Cantonese Dictionary

聽唔明

teng1 m4 ming4

Mandarin: ting1 n2 ming2

Simplified: 听唔明

Cantonese

cannot understand

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聽執笠

ting3 zap1 lap1

Mandarin: ting4 zhi2 li4

Cantonese

for a store to be on the verge of shutting down indefinitely (a store,business) merely be waiting to go out of business and shut down for good

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聽天由命

ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6

submit to the will of Heaven; trust to luck

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聽寫

ting1 se2

Mandarin: ting1 xie3

dictation, dictate, exercise consisting of writing what a person (teacher) is saying aloud

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聽尼士

ting1 nei4 si6

Mandarin: ting1 ni2 shi4

Simplified: 听尼士

tennis (dialect)

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聽尼士

ting1 ni1 si6 ;ting1 ni4 si6*2

[n] tennis (as loanword)

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聽差

ting1 caai1

Mandarin: ting1 chai1

Simplified: 听差

attendant; footman; servant

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聽得見

teng1 dak1 gin3

Mandarin: ting1 de2 jian4

audible

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聽從

ting1 cung4

Mandarin: ting1 cong2

obey; comply with (an order); follow instructions

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聽收音機

teng1 sau1 jam1 gei1

listening to the radio

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聽教

ting1 gaau3

Mandarin: ting1 jiao4

Simplified: 听教

obedient (spoken)

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聽教聽話

teng1 gaau3 teng1 waa6

Mandarin: ting1 jiao4 ting1 hua4

Simplified: 听教听话

good learner; obedient; well-behaved

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聽日

ting1 jat6

Mandarin: ming2 tian1

Simplified: 明天

Cantonese

tomorrow (Cantonese)

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聽早

ting1 zou2

Mandarin: ting1 zao3

Simplified: 听早

tomorrow morning

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聽晚

ting1 maan5

Mandarin: ting1 wan3

Cantonese

tomorrow night; tomorrow evening | Std. Chin.: 明晚

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聽晚

ting1 maan5 / maan1

Mandarin: ting1 wan3

Simplified: 听晚

maan1} | tomorrow night

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聽暇

ting1 haa6

Mandarin: ting1 xia2

Simplified: 听暇

in a while; in case (spoken)

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聽暇

ting1 haa6*1

Cantonese

[1] in a while (Std. Chinese: 過一陣); [2] if by any chance; just in case (Std. Chinese: 萬一)

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聽朝

ting1 ziu1

Mandarin: ting1 chao2

Simplified: 听朝

tomorrow morning

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聽朝早

ting1 ciu4 zou2

Mandarin: ting1 chao2 zao3

Simplified: 听朝早

tomorrow morning (spoken)

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聽朝早

ting1 ziu1 zou2

Cantonese

early morning of tomorrow

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聽死

teng1 sei2

Mandarin: ting1 si3

Simplified: 听死

waiting for death; to get into trouble

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聽流行曲

teng1 lau4 hang4 kuk1

listening to pop music

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聽眾

ting1 zung3

Mandarin: ting1 zhong4

audience; listeners

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聽筒

teng1 tung4*2

Mandarin: ting1 tong3

earphones, headset, headphones, telephone handset/receiver

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聽者有份

teng1 ze2 jau5 fan6*2

whoever heard first can be involved/invited

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聽而不聞

ting1 ji4 bat1 man4

Mandarin: ting1 er2 bu4 wen2

to listen but not really hear; turn a deaf ear to

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聽聞

teng1 man4

hear; hearing

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聽聞

ting1 man4

Mandarin: ting1 wen2

Simplified: 听闻

learnt or heard from a secondary source

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聽聞話

teng1 man4 waa6

Cantonese

[1] hearsay; be told; hear of [2] [Syn.] 聽 , 聽到 [3] [華]: 聽說

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