

mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3

Mandarin: wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin4

Simplified: 无心插柳柳成荫

to reap unexpected rewards from an one's unintentional actions

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無心裝載

mou4 sam1 zong1 zoi3

Mandarin: wu2 xin1 zhuang1 zai4

Simplified: 无心装载

unintentionally

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無性生殖

mou4 sing3 sang1 zik6

Mandarin: wu2 xing4 sheng1 zhi2

[bio.] asexual reproduction

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無怪乎

mou4 gwaai3 fu4

Mandarin: wu2 guai4 hu1

Cantonese

this is Cantonese written similar to Mandarin 怪不得

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無恥

mou4 ci2

Mandarin: wu2 chi3

shameless; unembarrassed; thick-skinned

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無情

mou4 cing4

Mandarin: wu2 qing2

heartless; ruthless; pitiless | [粵]: 倔情, 絕情

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無情情

mou4 cing4 cing4

Cantonese

unprovoked; for no reason at all

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無情無義

mou4 cing4 mou4 ji6

Mandarin: wu2 cing2 wu2 yi4

(saying) without emotion nor sense of justice

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無情白事

mou4 cing4 baak6 si6

Mandarin: wu2 qing2 bai2 shi4

Simplified: 无情白事

for no apparent reason

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無情義

mou4 cing4 ji6

Mandarin: wu2 qing2 yi4

ruthless; cruel [Syn.] 無情無義; 反骨; 黑心

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無情雞

mou4 cing4 gai1

Mandarin: wu2 qing2 ji1

Simplified: 无情鸡

a pink slip (historically, at the last official dinner banquet before Chinese New Year, if the boss gives an employee a piece of chicken it is a hint that he | she will soon receive a letter of dismissal)

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無惡不作

mou4 ok3 bat1 zok3

Mandarin: wu2 e4 bu2 zuo4

to stop at nothing when it comes to evil; to be cabable of any evil deed

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無意

mou4 ji3

Mandarin: wu2yi4

Simplified: 无意

(verb) Not mean to; (adverb) 1. Unintentionally

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無意中

mou4 ji3 zung1

Mandarin: wu2 yi4 zhong1

unintentionally

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無意義

mou4 ji3 ji6

Mandarin: wu2 yi4 yi4

meaningless; nonsense ; inanition ; insignificance; make no sense, doesn't make sense

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無意識

mou4 ji3 sik1

Mandarin: wu2 yi4 shi2 (PRC) wu2 yi4 shi4 (TW)

unconsciously

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無憂無慮

mou4 jau1 mou4 leoi6

without worries

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無憑無據

mou4 pang4 mou4 geoi3

Mandarin: wu2 ping2 wu2 ju4

Simplified: 无凭无据

groundless; unsupported by evidence

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