Cantonese Dictionary

慧

wai6 wai3

Mandarin: hui4

discerning; intelligent; bright; wise

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慧劍

wai6 gim3

Mandarin: hui4 jian4

Simplified: 慧剑

sword of wisdom (a term in Buddhism)

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慧心

wai6 sam1

Mandarin: hui4 xin1

hearts that can understand wisdom of Buddism; wisdom

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慧根

wai6 gan1

Mandarin: hui4 gen1

root of wisdom

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慧黠

wai6 hat6

Mandarin: hui4 xia2

clever and artful

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慰

wai3

Mandarin: wei4

to comfort | to console | to reassure | calm | # adapted from cc-cedict

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慰勞

wai3 lou4

Mandarin: wei4 lao2

[v] bring gift to or send one's best to in recognition of service rendered

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慰問

wai3 man6

Mandarin: wei4 wen4

visit the sick/distressed; express sympathy for; condole with

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慰問信

wai3 man6 seon3

Mandarin: wei4 wen4 xin4

Simplified: 慰问信

Condolence letters

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慰問金

wai3 man6 gam1

Mandarin: wei4 wen4 jin1

Simplified: 慰问金

Consolation money

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慰安婦

wai3 on1 fu5

Mandarin: wei4 an1 fu4

comfort woman (a euphemistic term used for a woman forced to have sex with soldiers)

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慰留

wai3 lau4

Mandarin: wei4 liu2

to persuade (employees) to stay; to urge someone to stay on

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慰藉

wai3 zik6

Mandarin: wei4 jie4

comfort; console

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憓

wai6

Mandarin: hui4

to convince; to debate; to obey

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懷

waai4

Mandarin: huai2

Simplified: 怀

bosom | heart | mind | to think of | to harbor in one's mind | to conceive (a child) | to pacify | # adapted from cc-cedict

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懷仁

waai4 jan4

Mandarin: huai2 ren2

Huairen (place in Shanxi)

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懷來

waai4 lai4

Mandarin: huai2 lai2

Huailai (place in Hebei)

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懷俄明

waai4 ngo4 ming4

Mandarin: huai2 e2 ming2

Wyoming (US state)

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懷化

waai4 faa3

Mandarin: huai2 hua4

Huaihua (city in Hunan)

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懷孕

waai4 jan6

Mandarin: huai2 yun4

to be pregnant, to have conceived | [粵]: 大肚, 有咗

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懷孕期

waai4 jan6 kei4

Mandarin: huai2 yun4 qi1 (PRC), huai2 yun4 qi2 (Taiwan)

[bio.] gestation period

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懷安

waai4 on1

Mandarin: huai2 an1

Huai'an (place in Hebei)

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懷寧

waai4 ning4

Mandarin: huai2 ning2

Huaining (place in Anhui)

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懷念

waai4 nim6

Mandarin: huai2 nian4

Simplified: 怀念

(verb) 1. Miss; (adjective) Memorable

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懷才不遇

waai4 coi4 bat1 jyu6

Mandarin: huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4

have one's talent go unrecognized

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懷抱

waai4 pou5

Mandarin: huai2 bao4

(within someone's) embrace; cherish; carry in the bosom

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懷柔

waai4 jau4

conciliate, conciliation

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懷疑者

waai4 ji4 ze2

a skeptic

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懷胎

waai4 toi1

Mandarin: huai2 tai1

be pregnant

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懷舊

waai4 gau6

Mandarin: huai2 jiu4

nostalgic, to cherish the past

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