Cantonese Dictionary

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鎙氣
Mandarin: shuo4 qi4
Simplified: 鎙气
to be short of breath [colloquial]
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鎩
Mandarin: sha1
Simplified: 铩
a long spear | long lance with habdle | to cripple (literary) | wing | # adapted from cc-cedict
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鎩羽而歸
Mandarin: sha1 yu3 er2 gui1
return frustrated and downtrodden after being defeated
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鏽
Mandarin: xiu4
rust
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鏽蝕
Mandarin: xiu4 shi2
Simplified: 锈蚀
corroded by rust; rusty
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鑠
Mandarin: shuo4
Simplified: 铄
bright | to melt | to fuse | to smelt | radiant | # adapted from cc-cedict
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鑠石流金
Mandarin: shuo4 shi2 liu2 jin1
Simplified: 铄石流金
heat intense enough to melt stones and metals, to describe very hot weather | climate
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鑠金
Mandarin: shuo4 jin1
Simplified: 铄金
melting metal; describes how the effect of public opinions can be so great that it can confound matters
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鑲
Mandarin: xiang1
Simplified: 镶
to inlay | to embed | ridge | border | to insert | to set | to mount | to fill | a cast mould | an ancient weapon | edge | whipgrafting | veneer | an empiecement | mosaic | rim | lace | to put in a false teeth | # adapted from cc-cedict
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鑲嵌
Mandarin: xiang1 qian4
embed; set
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鑲木
Mandarin: xiang1 mu4
parquet
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鑲邊石
(roadside) kerb (UK); curb (US)
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閂
Mandarin: shuan1
Simplified: 闩
bolt | latch | to bolt | to latch | crossbar | to close | to turn off | # adapted from cc-cedict
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閂冷氣
Mandarin: shuan1 leng3 qi4
Simplified: 闩冷气
to turn off the air conditioning
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閂埋門
Mandarin: shuan1 mai2 men2
Simplified: 闩埋门
to close the door
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閂後門
Mandarin: shuan1 hou4 men2
Simplified: 闩后门
to close the back door
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閂掣
Mandarin: shuan1 che4
Simplified: 闩掣
to turn off; to switch off
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閂掣
Mandarin: shuan1 che4
Cantonese
turn off the tap
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閂收音機
Cantonese
[v] to switch off the radio
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閂死
Mandarin: shuan1 si3
Simplified: 闩死
shut off; to block off
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閂水喉
Cantonese
[v] to turn off the water tap
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閂火
Mandarin: shuan1 huo3
Simplified: 闩火
to turn off the stove | oven; to turn off the lights [written and colloquial]
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閂爐
Cantonese
turn off the oven
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閂窗
Cantonese
[v] to close windows
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閂鋪
Mandarin: shuan1 pu4
Simplified: 闩铺
to close the shop
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閂門
Mandarin: shuan1 men2
Simplified: 闩门
to close the door; to close down (a shop)
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閂電視機
Cantonese
[v] to switch off the television
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閃
Mandarin: shan3
Simplified: 闪
to dodge | to duck out of the way | to beat it | shaken (by a fall) | to sprain | to pull a muscle | lightning | spark | a flash | to flash (across one's mind) | to leave behind | to avoid | to evade | to make way for | to have a mishap | to strain | to injure | to leave in a hurry | to shoot off | to sneak away | to clear out | to run for it | to flee | # adapted from cc-cedict
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閃亮
Mandarin: shan3 liang4
glistening; glittering; sparkling; flashing
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閃人
Mandarin: shan3 ren2
Cantonese
"I'll leave this place" | Note: Sometimes just "閃" | 閃人喇 means "let's leave this place"
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