Cantonese Dictionary

臥

ngo6

Mandarin: wo4

Simplified: 卧

to lie | to crouch | to sleep | to rest | # adapted from cc-cedict

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臥伸腿式

ngo6 san1 teoi2 sik1

[yoga] Supta Padangusthasana, Reclining Big Toe

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臥室

ngo6 sat1

Mandarin: wo4 shi4

bedroom | Cant.: 睡房

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臥底

ngo6 dai2

Mandarin: wo4 di3

do undercover work

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臥底行動

ngo6 dai2 hang4 dung6

Mandarin: wo4di3 xing2dong4

Simplified: 卧底行动

an undercover operation; a sting operation [written and colloquial]

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臥房

ngo6 fong4*2

Mandarin: wo4 fang2

bedroom | Syn: 臥室; 睡房 (Cant. uses this more)

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臥扭曲式

ngo6 nau2 kuk1 sik1

[yoga] Jathara Parivrtanasana, Supine Twist

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臥牛

ngo6 ngau4

Mandarin: wo4 niu2

ox-tongue (Gasteria pillansii, type of plant with thick [ox] tongue-like leaves)

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臥英雄式

ngo6 jing1 hung4 sik1

[yoga] Supta Virasana, Reclining Hero

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臥薪嘗膽

ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2

Mandarin: wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3

Simplified: 卧薪尝胆

endure hardship to accomplish an ambition

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臥虎藏龍

ngo6 fu2 cong4 lung4

Mandarin: wo4 hu3 cang2 long2

hidden talent; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安

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臥軌

ngo6 gwai2

Mandarin: wo4 gui3

to attempt/commit suicide by laying down on train tracks

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臬

nip6

Mandarin: nie4

guidepost | rule | standard | limit | target (old) | law | door post | # adapted from cc-cedict

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艮

ngan4

Mandarin: gen3

blunt | tough | chewy | outspoken | simple (clothing) | upright (personality) | seventh of the eight diagrams for divination | KangXi radical 138 | straightfoward | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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艾

ngaai6

Mandarin: ai4

Chinese mugwort or wormwood | artemisia | moxa | to stop or cut short | phonetic "ai" or "i" | abbr. for 艾滋病àizībìng [艾滋病], AIDS | old | elderly | handsome | beautiful | a surname | to repent | to govern | peaceful | # adapted from cc-cedict

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艾敬

ngaai6 ging3

Mandarin: ai4 jing4

Ai Jing

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艾滋病

ngaai6 zi1 beng6

Mandarin: ai4 zi1 bing4

human immune deficiency virus (HIV); the AIDS virus (typically 愛滋病)

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艾灸

ngaai6 gau3

Mandarin: ai4 jiu3

moxibustion [Syn.] 艾灸術

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艾絨

ngaai6 jung4*2

Mandarin: ai4 rong2

moxa [Syn.] 艾 , 艾蒿

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艾草

ngaai6 cou2

Mandarin: ai4 cao3

Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)

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艾蒿

ngaai6 hou1

Mandarin: ai4 hao1

Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)

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芽

ngaa4

Mandarin: ya2

bud | sprout | # adapted from cc-cedict

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芽菜

ngaa4 coi3

Mandarin: ya2 cai4

(noun) (food) beansprouts

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芽豆

ngaa4 dau6*2

Mandarin: ya2 dou4

sprouted broad bean

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芽豆

ngaa4 dau2

Mandarin: ya2 dou4

sprouted broad bean

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莪

ngo4

Mandarin: e2

zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric | cowherb | artemisia | mushroom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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萼

ngok6

Mandarin: e4

stem and calyx of flower | a younger brother | # adapted from cc-cedict

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萼片

ngok6 pin3

Mandarin: e4 pian4

[botany] sepal

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蔦

niu5

Mandarin: niao3

Simplified: 茑

grossulariaceae | parasitic plants | ribes ambiguum | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藕

ngau5

Mandarin: ou3

root of lotus | rhizome | # adapted from cc-cedict

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