Cantonese Dictionary

隼

seon2

Mandarin: sun3

falcon | Taiwan pr. [zhǔn] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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雋永

syun5 wing5

Mandarin: juan4 yong3

meaningful and thought provoking

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雖

seoi1

Mandarin: sui1

although; though; even; even though; even if; despite the fact that

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雖則

seoi1 zak1

Mandarin: sui1 ze2

though, although

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雖敗猶榮

seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4

Mandarin: sui1 bai4 you2 rong2

Simplified: 虽败犹荣

to lose with honor

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雖然

seoi1 jin4

Mandarin: sui1 ran2

Simplified: 虽然

although; even though

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雖說

seoi1 syut3

Mandarin: sui1 shuo1

although | 雖然 is more often used

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雖説

seoi1 syut3

Mandarin: sui1 shuo1

Simplified: 虽说

although; despite

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雙下巴

soeng1 haa6 paa4

Mandarin: shuang1 xia4 ba5

double chin

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雙人床

soeng1 jan4 cong4

double bed

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雙人旁

soeng1 jan4 pong4

Mandarin: shuang1 ren2 pang2

Kangxi radical 60 彳

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雙企人

soeng1 kei5 jan4

Mandarin: shuang1 qi3 ren2

Simplified: 双企人

the Chinese radical of "彳"

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雙倍奉還

soeng1 pui5 fung6 waan4

Mandarin: shuang1 bei4 feng4 huan2

return sth. two-fold; to give sth. back to sb. in double portion (retribution), get back at someone twice as bad as they did to you

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雙全

soeng1 cyun4

Mandarin: shuang1 quan2

Simplified: 双全

to possess both

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雙刃

soeng1 jan6

Mandarin: shuang1 ren4

double-edged blade

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雙刃劍

soeng1 jan6 gim3

Mandarin: shuang1 ren4 jian4

double-edged sword

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雙名法

soeng1 ming4 faat3

Mandarin: shuang1 ming2 fa3

[n] binomial nomenclature -- the formal system of naming species, mainly in Latin | syn. 二名法

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雙唇音

soeng1 seon4 jam1

[ling.] bilabial (made with the two lips)

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雙喜

soeng1 hei2

Mandarin: shuang1xi3

double happiness (also 喜喜, 囍)

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雙塔

soeng1 taap3

twin towers

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雙妹嘜

soeng1 mui6 mak1

Mandarin: shuang1 mei4 ma4

Simplified: 双妹唛

Two Girls, the first cosmetics brand in Hong Kong

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雙姓

soeng1 sing3

Mandarin: shuang1 xing4

Simplified: 双姓

Chinese compound surname; double-barrelled name

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雙子塔

soeng1 zi2 taap3

Mandarin: shuang1 zi3 ta3

petronas twin tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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雙子座

soeng1 zi2 zo6

Gemini - One of the Zodiac signs (十二星座), representing a pair of twins. (Lit. Double Child constellation)

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雙子星座

soeng1 zi2 sing1 zo6

Gemini

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雙封

soeng1 fung1

Mandarin: shuang1 feng1

Simplified: 双封

to give two packets of red envelopes | lai see (the custom for newly married couples for the first Chinese New Year after their wedding)

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雙層床

soeng1 cang4 cong4

Mandarin: shuang1 ceng2 chuang2

Simplified: 双层床

a bunk bed

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雙層芝士孖堡

soeng1 cang4 zi1 si6*2 maa1 bou2

Cantonese

Double Cheese Burger

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雙工

soeng1 gung1

Mandarin: shuang1 gong1

Simplified: 双工

duplex (telecommunications) [written and colloquial]

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雙引號

soeng1 jan5 hou6

Mandarin: shuang1 yin3 hao4

Simplified: 双引号

double quotation marks

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