Cantonese Dictionary

咬掉

ngaau5 diu6

Mandarin: yao3 diao4

to bite off; to bite away [written]

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咬死

ngaau5 sei2

to bite to death; gnaw

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咬灰

ngaau5 fui1

Mandarin: yao3 hui1

to take heroin [colloquial]

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咬牙

ngaau5 ngaa4

Mandarin: yao3 ya2

to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

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咬米

ngaau5 mai5

Mandarin: yao3 mi3

to eat [colloquial]

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咬糧

ngaau5 loeng4

Mandarin: yao3 liang2

Simplified: 咬粮

to live on a retirement service pension after retiring from a government position

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咬老軟

ngaau5 lou5 jyun5

Mandarin: yao3 lao3 ruan3

Simplified: 咬老软

to be a ponce; to be a man who lives off a woman [colloquial]

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咬耳仔

ngaau5 ji5 zai2

Mandarin: yao3 er3 zi3

the act of someone sharing a secret with another, with such a soft tone that they have to literally talk into each others' ears to be able to hear what it being said; literally 'biting ears'

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咬草

ngaau5 cou2

Mandarin: yao3 cao3

to smoke weed [colloquial]

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咬蔗啦去

ngaau5 ze3 laa1 heoi3

Mandarin: yao3 zhe4 la5 qu4

Cantonese

go piss off! [colloquial]

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咬貴米

ngaau5 gwai3 mai5

Mandarin: yao3 gui4 mi3

Simplified: 咬贵米

to take expensive heroin [colloquial]

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咬雲

ngaau5 wan4

Mandarin: yao3 yun2

Simplified: 咬云

to smoke opium [colloquial]

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咬飯

ngaau5 faan6

Mandarin: yao3 fan4

Simplified: 咬饭

to eat [colloquial]

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哀

ngoi1

Mandarin: ai1

sorrow | grief | pity | to grieve for | to pity | to lament | to condole | mournful | sad | # adapted from cc-cedict

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哎

ngaai6

Mandarin: ai1

hey! | (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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哪

naa5

Mandarin: na3

how | which | where | what | whichever | whoever | whatever | how is it possible | # adapted from cc-cedict

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哪一位

naa5 jat1 wai6*2

Mandarin: na3 yi1 wei4

[1] (polite) which one; who [2] [Syn.] 哪位 [3] [粵]: 邊位 ; 邊一位

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哪一個

naa5 jat1 go3

Mandarin: na3 yi1 ge5

[1] which one; who [2] [Syn.] 哪個 [3] [粵]: 邊個 ; 邊一個

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哪一邊

naa5 jat1 bin1

Mandarin: na3 yi1 bian1

[1] which side? [2] [Syn.] 哪邊 [3] [粵]: 邊便 ; 邊一便

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哪些

naa5 se1

Mandarin: na3 xie1

which? [粵]: 邊啲

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哪位

naa5 wai6*2

Mandarin: na3 wei4

[1] (polite) which one; who [2] [Syn.] 哪一位 [3] [粵]: 邊位 ; 邊一位

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哪個

naa5 go3

Mandarin: na3 ge5

[1] which (one); who [2] [Syn.] 哪一個 [3] [粵]: 邊個 ; 邊一個

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哪兒

naa5 ji4

Mandarin: nar3

where (commonly used in the Mandarin of northern China)| also 哪裡

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哪吒

naa4 zaa1

Mandarin: ne2 zha1

Nezha, protection deity

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哪怕

naa5 paa3

Mandarin: na3 pa4

even, even if, even though, no matter how

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哪樣

naa5 joeng6

Mandarin: na3 yang4

Simplified: 哪样

which one

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哪裏

naa5 leoi5

Mandarin: na3 li5 (PRC), na3 li3 (Taiwan)

where? | Also, 哪兒 | Cantonese: 邊度

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哪邊

naa5 bin1

Mandarin: na3 bian1

[1] which side? [2] [Syn.] 哪一邊 [3] [粵]: 邊便 ; 邊一便

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唉

ngoi1

Mandarin: ai1

interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) | to sigh | alas | # adapted from cc-cedict

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唔

ng4

Mandarin: wu2

Cantonese

oh (expression of agreement or surprise) | (Cantonese) not | to hold in mouth | to bite | # adapted from cc-cedict

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