Cantonese Dictionary

星球

sing1 kau4

Mandarin: xing1qiu2

(noun) (of astronomy) Planet

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星球大戰

sing1 kau4 daai6 zin3

Mandarin: xing1 qiu2 da4 zhan4

Star Wars™ — a double trilogy of popular science fiction motion pictures created by George Lucas

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星盤

sing1 pun4

Mandarin: xing1 pan2

Simplified: 星盘

an astrolabe

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星盤

sing1 pun4*2

an astrolabe

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星相圖

sing1 soeng3 tou4

Mandarin: xing1 xiang4 tu2

a star chart (for astrology)

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星相學

sing1 soeng1 hok6

Mandarin: xing1 xiang1 xue2

astrology

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星相術

sing1 soeng1 seot6

Mandarin: xing1 xiang1 shu4

astrology

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星空

sing1 hung1

starry sky

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星系

sing1 hai6

a galaxy; galaxies - a cluster of stars in outer space, one of which is the Milky Way (銀河系). Galaxies other than the Milky Way are sometimes called 河外星雲

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星級

sing1 kap1

Mandarin: xing1 ji2

[1]level of a star; star caliber (movie star,singer etc.) [2] star as in a six star hotel etc.

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星羅棋佈

sing1 lo4 kei4 bou3

Mandarin: xing1 luo2 qi2 bu4

Simplified: 星罗棋布

to spread all over; dotted everywhere

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星辰

sing1 san4

Mandarin: xing1 chen2

star, stars

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星辰錶

sing1 san4 biu1

Mandarin: xing1 chen2 biao3

Simplified: 星辰表

Citizen (the watchmakers)

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星運

sing1 wan6

Mandarin: xing1 yun4

Simplified: 星运

the horoscope

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星鐵

sing1 tit3

Mandarin: xing1 tie3

Simplified: 星铁

galvanized iron, normally used for making metal buckets

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星際

sing1 zai3

Mandarin: xing1 ji4

interstellar; interplanetary

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星際之門

sing1 zai3 zi1 mun4

Mandarin: xing1 ji4 zhi4 men2

stargate - a fictional alien device that enables interplanetary teleportation

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星雲

sing1 wan4

Mandarin: xing1 yun2

nebula

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星體

sing1 tai2

Mandarin: xing1 ti3

celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite, etc)

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是

si6

Mandarin: shi4

[1] indeed; yes; right; positive [2] [v] to be [3] this; that; which [4] a Chinese family name

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是不是

si6 bat1 si6

Mandarin: shi4 bu5 shi4 (PRC), shi4 bu4*2 shi4 (Taiwan)

[1] whether or not; is it or is it not?; to be or not to be [2]/si6 bat1 si62/(rhetorical) is it the case? isn't it so? [] Cant.: 係唔係; 係咪

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是九旦旦

si6 gau2 daan3 daan3

Mandarin: shi4 jiu3 dan4 dan4

whatever; anything will do; up to you, I don't care; anything goes [colloquial]

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是但

si6 daan6

Mandarin: shi4 dan4

(adverb) randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (describes the unmindfulness in doing something, i.e. without putting much effort or thoughts into it); (expression) "whatever"; "anything goes"

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是嗎

si6 maa3

Mandarin: shi4 ma5

Simplified: 是吗

really; Is that so? [written]

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是必

si6 bit1

Mandarin: shi4 bi4

it must be; there must be

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是必有故

si6 bit1 jau5 gu3

there must be a reason

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是拉差

si6 laai1 caa1

Mandarin: shi4 la1 cha4

Sriracha - Thai hot sauce

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是日

si6 jat6

Mandarin: shi4 ri4

of the day

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是日例湯

si6 jat6 lai6 tong1

Mandarin: shi4 ri4 li4 tang1

Simplified: 是日例汤

soup of the day

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是日精選

si6 jat6 zing1 syun2

Mandarin: shi4 ri4 jing1 xuan3

today's specials

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