Cantonese Dictionary

拿到

naa4 dou3*2

get

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拿定主意

naa4 ding6 zyu2 ji3

Mandarin: na2 ding4 zhu3 yi4

can be shortened to 拿主意

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拿手

naa4 sau2

Mandarin: na2 shou3

expert in, good at

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拿手菜

naa4 sau2 coi3

Mandarin: na2 shou3 cai4

speciality (dish)

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拿拿林

naa4 naa4 lam4

Mandarin: na2 na2 lin2

quick, hurry up

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拿拿淋

naa4 naa4 lam4

Mandarin: na2 na2 lin2

quick, hurry up

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拿拿聲

naa4 naa4 sing1

Mandarin: na2 na2 sheng1

Simplified: 拿拿声

hurry up; faster

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拿捏

naa4 nip6

Mandarin: na2 nie1

to be affectedly bashful; to create difficulties

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拿督

naa4 duk1

Mandarin: na2 du1

Datuk

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拿破侖

naa4 po3 leon4

Mandarin: na2 po4 lun2

Napoleon

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拿著雞毛當令箭

naa4 zoek6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3

Mandarin: na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4

to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful

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拿起

naa4 hei2

Mandarin: na2 qi3

pick up

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拿鐵

naa4 tit3

Mandarin: na2 tie3

latte; café latte | Also: 牛奶咖啡; 鮮奶咖啡; 拿鐵咖啡; 咖啡拿鐵 | "latte" is "milk" in Italian, but is often used in English to mean "coffee with milk"

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拿鐵咖啡

naa4 tit3 gaa3 fe1

Mandarin: na2 tie3 ka1 fei1

latte; café latte (coffee)

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拿騷

naa4 sou1

Mandarin: na2 sao1

Nassau (capital of The Bahamas)

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按

ngon3

Mandarin: an4

to press | to push | to leave aside or shelve | to control | to restrain | to keep one's hand on | to check or refer to | according to | in the light of | (of an editor or author) to make a comment | to mortgage | deposit | # adapted from cc-cedict

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挍

ngaau1

Mandarin: jiao4

to scratch | # adapted from cc-cedict

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挐

naau4

Mandarin: na2

oar | # adapted from cc-cedict

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挨

ngaai4

Mandarin: ai1

to suffer | to endure | to procrastinate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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挨夾棍

ngaai4 gaap3 gwan3

Mandarin: ai1 jia1 gun4

Simplified: 挨夹棍

receiving attacks from both sides

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挨拼椅

ngaai1 peng1 ji2

Mandarin: ai1 pin1 yi3

noun; backrest chair

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挨更抵夜

ngaai4 gaang1 dai2 je6

Mandarin: ai1 geng4 di3 ye4

to stay up all night

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挨生挨死

ngaai4 saang1 ngaai4 sei2

Mandarin: ai1 sheng1 ai1 si3

Working very hard and living hard lives; to endure hardships

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挨餓

ngaai4 ngo6

Mandarin: ai2 e4

go hungry; be starved; suffer from hunger; go without food

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挨齋

ngaai4 zaai1

Mandarin: ai1 zhai1

Simplified: 挨斋

being a vegetarian; only surviving on vegetables

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挪

no4

Mandarin: nuo2

to shift | to move | to rub | # adapted from cc-cedict

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挪亞方舟

no4 aa3 fong1 zau1

Mandarin: Nuo2 ya4 fang1 zhou1

Simplified: 挪亚方舟

Noah's Ark

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挪威信貸銀行

no4 wai1 seon3 taai3 ngan4 hong4

Den Norske Creditbank

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挪威海

no4 wai1 hoi2

Norwegian Sea

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挪用

no4 jung6

Mandarin: nuo2 yong4

to embezzle; to divert funds

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