Cantonese Dictionary

炭燒

taan3 siu1

(of food) charcoal-roasted

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炭畫

taan3 waa2

Mandarin: tan4 hua4

Simplified: 炭画

a charcoal drawing

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炭疽

taan3 zeoi1

Mandarin: tan4 ju1

anthrax

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炭疽桿菌

taan3 zeoi1 gon1 kwan2

Mandarin: tan4 ju1 gan3 jun1

anthrax bacillus; Bacillus anthracis

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炭疽熱

taan3 zeoi1 jit6

Mandarin: tan4 ju1 re4

anthrax

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炭疽病

taan3 zeoi1 beng6

Mandarin: tan4 ju1 bing4

anthrax

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炭疽菌苗

taan3 zeoi1 kwan2 miu4

Mandarin: tan4 ju1 jun4 miao2 (Taiwan), tan4 ju1 jun1 miao2 (PRC)

anthrax vaccine

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炭筆

taan3 bat1

Mandarin: tan4 bi3

Simplified: 炭笔

(noun) charcoal pencil

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熨斗

tong3 dau2

Mandarin: yun4 dou3

(n.) iron – to iron clothes with. (Note: 熨 is orig. pronounced /wan6/ but has since adopted the pronunciation of 燙 so that people can still pronounce "iron" as /tong3 dau2/ as they have always done, but can write it as the standard Chinese "熨斗".)

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熨衫

tong3 saam1

Mandarin: yun4 shan1

(verb) (of clothes) to iron

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熨衫板

tong3 saam1 baan2

Mandarin: yun4 shan1 ban3

(noun) an ironing board

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燂

taam4

Mandarin: qian2

to heat | to scorch | to flame over | to singe | smoke | fumes | tobacco | opium | # adapted from cc-cedict

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燙

tong3

Mandarin: tang4

Simplified: 烫

to scald | to burn (by scalding) | to blanch (cooking) | to heat (sth) up in hot water | to perm | to iron | scalding hot | # adapted from cc-cedict

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燙傷

tong3 soeng1

Mandarin: tang4 shang1

scald

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燙衫

tong3 saam1

Mandarin: tang4 shan1

Simplified: 烫衫

to iron clothes [colloquial]

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燙衫板

tong3 saam1 baan2

Mandarin: tang4 shan1 ban3

Simplified: 烫衫板

an ironing board; flat-chested (woman) [colloquial]

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燙門

tong3 mun4

sliding door

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燙開

tong3 hoi1

to slide open

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燙髮

tong3 faat3

to have a permanent wave (perm)

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牠

taa1

Mandarin: ta1

it (referring to animals)

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牠們

taa1 mun4

Mandarin: ta1 men5

Simplified: 它们

(pronoun of animal) they; them

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牠們自己

taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1

Mandarin: ta1 men5 zi4 ji3

themselves (animals) | Cant.: 佢哋自己 | 它 is often used represent all non-human beings

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牠們自己

taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2

Mandarin: ta1 men5 zi4ji3

Simplified: 它们自己

themselves (animals) [written]

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獺

taat3

Mandarin: ta3

Simplified: 獭

otter | Taiwan pr. [tà] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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甜

tim4

Mandarin: tian2

sweet | sweetness | # adapted from cc-cedict

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甜不辣

tim4 bat1 laat6

Mandarin: tian2 bu4 la4

[loanword][taiwanese food] seafood tempura [also see] 天婦羅

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甜品

tim4 ban2

Mandarin: tian2 pin3

desserts; sweetmeats; puddings | Includes 糖水, fruits, ice-cream etc.

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甜圈

tim4 hyun1

Mandarin: tian2 quan1

donut

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甜尿

tim4 niu6

Mandarin: tian2 niao4

diabetes

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甜尿病

tim4 niu6 beng6

Mandarin: tian2 niao4 bing4

diabetes (variant form of 糖尿病)

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