Cantonese Dictionary

鐵沙梨

tit3 saa1 lei2

Mandarin: tie3 sha1 li2

Simplified: 铁沙梨

an extremely stingy person.

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鐵法

tit3 faat3

Mandarin: tie3 fa3

Tiefa (city in Liaoning)

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鐵活

tit3 wut6

Mandarin: tie3 huo2

ironwork

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鐵海棠

tit3 hoi2 tong4

Euphorbia milii (crown of thorns)

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鐵漢

tit3 hon3

Mandarin: tie3 han4

Simplified: 铁汉

a man of iron will; a strong determined man; a tough guy

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鐵牛

tit3 ngau4

Mandarin: tie3 niu2

an iron ox (tractor)

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鐵琴

tit3 kam4

Mandarin: tie3 qin2

a glockenspiel

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鐵甲人

tit3 gaap3 jan4

Mandarin: tie3 jia ren2

toy robot

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鐵皮

tit3 pei4

Mandarin: tie3 pi2

iron sheet

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鐵皮屋

tit3 pei4 uk1

Mandarin: tie3 pi2 wu1

Simplified: 铁皮屋

a cabin | house built from galvanized-iron sheets

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鐵石心腸

tit3 sek6 sam1 coeng4

Mandarin: tie3 shi2 xin1 chang2

to have a heart of stone and iron; to have a hard heart

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鐵砂

tit3 saa1

Mandarin: tie3 sha1

[mining] iron sand; shot (in a shotgun cartridge); pellets

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鐵砧

tit3 zam1

anvil

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鐵磁性

tit3 ci4 sing3

Mandarin: tie3 ci2 xing4

ferromagnetism

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鐵窗

tit3 coeng1

Mandarin: tie3 chuang1

a window with iron grating; prison bars; prison

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鐵竇

tit3 dau3

Mandarin: tie3 dou4

Simplified: 铁窦

a vice or gambling den located in a secure location where criminal or illegal activitites are carried out, often safe from the police as a result of connections or bribery [colloquial]

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鐵筆

tit3 bat1

Mandarin: tie3 bi3

Simplified: 铁笔

a crowbar

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鐵粉

tit3 fan2

Mandarin: tie3 fen3

iron filings

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鐵絲

tit3 si1

Mandarin: tie3 si1

iron wire

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鐵絲網

tit3 si1 mong5

barbed wire; entanglement

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鐵線

tit3 sin2

Mandarin: tie3 xian4

Simplified: 铁线

wires

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鐵線

tit3 sin3

wire

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鐵線釘書機

tit3 sin3 deng1 syu1 gei1

Mandarin: tie3 xian4 ding4 shu1 ji1

wire stitcher; wire stitching machine

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鐵肺

tit3 fai3

Mandarin: tie3 fei4

an iron lung

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鐵腳板

tit3 goek3 baan2

Mandarin: tie3 jiao3 ban3

iron soles (toughened feet)

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鐵腳馬眼神仙肚

tit3 goek3 maa5 ngaan5 san4 sin1 tou5

Mandarin: tie3 jiao3 ma3 yan3 shen2 xian1 du4

Simplified: 铁脚马眼神仙肚

one who does not feel tired or hungry (slang)

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鐵蓮花

tit3 lin4 faa1

Mandarin: tie3 lian2 hua1

Simplified: 铁莲花

brass knuckles | knuckle dusters, a metal weapon worn over the knuckles

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鐵蠶豆

tit3 caam4 dau6*2

Mandarin: tie3 can2 dou4

roasted broad bean

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鐵血宰相

tit3 hyut3 zoi2 soeng3

Mandarin: tie3 xie3 zai3 xiang4

iron-and-blood prime minister, iron chancellor

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鐵行船公司

tit3 hong4*2 syun4 gung1 si1

Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co Ltd

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