Cantonese Dictionary

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賺攪
Mandarin: zhuan4 jiao3
Simplified: 赚搅
futile efforts; vain efforts
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賺衰
Mandarin: zhuan4 shuai1
Simplified: 赚衰
slang for "this is not gonna work" | "this will turn out badly"; to do something that will only lead to trouble
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賺錢買花戴
Mandarin: zhuan4 qian2 mai3 hua1 dai4
Simplified: 赚钱买花戴
(literally: to earn money to buy flowers for wearing); one's salary is not needed for basic living expenses and can be spent on luxuries
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賺頭蝕尾
Mandarin: zhuan4 tou5 shi2 wei3
Simplified: 赚头食尾
a business strategy, meaning when the item is sold for a higher price at the beginning of a sale, a normal price in the middle of the sale, and then a much lower price at the very end; to make a gain at the beginning but make a loss at the end
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贅
Mandarin: zhui4
Simplified: 赘
superfluous | redundant | cumbersome | refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family | # adapted from cc-cedict
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贅肉
Mandarin: zhui4 rou4
superfluous flesh; excessive fat
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贈
Mandarin: zeng4
Simplified: 赠
to give as a present | to repel | to bestow an honorary title after death (old) | to confer | # adapted from cc-cedict
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贈券
Mandarin: zeng4 quan4
Simplified: 赠券
gift coupon
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贈品
Mandarin: zeng4 pin3
gift; complimentary item, freebie, giveaway
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贈慶
Mandarin: zeng4 qiang1
Simplified: 赠慶
to participate in the fun of a celebrated event
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贈興
Mandarin: zeng4 xing1
Simplified: 赠兴
to congratulate someone; to celebrate with someone
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贈言
Mandarin: zeng4 yan2
Simplified: 赠言
words of advice or encouragement given to someone
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贈送
Mandarin: zeng4 song4
to give a present or a gift
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贈閱
Mandarin: zeng4 yue4
Simplified: 赠阅
to give a complementary copy of a publication | literature
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贊
Mandarin: zan4
Simplified: 赞
to patronize | to support | to praise | (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) | to commend | to eulogize | to agree with | to approve | # adapted from cc-cedict
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贊助
Mandarin: zan4 zhu4
to support; to assist; to sponsor
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贊助單位
sponsors of a function or event (ie. concert, tournament, etc.)
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贊同
Mandarin: zan4tong2
Simplified: 赞同
(verb) 1. Agree; 2. Assent
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贊成
Mandarin: zan4 cheng2
support; favour; agree; approve
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贊揚
Mandarin: zan4 yang2
Simplified: 赞扬
to speak highly of; to praise
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贊美
Mandarin: zan4 mei3
Simplified: 赞美
to praise
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贊頌
Mandarin: zan4 song4
Simplified: 赞颂
to eulogize; to praise
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贓
Mandarin: zang1
Simplified: 赃
stolen goods | booty | spoils | loot | embezzled | stolen | # adapted from cc-cedict
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贓物
Mandarin: zang1 wu4
stolen property
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贖
Mandarin: shu2
Simplified: 赎
to give change (of money) | # adapted from cc-cedict
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贖錢
Mandarin: shu2 qian2
Cantonese
give change (after purchase)
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走
Mandarin: pao3
Simplified: 跑
Cantonese
to run (Cantonese) | to leave; to go away
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走下坡
Mandarin: zou3 xia4 po1
go downhill; be on a downward path; be on the decline
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走下坡
Mandarin: zou3 xia4 po1
to go downhill; going down; to be on a downward path; to be on the decline
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走之底
Mandarin: zou3 zhi1 di3
Kangxi radical 162 (辵) in its component form 辶 or ⻍
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