Cantonese Dictionary

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執條襪帶累身家
Mandarin: zhi2 tiao2 wa4dai4 lei3 shen1jia1
Simplified: 执条袜带累身家
to pick up something by chance but ended up spending a fortune as a result in order to complete the package or to try and make use of it [colloquial]
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執業
Mandarin: zhi2 ye4
(of a lawyer, doctor, accountant, etc) practise one's profession
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執正
Mandarin: zhi2 zheng4
Simplified: 执正
acting on principles or rules
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執正啲
Mandarin: zhi2 zheng4 di1
Simplified: 执正啲
Cantonese
to get dressed up [colloquial]
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執死雞
Mandarin: zhi2 si3 ji1
Simplified: 执死鸡
(slang) to get a good deal or a good bargain unexpectedly; to get a windfall; cherry picking (in a sports game); to exploit a situation
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執死雞仔
Mandarin: zhi2 si3 ji1 zai3
Simplified: 执死鸡仔
people who get benefits accidentally | unexpectedly
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執法
Mandarin: zhi2 fa3
law enforcement
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執法單位
law-enforcement agencies
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執法機關
law-enforcement agencies
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執法者
lawman, one who upholds the law
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執滯
Mandarin: zhi2 zhi4
Simplified: 执滞
stubborn; inflexible
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執漏
Mandarin: zhi2 lou4
Simplified: 执漏
to miss or to forget to pack something; to repair leaks
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執照
Mandarin: zhi2 zhao4
licence (US: license)
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執生
Mandarin: zhi2 sheng1
Simplified: 执生
(slang) (of ability) to watch for, to be careful of; to be able to handle a tough and problematic situation; to improvise; to take things as they come
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執番條命
Mandarin: zhi2 fan1 tiao2 ming4
Cantonese
barely escape death; come back from the dead
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執番條命
Mandarin: zhi2 fan1 tiao2 ming4
Simplified: 执番条命
narrow escape; close call (spoken)
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執碟
Mandarin: zhi2 die2
Simplified: 执碟
to clean up the dishes; to tidy the CDs
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執私
Mandarin: zhi2 si1
Simplified: 执私
to confiscate smuggled goods
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執笠
Mandarin: zhi2 li4
Simplified: 执笠
Cantonese
(phrasal verb) to close down a business
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執笠貨
Mandarin: zhi2 li4 huo4
Cantonese
cheap stuff from auction off or close out store | also 喊冷貨
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執筆
Mandarin: zhi2 bi3
hold a brush
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執筆忘字
Mandarin: zhi2 bi3 wang4 zi4
Simplified: 执笔忘字
character amnesia
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執籌
Mandarin: zhi2 chou2
Simplified: 执筹
enter a draw (spoken)
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執籌
Cantonese
picking up a chip when drawing lots
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執紼者
Mandarin: zhi2 fu2 zhe3
honorary pallbearers
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執茶
Mandarin: zhi2 cha2
Simplified: 执茶
to get a prescription, to get medicine, especially Chinese medicine
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執藥
Mandarin: zhi2 shuo4
Simplified: 执藥
to get a prescription, to get medicine, especially Chinese medicine
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執行主席
Mandarin: zhi2 xing2 zhu3 xi2
Simplified: 执行主席
Chief executive officer; executive chairman
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執行指揮官
Mandarin: zhi2 xing2 zhi3 hui1 guan1
excuting commander
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執行李
Mandarin: zhi2 xing2 li3
Simplified: 执行李
to pack the luggage
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