Cantonese Dictionary

調節器

tiu4 zit3 hei3

Mandarin: tiao2 jie2 qi4

a regulator; conditioner (device, machine)

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調節環

tiu4 zit3 waan4

Mandarin: tiao2 jie2 huan2

collar

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調羹

tiu4 gang1

Mandarin: tiao2 geng1

[1] tablespoon | Syn.: 湯匙; 羹匙 | Cant.: 匙羹 [2] to season soup; to add seasoning to soup or broth

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調色板

tiu4 sik1 baan2

a palette (lit., "color blending board")

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調解

tiu4 gaai2

Mandarin: tiao2 jie3

to mediate; to arbitrate; to make peace; to bring together to an agreement; mediation; accord; treaty; peacemaking

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調諧器

tiu4 haai4 hei3

tuner

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調酒

tiu4 zau2

Mandarin: tiao2 jiu3

mix alcoholic drinks

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調酒師

tiu4 zau2 si1

Mandarin: tiao2 jiu3 shi1

bartender; wine steward; barkeeper; barman

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調音

tiu4 jam1

Mandarin: tiao2 yin1

tuning, to tune-up [music]

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調音台

tiu4 jam1 toi4

Mandarin: tiao2 yin1 tai2

[music] mixing console [Var.] 調音臺 [Syn.] 調音器, 混音台, 混音器, 合成器

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調音器

tiu4 jam1 hei3

Mandarin: tiao2 yin1 qi4

tuner (for guitar, bass,... tuning) [music]

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調高

tiu4 gou1

Mandarin: diao4 gao1

Simplified: 调高

Increase; to adjust higher

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談

taam4

Mandarin: tan2

Simplified: 谈

to speak | to talk | to converse | to chat | to discuss | conversation | remark | utterance | talk | gossip | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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談何容易

taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6

Mandarin: tan2 he2 rong2 yi4

easier said than done; by no means easy; not be so easy as it sounds

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談判

taam4 pun3

Mandarin: tan2 pan4

to negotiate; negotiation; conference

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談判專家

taam4 pun3 zyun1 gaa1

Mandarin: tan2 pan4 zhuan1 jia1

Simplified: 谈判专家

Negotiator

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談到

taam4 dou3*2

Mandarin: tan2 dao4

[1] to refer to; [2] to speak about; [3] to talk about

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談及

taam4 kap6

referring

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談天

taam4 tin1

Mandarin: tan2 tian1

to chat; chat | [粵]: 傾偈 | Syn.: 聊天

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談天說地

taam4 tin1 syut3 dei6

Mandarin: tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4

to talk endlessly (lit., "talk of the heavens, talk of the earth")

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談妥

taam4 to5

Mandarin: Tan2 tuo3

Simplified: 谈妥

to come to an agreement after discussion

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談情

taam4 cing4

Mandarin: tan2qing2-

Simplified: 谈情

to date; to fall in love [colloquial]

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談情說愛

taam4 cing4 syut3 oi3

Mandarin: tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4

to be courting; to be dating; for talk of love and romance to fill one's conversation

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談戀愛

taam4 lyun2 oi3

Mandarin: tan2 lian4 ai4

formal term to describe courting someone

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談笑

taam4 siu3

Mandarin: tan2 xiao4

Simplified: 谈笑

to chat and laugh

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談話

taam4 waa6

Mandarin: tan2 hua4

conversation; speech; statement; speak; talk; converse | [粵]: 傾偈

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談論

taam4 leon6

Mandarin: tan2 lun4

to talk about; to discuss; discussion

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談鋒

taam4 fung1

Mandarin: tan2 feng1

Simplified: 谈锋

Eloquence

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謄寫

tang4 se2

Mandarin: teng2 xie3

to copy; transcribe

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謄清

tang4 cing1

Mandarin: teng2 qing1

Simplified: 誊清

A fair copy

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