Cantonese Dictionary

檸茶

ning4 caa4

Mandarin: ning2 cha2

Simplified: 柠茶

lemon tea

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檸蜜

ning4*2 mat6

lemon honey

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櫟

ngok6

Mandarin: li4

Simplified: 栎

part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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欸

ngoi1

Mandarin: ai3

sigh | # adapted from cc-cedict

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歐

ngau2

Mandarin: ou1

Simplified: 欧

an alternative form for 嘔, to vomit | an alternative form for 敺, to strike | # adapted from cc-cedict

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歹

ngaat6

Mandarin: dai3

a KangXi radical | # adapted from cc-cedict

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死頂"

ngáauh gán ngàh gwāan

[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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殽

ngaau4

Mandarin: xiao2

confused and disorderly | mixed | Taiwan pr. [yáo] | mixed up | cooked | # adapted from cc-cedict

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殽晒框

ngaau4 saai3 kwaang1

Mandarin: xiao2 shai4 kuang4

Simplified: 淆晒框

to describe something that has gone so bad that it is irreversible

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毅

ngai6

Mandarin: yi4

firm and resolute | staunch | determined | toughness | physical and moral strength | Nagi group, a subgroup of the 14K triad gang | # adapted from cc-cedict

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毅力

ngai6 lik6

Mandarin: yi4 li4

perserverance; willpower

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毅然

ngai6 jin4

Mandarin: yi4 ran2

without hesitation; resolutely; courageously

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毆

ngau3

Mandarin: ou1

Simplified: 殴

to beat | to rot | to stay ina place for a long time | (insects | fungus) to incubate | grow | # adapted from cc-cedict

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氖燈

naai5 dang1

Mandarin: nai3 deng1

Simplified: 氖灯

neon lamp

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氨

ngon1

Mandarin: an1

ammonia | hydrogen nitride | # adapted from cc-cedict

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氬

ngaa3

Mandarin: ya4

Simplified: 氩

argon (chemistry) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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泥

nai6

Mandarin: ni2

to cover with plaster | bigoted | rigid | obstinate | stubborn | # adapted from cc-cedict

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泥人

nai4 jan4

a (clay) figurine

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泥俑

nai4 jung2

Mandarin: ni2 yong3

clay / earthen tomb figure / figurine (buried with the dead in China ancient times)

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泥公仔

nai4 gung1 zai2

Mandarin: ni2 gong1zai3

a doll or figurine made from clay [colloquial]

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泥土

nai4 tou2

Mandarin: ni2 tu3

clay; soil; earth | [粵]: 泥

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泥塵

nai4 can4

Mandarin: ni2 chen2

Simplified: 泥尘

dust

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泥屋

nai4 uk1

Mandarin: ni2 wu1

a mud hut

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泥巴

nai4 baa1

Mandarin: ni2 ba1

mud (e.g., as bathed in 泥巴浴 for "mud bath")

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泥彩蛋

nai4 coi2 daan6*2

Mandarin: ni2 cai3 dan4

Silly Putty

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泥斑

nai4 baan1

Mandarin: ni2 ban1

tawny grouper

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泥水

nai4 seoi2

Mandarin: ni2 shui3

(noun) muddy water

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泥水佬

nai4 seoi2 lou2

Mandarin: ni2 shui3 lao3

bricklayer; tiler; plasterer; mason (spoken)

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泥水匠

nai4 seoi2 zoeng6

Mandarin: ni2 shui3 jiang4

a bricklayer, a mason | [粵]: 泥水佬

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泥水工

nai4 seoi2 gung1

a bricklayer, a mason

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