Cantonese Dictionary

旋律

syun4 leot6

Mandarin: xuan2 lv4

melody; rhythm

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旋轉

syun4 zyun2

Mandarin: xuan2 zhuan3

whirl | [粵]: 轉 (zyun3)

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旋轉乾坤

syun4 zyun2 kin4 kwan1

Mandarin: xuan2 zhuan3 qian2 kun1

Simplified: 旋转乾坤

verb; able to reverse the position of heaven and earth

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旋轉木馬

syun4 zyun2 muk6 maa5

Mandarin: xuan2 zhuan3 mu4 ma3

merry-go-round; roundabout; carousel

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旋轉聲

syun4 zyun2/3 seng1

whirr(ing sound)

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旋轉餐廳

syun4 zyun2 caan1 teng1

Mandarin: xuan2 zhuan3 can1 ting1

revolving restaurant

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旋風

syun4 fung1

Mandarin: xuan4 feng1

whirlwind, tornado

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昇

sing1

Mandarin: sheng1

to ascend | to rise to the rank of | to promote | to hoist | peaceful | peace | # adapted from cc-cedict

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昇值

sing1 zik6

Mandarin: sheng1 zhi2

to rise in value; to appreciate

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昇起

sing1 hei2

Mandarin: sheng1 qi3

to rise

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昇降機

sing1 gong3 gei1

Mandarin: sheng1 jiang4 ji1

Simplified: 升降机

the elevator; the lift

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昔

sik1

Mandarin: xi1

former times | the past | Taiwan pr. [xí] | formerly | ancient | in beginning | # adapted from cc-cedict

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昔年

sik1 nin4

Mandarin: xi1 nian2

former years; previous years

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昔日

sik1 jat6

Mandarin: xi1ri4

(noun) Days in the past

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昔陽

sik1 joeng4

Mandarin: xi2 yang2

Xiyang (place in Shanxi)

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星

sing1

Mandarin: xing1

star

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星光大道

sing1 gwong1 daai6 dou6

Mandarin: xing1 guang1 da4 dao4

the Avenue of Stars located along the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

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星光行

sing1 gwong1 hong4*2

Mandarin: xing1 guang1 hang2

Star House, a commercial building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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星光行

sing1 gwong1 hang4

Mandarin: xing1 guang1 xing2

the Star House, a commercial building located near the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

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星加坡

sing1 gaa3 bo1

Mandarin: Xing1 jia1 po1

Singapore

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星加坡人

sing1 gaa3 bo1 jan4

a person from Singapore

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星君

sing1 gwan1

Mandarin: xing1 jun1

naughty kid (slang)

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星君仔

sing1 gwan1 zai2

Mandarin: xing1 jun1 zi3

a very naughty child

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星團

sing1 tyun4

Mandarin: xing1 tuan2

star cluster

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星夜

sing1 je6

Mandarin: xing1 ye4

starry night

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星媽

sing1 maa1

Mandarin: xing1 ma1

Simplified: 星妈

the mother of a celebrity

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星子

sing1 zi2

Mandarin: xing1 zi3

Xingzi (place in Jiangxi)

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星官

sing1 gun1

Mandarin: xing1 guan1

Chinese constellations

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星宿

sing1 sau3

Mandarin: xing1 xiu4

stars

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星展銀行

sing1 zin2 ngan4 hong4

Mandarin: xing1 zhan3 yin2 hang2

Simplified: 星展银行

the DBS Bank, a Singaporean bank

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