Cantonese Dictionary

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換領
to renew
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援
Mandarin: yuan2
to help | to assist | to aid | to lead | to cite | to hold | # adapted from cc-cedict
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援交
Mandarin: yuan2 jiao1
Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
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援交妹
Mandarin: yuan2 jiao1 mei4
slang for a prostitute (lit., "compensated dating girl")
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援手
Mandarin: yuan2 shou3
[1] to rescue; to aid; to succour [2] rescuer; helper
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援軍
Mandarin: yuan2 jun1
Simplified: 援军
reinforcements coming to the rescue; 'the cavalry has arrived'
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搰
Mandarin: hu2
to dig | to mix | to exert | to sway | # adapted from cc-cedict
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搰手
Cantonese
to wave; to beckon
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搲
Mandarin: wa1
to earn | to seize | # adapted from cc-cedict
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搲料
Mandarin: gua1 liao4
to go round gathering information
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搲料
Mandarin: wa1 liao4
Cantonese
to go around collecting information (for example a reporter or police officer etc. same meaning as 撲料)
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搲水
Mandarin: gua1 shui3
to do everything one can to earn money and survive
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搲水
Mandarin: wa1 shui3
Cantonese
to try different methods in order to make a living
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搲痕
Mandarin: gua1 hen2
to scratch an itch
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搲銀
Mandarin: wa1 yin2
Cantonese
to try different methods in order to make a living
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搲銀
Mandarin: gua1 yin2
Simplified: 搲银
working very hard to earn money by trying all sorts of methods
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搵
Mandarin: zhao3
Simplified: 找
Cantonese
to look for; to find (Cantonese)
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搵丁
Mandarin: wen3 ding1
Simplified: 揾丁
Cantonese
act of conning | cheating others; to take someone as a fool to try and take advantage of them
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搵世界
Mandarin: wen3 shi4 jie4
Simplified: 揾世界
Cantonese
to look for a job; to seek one's livelihood
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搵位
Cantonese
[1] find a seat [2] [華]: 找位子
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搵位
Mandarin: wen3 wei4
Simplified: 揾位
Cantonese
to find a seat (or a table if at a restaurant)
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搵來講
Mandarin: wen3 lai2jiang3
Simplified: 揾来讲
Cantonese
to talk just for the sake of talking; to give a feeble excuse for something [colloquial]
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搵兩餐
Mandarin: wen3 liang3 can1
Simplified: 揾两餐
Cantonese
making a living (spoken)
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搵到
Mandarin: wen4 dao4
Cantonese
find; succeed in finding
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搵周公
Mandarin: wen3 Zhou1 Gong1
Simplified: 揾周公
Cantonese
(v.) to go to sleep.
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搵嘢做
Mandarin: wen3 ye3 zuo4
Simplified: 揾嘢做
Cantonese
seeking a job; to do for something to do
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搵嚟講
Mandarin: wen3 li2 jiang3
Simplified: 揾嚟讲
Cantonese
empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just for the sake of finding something to say
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搵嚟辛苦
Mandarin: wen3 li2 xin1 ku3
Simplified: 揾嚟辛苦
Cantonese
asking for trouble; creating unnecessary work for oneself
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搵工
Mandarin: wen3 gong1
Simplified: 揾工
Cantonese
(verb) to find a job; to search for a job
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搵得嚟使得去
Cantonese
money that's easy come easy go
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