Cantonese Dictionary

沙卡帕特南

saa1 kaa1 paa3 dak6 naam4

Mandarin: sha1 ka3 pa4 te4 nan2

Vishakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Vizag (port city on the Eastern coast of India previously known as Waltair. It is an industrial city and tourist destination.)

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沙哩弄銃

saa4 li1 lung6 cung3

Mandarin: sha1 li5 nong4 chong4

Simplified: 沙哩弄铳

to mess around; to act recklessly and rashly; to mess up something

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沙啞

saa1 aa2/ngaa2

Mandarin: sha1 ya3

[adj] hoarse | [粵]: 霋 (saap3)

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沙啞音

saa1 aa2 /ngaa2 jam1

[n] a hoarse sound

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沙喇

saa1 laa2

Cantonese

{Malaysia and Singapore usage} wrong, error, mistake; offence (breaking the law)

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沙嗲

saa1 de1

Mandarin: sha1 die1

(noun) satay

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沙嗲

saa1*3 de1

Mandarin: sha1 dia3

satay

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沙嗲醬

saa1 de1 zoeng3

Mandarin: sha1 die1 jiang4

Simplified: 沙嗲酱

satay sauce

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沙土

saa1 tou2

Mandarin: sha1 tu3

sandy soil | [粵]: 沙塵, 泥沙

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沙地阿拉伯

saa1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3

Mandarin: sha1 di4 A1 la1 bo2

(noun) Saudi Arabia

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沙坑

saa1 haang1

bunkers (sand traps in golf)

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沙埔

saa1 bou3

Mandarin: sha1 bu4

Sha Po, a village in Hong Kong

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沙場

saa1 coeng4

Mandarin: sha1 chang3

sandpit; battleground; battlefield

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沙塘口山

saa1 tong4 hau2 saan1

Mandarin: sha1 tang2 kou3 shan1

Bluff Island in Hong Kong

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沙塵暴

saa1 can4 bou6

Mandarin: sha1 chen2 bao4

sandstorm

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沙塵白攉

saa1 can4 baak6 fok3

Mandarin: sha1 chen2 bai2 huo1

Simplified: 沙尘白攉

to describe someone who is arrogant | pompous | grandiose | cocky; smug; a show-off

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沙塵白霍

saa1 can4 baak6 fok3

Mandarin: sha1 chen2 bai2 huo4

Simplified: 沙尘白霍

boastful; exaggerate; limelight (slang)

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沙威馬

saa1 wai1 maa5

Mandarin: sha1 wei1 ma3

shawarma, döner kebab

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沙子

saa1 zi2

Mandarin: sha1 zi5

sand; grit | Spoken Cant. will be just 沙.

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沙展

saa1 zin2

Mandarin: sha1 zhan3

sergeant (spoken)

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沙岩

saa1 ngaam4

Mandarin: sha1 yan2

sandstone

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沙彌

saa1 nei4

a male religious novice

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沙律

saa1 leot6*2

salad (Standard Chinese typically uses 沙拉 instead)

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沙律蝦角

saa1 leot6*2 haa1 gok3*2

shrimp dumpling with dressing

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沙律醬

saa1 leot6*2 zoeng3

salad dressing

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沙律醬

saa1 leot2 zoeng3

Mandarin: sha1lv4 jiang4

Simplified: 沙律酱

salad cream [written and colloquial]

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沙拉

saa1 laai1

Mandarin: sha1 la1

salad. | Cant.: 沙律

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沙拉米

saa1 laai1 mai5

Mandarin: sha1 la1 mi3

salami (as a loanword)

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沙文主義

saa1 man4 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: sha1 wen2 zhu3 yi4

chauvinism

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沙暴

saa1 bou6

sandstorm

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