Cantonese Dictionary

沙林

saa1 lam4

Mandarin: sha1 lin2

sarin

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沙梨

saa1 lei4

Mandarin: sha1 li2

sand pear

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沙梨

saa1 lei4*2

a species of pear, with gritty pulp

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沙池

saa1 ci4

Mandarin: sha1 chi2

[1]sandbox (playground) [2] sandpit (golf)

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沙沙

saa1 saa1

Mandarin: sha1 sha1

[onom.] represents a rustling sound

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沙沙滾

saa1*4 saa1*4 gwan2

Cantonese

to swing, to be a swinger (date many people); careless, slapdash

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沙沙滾

saa4 saa4 gwan2

Mandarin: sha1 sha1 gun3

Simplified: 沙沙滚

(slang) to go out to fool around (usually referring to a man who is playing around with other women behind his wife | girlfriend's back); (adjective) unreliable; slapdash; all show and no substance (to describe someone who just a snow job)

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沙沙聲

saa1*4 saa1*2 seng1

froufrou, susurrus

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沙沙聲

saa4 saa2 seng1

Mandarin: sha1 sha1 sheng1

Simplified: 沙沙声

(of voice | sound) froufrou; susurrus

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沙河

saa1 ho4

Mandarin: sha1 he2

Shahe (city in Hebei)

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沙河粉

saa1 ho4 fan2

Mandarin: sha1 he2 fen3

flat rice noddles

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沙泥

saa1 nai4

Mandarin: sha1 ni2

mud [written and colloquial]

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沙洲

saa1 zau1

[n] a shoal; a sandbank; (placename) Sar Chau

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沙淋

saa1 lam4

Cantonese

urinary stones, kidney stones

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沙漏

saa1 lau6

Mandarin: sha1 lou4

hourglass

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沙漠

saa1 mok6

Mandarin: sha1 mo4

desert

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沙漠之舟

saa1 mok6 zi1 zau1

Mandarin: sha1 mo4 zhi1 zhou1

camel in the desert

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沙漠玫瑰

saa1 mok6 mui4 gwai3

Adenium obesum (desert rose)

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沙灘

saa1 taan1

Mandarin: sha1 tan1

beach (Synonym: 海灘)

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沙灘巾

saa1 taan1 gan1

Mandarin: sha1tan1 jin1

Simplified: 沙滩巾

a beach towel [written and colloquial]

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沙灘波

saa1 taan1 bo1

Mandarin: sha1 tan1 bo1

Simplified: 沙滩波

a beach ball

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沙灘老鼠

saa1 taan1 lou5 syu2

Mandarin: sha1 tan1 lao3 shu3

Simplified: 沙滩老鼠

a beach thief

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沙煲

saa1 bou1

Mandarin: sha1 bao1

(noun) a clay pot

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沙煲兄弟

saa1 bou1 hing1 dai6

Mandarin: sha1 bao1 xiong1 di5

(slang) saying two people's friendship as good as brothers

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沙煲罌撐

saa1 bou1 aang1 caang1

Mandarin: sha1 bao1 ying1 cheng1

Simplified: 沙煲罂撑

pots and pans; cooking utensils; household items [colloquial]

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沙爹

saa1*3 de1

Mandarin: sha1 die1

[Malay] satay; [Indonesian] sate — barbecued marinated meat skewered on sticks, served with peanut curry sauce, fresh cucumbers and raw onions. Of Malaysian / Indonesian origin.

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沙特

saa1 dak6

Mandarin: sha1 te4

Saudi Arabia

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沙特爾貓

saa1 dak6 ji5 maau1

Mandarin: sha1 te4 er3 mao1

chartreux (cat breed) [Syn.] 法國藍貓

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沙琪瑪

saa1 kei4 maa5

Mandarin: sha1 qi2 ma3

Sachima, a pastry invented by the Manchurians that later gained acceptance throughout China [Syn] 薩其馬, [粵] 馬仔

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沙田

saa1 tin4

[1][n] farmland, usually converted from tidal flats/mudflats [2][n] place name in Hong Kong, either the District or the specific Area within that District

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