Cantonese Dictionary

普通教育文憑

pou2 tung1 gaau3 juk6 man4 pang4

General Certificate of Education (GCE) - the major certificate(s) of examination which secondary school students must obtain by sitting for examinations in certain countries, esp. those with UK-based education systems. The university entrance exam in such a system is usu. the GCE A-Levels (advanced level 高級程度)

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普通朋友

pou2 tung1 pang4 jau5

Mandarin: pu3 tong1 peng2 you5

noun; regular friend

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普通水

pou2 tung1 seoi2

Mandarin: pu3 tong1 shui3

regular light water, as opposed to heavy water used in engineering applications such as nuclear reactors

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普通知識

pou2 tung1 zi1 sik1

Mandarin: pu3tong1 zhi1shi5

Simplified: 普通知识

common knowledge; general knowledge [colloquial]

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普通級

pou2 tung1 kap1

common grade

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普通老百姓

pou2 tung1 lou5 baak3 sing3

Mandarin: pu3 tong1 lao3 bai3 xing4

common people; average people; hoi polloi

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普通話

pou2 tung1 waa6*2

Mandarin: pu3 tong1 hua4

putonghua; China's national language; standard Chinese pronunciation; Mandarin; [lit] common speech

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普遍

pou2 pin3

Mandarin: pu3 bian4

normal; common; widespread; commonplace; universal

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普遍理論

pou2 pin3 lei5 leon6

Mandarin: pu3 bian4 li3 lun4

universal hypothesis

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普選

pou2 syun2

Mandarin: pu3 xuan3

universal suffrage; general election

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普陀

pou2 to4

Mandarin: pu3 tuo2

Putuo (place in Zhejiang)

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普陀山

pou2 to4 saan1

Mandarin: pu3 tuo2 shan1

Mt Potala at Zhoushan in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains

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普飛

pou3 fei1

Mandarin: pu3 fei1

Simplified: 普飞

a buffet

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朋

pang4

Mandarin: peng2

friend | political clique | comparison | equal | an ancient coin | together | as a group | # adapted from cc-cedict

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朋比為奸

pang4 bei3 wai4 gaan1

Mandarin: peng2 bi3 wei2 jian1

conspire together for evil ends; gang up to do evil

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朋輩

pang4 bui3

Mandarin: peng2 bei4

peer | Also 同儕

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朋輩壓力

pang4 bui3 aat3 lik6

Mandarin: peng2bei4 ya1li4

Simplified: 朋辈压力

peer pressure [written and colloquial]

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朋黨

pang4 dong2

Mandarin: peng2 dang3

clique

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朴硝

pok3 siu1

epsom salt

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杷

paa4

Mandarin: pa2

loquat

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枇

pei4

Mandarin: pi2

loquat - the fruit and the plant

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枇杷

pei4 paa4

Mandarin: pi2 pa2

loquat; Japanese medlar [粵]盧橘

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枇杷果

pei4 paa4 gwo2

Mandarin: pi2 pa5 guo3

(fruit) loquats

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枰

ping4

Mandarin: ping2

chess-like game | smooth board | chessboard | # adapted from cc-cedict

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柏

paak3

Mandarin: bai3

cedar | cypress | Taiwan pr. [bó] | surname | part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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柏寧酒店

paak3 ning4 zau2 dim3

Mandarin: bai3 ning2 jiu3 dian4

Simplified: 柏宁酒店

Park Lane Hotel in Hong Kong

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柏文

paak3 man4

Mandarin: bo2 wen2

(noun) apartment

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柏斯

paak3 si1

Mandarin: bai3 si1

Perth, Australia

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柏斯琴行

paak3 si1 kam4 hong4*2

Mandarin: bai3 si1 qin2 hang2

Parsons Music, a musical instrument chain store in Hong Kong

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柏林

paak3 lam4

Mandarin: bo2 lin2

Berlin, capital of Germany

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