Cantonese Dictionary

做鬼做馬

zou6 gwai2 zou6 maa5

Mandarin: zuo4 gui3 zuo4 ma3

Simplified: 做鬼做马

to deceive other in a naughty manner, play a trick | unable to accomplish task at hand

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做鬼臉

zou6 gwai2 lim5

to make a face

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做鬼都唔靈

zou6 gwai2 dou1 m4 ling4

Mandarin: zuo4 gui3 dou1 n2 ling2

Simplified: 做鬼都唔灵

Cantonese

this phrase means that no matter what is being done this time, there will not be any positive results

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做鴨

zou6 aap3/3*2

(of a male) to work as prostitute

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做齣好戲睇

zou6 ceot1 hou2 hei3 tai2

Mandarin: zuo4 chu1 hao3xi4 di4

Simplified: 做出好戏睇

Cantonese

to make or put on a good show for others to see [colloquial]

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做龜公

zou6 gwai1 gung1

Mandarin: zuo4 gui1 gong1

Simplified: 做龟公

work as a pimp | a man with a cheating wife

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側便

zak1 bin6

Mandarin: ce4 bian4

Simplified: 侧便

to the side

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側側膊

zak1 zak1 bok3

Mandarin: ce4 ce4 bo2

Simplified: 侧侧膊

to avoid the responsibility for something

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側側膊唔多覺

zak1 zak1 bok3 m4 do1 gok3

Mandarin: ce4 ce4 bo2 n2 duo1 jue2

Simplified: 侧侧膊唔多觉

Cantonese

to describe doing something sneakily, so that nobody realizes it

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側出

zak1 ceot1

Mandarin: ce4 chu1

[1] to launch from the side [2] (fig.) to be born of a concubine

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側前伸展式

zak1 cin4 san1 zin2 sik1

[yoga] Parsvottanasana, Side Stretch

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側力

zak1 lik6

Mandarin: ce4 li4

lateral force; side force

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側卸汽車

zak1 se3 hei3 ce1

Mandarin: ce4 xie4 qi4 che1

side dumper; side dumptruck; side-discharging car

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側向

zak1 hoeng3

Mandarin: ce4 xiang4

Simplified: 侧向

Side direction;crossrange

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側吹

zak1 ceoi1

Mandarin: ce4 chui1

side-blown

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側吹轉爐

zak1 ceoi1 zyun3 lou4

Mandarin: ce4 chui1 zhuan3 lu2

side-blown converter

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側壓力

zak1 aat3 lik6

Mandarin: ce4 ya1 li4

lateral pressure

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側室

zak1 sat1

Mandarin: ce4 shi4

concubine

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側影

zak1 jing2

Mandarin: ce4 ying3

profile; silhouette

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側擊

zak1 gik1

Mandarin: ce4 ji1

Simplified: 侧击

attack in the flank

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側枝

zak1 zi1

Mandarin: ce4 zhi1

offshoot; side shoot

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側根

zak1 gan1

Mandarin: ce4 gen1

lateral root

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側泳

zak1 wing6

Mandarin: ce4 yong3

Simplified: 侧泳

sidestroke (swimming)

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側生

zak1 saang1

Mandarin: ce4 sheng1

adnation

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側田

zak1 tin4

Mandarin: ce4 tian2

Simplified: 侧田

Justin Lo, a Hong Kong singer

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側目

zak1 muk6

Mandarin: ce4 mu4

sidelong glance; to look askance; raised eyebrows

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側睡

zak1 seoi6

Mandarin: ce4 shui4

sleep on one's side

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側石

zak1 sek6

Mandarin: ce4 shi2

curbstone

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側紙

zak1 zi2

Mandarin: ce4 zhi3

obi-strip (piece of paper that is folded over the left side of CDs, Japanese CDs style packaging)

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側線

zak1 sin3

Mandarin: ce4 xian4

Simplified: 侧线

siding; lateral line

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