Cantonese Dictionary

苔

toi4

Mandarin: tai1

liverwort | moss | lichen | # adapted from cc-cedict

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苔岑

toi4 sam4

like minded friends gather together (lit., "moss cliff")

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苔紙

toi4 zi2

paper made from moss

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苔茵

toi4 jan1

carpet of moss

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苔蘚

toi4 sin2

Mandarin: tai2 ​xian3​

moss

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苔衣

toi4 ji1

Mandarin: tai2 yi1

moss; a spread of lichens; a priest's robe

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苔錢

toi4 cin4*2

small discs of lichens

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茼

tung4

Mandarin: tong2

crowndaisy

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茼蒿

tung4 hou1

Mandarin: tong2 hao1

garland chrysanthemum (vegetable); crowndaisy

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荼

tou4

Mandarin: tu2

thistle | common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) | bitter (taste) | cruel | flowering grass in profusion | # adapted from cc-cedict

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荼毒

tou4 duk6

Mandarin: tu2 du2

afflict with great suffering; torment

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荼蘼

tou4 mei4

Mandarin: tu2 mi2

Rubus rosifolius

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菟

tou4

Mandarin: tu4

tiger (dated term) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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萄

tou4

Mandarin: tao2

grape

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蓨

tiu4

Mandarin: tiao1

ancient place name in Hebei Province

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藤喼

tang4 gep1

Mandarin: teng2 ji2

ratten suitcase

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藤圈

tang4 hyun1

Mandarin: teng2 quan1

a rattan hoop (the Hula Hoop is a plastic version of this)

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藤扇

tang4 sin3

Mandarin: teng2 shan4

rattan fan

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藤條

tang4 tiu4*2

cane; splint

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藤條炆豬肉

tang4 tiu4*2 man1 zyu1 juk6

Mandarin: teng2 tiao2 wen2 zhu1 rou4

Cantonese

to spank with a feather duster; to spank

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藤條炆豬肉

tang4 tiu2 man1 zyu1 juk6

Mandarin: teng2 tiao2 wen2 zhu1 rou4

Simplified: 藤条炆猪肉

to cane (someone)

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藤牌

tang4 paai4

Mandarin: teng2 pai2

cane shield; rattan shield

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藤笈

tang4 gip1

Mandarin: teng2 ji2

a wicker suitcase; a rattan suitcase

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藤菜

tang4 coi3

Malabar nightshade

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藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤

tang4 nang3 gwaa1 gwaa1 nang3 tang4

Cantonese

intertwined, interwoven, inter-related, correlated

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蛻

teoi3

Mandarin: tui4

Simplified: 蜕

skin cast off during molting | exuvia | to pupate | to slough | to cast off an old skin or shell | to molt | to transform | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蛻變

teoi3 bin3

Mandarin: tui4 bian4

transform; change; transmute

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蜓

ting4

Mandarin: ting2

dragonfly

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螳

tong4

Mandarin: tang2

mantis

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螳臂擋車

tong4 bei3 dong2 ce1

Mandarin: tang2 bi4 dang1 che1

overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force (lit., "a mantis trying to stop a chariot")

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