Cantonese Dictionary

蝸

wo1

Mandarin: wo1

snail

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蝸居

wo1 geoi1

Mandarin: wo1 ju1

a humble abode (lit., "snail's home")

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蝸牛

wo1 ngau4

Mandarin: wo1 niu2

Simplified: 蜗牛

slowcoach (Cantonese slang)

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蟥

wong4

Mandarin: huang2

leech

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蟥蜞

wong4 kei4*2

Cantonese

a leech

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蟥蜞

wong4 kei2

Mandarin: huang2 qi2

leech

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蠑螈

wing4 jyun4

Mandarin: rong2 yuan2

salamander, axolotl

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蠖

wok3

Mandarin: huo4

looper caterpillar | # adapted from cc-cedict

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衚

wu4

Mandarin: hu2

lane; alley; side street; sublane

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衚衕

wu4 tung4

Mandarin: hu2 tong4

alley (term used in Beijing 北京) -- commonly written as 胡同

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衛

wai6

Mandarin: wei4

Simplified: 卫

to guard | to protect | to defend | abbr. for 卫生, hygiene | health | abbr. for 卫生间, toilet | security guard | # adapted from cc-cedict

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衛報

wai6 bou3

The (Manchester) Guardian (newspaper)

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衛戍

wai6 syu3

Mandarin: wei4 shu4

Simplified: 卫戍

Garrison

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衛斯理

wai6 si1 lei5

Mandarin: wei4 si1 li3

Simplified: 卫斯理

Wesley | Wisely, a fictional protagonist of a series of science fiction adventure novels written by the Chinese novelist Ni Kuang

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衛星

wai6 sing1

Mandarin: wei4 xing1

satellite (celestial object that orbits around other objects) [Var.] 衞星

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衛星圖片

wai6 sing1 tou4 pin3

Mandarin: wei4 xing1 tu2 pian4

satellite photos

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衛星城

wai6 sing1 sing4

Mandarin: wei4 xing1 cheng2

satellite town; edge city; exurb | Note: Further out from the city centre than the suburbs.

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衛星影像

wai6 sing1 jing2 zoeng6

Mandarin: wei4 xing1 ying3 xiang4

satellite imagery

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衛星接收機

wai6 sing1 zip3 sau1 gei1

Mandarin: wei4 xing1 jie1 shou1 ji1

satellite receiver

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衛星照片

wai6 sing1 ziu3 pin3*2

satellite photos

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衛星碟

wai6 sing1 dip6

Mandarin: wei4 xing1 die2

satellite dish

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衛星通信

wai6 sing1 tung1 seon3

Mandarin: wei4 xing1 tong1 xin4

Simplified: 卫星通信

Satellite Communications

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衛星電視有限公司

wai6 sing1 din6 si6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

Satellite Television Asian Region Ltd.

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衛生

wai6 sang1

Mandarin: wei4 sheng1

hygiene; hygienic

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衛生大使計劃

wai6 sang1 daai6 si3 gai3 waak6

Ambassador of Hygiene Scheme

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衛生套

wai6 sang1 tou3

Mandarin: wei4 sheng1 tao4

(Taiwan Chin.) condom | Synon.: 避孕套, 安全套

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衛生官員

wai6 sang1 gun1 jyun4

Mandarin: wei4 sheng1 guan1 yuan2

health official

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衛生局

wai6 sang1 guk6

Mandarin: wei4 sheng1 ju2

public health service/bureau/authorities

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衛生巾

wai6 sang1 gan1

Mandarin: wei4 sheng1 jin1

sanitary napkin; sanitary towel | Syn.: 衛生帶

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衛生帶

wai6 sang1 daai3

Mandarin: wei4 sheng1 dai4

sanitary towel; sanitary napkin | Syn.: 衛生巾

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