Cantonese Dictionary

借鑑

ze3 gaam3

Mandarin: jie4 jian4

Simplified: 借鉴

use as reference or demostrating

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借開

ze3 hoi1

Mandarin: jie4 kai1

Simplified: 借开

excuse me (rudely); please move away

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借電話

ze3 din6 waa6*2

to borrow the telephone; use sb else's telephone

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借音字

ze3 jam1 zi6

Mandarin: jie4 yin1 zi4

borrowed sound (single) character

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借音詞

ze3 jam1 ci4

Mandarin: jie4 yin1 ci2

borrowed sound (component) word

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借頭借路

ze3 tau4 ze3 lou6

Mandarin: jie4 tou2 jie4 lu4

Simplified: 借头借路

excuse; looking for an excuse

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借題發揮

ze3 tai4 faat3 fai1

Mandarin: jie4 ti2 fa1 hui1

take advantage of an incident to exaggerate matters; make an issue out of

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借馬

ze3 maa5

Mandarin: jie4 ma3

Simplified: 借马

literally: to borrow a horse, often used to refer to the borrowing of members between triad gangs [colloquial]

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値

zik6

Mandarin: zhi2

variant of 值

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值

zik6

Mandarin: zhi2

value | (to be) worth | to happen to | to be on duty | worthwhile | deserving | # adapted from cc-cedict

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值回票價

zik6 wui4 piu3 gaa3

Mandarin: zhi2 hui2 piao4 jia4

Simplified: 值回票价

lit. worth the price of ticket, meaning worthwhile or worth the value

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值域

zik6 wik6

Mandarin: zhi2 yu4

[math] range

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值得一試

zik6 dak1 jat1 si3

be worth a try

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值得慶幸

zik6 dak1 hing3 hang6

Mandarin: zhi2 de5 qing4 xing4

auspicious; worth celebrating; worthy of congratulations

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值得注意

zik6 dak1 zyu3 ji3

Mandarin: zhi2 de5 zhu4 yi4

notable; noteworthy; merit attention

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值得注意的是

zik6 dak1 zyu3 ji3 dik1 si6

Mandarin: zhi2 de5 zhu4 yi4 de5 shi4

it's worth noting that...

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值得紀念

zik6 dak1 gei2 lim6

memorable

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值班

zik6 baan1

Mandarin: zhi2 ban1

to be on duty

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值班工人

zik6 baan1 gung1 jan4

[n] an on-duty worker

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值錢

zik6 cin4*2

Mandarin: zhi2 qian2

costly; valuable for money

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做

zou6

Mandarin: zuo4

to do; to make

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做ＰＲ

zou6 pi1 aa1 lou4

Mandarin: zuo4ＰＲ

to be a public relations representative [written and colloquial]; to work as a nightclub hostess [colloquial]

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做七

zou6 cat1

Mandarin: zuo4 qi1

paying respects to the deceased on their seventh day

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做世界

zou6 sai3 gaai3

Mandarin: zuo4 shi4 jie5

(verb) to rob; to steal; to carry out a crime; to make a living

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做主

zou6 zyu2

to make the final decision; to back up, support

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做主席

zou6 zyu2 zik6

Mandarin: zuo4 zhu3 xi2

to preside over a meeting; to be or work as a chairman

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做乜

zou6 mat1

Mandarin: zuo4 mie1

Cantonese

(verb) what are you doing?; (interrogative adverbs) why

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做乜嘢

zou6 mat1 je5

Mandarin: zuo4 mie1 ye3

Cantonese

what are you doing?

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做乜撚嘢

zou6 mat1 lan2 je5

Mandarin: zuo4 mie1 nian3 ye3

Cantonese

what the fuck; what the fuck is going on?; what the fuck are you doing? [colloquial]

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做事

zou6 si6

to work

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