Cantonese Dictionary

橫縣

waang4 jyun6

Mandarin: heng2 xian4

Heng county (county in Guangxi)

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橫膈膜

waang4 gaak3 mok6*2

Mandarin: heng2 ge2 mo2

diaphragm

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橫蠻

waang4 maan4

Mandarin: heng2 man2

peremptoriness: an order, command, etc., that you must obey without any questions or excuses

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橫行

waang4 hong4; waang4 hang4

Mandarin: heng2 xing2

[1] [n:hong4] row (on a grid, as opposed to column 直行) [2] [v:hang4] rampage, riot

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橫行無忌

waang4 hang4 mou4 gei6

Mandarin: heng2 xing2 wu2 ji4

Simplified: 横行无忌

to be lawless; to run wild; to run amok

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橫行霸道

waang4 hong4 ;waang4 hang4 baa3 dou6

Mandarin: heng4/2 (Taiwan/PRC) xing2 ba4 dao4

ride roughshod; play the tyrant; tyrannize; domineer

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橫街

waang4 gaai1

Mandarin: heng2 jie1

side street; bystreet

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橫街窄巷

waang4 gaai1 zaak3 hong6*2

Cantonese

an alley

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橫街窄巷

waang4 gaai1 zaak3 hong6

Mandarin: heng2 jie1 zhai3 xiang4

Simplified: 横街窄巷

the narrow street and alleyways

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橫角

waang4 gok3

Mandarin: heng2 jiao3

Simplified: 横角

trousers [colloquial]

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橫豎

waang4 syu6

Mandarin: heng2 shu5

[1] regardless; anyhow; anyway; in any case | 粵: 橫掂; 橫𠶧 | Syn.: 反正 [2] in every direction; horizontal and perpendicular

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橫財就手

waang4 coi4 zau6 sau2

Mandarin: heng4 cai2 jiu4 shou3

Simplified: 横财就手

to wish someone a great windfall

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橫門

waang4 mun4*2

Mandarin: heng2 men2

Cantonese

sidedoor; side door | 漢: 側門; 旁門

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橫門

waang4 mun4

Mandarin: guang1 men2

Simplified: 橫门

(noun) a side door

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橫頭磡

waang4 tau4 ham3

Mandarin: heng2 tou2 kan4

Simplified: 横头磡

Wang Tau Hom, an area in Hong Kong

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橫額

waang4 ngaak6*2

Mandarin: heng2 e2

horizontal hanging placard; banner; streamer

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橫風橫雨

waang4 fung1 waang4 jyu5

Mandarin: heng2 feng1 guang1 yu3

Simplified: 横风橫雨

raining cats and dogs; heavy rain and strong wind

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橫𠶧

waang4 dim6

Mandarin: Heng2 dian1

Simplified: 横𠶧

(adverb) anyhow; regardless

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歪

waai1

Mandarin: wai1

askew | at a crooked angle | devious | noxious | to incline to one side | to take a nap or rest by reclining | to shift the blame | to twist | crooked | immoral | indecent | slant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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歪斜

waai1 ce4

crooked; askew

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歪曲

waai1 kuk1

Mandarin: wai1qu1

(verb) (words) Twist; (adjective) devious

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歪曲事實

waai1 kuk1 si6 sat6

Mandarin: wai1 qu1 shi4 shi2

Simplified: 歪曲事实

distortion of the facts; misrepresentations

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歪烏連

waai1 wu1 lin4

Mandarin: wai1 wu1 lian2

Simplified: 歪乌连

loanword for "violin"

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歪烏連

waai1 wu1 lin4*1

loanword for "violin"

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歪理

waai1 lei5

Mandarin: wai1 li3

lame/untenable argument; false reasoning; preposterous excuse; fallacy

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歪身歪勢

waai1 san1 waai1 sai3

Mandarin: wai1 shen1 wai1 shi4

Simplified: 歪身歪势

walk, sit or stand in a crooked (incorrect) position (spoken)

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歪風

waai1 fung1

Mandarin: wai1 feng1

evil trend; unhealthy practices; bad tendency; ill wind

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歪風邪氣

waai1 fung1 ce4 hei3

Mandarin: wai1 feng1 xie2 qi4

unhealthy tendencies and evil phenomena

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殞

wan5

Mandarin: yun3

Simplified: 殒

to perish | to die | to fall | to vanish | # adapted from cc-cedict

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殞滅

wan5 mit6

Mandarin: yun3 mie4

Simplified: 殒灭

to perish

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