Cantonese Dictionary

譚

taam4

Mandarin: tan2

Simplified: 谭

to speak | to talk | to converse | to chat | to discuss | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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譚仔

taam2 zai2

Mandarin: tan2 zi3

Simplified: 谭仔

Tan Chai, name of a restaurant in Hong Kong

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譚小環

taam4 siu2 waan4

Mandarin: tan2 xiao3 huan2

Helina Tam (a.k.a, Halina Tam, Helena Tam, Heline Tam)

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譚盾

taam4 teon5

Tan Dun (famous composer)

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譚耀宗

taam4 jiu6 zung1

Mandarin: tan2 yao4 zong1

Simplified: 谭耀宗

Tam Yiu-chung, name of a politician in Hong Kong

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譚耀文

taam4 jiu6 man4

Mandarin: tan2 yao4 wen2

Simplified: 谭耀文

Patrick Tam, name of an actor in Hong Kong

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譚詠麟

taam4 wing6 leon4

Mandarin: tan2 yong3 lin2

Alan Tam Wing Lun (born 23 August, 1952) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and is a film actor. During the golden age of Cantopop, he was well-known in Hong Kong for singing romantic ballads and other songs and was not renowned for singing fast songs in the style of fellow Cantopop star Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui. He is also known as 'Lucky Lun' (幸運麟 homonym word play on "Wheel of Fortune") as well as his affectionate title 'Principal' (校長/譚校長) as he is the principal of a Hong Kong school. (source: Wikipedia)

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豚

tyun4

Mandarin: tun2

suckling pig; pig

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豚肉

tyun4 juk6

Mandarin: tun2 rou4

[Japanese food/cooking] pork

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貣

tik1

Mandarin: te4

to ask for a loan; to beg

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貪一時之快

taam1 jat1 si4 zi1 faai3

Mandarin: tan1 yi1 shi2 zhi1 kuai4

seek momentary satisfaction; a temporary relief; a moment's comfort; think only of one's own gratification; disregard long-term consequences

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貪便宜

taam1 pin4 ji4

Mandarin: tan1 pian2 yi5

Simplified: 贪便宜

greed for discounts or small gain (spoken)

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貪口爽

taam1 hau2 song2

Mandarin: tan1 kou3 shuang3

Simplified: 贪口爽

saying without thinking (spoken)

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貪口𡙁

taam1 hau2 song2

Mandarin: tan1 kou3 shuang3

Simplified: 贪口𡙁

to speak thoughtlessly; to speak without thinking [colloquial]

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貪名

taam1 meng4*2

[adj] greedy for fame

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貪圖

taam1 tou4

Mandarin: tan1 tu2

[v] to seek

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貪多

taam1 do1

Mandarin: tan1 duo1

Simplified: 贪多

have the mindset that more is better (whereas in reality this isn't always true); to have a mentality of 'quantity has a quality all its own' or 'quantity is quality'

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貪女色

taam1 neoi5 sik1

[v] to be given to sexual indulgence

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貪好聽

taam1 hou2 teng1

[v] to talk plausibly; render mere lip service

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貪威識食

taam1 wai1 sik1 sik6

Mandarin: tan1 wei1 shi2 shi2

Simplified: 贪威识食

likes to show off and spend money (slang)

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貪婪

taam1 laam4

Mandarin: tan1 lan2

greedy, insatiable

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貪字得個貧

taam1 zi6 dak1 go3 pan4

Mandarin: tan1 zi4 de5 ge4 pin2

Simplified: 贪字得个贫

being too greedy will just lead one to poverty [colloquial]

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貪官

taam1 gun1

[n] corrupt government officials

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貪官污吏

taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6

[n] corrupt government officials

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貪小便宜

taam1 siu2 pin4 ji4

Mandarin: tan1 xiao3 pian2 yi5

Simplified: 贪小便宜

covet little advantages; to be covetous of small gains

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貪小失大

taam1 siu2 sat1 daai6

Mandarin: tan1 xiao3 shi1 da4

covet a little and lose a lot; seek small gains but incur big losses; penny wise but pound foolish

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貪得意

taam1 dak1 ji3

Mandarin: tan1 dei3 yi4

Simplified: 贪得意

(adjective) not serious; for fun; just curious

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貪得無厭

taam1 dak1 mou4 jim3

Mandarin: tan1 de2 wu2 yan4

have insatiable greed

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貪心

taam1 sam1

Mandarin: tan1 xin1

greedy; covetous; materialistic; greed; avarice

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貪懶

taam1 laan5

[v] to seek nothing but ease; to be lazy and greedy

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