Cantonese Dictionary

吞沒

tan1 mut6

Mandarin: tun1 mo4

to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf

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吞火者

tan1 fo2 ze2

a fire eater (at the circus)

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吞聲

tan1 seng1

Mandarin: tun1 sheng1

gulp down one's sobs; dare not cry out; swallow one's cries

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吞蛋

tan1 daan2

Mandarin: tun1 dan4

lit. swallow an egg, meaning to score nil or no marks in a sport match or exam

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吞那魚

tan1 naa5 jyu4*2

tunny

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吞那魚

tan1 naa5 jyu4

Mandarin: tun1 na4 yu2

Simplified: 吞那鱼

tuna fish

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吞金

tan1 gam1

Mandarin: tun1 jin1

to commit suicide by swallowing gold

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呔

toi2

Mandarin: tai1

an interjection, a sudden exclamation, to attract the attention of others | to speak with a foreign accent | # adapted from cc-cedict

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呔令

taai1 ling1

Mandarin: dai1 ling4

Tyre-Ring

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呔令

taai1 ling6*1

a tyre ring; a tire ring

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呔夾

taai1 gip6*2

a tie clip (as loanword)

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呔夾

taai1 gep6

Mandarin: dai1 jia1

Simplified: 呔夹

tie clip

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呔針

taai1 zam1

Mandarin: dai1 zhen1

Simplified: 呔针

Tie Pin

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咷

tou4

Mandarin: tao2

wail

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唐

tong4

Mandarin: tang2

to exaggerate | empty | in vain | old variant of 螗táng [螗] | Chinese | the tang dynasty | a surname | a kind of plum | abrupt | rude | # adapted from cc-cedict

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唐人

tong4 jan4

Mandarin: Tang2 ren5

(n.) Chinese people.

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唐人年

tong4 jan4 nin4

Chinese New Year

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唐人街

tong4 jan4 gaai1

Mandarin: tang2 ren2 jie1

[1] Chinatown [2] [Syn.] 中國城 ; 華埠

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唐代

tong4 doi6

Mandarin: tang2 dai4

the Tang Dynasty

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唐伯虎

tong4 baak3 fu2

Mandarin: tang2 bo2 hu3

Tang Bohu/Tang Yin/Tong Bak-Fu, Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming Dynasty

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唐字

tong4 zi6

Mandarin: tang2 zi4

Chinese characters

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唐宋

tong4 sung3

Mandarin: tang2 song4

the Tang and Song dynasties

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唐寧

tong4 ning4

Mandarin: Tang2 ning2

Simplified: 唐宁

Lelia Tong, name of actress

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唐山

tong4 saan1

Mandarin: tang2 shan1

[1] An alternative name for China | used esp. by southern Chinese people including migrants to other countries. Less current among the younger generation, though [2] Tangshan | a Chinese city in Hebei 河北 province

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唐山地區

tong4 saan1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: Tang2 shan1 di4 qu1

[n] Tangshan district (district in Hebei)

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唐山大兄

tong4 saan1 daai6 hing1

Mandarin: tang2 shan1 da4 xiong1

Big Boss, movie name

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唐文

tong4 man2

Mandarin: tang2 wen2

Chinese language

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唐朝

tong4 ciu4

Mandarin: tang2 chao2

the Tang Dynasty; Tang Dynasty (musical group)

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唐樓

tong4 lau4*2

Mandarin: tang2 lou2

old Chinese buildings (without lift)

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唐氏症

tong4 si6 zing3

Mandarin: tang2 shi4 zheng4

down syndrome; mongolism [Syn.] 蒙古症

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