Cantonese Dictionary

討好

tou2 hou2

Mandarin: tao3 hao3

blandish; fawn on; have one's work rewarded; please

View full entry →

討論

tou2 leon6

Mandarin: tao3 lun4

to discuss; to talk over; to debate; discussion; talk; debate

View full entry →

討論主題

tou2 leon6 zyu2 tai4

Mandarin: tao3 lun4 zhu3 ti2

topic (lit., "subject of discussion")

View full entry →

討論區

tou2 leon6 keoi1

Mandarin: tao3 lun4 qu4

meeting area; meeting place; discussion area

View full entry →

討論會

tou2 leon6 wui6*2

Mandarin: tao3 lun4 hui4

seminar; discussion; symposium; conference

View full entry →

討論的議題

tou2 leon6 dik1 ji5 tai4

Mandarin: tao3 lun2 de5 yi4 ti2

topic of discussion

View full entry →

託

tok3

Mandarin: tuo1

Simplified: 讬

to trust | to entrust | to be entrusted with | to act as trustee | to plead | to rely on | owe to | due to | to request | # adapted from cc-cedict

View full entry →

託付

tok3 fu6

Mandarin: tuo1 fu4

Simplified: 托付

entrust

View full entry →

託兒所

tok3 ji4 so2

Mandarin: tuo1 er2 suo3

Simplified: 托儿所

Nursery; child-care center

View full entry →

託福

tok3 fuk1

Mandarin: tuo1 fu2

Simplified: 托福

TOEFL (test of English as a foreign language)

View full entry →

託管

tok3 gun2

Mandarin: tuo1 guan3

Simplified: 托管

Trusteeship; to entrust

View full entry →

調

tiu4

Mandarin: diao4

Simplified: 调

harmonious | to adjust | to mix | to blend | to mediate | to reconcile | to tease | to provoke | to incite | # adapted from cc-cedict

View full entry →

調侃

tiu4 hon2

Mandarin: diao4 kan3

to ridicule sb.; mock up sb.; scoff; joking

View full entry →

調侃自己

tiu4 hon2 zi6 gei2

Mandarin: diao4 kan3 zi4 ji3

self-derision

View full entry →

調停

tiu4 ting4

to arbitrate, mediate

View full entry →

調劑

tiu4 zai1

Mandarin: tiao2 ji4

[1] to adjust; to regulate; to fine-tune [2] to make a prescription

View full entry →

調味品

tiu6 mei6 ban2

Mandarin: tiao2 wei4 pin3

food seasoning/ flavouring

View full entry →

調味料

tiu4 mei6 liu6*2

seasonings

View full entry →

調味罌

tiu4 mei6 aang1

Mandarin: tiao2 wei4 ying1

Cantonese

spice bottles; seasoning set

View full entry →

調味醬

tiu4 mei6 zoeng3

seasoning sauce; marinating sauce

View full entry →

調和

tiu4 wo4

Mandarin: tiao2 he2

harmonious; harmony

View full entry →

調情

tiu4 cing4

Mandarin: tiao2 qing2

to flirt

View full entry →

調控

tiu4 hung3

control (adjustment)

View full entry →

調整

tiu4 zing2

Mandarin: tiao2 zheng3

(v) to adjust; to regulate; to fine-tune; to align; to modulate; (n) adjustment; regulation; modulation; variation; trimming; rectification; redress; alignment; update

View full entry →

調整器

tiu4 zing2 hei3

Mandarin: tiao2 zheng3 qi4

[mech.] adjuster (device, machine)

View full entry →

調景嶺

tiu4 ging2 ling5

Mandarin: tiao2 jing3 ling3

[n] Tiu Keng Leng (area and MTR stop), Rennie's Mill

View full entry →

調校

tiu4 gaau3

Mandarin: tiao2 jiao4

Simplified: 调校

to adjust; to calibrate

View full entry →

調理

tiu4 lei5

Mandarin: tiao2 li3

nurse one's health; recuperate; take care of; look after

View full entry →

調皮

tiu4*3 pei4

Mandarin: tiao2 pi2

naughty; mischievous; unruly

View full entry →

調節

tiu4 zit3

Mandarin: tiao2 jie2

to adjust; to regulate

View full entry →