Cantonese Dictionary

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塔爾寺
Mandarin: ta3 er3 si4
Kumbum, Chinese Ta'er (monastery in Amdo prov. of Tibet, pres. Gansu)
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塔羅牌
Mandarin: ta3 luo2 pai2
Simplified: 塔罗牌
Tarot cards
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塔羅牌
Mandarin: ta3 luo2 pai2
tarot (cards)
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塔里木
Mandarin: ta3 li3 mu4
the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
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塔門
Mandarin: ta3 men2
Simplified: 塔门
Grass Island, a place in Hong Kong
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塗改帶
Mandarin: tu2 gai3 dai4
Simplified: 涂改带
Correction Tape
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塗改液
Mandarin: tu2 gai3 ye4
correction fluid; liquid correction; white out; Wite-out; Liquid Paper; Tipp-Ex
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塗脂抹粉
prettify; whitewash
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塗裝
Mandarin: tu2 zhuang1
painted ornament; livery (on airline or company vehicle)
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塗鴉
Mandarin: tu2 ya1
graffiti
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塘
Mandarin: tang2
dyke | embankment | pool or pond | hot-water bathing pool | to describe a pit of something | # adapted from cc-cedict
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塘基
Mandarin: tang2 ji1
pond embankments
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塘尾
[粵]: dragonfly; (placename) Tong May
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塘尾
Mandarin: tang2 wei3
Damselfly; a village in Hong Kong: Tong Mei
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塘底凸
Mandarin: tang2 di3 tu1
describes someone who only appears when they need a favor from others or when they are in need of money [colloquial]
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塘底泥
Mandarin: tang2 di3 ni2
pond sludge
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塘底特
Mandarin: tang2 di3 te4
it is a cantonese proverb , this references the wooden stakes that are at the bottom of a reservoir and are only visible when the water levels are low or empty. It describes the type of person who only shows up when they are low on money (water). When they have money, they are never around; they only show up when they are in need to borrow money.
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塘水滾塘魚
Mandarin: tang2 shui3 gun3 tang2 yu2
Simplified: 塘水滚塘鱼
it is a cantonese proverb, ponds only have water and fish, would not have anything else, which means the situation is always the same, i.e. family playing a mahjong game. the money balance is always the same in the end.
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塘沽區
Mandarin: tang2 gu1 qu1
Tanggu (area in Tianjin)
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塘蒿
Mandarin: tang2 hao1
Conyza bonariensis (Chinese vegetable, served popular with steamboats)
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塘虱
Cantonese
catfish; sheatfish
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塘虱魚
Cantonese
sheatfish (a large freshwater catfish)
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塘蝨
Mandarin: tang2 shi1
Simplified: 塘虱
Clariidae, airbreathing catfishes
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塘蝨魚
walking catfish
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塘蝨魚
Mandarin: tang2 shi1 yu2
Simplified: 塘虱鱼
Airbreathing catfish
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塘邊鶴
Mandarin: tang2 bian1 he4
Simplified: 塘边鹤
it is a Chinese two-part allegorical phrase. Literally, a crane near the pond, which will target the food to eat. Nowaday, people tend to use it to describe a spectator or someone who sits on the side and doesn't get involved be it in sports, politics, etc.
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塘魚
Mandarin: tang2 yu2
Simplified: 塘鱼
pond fish
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塘魚
pondfish
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塘𧋦
Mandarin: tang2mei3
dragonfly [written and colloquial, a dated term]
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填充
Mandarin: tian2 chong1
to fill
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