Cantonese Dictionary

深水埗區

sam1 seoi2 bou2 keoi1

Mandarin: Shen1 shui3 bu4 qu1

Simplified: 深水埗区

Sham Shui Po District, in Hong Kong

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深水海

sam1 seoi2 hoi2

[n] deep sea

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深水灣

sam1 seoi2 waan1

Mandarin: shen1 shui3 wan1

Simplified: 深水湾

(noun) Deep Water Bay, which is a place in Hong Kong Island

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深水炸彈

sam1 seoi2 zaa3 daan6*2

Mandarin: shen1 shui3 zha4 dan4

depth charge

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深沉

sam1 cam4

Mandarin: shen1 chen2

[1] deep; extreme [2] deep tones; dull noise; low pitched sound

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深深

sam1 sam1

deep, profound, dark

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深淵

sam1 jyun1

Mandarin: shen1 yuan1

the abyss

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深淺

sam1 cin2

Mandarin: shen1 qian3

[1] depth [2] seriousness; grave

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深港

sam1 gong2

Mandarin: shen1 gang3

Shenzhen and Hong Kong

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深滬股市

sam1 wu6 gu2 si5

Mandarin: shen1 hu4 gu3 shi4

Shenzhen and Shanghai Stock Exchanges

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深灰

sam1 fui1

Mandarin: shen1 hui1

dark grey; charcoal grey

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深灰色

sam1 fui1 sik1

dark gray/grey, charcoal gray

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深省

sam1 sing2

Mandarin: shen1 xing3

enlighten; to reflect upon

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深睛凸額

sam1 zing1 dat6 ngaak6

Mandarin: shen1 jing1 tu2 e2

Simplified: 深睛凸额

to describe someone who looks ugly

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深秋

sam1 cau1

Mandarin: shen1 qiu1

late autumn

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深筆字

sam1 bat1 zi6

Mandarin: shen1 bi3 zi4

Simplified: 深笔字

traditional Chinese characters (dialect)

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深紅

sam1 hung4

Mandarin: shen1 hong2

Simplified: 深红

dark red; crimson

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深色

sam1 sik1

Mandarin: shen1 se4

dark, dark colored

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深藍色

sam1 laam4 sik1

Mandarin: shen1 lan2 se4

Simplified: 深蓝色

dark blue; navy blue

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深藏不露

sam1 cong4 bat1 lou6

Mandarin: shen1 cang2 bu4 lu4

'to hide one's light under a bushel'

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深處

sam1 cyu3/syu3

Mandarin: shen1 chu4

abyss; depths

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深衣

sam1 ji1

Mandarin: shen1 yi1

Shenyi, a traditional formal wear and court attire for men

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深造

sam1 cou3

Mandarin: shen1 zao4

(adjective) (of study) 1. Advanced; (verb) Gong on to further study or research

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深遠

sam1 jyun5

Mandarin: shen1 yuan3

deep and long-lasting; profound

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深邃

sam1 seoi6

Mandarin: shen1 sui4

deep (valley or night), abstruse, hidden in depth

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深重

sam1 zung6

Mandarin: shen1 zhong4

very serious; grave

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淳

seon4

Mandarin: chun2

genuine | pure | honest | to irrigate | modest | ethanol | # adapted from cc-cedict

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淳化

seon4 faa3

Mandarin: chun2 hua4

Chunhua (place in Shaanxi)

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淳安

seon4 on1

Mandarin: chun2 an1

Chun'an (place in Zhejiang)

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淳樸

seon4 pok3

Mandarin: chun2 pu3

honest; simple; modest; pure; rustic; unsophisticated

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