Cantonese Dictionary

嘩嘩聲

waa1 waa1 seng1

Mandarin: hua1 hua1 sheng1

Simplified: 哗哗声

onomatopoeia for feeling amazed or surprised

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嘩眾取寵

waa1 zung3 ceoi2 cung2

to make oneself stand out in public

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嘩鬼

waa1 gwai2

Mandarin: hua1 gui3

Simplified: 哗鬼

to describe someone who is mischievous, screaming and making strange noises

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噁

wu3

Mandarin: e3

nausea | to feel sick | disgust | nauseating | to embarrass (deliberately) | sickening | nastiness | evil | wicked | brutal | strict | harsh | aggressive | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嚄

waak6

Mandarin: huo4

to babble | sound of laughter | exclamation of surprise | # adapted from cc-cedict

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囗

wai4

Mandarin: wei2

ancient form of the word圍,enclosure | # adapted from cc-cedict

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囘

wui4

Mandarin: hui2

variant of 回

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囘力球

wui4 lik6 kau4

jai-alai

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囘教

wui4 gaau3

Islam

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回

wui4

Mandarin: hui2

[1] turn round, revolve, rotate [2] return; go/come back [3] answer; reply; report back [4] politely refuse; decline; dismiss [5] chapter (of a story) [6] (measure) time (as used to indicate number of occurrence [7] (measure) piece (as used for happenings or events [8] Hui ethnic group

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回事

wui4 si6

Mandarin: hui2 shi4

result (回 is actually a measure word for 事, but they occur together often without a number in front that many dictionaries consider this a word; Cantonese speakers typically use 件事 instead)

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回佣

wui4 jung2

Mandarin: hui2 yong4

sales commission; rebate; kickback

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回來

wui4 loi4

Mandarin: hui2 lai5

to return, come back | [粵]: 翻嚟

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回信

wui4 seon3

Mandarin: hui2 xin4

to reply or answer (a letter)

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回光反照

wui4 gwong1 faan2 ziu3

the last glow before sunset

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回到

wui4 dou3

Mandarin: hui2 dao4

return to

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回力刀

wui4 lik6 dou1

Mandarin: hui2 li4 dao1

a boomerang [written and colloquial]

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回力球

wui4 lik6 kau4

Mandarin: hui2 li4 qiu2

basque pelota

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回升

wui4 sing1

Mandarin: hui2 sheng1

to rise again after a fall; to pick up

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回南

wui4 naam4

Mandarin: hui2 nan2

to warm up again (weather)

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回南天

wui4 naam4 tin1

Mandarin: hui2 nan2 tian1

when weather turns warm and humid due to southerly airstream, affecting the southern provinces of China during Spring

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回去

wui4 heoi3

Mandarin: hui2 qu5

to return, go back | [粵]: 返去, 翻去

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回合

wui4 hap6

Mandarin: hui2 he2

round (of negotiations or sporting competition, boxing match, confrontation etc); rally (in volley-ball, tennis etc)

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回吐

wui4 tou3

Mandarin: hui2 tu3

Profit Taking

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回味

wui4 mei6

Mandarin: hui2 wei4

aftertaste

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回回

wui4 wui4*2

[n] Islam

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回報

wui4 bou3

Mandarin: hui2 bao4

(in) return, reciprocation, payback, retaliation

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回報率

wui4 bou3 leot6*2

commercial return; the rate of return

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回報率

wui4 bou3 leot6

Mandarin: hui2 bao4 lv4

Simplified: 回报率

return on investment (ROI)

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回塘

wui4 tong4

Mandarin: hui2 tang2

to go back to making a honest living [colloquial]

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