Cantonese Dictionary

片酬

pin3 cau4

Mandarin: pian4 chou2

remuneration for a film actor | actress

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片長

pin3 coeng4

Mandarin: pian4 chang2

the length of a movie

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片開

pin3 hoi1

Mandarin: pian4 kai1

Simplified: 片开

piss off [colloquial]

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片面之詞

pin3 min6 zi1 ci4

Mandarin: pian4 mian4 zhi1 ci2

Simplified: 片面之词

a one sided version of something

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片餐飽

pin2 caan1 baau2

Mandarin: pian4 can1 bao3

Simplified: 片餐饱

to gulp down the food; to get stuck into one's food [colloquial]

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牌

paai4

Mandarin: pai2

mahjong tile | playing card | game pieces | signboard | plate | tablet | medal M: 片piàn [片] | 个gè [个] | 块kuài [块] | placard | trademark | brand | make | dominos | # adapted from cc-cedict

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牌九

paai4 gau2

Mandarin: pai2 jiu3

Chinese dominoes

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牌價

paai4 gaa3

Mandarin: pai2 jia4

list price

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牌坊

paai4 fong1

Mandarin: pai2 fang1

memorial arch; (placename) Pai Fong

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牌樓

paai4 lau4

Mandarin: pai2 lou5

decorated archway

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牌照

paai4 ziu3

Mandarin: pai2 zhao4

license plate

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牌號

paai4 hou6

Mandarin: pai2 hao4

trademark

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牌館

paai4*2 gun2

mahjong parlor, mahjong betting hall

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牌館

paai4 gun2

Mandarin: pai2 guan3

Simplified: 牌馆

a Mahjong parlor

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牝

pan5

Mandarin: pin4

(of a bird, animal or plant) female | keyhole | valley | deep gorge | # adapted from cc-cedict

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珀

paak3

Mandarin: po4

amber

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珀斯

paak3 si1

Perth (capital of Western Australia)

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珮

pui3

Mandarin: pei4

girdle jade ornaments | # adapted from cc-cedict

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琵

pei4

Mandarin: pi2

pipa - a four-stringed guitar-like musical instrument; balloon-guitar

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琵琶

pei4 paa4*2

Mandarin: pi2 pa2

a lute - a kind of musical wind instrument

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琵琶仔

pei4 paa4 zai2

Mandarin: pi2 pa5 zi3

(noun) a child prostitution in ninety century

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琵琶別抱

pei4 paa4 bit6 pou5

Mandarin: pi2 pa5 bie2 bao4

Simplified: 琵琶别抱

to abandon an old lover to go for a new lover

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琵琶蝦

pei4 paa4 haa1

Mandarin: pi2 pa5 xia1

Simplified: 琵琶虾

bay lobster; slipper lobster

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琵琶襟

pei4 paa4 kam1

Mandarin: pi2 pa5 jin1

Pipa Jin, a type of cheongsam | mandarin gown for woman

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琵琶魚

pei4 paa4 jyu4*2

Mandarin: pi2 pa2 yu2

blackmouth goosefish; angler

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琶

paa4

Mandarin: pa2

pipa - a four-stringed guitar-like musical instrument; balloon-guitar

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璞

pok3

Mandarin: pu2

unpolished gem | jade | # adapted from cc-cedict

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璞玉渾金

pok3 juk6 wan4 gam1

Mandarin: pu2 yu4 hun2 jin1

Simplified: 璞玉浑金

to describe someone with a kind and honest personality

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璞鼎查

pok3 ding2 caa4

Mandarin: Pu2 ding3 cha2

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, the first governor of Hong Kong

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瓢

piu4

Mandarin: piao2

dipper | ladle | ladybird | # adapted from cc-cedict

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