Cantonese Dictionary

轉喻

zyun3 jyu6

Mandarin: zhuan3 yu4

metonymy, a figure of speech that mentions one thing but actually refers to another

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轉型

zyun2 jing4

Mandarin: zhuan3 xing2

transformation; to transform

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轉堂

zyun3 tong4

Mandarin: zhuan3 tang2

Simplified: 转堂

to switch class

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轉寄

zyun2 gei3

Mandarin: zhuan3 ji4

to forward (a message, letter, article etc)

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轉工

zyun3 gung1

changing a job

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轉工

zyun2 gung1

Mandarin: zhuan3 gong1

Simplified: 转工

changing jobs; changing to another job

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轉左

zyun3 zo2

Mandarin: zhuan3 zuo3

Simplified: 转左

turn left

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轉帳

zyun2 zoeng3

Mandarin: zhuan3 zhang4

Simplified: 转帐

money transfer

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轉式

zyun3*2 sik1

[yoga] Urdhva Dhanurasana, Inverted Bow

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轉彎

zyun3 waan1

Mandarin: zhuan3 wan1

to turn round a corner; to negotiate a bend; to make a turn

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轉彎

zyun2 waan1

Mandarin: zhuan3 wan1

Simplified: 转弯

(adverb) (of situation) negotiate for a solution

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轉彎範圍

zyun3 waan1 faan6 wai4

turning radius

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轉性

zyun2 sing3

Mandarin: zhuan3 xing4

Simplified: 转性

one's disposition changed

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轉成

zyun3 sing4

Mandarin: zhuan3 cheng2

transfer; transition formula entry, transition formula evaluation

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轉成

zyun2 sing4

Mandarin: zhuan3 cheng2

Simplified: 转成

to turn into; to convert into; to transform into [written and colloquial]

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轉戰

zyun2 zin3

Mandarin: zhuan3 zhan4

to switch to a different target; to focus on a new challenge; to attack a different target

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轉手

zyun3 sau2

Mandarin: zhuan3 shou3

to sell what one has bought; to pass on

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轉折

zyun2 zit3

Mandarin: zhuan3 zhe2

the turning point

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轉捩點

zyun2 lit6 dim2

Mandarin: zhuan3 lie4 dian3

turning point

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轉接

zyun3 zip3

Mandarin: zhuan3 jie1

change-over; switch over; through connection; refile

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轉換

zyun2 wun6

Mandarin: zhuan3 huan4

to transform; to change; to convert

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轉換器

zyun2 wun6 hei3

converter

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轉播

zyun2 bo3

Mandarin: zhuan3 bo1

to relay; to broadcast

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轉數快

zyun2 sou3 faai3

Mandarin: zhuan3 shu4 kuai4

Cantonese

sharp, quick-witted, smart, can think and respond fast

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轉校

zyun3 haau6

change school

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轉椅

zyun3 ji2

Mandarin: zhuan4 yi3

a swivel chair

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轉波

zyun3 bo1

Mandarin: zhuan3 bo1

shift gears; change gears

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轉涼

zyun2 loeng4

[weather condition] turns cooler, temperature drops, but not too cold.

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轉發

zyun2 faat3

Mandarin: zhuan3 fa1

transmit, pass on

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轉眼

zyun2 ngaan5

[1] to glance [2] in the blink of an eye

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