Cantonese Dictionary

識趣

sik1 ceoi3

to know how to behave in a delicate situation; tactful

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識食

sik1 sik6

Mandarin: shi2 shi2

Simplified: 识食

know a lot about food

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識飲識食

sik1 jam2 sik1 sik6

Mandarin: shi2 yin3 shi2 shi2

Simplified: 识饮识食

a gourmand; someone who knows where to find good food and drink

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豉

si6

Mandarin: chi3

fermented soybean; pickled black bean

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豉椒

si6 ziu1

pepper and black bean sauce

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豉椒炒魷

si6 ziu1 caau2 jau4

Mandarin: shi4 jiao1 chao3 you2

Simplified: 豉椒炒鱿

literally: fried squid in black bean sauce; to get the sack; to be fired [colloquial]

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豉汁

si6 zap1

Mandarin: chi3 zhi1

black bean sauce

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豉汁排骨

si6 zap1 paai4 gwat1

Mandarin: chi3 zhi1 pai2 gu3

spare ribs with black bean sauce

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豉汁蒸排骨

si6 zap1 zing1 paai4 gwat1

Mandarin: chi3 zhi1 zheng1 pai2 gu3

steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce

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豉汁蒸殼蠔

si6 zap1 zing1 hok3 hou4

Cantonese

steamed fresh oysters with black bean sauce

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豉油

si6 jau4/4*2

Cantonese

soya sauce; soy sauce [Syn.] 白油, 抽油 [華]: 醬油

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豉油撈飯

si6 jau4 lou1 faan6

Mandarin: chi3 you2 lao1 fan4

Simplified: 豉油捞饭

Soya sauce on rice

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豉油皇雞絲炒麵

si6 jau4 wong4 gai1 si1 caau2 min6

stir fried noodles with soy sauce and chicken

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豉油碟

si6 jau4 dip6

Mandarin: chi3 you2 die2

Soya sauce plates

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豉油街

si6 jau4 gaai1

Mandarin: chi3 you2 jie1

Soy Street, a street in Hong Kong

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豉油雞

si6 jau4 gai1

Mandarin: chi3 you2 ji1

Simplified: 豉油鸡

soy sauce chicken

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豎

syu6

Mandarin: shu4

Simplified: 竖

to erect | vertical | vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) | perpendicular | upright | a boy before puberty | an eunuch | to stand up | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豎子

syu6 zi2

Mandarin: shu4 zi3

Simplified: 竖子

chap | fellow | bloke (with a derogatory undertone); a servant boy

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豎心底

syu6 sam1 dai2

Mandarin: shu4 xin1 di3

Kangxi radical 61 (心) in its component form ⺗

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豎心旁

syu6 sam1 pong4

Mandarin: shu4 xin1 pang2

Kangxi radical 61 (心) in its component form 忄

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豎心邊

syu6 sam1 bin1

Mandarin: shu4 xin1 bian1

Cantonese

Kangxi radical 61 (心) in its component form 忄

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豎琴

syu6 kam4

Mandarin: shu4 qin2

a harp

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豎起

syu6 hei2

Mandarin: shu4 qi3

to hold up (high); to raise up

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豎趾旋轉

syu6 zi2 syun4 zyun2

Mandarin: shu4 zhi3 xuan2 zhuan3

pirouette (lit., "vertical toe whirling")

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賒數

se1 sou3

Mandarin: she1 shu4

Simplified: 赊数

on credit (spoken)

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賞

soeng2

Mandarin: shang3

Simplified: 赏

to bestow (a reward) | to give (to an inferior) | to hand down | a reward (bestowed by a superior) | to appreciate (beauty) | to honour somebody with one's presence | # adapted from cc-cedict

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賞心悅目

soeng2 sam1 jyut6 muk6

Mandarin: shang3 xin1 yue4 mu4

to find sth. both pleasant and pleasing to the eye and the mind

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賞月

soeng2 jyut6*2

to enjoy moonlight; to watch/admire the moon (during Mid-Autumn Festival)

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賞罰分明

soeng2 fat6 fan1 ming4

Mandarin: shang3 fa2 fen1 ming2

Simplified: 赏罚分明

fair with rewards and punishments (idiom)

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賞花

soeng2 faa1

Mandarin: shang3 hua1

Simplified: 赏花

flower appreciation or viewing

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