Cantonese Dictionary

壺

wu4

Mandarin: hu2

Simplified: 壶

pot | classifier for bottled liquid | jug | jar | wine vessel | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

View full entry →

壺關

wu4 gwaan1

Mandarin: hu2 guan1

Huguan (place in Shanxi)

View full entry →

奐

wun6

Mandarin: huan4

Simplified: 奂

excellent | numerous | # adapted from cc-cedict

View full entry →

妘

wan4

Mandarin: yun2

a surname; can also be used in feminine names

View full entry →

委

wai2

Mandarin: wei3

to entrust | to cast aside | to shift (blame etc) | to accumulate | roundabout | winding | dejected | listless | committee member | council | end | actually | certainly | indirect | to abandon | indeed | lower reaches of a river | to shift the blame on to | # adapted from cc-cedict

View full entry →

委任

wai2 jam6

Mandarin: wei3 ren4

appoint

View full entry →

委員

wai2 jyun4

Mandarin: wei3 yuan2

committee member / members

View full entry →

委員會

wai2 jyun4 wui6*2

Mandarin: wei3 yuan2 hui4

committee, commission

View full entry →

委員會會議

wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 wui6 ji5

Mandarin: wei3 yuan2 hui4 hui4 yi4

committee meeting

View full entry →

委員長

wai2 jyun4 zoeng2

Mandarin: wei3 yuan2 zhang3

head of a committee

View full entry →

委婉

wai2 jyun2

Mandarin: wei3 wan3

mild and roundabout; tactful, euphemistic

View full entry →

委實

wai2 sat6

actually; really

View full entry →

委屈

wai2 wat1

Mandarin: wei3 qu5

suffer from injustice

View full entry →

委曲

wai2 kuk1

(road, rivers etc.) winding; tortuous; ins and outs; all the details

View full entry →

委曲求全

wai2 kuk1 kau4 cyun4

Mandarin: wei3 gu1 qiu2 quan2

stoop to compromise; make concessions to achieve one's aim; make accommodations for the sake of overall interests

View full entry →

委蛇

wai1 ji4

carefree, in a self-possessed manner

View full entry →

委蛇

wai1 se4

Mandarin: wei1 yi2

to behave in a frivolous manner

View full entry →

委託

wai2 tok3

Mandarin: wei3 tuo1

to entrust; to trust; to authorise; bail

View full entry →

委託代理人

wai2 tok3 doi6 lei5 jan4

proxy, consignee

View full entry →

委身

wai2 san1

commit, dedicate

View full entry →

威

wai1

Mandarin: wei1

power | might | prestige | powerful | awesome might | impressive strength | to dominate | to threaten by force | imposing | impressive | smart | to show one's ability | to perform | to go out for an evening's entertainment | to go out for a goodtime | # adapted from cc-cedict

View full entry →

威也

wai1 jaa5

Mandarin: wei1 ye3

noun; wire (used in filming for stunts)

View full entry →

威也

wai1 jaa5*2

Cantonese

a wire (as a loanword); a wire rope | also 威吔

View full entry →

威信

wai1 seon3

Mandarin: wei1xin4

(noun) Veneration

View full entry →

威信掃地

wai1 seon3 sou3 dei6

Mandarin: wei1 xin4 sao3 di4

completely discredited

View full entry →

威信縣

wai1 seon3 jyun6

Mandarin: wei1 xin4 xian4

Weixin county (county in Guizhou)

View full entry →

威到盡

wai1 dou3 zeon6

Mandarin: wei1 dao4 jin4

Simplified: 威到尽

to be a champion; to show one's best

View full entry →

威力

wai1 lik6

Mandarin: wei1 li4

(formidable; fear-inducing) power; might; force

View full entry →

威勢

wai1 sai3

bravura, pomp and power

View full entry →

威化

wai1 faa3

wafer (transliterated)

View full entry →