Cantonese Dictionary

熟煙

suk6 jin1

Mandarin: shou2 yan1

Simplified: 熟烟

(food) smoking food

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熟片

suk6 pin2

Mandarin: shu2 pian4

a completed film [colloquial]

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熟練

suk6 lin6

Mandarin: shu2 lian4

practiced; proficient; skilful (US: skillful)

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熟習

suk6 zaap6

well trained or expert in; conversant with

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熟肉

suk6 juk6

Mandarin: shu2 rou4

(noun) cooked meat

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熟能生巧

suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2

Mandarin: shu2 neng2 sheng1qiao3

practice makes perfect

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熟膏

suk6 gou1

common name for opium

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熟落

suk6 lok6

Mandarin: shou2 luo2

(adjective) familiar with; to know something or someone really well

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熟行

suk6 hong4

Mandarin: shu2 hang2

(adjective) experienced | adept (in a particular field); knowlegeable on a specific industry

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熟語

suk6 jyu5

Mandarin: shu2 yu3

set expression; idiomatic phrase; idiom

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熟識

suk6 sik1

be familiar with; know well

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熟路

suk6 lou6

Mandarin: shu2 / lu4

a familiar road

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熟過頭

suk6 gwo3 tau4

Mandarin: shu2 guo4tou2

Simplified: 熟过头

overcooked; overdone [colloquial]

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熟銅

suk6 tung4

wrought brass or copper

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熟鐵

suk6 tit3

Mandarin: shu2 tie3

wrought iron

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熟面口

suk6 min6 hau2

Mandarin: shu2 mian4 kou3

(adjective + noun) recognisable face; familiar face

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熟食

suk6 sik6

Mandarin: shu2 / shi2

cooked food

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熟食店

suk6 sik6 dim3

Mandarin: shu2 shi2 dian4

delicatessen, deli

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熟食檔

suk6 sik6 dong3

Mandarin: shou2 shi2 dang4

Simplified: 熟食档

cooked food stall

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熟鹽

suk6 jim4

Mandarin: shou2 yan2

Simplified: 熟盐

refined or cooked salt

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熠

saap6

Mandarin: yi4

to boil | to cook in boiling water | # adapted from cc-cedict

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熠熟狗頭

saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4

Mandarin: yi4 shu2 gou3 tou2

Simplified: 熠熟狗头

(slang) someone grins or simpers foolishly

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燊

san1

Mandarin: shen1

brisk | vigorous (of fire) | flourishing | flaming ablaze | luxuriant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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燒

siu1

Mandarin: shao1

Simplified: 烧

to burn | to cook | to stew | to bake | to roast | to heat | to boil (tea, water etc) | fever | to run a temperature | (coll.) to let things go to one's head | # adapted from cc-cedict

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燒乳豬

siu1 jyu5 zyu1

Mandarin: shao1 ru3 zhu1

Simplified: 烧乳猪

roast suckling pig

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燒乳鴿

siu1 jyu5 gap3

Mandarin: shao1 ru3 ge1

roast squab

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燒乳鴿

siu1 jyu5 gaap3

Mandarin: shao1 ru3 ge1

Simplified: 烧乳鸽

(food) a deep-fired pigeon

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燒你收簿

siu1 nei5 sau1 bou6

Mandarin: shao1 ni3 shou1 bu4

Simplified: 烧你收簿

euphemism for 屌你老母, 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

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燒你數簿

siu1 nei5 sou2 bou6*2

Cantonese

a play on words resembling 屌你老母 without actually saying it. This act is similar to saying "freaking" instead of "fucking" in English.

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燒你數簿

siu1 nei5 sou3 bou6

Mandarin: shao1 ni3 shu4 bu4

Simplified: 烧你数簿

an expression to curse | swear at someone, literally 'to burn your account books'

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