Cantonese Dictionary

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誰知
Mandarin: shei2 zhi1
who knows
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誶
Mandarin: sui4
Simplified: 谇
to abuse | to speak ill of | to vilify | to berate | to interrogate | # adapted from cc-cedict
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諗
Mandarin: shen3
Simplified: 谂
Cantonese
to know | to reprimand | to urge | to long for | to tell | to inform | # adapted from cc-cedict
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諡號
Mandarin: shi4 hao4
posthumous name or title
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諶
Mandarin: chen2
Simplified: 谌
faithful | sincere | to believe | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict
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識! 識你條毛
Cantonese
I don't know you
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識...老鼠
Mandarin: shi2… lao3shu3
Simplified: 识...老鼠
to not know or recognise someone who is suppose to be someone important | with high status [colloquial]
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識ｄｏ
Mandarin: shi2ｄｏ
Simplified: 识ｄｏ
'Smart - knows what to do' (usually said in a complimentary way to describe someone who knows how to behave appropriately in a certain situation or is very skilful in handling tricky circumstances); to be tactful; to be suave; to know the right way to proceed [colloquial]
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識人眉頭眼額
Mandarin: shi2 ren2 mei2 tou2 yan3 e2
Simplified: 识人眉头眼额
know how to observe the other expression; good at readings other people's thoughts and feelings; sensitive to the reactions of others
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識你老母
Cantonese
I don't know you
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識做
Mandarin: shi2 zuo4
Simplified: 识做
'Smart - knows what to do' (usually said in a complimentary way to describe someone who knows how to behave appropriately in a certain situation or is very skilful in handling tricky circumstances); to be tactful; to be suave
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識別
Mandarin: shi2 bie2
to distinguish; to discern; to discriminate
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識別碼
Mandarin: shi2 bie2 ma3
(numeric) identifier
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識啲唔識啲
Mandarin: shi2 di1 n2 shi2 di1
Simplified: 识啲唔识啲
Cantonese
do not know something thoroughly
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識嘢
Cantonese
to know what to do; to know how to manage things
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識字
Mandarin: shi2 zi4
Simplified: 识字
(noun) Literate
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識少少，扮代表
Mandarin: shi2 shao3 shao3, ban4 dai4 biao3
Simplified: 识少少，扮代表
describes someone who thinks he or she know it all when in reality he | she don't know much [colloquial]
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識彈唔識唱
Mandarin: shi2 dan4 n2 shi2 chang4
Simplified: 识弹唔识唱
Cantonese
can only complain but cannot suggest (slang)
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識得
Mandarin: shi4 de2
Cantonese
to know; Std chinese: 認識
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識性
Mandarin: shi2 xing4
Simplified: 识性
sensible
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識撈
Mandarin: shi2 lao1
Simplified: 识捞
ability to earn money or reach a better status quo (spoken)
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識時務者為俊傑
Mandarin: shi4 [TW] shi2 [PRC] shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei2 jun4 jie2
one can only be a hero when he is able to recognize the trend of current events; be accomodating to the present situation
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識睇人眉頭眼額
Cantonese
to be sensitive to the feelings of other people, keenly aware of people's emotions [華]: 懂得看人眉頭眼額
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識穿
Mandarin: shi2 chuan1
Simplified: 识穿
to see through (a trick or facade)
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識精
Mandarin: shi2 jing1
Simplified: 识精
know the key points; shrewd; astute
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識聽
Mandarin: shi2 ting1
Simplified: 识听
To have a good taste about song; to understand something that one hears
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識認
Mandarin: shi2 ren4
Simplified: 识认
to mark; to be able to recognize
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識講
Mandarin: shi2 jiang3
Simplified: 识讲
to know how to speak
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識識哋
Mandarin: shi2 shi2 di4
Simplified: 识识哋
Cantonese
To know a little bit
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識貨
Mandarin: shi2 huo4
Simplified: 识货
(adjective) Someone has taste or is knowledgeable of a product
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