Cantonese Dictionary

照耀

ziu3 jiu6

Mandarin: zhao4 yao4

to shine; to illuminate

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照肺

ziu3 fai3

Mandarin: zhao4 fei4

reprimand or scold by manager or senior (spoken)

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照舊

ziu3 gau6

Mandarin: zhao4 jiu4

as before; as in the past

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照計

ziu3 gai3

Mandarin: zhao4 ji4

Simplified: 照计

supposedly…(something); normally; logically

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照起

ziu3 hei2

Mandarin: zhao4 qi3

to illuminate; to appear to be...(in photographs)

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照銀紙機

ziu3 ngan4 zi2 gei1

Mandarin: zhao4 yin2 zhi3 ji1

Cantonese

currency detector

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照鏡

ziu3 geng3

Mandarin: zhao4 jing4

Simplified: 照镜

to look at oneself in the mirror; to go for an x-ray | endoscopic examination

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照頭淋

ziu3 tau4 lam4

Mandarin: zhao4 tou2 lin2

Simplified: 照头淋

to wet oneself by pouring water over one's head

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照顧

ziu3 gu3

Mandarin: zhao4 gu5

to look after; to care for; to consider

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照顧者

ziu3 gu3 ze2

Mandarin: zhao4 gu5 zhe3

caregiver

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照顧自己

ziu3 gu3 zi6 gei2

Mandarin: zhao4gu5 zi4ji3

Simplified: 照顾自己

to take care of oneself; to look after oneself [written and colloquial]

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照顧自己

ziu3 gu3 zi6 gei2 / gei2*1

Mandarin: zhao4 gu4 zi4 ji3

self care, personal care

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煮

zyu2

Mandarin: zhu3

to cook; to boil

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煮到嚟就食

zyu2 dou3 lai2 zau6 zi6

Mandarin: zhu3 dao4 li2 jiu4 shi2

Cantonese

accept whatever's available or given (spoken)

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煮死

zyu2 sei2

Mandarin: zhu3 si3

(verb) to accuse someone

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煮菜

zyu2 coi3

Mandarin: zhu3 cai4

to boil vegetables; to cook vegetables

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煮重米

zyu2 cung5 mai5

Mandarin: zhu3 zhong4 mi3

(verb) prepare great meal for guests; or (verb with figurative meaning) to blame; to attack

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煮食

zyu2 sik6

Mandarin: zhu3 shi2

cooking

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煮食爐

zyu2 sik6 lou4

Mandarin: zhu3 shi2 lu2

Simplified: 煮食炉

(noun) a stove; a burner; a cooker

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煮飯

zyu2 faan6

Mandarin: zhu3fan4

Simplified: 煮饭

(verb) To cook rice

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煮飯仔

zyu2 faan6 zai2

Mandarin: zhu3 fan4 zi3

Simplified: 煮饭仔

cooking

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煮飯婆

zyu2 faan6*2 po4

Cantonese

[1] housewife [2] [華]: 家庭主婦

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煮飯婆

zyu2 faan6 po4

Mandarin: zhu3 fan4 po2

Simplified: 煮饭婆

housewife

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煮餸

zyu2 sung3

Mandarin: zhu3 song4

(verb) to cook; to make dishes

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煮鬼

zyu2 gwai2

Mandarin: zhu3 gui3

(verb) slander someone behind their back

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煮鶴焚琴

zyu2 hok6 fan4 kam4

Mandarin: zhu3 he4 fen2 qin2

Simplified: 煮鹤焚琴

to waste valuable resources; to destroy beautiful things

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燭

zuk1

Mandarin: zhu2

Simplified: 烛

candle | (literary) to illuminate | watt | # adapted from cc-cedict

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燭光

zuk1 gwong1

candlelight

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燭光晚會

zuk1 gwong1 maan5 wui6*2

candlelight vigil

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燭光晚餐

zuk1 gwong1 maan5 caan1

Mandarin: zhu2 guang1 wan3 can1

Simplified: 烛光晚餐

candlelit dinner

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