Cantonese Dictionary

濕地公園

sap1 dei6 gung1 jyun2

Mandarin: shi1 di4 gong1 yuan2

Simplified: 湿地公园

the Hong Kong Wetland Park

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濕坺坺

sap1 pet6 pet6

Mandarin: chi4 bo4 bo4

damp; wet; humid

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濕夢

sap1 mung6

a wet dream (word formed as a calque: wet=濕 + dream=夢)

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濕婆

sap1 po4

Mandarin: shi1 po2

Shiva [Hinduism]

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濕度

sap1 dou6

Mandarin: shi1 du4

Simplified: 湿度

(noun) Humidity

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濕度計

sap1 dou6 gai3

Mandarin: shi1 du4 ji4

hygrometer

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濕悶

sap1 mun6

Mandarin: shi1 men4

stuffy; muggy; wet and suffocating

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濕星

sap1 sing1

Mandarin: chi4 xing1

trivial (spoken)

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濕星嘢

sap1 sing1 je5

Mandarin: chi4 xing1 ye3

Cantonese

trivial things

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濕柴

sap1 caai4

Mandarin: shi1 chai2

Simplified: 湿柴

useless; loose change of small denominations or bank notes are that worth so little that they are virtually uselss; unsaleble goods; literally 'wet firewood'

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濕氣

sap1 hei3

Mandarin: shi1 qi4

humid air

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濕水

sap1 seoi2

Mandarin: shi1 shui3

Simplified: 湿水

to wet; tight fisted; money

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濕水欖核

sap1 seoi2 laam5 wat6

Mandarin: chi4 shui3 lan3 he2

Simplified: 濕水榄核

(Cantonese analogy) restless or naughty children

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濕水炮仗

sap1 seoi2 paau3 zoeng2

Mandarin: chi4 shui3 pao4 zhang5

describes a well-tempered person or a person who never gets angry (always suppress his | her anger); literally 'wet firecracker'

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濕水狗上岸

sap1 seoi2 gau2 soeng5 ngon6

Mandarin: chi4 shui3 gou3 shang4 an4

(noun) a wet dog goes on shore

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濕水雞

sap1 seoi2 gai1

Mandarin: chi4 shui3 ji1

Simplified: 濕水鸡

one who is wet thoroughly (slang)

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濕淰淰

sap1 nam6 nam6

Mandarin: chi4 nian3 nian3

(adjective) wet; moist; damp

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濕滯

sap1 zai6

Mandarin: chi4 zhi4

Simplified: 濕滞

gastrointestinal discomfort (adjective) (of situation) troublesome; knotty; messed up; thorny; unfortunate;

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濕潤

sap1 jeon6

Mandarin: shi1 run4

moist | [粵]: also 濕

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濕濕哋

sap1 sap1 dei2

Mandarin: shi1 shi1 di4

Simplified: 湿湿哋

Cantonese

a little bit wet [colloquial]

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濕濕碎

sap1 sap1 seoi3

Mandarin: chi4 chi4 sui4

Simplified: 湿湿碎

an easy job; a piece of cake; trivial

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濕濕碎碎

sap1 sap1 seoi3 seoi3

Mandarin: chi4 chi4 sui4 sui4

Simplified: 湿湿碎碎

(adjective) trivial things; tiny

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濕熱

sap1 jit6

Mandarin: shi1 re4

Simplified: 湿热

damp heat

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濕疹

sap1 can2

Mandarin: shi1 zhen3

eczema; atopic dermatitis

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濕碎

sap1 seoi3

Mandarin: chi4 sui4

a small matter; easy; trivial

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濕立立

sap1 laap6 laap6

Mandarin: chi4 li4 li4

(adjective) wet; moist; damp

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濕紙巾

sap1 zi2 gan1

wet-nap paper towels

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濕腰

sap1 jiu1

Mandarin: shi1 yao1

Simplified: 湿腰

wet nurse

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濕貨

sap1 fo3

Mandarin: shi1 huo4

Simplified: 湿货

wet groceries

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濕身

sap1 san1

Mandarin: chi4 shen1

to get wet

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