Cantonese Dictionary

乘火車

sing4 fo2 ce1

Mandarin: cheng2 huo3 che1

to entrain; to ride a train

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乘獨木舟

sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1

Mandarin: cheng2 du2mu4zhou1

Simplified: 乘独木舟

to ride a canoe [written]

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乘用馬

sing4 jung6 maa5

Mandarin: cheng2 yong4 ma3

a mount

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乘積

sing4 zik1

Mandarin: cheng2 ji1

[math.] product

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乘興

sing4 hing3

Mandarin: cheng2 xing4

while one is in high spirits

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乘虛而入

sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6

Mandarin: cheng2 xu1 er2 ru4

to enter by exploiting a weak spot; to take advantage of a lapse

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乘車

sing4 ce1

Mandarin: cheng2 che1

to get on

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乘電梯

sing4 din6 tai1

Mandarin: cheng2 dian4 ti1

to take the lift (U.S.: elevator); to ride the lift | [粵]: 搭𨋢 | Syn.: 搭升降機; 搭電梯

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乘飛機旅行

sing4 fei1 gei1 leoi5 hang4

Mandarin: cheng2 fei1 ji1 lv3 xing2

to ride on a plane

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事

si6

Mandarin: shi4

matter | thing | item | work | affair M: 件jiàn [件] | 桩zhuāng [桩] | 回huí [回] | incident | to be engaged in | to serve | # adapted from cc-cedict

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事不宜遲

si6 bat1 ji4 ci4

Mandarin: shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2

this matter cannot wait; a matter that requires immediate attention

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事不關己

si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2

Mandarin: shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3

this doesn't concern me

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事主

si6 zyu2

Mandarin: shi4 zhu3

victim of a crime

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事九旦旦

si6 gau1 daan6 daan6

Mandarin: shi4 jiu3 dan4 dan4

what fucking ever [colloquial]

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事乾

si6 gon1

Mandarin: shi4 gan1

Simplified: 事干

used in the sentence "Why are you looking for me? | what do you want"

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事事

si6 si6

everything

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事事如意

si6 si6 jyu4 ji3

Mandarin: shi4 shi4 ru2 yi4

smooth running at every turn

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事事關心

si6 si6 gwaan1 sam1

Mandarin: shi4shi4 guan1xin1

Simplified: 事事关心

to take an interest in everything [written and colloquial]

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事件

si6 gin6*2

Mandarin: shi4 jian4

event; occasion; happening

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事件相關電位

si6 gin6*2 soeng1 gwaan1 din6 wai6

Mandarin: shi4 jian4 xiang1 guan1 dian4 wei4

event-related potential

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事但

si6 daan6

Mandarin: shi4 dan4

whatever; wishy-washy [colloquial]

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事例

si6 lai6

Mandarin: shi4 li4

example

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事假

si6 gaa3

casual leave (because of personal business), leave of absence (LOA)

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事先

si6 sin1

Mandarin: shi4 xian1

(adverb) Ahead

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事兒

si6 ji4

Mandarin: shir4

business; thing

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事出有因

si6 ceot1 jau5 jan1

Mandarin: shi4 chu1 you3 yin1

There's reason for everything

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事前

si6 cin4

beforehand, in advance

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事務

si6 mou6

Mandarin: shi4 wu4

(political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs

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事務委員會

si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2

panel (as in a think tank/symposium)

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事務律師

si6 mou6 leot6 si1

solicitor

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