Cantonese Dictionary

挑戰性

tiu1 zin3 sing3

Mandarin: tiao3zhan4 xing4

Simplified: 挑战性

challenge; challenging [written and colloquial]

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挑戰者

tiu1 zin3 ze2

Mandarin: tiao3 zhan4 zhe3

challenger

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挑揀

tiu1 gaan2

Mandarin: tiao1 jian3

to pick and choose; to select

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挑撥

tiu1 but6

Mandarin: tiao3 bo1

to incite; to sow discord; to instigate; to forment

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挑撥是非

tiu1 but6 si6 fei1

to stir trouble

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挑撥者

tiu1 but6 ze2

Mandarin: tiao3 bo1 zhe3

instigator; perpetrator

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挑撥離間

tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3

to sow discord; to incite one against the other; to play A off against B

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挑染

tiu1 jim5

Mandarin: tiao1 ran3

highlights (hair)

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挑機

tiu1 gei1

Mandarin: tiao1 ji1

Simplified: 挑机

to challenge, especially in online or video games, but it can also be used outside this context for competitive games or fights [colloquial]

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挑花

tiu1 faa1

needlepoint, cross-stitch

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挑起

tiu1 hei2

Mandarin: tiao3 qi3

to stir up; to incite

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挑起把火

tiu1 hei2 baa2 fo2

Mandarin: tiao3qi3 ba3 huo3

to arouse someone's anger [colloquial]

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挑起條癮

tiu1 hei2 tiu4 jan5

Mandarin: tiao3qi3 tiao2 yin3

Simplified: 挑起条瘾

to arouse someone's anger [colloquial]

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挑逗

tiu1 dau6

Mandarin: tiao3dou4

(verb) Seduce

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挑通眼眉

tiu1 tung1 ngaan5 mei4

Mandarin: tiao1 tong1 yan3 mei2

smart at maximizing benefits from others (slang)

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挑選

tiu1 syun2

Mandarin: tiao1xuan3

Simplified: 挑选

(verb) Carefully pick

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挑那媽

tiu1 naa5 maa1

Mandarin: tiao1 na4 ma1

Simplified: 挑那妈

fuck! [colloquial]

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挑那星

tiu1 naa5 sing1

Mandarin: tiao1 na4 xing1

fuck! [colloquial]

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挑釁者

tiu1 jan6 ze2

Mandarin: tiao3 xin4 zhe3

provocateur

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挑釁行為

tiu1 jan6 hang4 wai4

Mandarin: tiao3 xin4 xing2 wei2

provocative act

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挺

ting5

Mandarin: ting3

straight | erect | to stick out (a part of the body) | to (physically) straighten up | to support | to withstand | outstanding | (coll.) quite | very | classifier for machine guns | rigid | to stand upright | to hold out | rather | quite | # adapted from cc-cedict

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挺好

ting2 hou2

Mandarin: ting3 hao3

quite/pretty good

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挺拔

ting5 bat6

Mandarin: ting3 ba2

[1] tall and straight [2] forceful

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挺括

ting5 gwaat3

Mandarin: ting3 gua5

Straight, stiff, smooth

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挺棒的

ting5 paang5 dik1

Mandarin: ting3 bang4 de5

smart

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挺直

ting5 zik6

stand upright

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挺立

ting5 laap6

Mandarin: ting3 li4

to stand up straight; to stand upright; to stand erect

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挺身

ting5 san1

Mandarin: ting3 shen1

stand up to (an enemy and fight); step/come forward; straighten one's back

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挺進

ting5 zeon3

Mandarin: ting3 jin4

to progress, to advance, to drive on boldly, to press onward

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捅

tung2

Mandarin: tong3

to stab | to poke | to prod | to nudge | to disclose | to jab | # adapted from cc-cedict

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