Cantonese Dictionary

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坐山觀虎鬥
Mandarin: zuo4 shan1 guan1 hu3 dou4
sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight (watch in safety while others fight, then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted)
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坐收漁人之利
Mandarin: zuo4 shou1 yu2 ren2 zhi1 li4
Simplified: 坐收渔人之利
to get benefits when others are fighting
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坐標
coordinates
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坐標幾何
Mandarin: zuo4 biao1 ji3 he2
[math.] coordinate geometry
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坐標法
Mandarin: zuo4 biao1 fa3
[geom.] the method of coordinates
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坐標系
Mandarin: zuo4 biao1 xi4
[geom.] coordinate system
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坐檯月曆
desk calendar
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坐穩釣魚船
Mandarin: zuo4 wen3 diao4 yu2 chuan2
Simplified: 坐稳钓鱼船
to sit stably on the fishing boat, it means one is very confident
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坐立不安
Mandarin: zuo4 li4 bu4 an1
(nervous person) on pins and needles, unable to keep calm
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坐等
Mandarin: zuo4 deng3
Sit and wait
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坐視
Mandarin: zuo4 shi4
Simplified: 坐视
to sit and observe without participating or helping
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坐言起行
Mandarin: zuo4 yan2 qi3 xing2
to put words into action; to match one's words with action
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坐食山崩
Mandarin: zuo4 shi2 shan1 beng1
only consuming and not producing
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坐館
Mandarin: zuo4 guan3
Simplified: 坐馆
the leader of a triad in Hong Kong
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坐騎
Mandarin: zuo4 qi2
saddle horse; personal mount
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坻
Mandarin: chi2
to go into hiding | # adapted from cc-cedict
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執
Mandarin: zhi2
Simplified: 执
to execute (a plan) | to grasp | father's friends | to hold | to keep to | to persist | stubborn | to coduct | to take charge of | to stick to | written acknowledgement | to catch | an intimate friend | to pick up | to pack up | to tidy up | to clean up | to correct | to revise | to close down | to go out of business | to beat up | to physically assault | to have sex with | to go bankrupt | # adapted from cc-cedict
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執一劑
Mandarin: zhi2 yi1 ji4
Simplified: 执一剂
to take a dose; to have sex with someone [colloquial]
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執事
Mandarin: zhi2 shi4
deacon
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執二攤
Mandarin: zhi2 er4 tan1
Simplified: 执二摊
(slang) to fill (someone's) shoes; to use secondhand goods
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執人口水尾
Mandarin: zhi2 ren2 kou3 shui3 wei3
Simplified: 执人口水尾
(phrase) to repeat something that someone has said before.
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執人口水溦
Mandarin: zhi2 ren2 kou3 shui3 mei2
Simplified: 执人口水溦
(slang) to copy others' words, to follow, mimic or emulate others by what they said
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執仔
Mandarin: zhi2 zi3
Simplified: 执仔
providing care and assistance to women during pregnancy and birth
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執仔婆
Cantonese
a midwife
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執仔婆
Mandarin: zhi2 zi3 po2
Simplified: 执仔婆
midwife
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執位
Mandarin: zhi2 wei4
Simplified: 执位
a terminology of mahjong, the process of organizing the seatings before a game starts
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執住
Mandarin: zhi2 zhu4
Cantonese
to hold
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執倒
Mandarin: zhi2 dao4
Simplified: 执倒
to pick up | to have good luck or fortune
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執到
Mandarin: zhi2 dao4
Simplified: 执到
to pick up | to have good luck or fortune
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執到寶
Mandarin: zhi2 dao4 bao3
Simplified: 执到宝
unexpectedly getting something or someone due to luck
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