Cantonese Dictionary

星島中文電台

sing1 dou2 zung1 man4 din6 toi4

Sing Tao Chinese Radio (Cantonese radio in the SF bay area)

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星島日報

sing1 dou2 jat6 bou3

Mandarin: xing1 dao3 ri4 bao4

Sing Tao Daily (newspaper)

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星州

sing1 zau1

Singapore (short form)

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星巴克

sing1 baa1 hak1

Mandarin: xing1 ba1 ke4

Starbucks Coffee

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星座

sing1 zo6

Mandarin: xing1 zuo4

horoscope; zodiac

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星座學

sing1 zo6 hok6

astrology

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星探

sing1 taam3

Mandarin: xing1 tan4

talent scout

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星散

sing1 saan3

Mandarin: xing1 san4

scattered

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星星

sing1 sing1

Mandarin: xing1 xing5

stars

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星星點點

sing1 sing1 dim2 dim2

Mandarin: xing1 xing1 dian3 dian3

Simplified: 星星点点

Cantonese

bits and pieces

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星期

sing1 kei4

Mandarin: xing1 qi1

week

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星期一

sing1 kei4 jat1

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 yi1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 yi1 (Taiwan)

Monday. Syn.: 禮拜一

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星期三

sing1 kei4 saam1

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 san1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 san1 (Taiwan)

Wednesday. Syn.: 禮拜三

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星期二

sing1 kei4 ji6

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 er4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 er4 (Taiwan)

Tuesday. Syn.: 禮拜二

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星期五

sing1 kei4 ng5

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 wu3 (PRC), xing1 qi2 wu3 (Taiwan)

Friday. Syn.: 禮拜五

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星期六

sing1 kei4 luk6

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 liu4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 liu4 (Taiwan)

Saturday. Syn.: 禮拜六

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星期四

sing1 kei4 sei3

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 si4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 si4 (Taiwan)

Thursday. Syn.: 禮拜四

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星期天

sing1 kei4 tin1

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 tian1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 tian1 (Taiwan)

Sunday. (Spoken Mandarin - 天 is easier to pronounce than 日 in Mandarin). Syn.: 禮拜天, 禮拜日, 禮拜

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星期尾

sing1 kei4 mei5

Mandarin: xing1qi1 wei3

end of the week [colloquial]

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星期日

sing1 kei4 jat6

Mandarin: xing1 qi1 ri4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 ri4 (Taiwan)

Sunday. Syn.: 禮拜, 禮拜日, 星期天 (Mand.)

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星架坡

sing1 gaa2 bo1

Mandarin: xing1 jia4 po1

Singapore

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星架波

sing1 gaa2 bo1

Mandarin: xing1 jia4 bo1

Singapore

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星河

sing1 ho4

Mandarin: Xing1 he2

the milky way

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星洲

sing1 zau1

Mandarin: Xing1 zhou1

another name for Singapore

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星洲日報

sing1 zau1 jat6 bou3

Mandarin: xing1 zhou1 ri4 bao4

Sin Chew Daily

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星洲炒米

sing1 zau1 caau2 mai5

Mandarin: Xing1 zhou1 chao3 mi3

Singapore style fried rice noodles, is a Chinese noodle dish, and not originated from Singapore

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星洲米粉

sing1 zau1 mai5 fan2

Mandarin: xing1 zhou1 mi3 fen3

Singapore Fried Rice Noodles; Singapore Rice Vermicelli; Singapore Beehoon (or Meehoon) — a style of stir-fried rice noodles with slivers of meat, prawns, cabbage and onions often with tomato sauce. Called '星米' for short by restaurant staff | Syn.: 星洲炒米

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星火

sing1 fo2

Mandarin: xing1 huo3

weak fire; meteor; very urgent

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星火燎原

sing1 fo2 liu4 jyun4

Mandarin: xing1 huo3 liao2 yuan2

'a small spark can set fire to the entire wilderness', hence a metaphor to not underestimate the power of something that is seemingly small; Catching Fire (The Hunger Games), a book | film

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星火計劃

sing1 fo2 gai3 waak6

Mandarin: Xing1 huo3 Ji4 hua4

Simplified: 星火计划

The Spark Programme in China, with the aim to rejuvenate the rural economy through the application of science and technology

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