Cantonese Dictionary

愛講閑話的

oi3 gong2 haan4 waa6*2 dik1

Mandarin: ai4 jiang3 xian2 hua4 de5

[adj] chatty

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愛護

oi3 wu6

Mandarin: ai4 hu4

to cherish; treasure; take good care of

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愛護動物協會

oi3 wu6 dung6 mat6 hip3 wui6*2

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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愛迪達

oi3 dik6 daat6

Mandarin: ai4 di2 da2

Simplified: 爱迪达

Adidas

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愛達荷

oi3 daat6 ho4

Mandarin: ai4 da2 he2

Idaho

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愛錫

oi3 sek3

Mandarin: ai4 xi1

Simplified: 爱锡

caring; pamper

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愛靚

oi3 leng3

Mandarin: ai4 liang4

Cantonese

care about one's appearance; always care about looking nice

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愛靚唔愛命

oi3 leng3 m4 oi3 meng6

Mandarin: ai4 jing4 m2 ai4 ming4

Simplified: 爱靓唔爱命

Cantonese

covet a beautiful image while damaging one's health, even to death

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愛面子

oi3 min6 zi2

Mandarin: ai4 mian4 zi3

be concerned about face-saving; be sensitive about one's reputation

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愛麗絲夢遊仙境

oi3 lai6 si1 mung6 jau4 sin1 ging2

Mandarin: ai4 li4 si1 meng4 you2 xian1 jing4

Simplified: 爱丽丝梦游仙境

Alice in Wonderland

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懊喪

ou3 song3

Mandarin: ao4 sang4

dejected; depressed; despondent

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懊悔

ou3 fui3

Mandarin: ao4 hui3

(adjective) 1. Rueful; (verb) Rue

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懊惱

ou3 nou5

Mandarin: ao4 nao3

annoyed; upset; vexed

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扷

ou3

Mandarin: ao4

measure | quantity | capacity | to weigh | # adapted from cc-cedict

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按

on3

Mandarin: an4

[1] press; push down; ring (bell) [2] put aside; shelve; restrain [3] comply with; refer to; according to [4] make comments; add notes [5] mortgage; loan; deposit

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按兵不動

on3 bing1 bat1 dung6

Mandarin: an4 bing1 bu4 dong4

not throw the troops into battle; bide one's time; take on action

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按動

on3 dung6

to press and activate

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按圖索驥

on3 tou4 saak3 kei3

Mandarin: an4 tu2 suo3 ji4

try to locate sth by following up a clue

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按季的支付款項

on3 gwai3 dik1 zi1 fu6 fun2 hong6

Mandarin: an4 ji4 de5 zhi1 fu4 kuan3 xiang4

quarterage

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按年代順序

on3 nin4 doi6 seon6 zeoi6

Mandarin: an4 nian2 dai4 shun4 xu4

in chronological order

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按成本

on3 sing4 bun2

Mandarin: an4cheng2 ben3

at cost; by cost; stated at cost [written and colloquial]

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按手印

on3 sau2 jan3

Mandarin: an4 shou3 yin4

to put one's thumbprint

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按手禮

on3 sau2 lai5

Mandarin: an4 shou3 li3

ordination

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按捺

on3 naat6

Mandarin: an4 na4

restrain; control

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按揭

on3 kit3

Mandarin: an4 jie1

mortgage

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按揭貸款

on3 kit3 taai3 fun2

Mandarin: an4jie1 dai4kuan3

Simplified: 按揭贷款

mortgage loan [written and colloquial]

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按摩

on3 mo1

Mandarin: an4 mo2

massage, when skilled fingers can take you on a journey of exquisite relaxation

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按摩器

on3 mo1 hei3

Mandarin: an4 mo2 qi4

(of a device) massager

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按摩師

on3 mo1 si1

Mandarin: an4 mo2 shi1

Simplified: 按摩师

Masseur

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按摩椅

on3 mo1 ji2

Mandarin: an4 mo2 yi3

massage chair

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