Cantonese Dictionary

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起頭
Mandarin: qi3 tou2
[adv] at first; in the beginning; originally; [vo] start; originate
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抽象性的
Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 xing4 de5
abstractive
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擦藥
Mandarin: ca1 yao4
Simplified: 擦药
verb; to apply or spread on medication
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合浦
Mandarin: he2 pu3
Hepu County
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熱錢
Mandarin: re4 qian2
hot money, refugee capital
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遲疑
Mandarin: chi2 yi2
to hesitate
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等距
Mandarin: deng3 ju4
equidistant
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炙手可熱
Mandarin: zhi4 shou3 ke3 re4
But generally refers to a person who is extremely powerful and arrogant.
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椅
Mandarin: yi3
chair | seat | bench | # adapted from cc-cedict
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創新
Mandarin: chuang4 xin1
to innovate; to come up with new ideas; to break new ground; to blaze new trails
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旮旯兒
Mandarin: ga1 la2r
nook; corner; out-of-the-way place
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甘休
Mandarin: gan1 xiu1
to be willing to give up; to admit defeat
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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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唔鹹唔淡
Mandarin: n2 jian3 n2 dan4
Cantonese
describes the situation where a person in speaking a language inaccurately which is not his | her mother tongue
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抱病
Mandarin: bao4 bing4
to be sick; to be under the weather
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口水溦
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 wei1
Cantonese
saliva, spit, spittle
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矮凳仔
Mandarin: ai3 deng4 zi3
small stool
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加紙
Mandarin: jia1 zhi3
Simplified: 加纸
Canadian Dollar
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自古
Mandarin: zi4 gu3
from time immemorial; since ancient times
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面大
Mandarin: mian4 da4
literally: big face; reputable or influential in social standing
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㩒鷓鴣
Mandarin: qin2 zhe4 gu1
Simplified: 㩒鹧鸪
Cantonese
to cheat
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公主嶺
Mandarin: gong1 zhu3 ling3
Gongzhuling (city in Jilin)
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肺靜脈
Mandarin: fei4 jing4 mai4
Simplified: 肺静脉
Pulmonary vein
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阿瓦提
Mandarin: a1 wa3 ti2
Awati (place in Xinjiang)
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阿駝行路
Mandarin: a5 chi2 xing2 lu4
Simplified: 啊駝行路
to state that something is on an average | intermediate level; mediocre; passable; so-so; not so bad; to take the middle path
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寂靜
Mandarin: ji2 jing4 (Taiwan), ji4 jing4 (PRC)
quiet
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三個字
Mandarin: san1 ge4 zi4
Simplified: 三个字
three characters or words | fifteen minutes
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發圍
Mandarin: fa1 wei2
Simplified: 发围
expansion
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變調
Mandarin: bian4 diao4
[ling.] changed tone, sandhi tone (surface or derived tones)
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快掣
Mandarin: kuai4 che4
noun; it describes a person who speaks fast; automatic rifle
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