Cantonese Dictionary

藕粉

ngau5 fan2

Mandarin: ou3 fen3

lotus root starch

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藝

ngai6

Mandarin: yi4

Simplified: 艺

skill | art | talent | ability | craft | dexterity | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藝伎

ngai6 gei6

Mandarin: yi4 ji4

(Sinicised) geisha | Kansai Region word for "geisha" is 藝妓 (geiki) but '妓' has negative connotations in Chinese, therefore 藝妓 is changed to 藝伎 in Chinese. The word "Geisha" itself is from the Tokyo-region 藝者

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藝名

ngai6 meng4*2

Mandarin: yi4 ming2

artist name, stage name

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藝員

ngai6 jyun4

Mandarin: yi4 yuan2

Simplified: 艺员

television artiste

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藝員

ngai6 jyun4 ; ai6 jyun4

Mandarin: yi4 yuan2

artist

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藝廊

ngai6 long4

Mandarin: yi4 lang2

Simplified: 艺廊

an art gallery [written and colloquial]

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藝者

ngai6 ze2

Mandarin: yi4 zhe3

Simplified: 艺者

artist; geisha

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藝術

ngai6 seot6

Mandarin: yi4 shu4

art

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藝術中心

ngai6 seot6 zung1 sam1

Mandarin: yi4 shu4 zhong1 xin1

Simplified: 艺术中心

Arts Center

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藝術加工

ngai6 seot6 gaa1 gung1

Mandarin: yi4 shu4 jia1 gong1

artistic refinement

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藝術國度

ngai6 seot6 gwok3 dou6

state of the art

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藝術家

ngai6 seot6 gaa1

Mandarin: yi4 shu4 jia1

artist

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藝術歌曲

ngai6 seot6 go1 kuk1

Mandarin: yi4 shu4 ge1 qu3

art song, Lied

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藝術秀

ngai6 seot6 sau3

Mandarin: yi4shu4 xiu4

Simplified: 艺术秀

an art show [written and colloquial]

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藝術體操

ngai6 seot6 tai2 cou1

Mandarin: yi4 shu4 ti3 cao1

rhythmic gymnastics

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藥

ngok6

Mandarin: yao4

Simplified: 药

a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藹

ngoi2

Mandarin: ai3

Simplified: 蔼

friendly | exuberant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蚜

ngaa4

Mandarin: ya2

aphids | plant louse | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蚺

naam4

Mandarin: ran2

a boa constrictor | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蛾

ngo4

Mandarin: e2

moth | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蛾喉

ngo4 hau4

Mandarin: e2 hou2

acute tonsilitis

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蛾摩拉

ngo4 mo1 laai1

Gomorrah (of Sodom and Gomorrah: 所多瑪和蛾摩拉)

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蛾眉曼睩

ngo4 mei4 maan6 luk6

Mandarin: e2 mei2 man4 lu4

pretty crescent eyebrows (on women) and rolling eyes

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蛾眉月

ngo4 mei4 jyut2

Mandarin: e2 mei2 yue4

Crescent moon

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蜈

ng4

Mandarin: wu2

centipede

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蜈蚣

ng4 gung1

Mandarin: wu2 gong1

a centipede

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蜺

ngai4

Mandarin: ni2

Japanese cicada | old variant of 霓ní [霓], reflection of rainbow | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蝻

naam5

Mandarin: nan3

immature locusts | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蝻蛇

naam4 se4

Mandarin: nan3 she2

python; boa constrictor

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