Cantonese Dictionary

clans

nations etc. | [

Mandarin: 粵

criminal gangs

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gall

ng5 zong6 luk6 fu2

Mandarin: wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3

and 三焦"

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li1

nēi nīk

Mandarin: 匸

and mi1."

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N 次

N ci3

Cantonese

umpteen times

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Now寬頻電視

Now-fun1 pan4 din6 si6

Now Broadband TV

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N年前

N nin4 cin4

Mandarin: N nian2 qian2

a long long time ago

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n次根

n-ci3 gan1

Mandarin: n ci4 gen1

[math.] n th root, nth root

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丫

ngaa1

Mandarin: ya1

1. fork 2. branch 3. bifurcation 4. girl 5. (reduplication丫丫) baby 6. (onomat.) sound of raven 7. (onomat.) sound of baby crying | # adapted from cc-cedict

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乂

ngaai6

Mandarin: yi4

to regulate | to govern | to control | to mow | to nurture | # adapted from cc-cedict

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乃念

naai5 nim6

Mandarin: nai3 nian4

thinking about; taking into consideration the past

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乃東

naai5 dung1

Mandarin: nai3 dong1

Naidong (place in Tibet)

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乜

ne6

Mandarin: mie1

Cantonese

a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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乸

naa2

Mandarin: na3

feminine suffix (Cantonese) | postfix indicating feminine | effeminate | slang to refer to one’s girlfriend or wife | # adapted from cc-cedict

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乸乸地

naa2 naa2 dei2

Mandarin: na3 na3 di4

a derogatory way to describe an effeminate guy [colloquial]

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乸口乸面

naa2 hau2 naa2 min6

Mandarin: na3 kou3 na3 mian4

to scowl [colloquial]

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乸型

naa2 jing4

Mandarin: na2 xing2

describes a male who acts effeminately or showing characteristics of a typical woman

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乸聲乸氣

naa2 seng1 naa2 hei3

Mandarin: na2 sheng1 na2 qi4

Simplified: 乸声乸气

to describe a man showing feminine characteristics

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乸脷

naa2 lei6

Mandarin: na2 li4

lit. stinging one's tongue, meaning very costly, or something or a person who is very tough to handle or bear with

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五R

ng5 aa1 lou4

5R sized print

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五一

ng5 jat1

Mandarin: wu3 yi1

5-1 (May 1st)

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五一勞動節

ng5 jat1 lou4 dung6 zit3

Mandarin: Wu3 Yi1 Lao2 dong4 jie2

Simplified: 五一劳动节

May 1st Labour Day

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五乘七

ng5 sing4 cat1

5"x7"

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五五波

ng5 ng5 bo1

Mandarin: wu3 wu3 bo1

a fifty-fifty situation; a fifty-fifty chance (often used to describe an evenly matched sporting event)

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五仁月餅

ng5 jan4 jyut6 beng2

Mandarin: wu3 ren2 yue4 bing3

five kernel mooncake

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五個字

ng5 go3 zi6

Mandarin: wu3 ge4 zi4

Simplified: 五个字

five characters or words | twenty-five minutes

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五內

ng5 noi6

Mandarin: wu3 nei4

Simplified: 五内

five viscera (consist of heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys)

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五六十歲

ng5 luk6 sap6 seoi3

Mandarin: wu3 liu4 shi2 sui4

(in one's) fifties or sixties (years of age)

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五分美金

ng5 fan1 mei5 gam1

Mandarin: wu3 fen1 mei3 jin1

nickel

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五十

ng5 sap6

Mandarin: wu3 shi2

fifty

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五十一

ng5 sap6 jat1

Mandarin: wu3 shi2 yi1

fifty-one; 51

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