Cantonese Dictionary

和事酒

wo4 si6 zau2

Mandarin: he2 shi4 jiu3

meal | drinks for settling the dispute

View full entry →

和勝和

wo4 sing3 wo2

Mandarin: he2 sheng4 he2

Simplified: 和胜和

Wo Shing Wo, name of the triad

View full entry →

和勝和

wo4 sing3 wo4

Mandarin: he2 sheng4 he2

the Wo Shing Wo; Wo triad society | other appellation: WSW

View full entry →

和味

wo4 mei6

Mandarin: he2 wei4

(adj.) delicious; describes a good business agreement with a lucrative profit, i.e. a sweet deal.

View full entry →

和和氣氣

wo4 wo4 hei3 hei3

Mandarin: he2 he2 qi4 ai4

polite and affable

View full entry →

和善

wo4 sin6

Mandarin: he2 shan4

good-natured

View full entry →

和好

wo4 hou2

Mandarin: he2 hao3

to become reconciled | [粵]: 好番

View full entry →

和好如初

wo4 hou2 jyu4 co1

Mandarin: he2 hao3 ru2 chu1

to get back together; become reconciled

View full entry →

和尚

wo4 soeng6*2

Mandarin: he2 shang5

Buddhist monk

View full entry →

和尚擔遮

wo4 soeng2 daam1 ze1

Mandarin: he2 shang5 dan1 zhe1

Simplified: 和尚担遮

breaking rules and laws, not under control

View full entry →

和平

wo4 ping4

Mandarin: he2 ping2

peace; (placename) Wo Ping

View full entry →

和平主義

wo4 ping4 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: he2 ping2 zhu3 yi4

pacifism

View full entry →

和平共處

wo4 ping4 gung6 cyu2

Mandarin: he2 ping2 gong4 chu3

[n] peaceful coexistence of nations, societies, etc.

View full entry →

和平利用

wo4 ping4 lei6 jung6

Mandarin: he2 ping2 li4 yong4

peacefully use

View full entry →

和平會談

wo4 ping4 wui6 taam4

Mandarin: he2 ping2 hui4 tan2

peace talks; peace discussions

View full entry →

和平條約

wo4 ping4 tiu4 joek3

Mandarin: he2 ping2 tiao2 yue1

peace treaty

View full entry →

和平演變

wo4 ping4 jin2 bin3

Mandarin: he2 ping2 yan3 bian4

Simplified: 和平演变

peaceful revolution

View full entry →

和平紀念碑

wo4 ping4 gei2 nim6 bei1

[n] The Cenotaph (a memorial monument to the Hong Kong residents who died during World Wars I and II)

View full entry →

和平談判

wo4 ping4 taam4 pun3

Mandarin: he2 ping2 tan2 pan4

peace talks; peace negotiation

View full entry →

和平路

wo4 ping4 lou6

Mandarin: he2 ping2 lu4

Heping Road, name of the road in Shenzhen

View full entry →

和平鄉

wo4 ping4 hoeng1

Mandarin: he2 ping2 xiang1

Hoping (village in Taiwan)

View full entry →

和式

wo4 sik1

Mandarin: he2 shi4

Japanese style [Syn.] 日本式, 日式

View full entry →

和政

wo4 zing3

Mandarin: he2 zheng4

Hezheng (place in Gansu)

View full entry →

和昌大押

wo4 coeng1 daai6 aat3

Wo Cheung Pawnshop, 66 Johnston Road. Johnston Road is an old street in Wan Chai. Wo Cheung Pawnshop, established more than 80 years ago, has been declared as a monument. It also reflects the history of pawning in Hong Kong. This area was also considered Bird Street (雀仔街) for that block also sold many birds on HK Island side. This is no longer so, and that old building is being renovated yet keeps its old exterior.

View full entry →

和暖

wo4 nyun5

gentle; mild

View full entry →

和服

wo4 fuk6

Mandarin: he2 fu2

Japanese traditional kimono (clothes)

View full entry →

和林格爾

wo4 lam4 gaak3 ji5

Mandarin: he2 lin2 ge2 er3

Helinge'er (place in Inner Mongolia)

View full entry →

和歌山縣

wo4 go1 saan1 jyun6

[n] Wakayama prefecture in Japan

View full entry →

和氣

wo4 hei3

Mandarin: he2 qi5

[adj] polite, kind manners; friendly | [粵]: 好相與

View full entry →

和氣生財

wo4 hei3 sang1 coi4

Mandarin: he2 qi4 sheng1cai2

friendliness is conducive to business success

View full entry →