Cantonese Dictionary

世外桃源

sai3 ngoi6 tou4 jyun4

Mandarin: shi4 wai4 tao2 yuan2

Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; imaginary land of joy and plenty

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世姪

sai3 zat6

Mandarin: shi4 zhi2

Simplified: 世侄

The son of family friend

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世態

sai3 taai3

Mandarin: shi4 tai4

Simplified: 世态

general status of a society, the ways of the world

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世界

sai3 gaai3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4

the world

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世界上

sai3 gaai3 soeng6

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 shang4

around the world; in this world

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世界之窗

sai3 gaai3 zi1 coeng1

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 zhi1 chuang1

Window of the World (tourist attraction)

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世界之窗站

sai3 gaai3 zi1 coeng1 zaam6

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 zhi1 chuang1 zhan4

Window of the World Station, a scenic spot of Shenzhen

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世界人權宣言

sai3 gaai3 jan4 kyun4 syun1 jin4

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 ren2 quan2 xuan1 yan2

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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世界仔

sai3 gaai3 zai2

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 zi3

(noun) a guy who is skillful and good at socializing; a man of the world, usually pejorative.

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世界動物衛生組織

sai3 gaai3 dung6 mat6 wai6 sang1 zou2 zik1

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 dong4 wu4 wei4 sheng1 zu3 zhi1

World Organisation for Animal Health

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世界史

sai3 gaai3 si2

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 shi3

World history

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世界各地

sai3 gaai3 gok3 dei6

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 ge4 di4

places around the world

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世界和平

sai3 gaai3 wo4 ping4

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 he2 ping2

world peace

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世界地圖

sai3 gaai3 dei6 tou4

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 di4 tu2

world map

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世界報

sai3 gaai3 bou3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 bao4

Le Monde (French newspaper)

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世界大戰

sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4

world war

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世界女

sai3 gaai3 neoi5*2

[n] woman of the world

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世界女

sai3 gaai3 neoi5

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 nv3

a name given for any young female who is smart with dealing with people (especially superiors)

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世界小姐

sai3 gaai3 siu2 ze2

Mandarin: Shi4 jie4 Xiao3 jie3

Miss World

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世界屋脊

sai3 gaai3 uk1 zek3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 wu1 ji3

the roof of the world, i.e., Tibet

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世界市場

sai3 gaai3 si5 coeng4

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 shi4 chang3

Simplified: 世界市场

Global market

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世界強國

sai3 gaai3 koeng4 gwok3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 qiang2 guo2

world power

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世界性

sai3 gaai3 sing3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 xing4

worldwide; global

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世界性古老問題

sai3 gaai3 sing3 gu2 lou5 man6 tai4

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 xing4 gu3 lao3 wen4 ti2

a problem as old as the world itself

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世界日報

sai3 gaai3 jat6 bou3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 ri4 bao4

World Journal, US newspaper

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世界最大

sai3 gaai3 zeoi3 daai6

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 zui4 da4

world's largest/world's biggest

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世界末日

sai3 gaai3 mut6 jat6

apocalypse; armageddon

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世界杯

sai3 gaai3 bui1

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 bei1

FIFA World Cup — a once-every-four-years football event where football teams representing various countries compete to win the coveted trophy | Also written as 世界盃 (HK, TW more 世界盃 than 世界杯)

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世界歷史

sai3 gaai3 lik6 si2

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 li4 shi3

Simplified: 世界历史

World history

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世界殯儀館

sai3 gaai3 ban3 ji4 gun2

Universal Funeral Parlour

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