Cantonese Dictionary

貪戀

taam1 lyun2

Mandarin: tan1 lian4

covet

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貪新厭舊

taam1 san1 jim3 gau6

Mandarin: tan1 xin1 yan4 jiu4

like the new but not the old stuff

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貪方便

taam1 fong1 bin6

Mandarin: tan1 fang1 bian4

Simplified: 贪方便

to opt for convenience; for the sake of convenience

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貪杯好酒

taam1 bui1 hou3 zau2

to be or become an alcoholic

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貪污

taam1 wu1

Mandarin: tan1 wu1

corruption | [粵]: 刮龍

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貪污受賄

taam1 wu1 sau6 kui2

Mandarin: tan1 wu1 shou4 hui4

Simplified: 贪污受贿

corruption and bribery

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貪污腐敗的官員

taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6 dik1 gun1 jyun4

corrupt officials

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貪玩

taam1 waan4*2

Mandarin: tan1 wan2

to want to have a good time (desire for excitement and fun)

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貪生

taam1 sang1

Mandarin: tan1 sheng1

Simplified: 贪生

cravenly cling to life (and mortally afraid of death)

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貪腐

taam1 fu6

Mandarin: tan1 fu3

corruption

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貪色

taam1 sik1

[v] to be given to sexual indulgence

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貪花戀酒

taam1 faa1 lyun2 zau2

Mandarin: tan1 hua1 lian4 jiu3

to have an insatiable desire for women and alcohol

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貪贓

taam1 zong1

Mandarin: tan1 zang1

Simplified: 贪赃

venality;accept bribes

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貪酒

taam1 zau2

[v] to be or become an alcoholic

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貪錢

taam1 cin2

Mandarin: tan1 qian2

Simplified: 贪钱

greedy for money

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貪錢

taam1 cin4*2

[adj] to be greedy (for money)

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貪靚

taam1 leng3

Mandarin: tan1 jing4

Simplified: 贪靓

liking as of appearance (spoken)

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貪頭

taam1 tau4

Mandarin: tan1 tou5

Simplified: 贪头

the coveted object; an object (acting as a bait) that one soughts after

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貪食

taam1 sik6

[adj] gluttonous

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貸

tik1

Mandarin: dai4

Simplified: 贷

an alternative form for 忒, excessive | to err | ferocious | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貸款

taai3 fun2

Mandarin: dai4 kuan3

Simplified: 贷款

(noun) Mortgage

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貼

tip3

Mandarin: tie1

Simplified: 贴

to stick | to paste | to post (e.g. on a blog) | to keep close to | to fit snugly | to subsidize | allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) | sticker | classifier for sticking plaster: strip | attached to | appropriate | comfortable | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貼上

tip3 soeng5

Mandarin: tie1 shang4

Simplified: 贴上

affix to;paste

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貼住

tip3 zyu6

Cantonese

press against

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貼佬

tip3 lou2

Mandarin: tie1 lao3

Simplified: 贴佬

describes a woman who pay money secretly to her secret lover, especially with money that from her husband or partner [colloquial]

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貼切

tip3 cit3

Mandarin: tie1 qie1

appropriate

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貼堂

tip3 tong4

Mandarin: tie1 tang2

Simplified: 贴堂

(award) to post the outstanding and exemplary work of students such as excellent pictures on a bulletin board as an award

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貼士

tip3*1 si6*2

Cantonese

[1] tip; gratuity | Std. Chin.: 小費 [2] (evolving from the first sense) tip - a little piece of advice or information which may benefit the recipient | Std. Chin.: 告誡 ; 忠告 [3] Cantonese transliteration of the English word "tips"

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貼子

tip3 zi2

Mandarin: tie1 zi5

[Web/Internet] (a forum) post, thread, topic

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貼心

tip3 sam1

Mandarin: tie1 xin1

intimate, close

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