Cantonese Dictionary

太公

taai3 gung1

Mandarin: tai4 gong1

the great-grandfather. Also Cantonese 白公.

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太公分豬肉,

taai3 gung1 fan1 zyu1 juk6,

Mandarin: tai4 gong1 fen1 zhu1 rou4 ,

Simplified: 太公分猪肉,

everyone gets a portion or share something equally

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太原

taai3 jyun4

Mandarin: tai4 yuan2

Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province in central China

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太古

taai3 gu2

Mandarin: tai4 gu3

Tai Koo (MTR station)

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太古城

taai3 gu2 sing4

Mandarin: tai4 gu3 cheng2

noun; Taikoo Shing, a private residential development in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

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太古海洋開發公司

taai3 gu2 hoi2 joeng4 hoi1 faat3 gung1 si1

Swire Pacific Co Ltd

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太古股份有限公司

taai3 gu2 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

Swire Pacific Ltd.

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太古船公司

taai3 gu2 syun4 gung1 si1

Mandarin: tai4 gu3 chuan2 gong1 si1

Butterfield & Swire

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太古菜

taai3 gu2 coi3

Chinese flat cabbage

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太古輪船公司

taai3 gu2 leon4 syun4 gung1 si1

Butterfield & Swire

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太和

taai3 wo4

Mandarin: tai4 he2

Taihe (place in Anhui); Tai Wo

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太多

taai3 do1

Mandarin: tai4 duo1

too much

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太大

taai3 daai6

Mandarin: tai4 da4

Too big

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太太

taai3 taai3*2

Mandarin: tai4 tai5

[1] Mrs.; [2] wife

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太太平平

taai3 taai3 ping4 ping4

Mandarin: tai4 tai4 ping2 ping2

peace and quiet

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太奶奶

taai3 naai4 naai2

Mandarin: tai4 nai3 nai5

father's grandmother

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太好了

taai3 hou2 liu5

Mandarin: tai4 hao3 le5

very good

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太妃糖

taai3 fei1 tong4*2

Mandarin: tai4 fei1 tang2

toffee, toffy [loanword] [Syn.] 拖肥

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太婆

taai3 po4/4*2

the great-grandmother

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太子

taai3 zi2

Mandarin: tai4 zi3

(crown) prince; Prince Edward (MTR station)

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太子女

taai3 zi2 neoi2

Mandarin: tai4 zi3 nv3

boss's daughter; females who were born in rich families

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太子港

taai3 zi2 gong2

Mandarin: tai4 zi3 gang3

Port-au-Prince (capital of Haiti)

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太子爺

taai3 zi2 je2

Mandarin: tai4 zi3 ye2

Simplified: 太子爷

describes a male who was born in a rich family; the son of the boss

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太子道

taai3 zi2 dou6

Mandarin: tai4 zi3 dao4

noun; Prince Edward Road, road in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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太子黨

taai3 zi2 dong2

a "princeling", the children and relatives of the ruling elite

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太守

taai3 sau2

Mandarin: tai4 shou3

governor of a commandery

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太師椅

taai3 si1 ji2

Mandarin: tai4 shi1 yi3

Simplified: 太师椅

An Old-fashioned Wooden Armchair

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太平

taai3 ping4

Mandarin: tai4 ping2

peaceful; tranquil; secure; pacific; name of places in Guangdong, Taiwan and Malaysia; (placename) Tai Ping

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太平天國

taai3 ping4 tin1 gwok3

Mandarin: tai4 ping2 tian1 guo2

the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864), often written as 太平天囯 by the founders of this movement themselves | One reference on the Web is at Wikipedia: [en.wikipedia.org]

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太平山

taai3 ping4 saan1

Mandarin: tai4 ping2 shan1

Tai Ping Shan, aka Victoria Peak, the highest peak on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

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