Cantonese Dictionary

水田芥

seoi2 tin4 gaai3

Mandarin: shui3 tian2 gai4

watercress (Cantonese: 西洋菜)

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水甴曱

seoi2 gaat6 zaat6

Mandarin: shui3 zha2 yue1

Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles) [written and colloquial]

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水痘

seoi2 dau6*2

Mandarin: shui3 dou4

chicken pox

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水的淨化

seoi2 dik1 zing6 faa3

Mandarin: shui3 de5 jing4 hua4

water purification

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水皮

seoi2 pei4

Mandarin: shui3 pi2

(slang) referring to someone's skills and quality is poor, bad, inferior or deficient

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水皰

seoi2 paau3

Mandarin: shui3 pao4

blister

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水盆

seoi2 pun4

Mandarin: shui3 pen2

basin

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水相

seoi2 soeng3

Mandarin: shui3 xiang4

[chem.] aqueous phase

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水磨石

seoi2 mo6 sek6

Mandarin: shui3 mo4 shi2

terrazzo

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水磨磚

seoi2 mo4 zyun1

Mandarin: shui3 mo2 zhuan1

Simplified: 水磨砖

(noun) bath brick

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水磨磚

seoi2 mo4*2 zyun1

a bath brick

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水積

seoi2 zik1

Mandarin: shui3 ji1

Simplified: 水积

water stains

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水竹

seoi2 zuk1

Bambusa breviflora (black bamboo)

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水筆

seoi2 bat1

Mandarin: shui3 bi3

Simplified: 水笔

a fountain pen

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水管

seoi2 gun2

Mandarin: shui3 guan3

water pipe

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水箱

seoi2 soeng1

[automotive] radiator

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水箱水

seoi2 soeng1 seoi2

engine anti-freeze coolant

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水箱飾罩

seoi2 soeng1 sik1 zaau3

[automotive] radiator grille

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水網

seoi2 mong5

Mandarin: shui3 wang3

a network of rivers

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水緊

seoi2 gan2

Mandarin: shui3 jin3

Simplified: 水紧

Cantonese

water shortage | cash shortage (spoken)

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水線

seoi2 sin3

Mandarin: shui3 xian4

Simplified: 水线

earthing (electricity)

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水缸

seoi2 gong1

Mandarin: shui3 gang1

water vat

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水翁

seoi2 jung1

Mandarin: shui3 weng1

Cleistocalyx operculatus (plant)

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水翼船

seoi2 jik6 syun4

Mandarin: shui3 yi4 chuan2

hydrofoil (boat)

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水耕實驗

seoi2 gaang1 sat6 jim6

Mandarin: shui3 geng1 shi2 yan4

water culture experiment

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水肥車

seoi2 fei4 ce1

a cesspool cleaner truck (a "honey wagon")

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水能

seoi2 nang4

Mandarin: shui3 neng2

hydroenergy

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水腫

seoi2 zung2

Mandarin: shui3 zhong3

edema; dropsy; oedema

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水腳

seoi2 goek3

Mandarin: shui3 jiao3

Simplified: 水脚

(noun) travel expenses; the money that is spent for a trip; shipping cost

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水花飛濺

seoi2 faa1 fei1 zin3

water splashing in all directions

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