Cantonese Dictionary

哇哇聲

waa1 waa1 seng1

Mandarin: wa1 wa1 sheng1

croaking sound

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哇哇踏板

waa1 waa1 daap6 baan2

Mandarin: wa1 wa1 ta4 ban3

Wah-Wah pedal [music] [Syn.] 哇音踏板

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員

wan6

Mandarin: yuan2

Simplified: 员

a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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唯

wai4

Mandarin: wei2

-ism | only | alone | unique | # adapted from cc-cedict

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唯一

wai4 jat1

Mandarin: wei2yi1

(noun) Only one

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唯一解

wai4 jat1 gaai2

Mandarin: wei2 yi1 jie3

[math.] unique solution

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唯你是問

wai4 nei5 si6 man6

Mandarin: wei2 ni3 shi4 wen4

Simplified: 唯你是问

to hold you solely responsible [colloquial]

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唯心

wai4 sam1

Mandarin: wei2 xin1

reality as we know it; idealism

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唯心主義

wai4 sam1 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: wei2 xin1 zhu3 yi4

idealism

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唯心論

wai4 sam1 leon6

Mandarin: wei2 xin1 lun4

idealism

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唯有

wai4 jau5

Mandarin: wei2 you3

(conj) only; alone [Syn.] 惟有

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唯物

wai4 mat6

Mandarin: wei2 wu4

materialistic

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唯物主義

wai4 mat6 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: wei2 wu4 zhu3 yi4

materialism

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唯物論

wai4 mat6 leon6

Mandarin: wei2 wu4 lun4

materialism

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唯物辯證法

wai4 mat6 bin6 zing3 faat3

Mandarin: wei2 wu4 bian4 zheng4 fa3

Simplified: 唯物辩证法

materialist dialectics, a philosophical study of nature, society, history and thought

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唯獨

wai4 duk6

Mandarin: wei2 du2

only, alone

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喂

wai6

Mandarin: wei4

hey, an interjection to call for attention | to express one's dissatisfaction | to try and make a suggestion | to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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喎

wo6

Mandarin: wai1

Simplified: 㖞

Cantonese

a final particle to express surprise | agreement | disagreement | tone of reminder or emphasis | when quoting words said by others | # adapted from cc-cedict

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喎

wo3

Mandarin: o5

Simplified: 哦

Cantonese

sentence-final particle (surprise/reminder, Cantonese)

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喎呵

wo1 ho2

Mandarin: kuai1 a5

Simplified: 㖞啊

Cantonese

to express grief; an expression indicating an evil laugh

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喎咗

wo5 zo2

Mandarin: kuai1 zuo5

Simplified: 㖞咗

Cantonese

messed up

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喚

wun6

Mandarin: huan4

Simplified: 唤

to call | to summon | to invite | to be called | to call out | to arouse | # adapted from cc-cedict

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喚起

wun6 hei2

Mandarin: huan4 qi3

[1] to arouse [2] to call; to recall

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喚醒

wun6 sing2

Mandarin: huan4 xing3

Simplified: 唤醒

(verb) Arouse

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嗚

wu1

Mandarin: wu1

Simplified: 呜

(onom.) for humming | whimpering | crying | sobbing | interjection - alas | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嗚咽

wu1 jit3

Mandarin: wu1 ye4

sob; whimper

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嗚嗚

wu1 wu1

Mandarin: wu1 wu1

(interj) boo hoo

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嗚嗚祖拉

wu1 wu1 zou2 laai1

Mandarin: wu1 wu1 zu3 la1

vuvuzela

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嗢

wat1

Mandarin: wa4

to swallow; to laugh; to vomit

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嘩

waa4

Mandarin: hua1

Simplified: 哗

crashing sound | to gush forward | rushing sound | noisy | clamorous | clang | wow! | to shout | # adapted from cc-cedict

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