Cantonese Dictionary

腎石

san6 sek6

Mandarin: shen4 shi2

kidney stone

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腎臟

san6 zong6

Mandarin: shen4 zang4

(human) kidney

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腎虧

san6 kwai1

Mandarin: shen4 kui1

Simplified: 肾亏

deficiency of the kidney; renal weakness

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腎靜脈

san6 zing6 mak6

Mandarin: shan4 jing4 mai4

renal vein

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腥

seng3

Mandarin: xing1

musty smell of damp in the heat | # adapted from cc-cedict

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腥亨亨

seng1 hang1 hang1

Mandarin: xing1 heng1 heng1

foul-smelling; unpleasant smelling [colloquial]

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腥味

seng1 mei6

Mandarin: xing1 wei4

stinky smell of fish

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腥悶

seng1 mun6

Mandarin: xing1 men4

Simplified: 腥闷

to be hypercritical

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腥曷

seng1 hot3

Mandarin: xing1 he2

rank, strong smelling

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腥氣

seng1 hei3

Mandarin: xing1 qi5

Simplified: 腥气

The smell of fish; fishy smell

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腥膻

sing1 saan1

Mandarin: xing1 shan1

stinking smell as of fish or mutton

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腥膻

seng1 zin1

Mandarin: xing1 shan1

the smell of fish, lamb or mutton; meat; a meat diet; a derogatory way to address foreign enemies who have invaded one's country

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腥臊

seng1 sou1

Mandarin: xing1 sao1

smelly; smelling of urine; the offensive smell of a fox

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腥臭

seng1 cau3

Mandarin: xing1 chou4

the stinking smell of fish

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腮

soi1

Mandarin: sai1

cheek | lower part of face | jaw | gills of a face | # adapted from cc-cedict

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腮腺炎

soi1 sin3 jim4

Mandarin: sai1 xian4 yan2

mumps | [粵]: 痄腮

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腺

sin3

Mandarin: xian4

gland

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腺體

sin3 tai2

Mandarin: xian4 ti3

gland

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膝

sat1

Mandarin: xi1

[n] knee

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膝下猶虛

sat1 haa6 jau4 heoi1

Mandarin: xia1 xia4 you2 xu1

still not have children; to be childless; no offspring

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膝蓋

sat1 goi3

Mandarin: xi1 gai4

kneecap; knee [粵]: 膝頭哥

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膝頭

sat1 tau4

Mandarin: xi1 tou5

Simplified: 膝头

knee

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膝頭哥

sat1 tau4 go1

Mandarin: xi1 tou5 ge1

Simplified: 膝头哥

knee

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膝頭哥撟眼淚

sat1 tau4 go1 giu2 ngaan5 leoi6

Mandarin: xi1 tou5 ge1 jiao3 yan3 lei4

Simplified: 膝头哥挢眼泪

to describe someone who is very sad with regrets

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膝頭大過髀

sat1 tau4 daai6 gwo3 bei2

Mandarin: xi1 tou5 da4 guo4 bi4

Simplified: 膝头大过髀

the knee to be bigger than the thigh, to describe very thin legs, normally as a result of illness, commonly used as a way to curse people

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膳

sin6

Mandarin: shan4

meals; board; food; provisions

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膳費

sin6 fai3

Mandarin: shan4 fei4

Simplified: 膳费

Meal charge; board expenses

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膻

saan1

Mandarin: shan1

gamey; rank odor(of sheep or goats or meats)

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臊

sou3

Mandarin: sao1

bashful | minced meat | # adapted from cc-cedict

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臊臊都係羊肉

sou1 sou1 dou1 hai6 joeng4 juk6

Mandarin: sao1 sao1 dou1 xi4 yang2 rou4

Cantonese

something falls short of expectations but is still of benefit

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