Cantonese Dictionary

象牙原料

zoeng6 ngaa4 jyun4 liu6*2

raw ivory

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象牙塔

zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3

Mandarin: xiang4 ya2 ta3

[n] ivory tower

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象牙海岸

zoeng6 ngaa4 hoi2 ngon6

Mandarin: xiang4 ya2 hai3 an4

Ivory Coast

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象牙製品

zoeng6 ngaa4 zai3 ban2

worked ivory

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象牙質

zoeng6 ngaa4 zat1

Mandarin: xiang4 ya2 zhi2

dentine

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象聲詞

zoeng6 sing1 ci4

Mandarin: xiang4 sheng1 ci2

(lang.) onomatopoeia

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豬

zyu1

Mandarin: zhu1

Simplified: 猪

hog | pig | swine M: 口kǒu [口] | 头tóu [头] | a virgin | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豬上雜

zyu1 soeng6 zaap6

Mandarin: zhu1 shang4 za2

Simplified: 猪上杂

internal organs of a pig

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豬丙

zyu1 bing2

Mandarin: zhu1 bing3

Simplified: 猪丙

idiot [colloquial]

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豬乸

zyu1 naa2

Mandarin: zhu1 na2

Simplified: 猪乸

a sow (a female hog)

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豬乸上樹

zyu1 naa2 soeng5 syu6

Mandarin: zhu1 na2 shang4 shu4

Simplified: 猪乸上树

Impossible; to describe someone who is so dim and impossible to teach

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豬乸會上樹

zyu1 naa2 wui5 soeng5 syu6

Cantonese

(lit. female pigs can climb tree) something impossible; "When pigs fly"

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豬乸菜

zyu1 naa2 coi3

Mandarin: zhu1 na2 cai4

Simplified: 猪乸菜

chard (vegetable)

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豬仔

zyu1 zai2

Mandarin: zhu1 zai3

Simplified: 猪仔

a piglet; labourers that have been trafficked overseas to work as coolies; someone who has accepted a bribe

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豬仔Ｐｌａｎ

zyu1 zai2 plen1

Mandarin: zhu1zai3Ｐｌａｎ

Simplified: 猪仔Ｐｌａｎ

insurance scheme specifically tailored for children [colloquial]

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豬仔客

zyu1 zai2 haak3

Mandarin: zhu1 zai3 ke4

Simplified: 猪仔客

Someone who trafficks in overseas labourers

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豬仔客

zyu1 zau2 haak3

Cantonese

trafficking in overseas Chinese laborers

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豬仔錢罌

zyu1 zai2 cin4 aang1

Cantonese

a piggy bank | [華] 撲滿

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豬仔錢罐

zyu1 zai2 cin4*2 gun3

Mandarin: zhu1 zai3 qian2 guan4

piggy bank, money box [Syn.] 儲錢罐, 存錢罐

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豬仔餅

zyu1 zai2 beng2

Mandarin: zhu1 zai3 bing3

Simplified: 猪仔饼

pig-shaped mooncakes

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豬兜

zyu1 dau1

Mandarin: zhu1 dou1

Simplified: 猪兜

stupid; fool (spoken)

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豬兜肉

zyu1 dau1 juk6

Mandarin: zhu1 dou1 rou4

Simplified: 猪兜肉

Pork cheek meat

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豬八怪

zyu1 baat3 gwaai3

Mandarin: zhu1 ba1 guai4

Simplified: 猪八怪

A figurative to describe an ugly person

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豬公

zyu1 gung1

Mandarin: zhu1 gong1

Simplified: 猪公

a boar

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豬咁蠢

zyu1 gam3 ceon2

Mandarin: zhu1 gan1 chun3

Simplified: 猪咁蠢

Cantonese

to be as stupid as a pig [colloquial]

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豬嘜

zyu1 mak1

Mandarin: zhu1 ma4

Simplified: 猪唛

(n.) a pig, esp. a piglet; (term of endearment) a non derogratory way to refer to someone who is a liitle foolish | silly

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豬噏

zyu1 ngap1

Mandarin: zhu1 xi1

Simplified: 猪噏

Fermented bean curd

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豬圈

zyu1 gyun6

Mandarin: zhu1 juan4

Simplified: 猪圈

A pig pen

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豬場

zyu1 coeng4

pig farms

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豬大腸

zyu1 daai6 coeng2

Mandarin: zhu1 da4 chang2

Simplified: 猪大肠

Pig intestine

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