Cantonese Dictionary

山西省

saan1 sai1 saang2

Mandarin: shan1 xi1 sheng3

Shanxi, a central China province

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山谷

saan1 guk1

Mandarin: shan1 gu3

(mountain) valley; ravine

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山豬

saan1 zyu1

Mandarin: shan1 zhu1

Simplified: 山猪

a wild boar

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山豬仔

saan1 zyu1 zai2

Cantonese

baby wild boar

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山貓

saan1 maau1

lynx

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山貨

saan1 fo3

Mandarin: shan1 huo4

Simplified: 山货

products which come from mountains

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山路

saan1 lou6

[1] hill path; [2] ghat, ghaut (steps for bathers in India going to a riverbank)

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山長水遠

saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5

Mandarin: shan1 chang2 shui3 yuan3

Simplified: 山长水远

a long and difficult way; remote; very far away

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山陰

saan1 jam1

Mandarin: shan1 yin1

Shanyin (place in Shanxi)

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山陽

saan1 joeng4

Mandarin: shan1 yang2

Shanyang (place in Shaanxi)

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山雀

saan1 zoek3*2

Mandarin: shan1 que4

titmouse (type of bird)

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山雞

saan1 gai1

Cantonese

the ringed pheasant; a wild chicken | [普]: 野雞

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山雞舞鏡

saan1 gai1 mou5 geng3

Mandarin: shan1 ji1 wu3 jing4

Simplified: 山鸡舞镜

self appreciation

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山雨欲來風滿樓

saan1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 fung1 mun5 lau4

Mandarin: shan1 yu3 yu4 lai2 feng1 man3 lou2

Simplified: 山雨欲来风满楼

the signs of important events often come before they are about to happen

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山頂

saan1 deng2

Mandarin: shan1 ding3

Simplified: 山顶

(attraction in Hong Kong) The Peak

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山頂區

saan1 deng2 keoi1

peak level

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山頂地區

saan1 deng2 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: shan1ding3 di4qu1

Simplified: 山顶地区

peak district; area on the hilltop; peak level [written and colloquial]

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山頂纜車

saan1 deng2 laam6 ce1

Mandarin: shan1 ding3 lan3 che1

Simplified: 山顶缆车

The Peak Tram

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山頭

saan1 tau4

Mandarin: shan1 tou2

hilltop; mountain top; (placename) Shan Tau

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山高水低

saan1 gou1 seoi2 dai1

Mandarin: shan1 gao1 shui3 di1

unfortunate events

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山高皇帝遠

saan1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5

Mandarin: shan1 gao1 huang2 di4 yuan3

Simplified: 山高皇帝远

literally, the mountain is high, emperor far away, he cannot control. nowadays, it means far away and unreachable by the central government (management); it is difficult to get justice

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山魈

saan1 siu1

Mandarin: shan1 xiao1

Mandrillus sphinx

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山黃皮

saan1 wong4 pei4*2

Randia canthioides (mountain wampi)

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山龍眼

saan1 lung4 ngaan5

king protea

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岑

sam4

Mandarin: cen2

small hill | steep | precipitous | peak | a surname | cliffy shore | silence | boredom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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岑溪

sam4 kai1

Mandarin: cen2 xi1

Cenxi (place in Guangxi)

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岑鞏

sam4 gung2

Mandarin: cen2 gong3

Cengong (place in Guizhou)

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峙

si6

Mandarin: zhi4

part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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峙

si6 ci5

Mandarin: zhi4

stand erect; tower

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崇仁

sung4 jan4

Mandarin: chong2 ren2

Chongren (place in Jiangxi)

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