Cantonese Dictionary

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魘鬼
Mandarin: yan3 gui3
an incubus
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塵氣
Mandarin: chen2 qi4
Simplified: 尘气
high-spirit
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波濤洶湧
Mandarin: bo1tao1 xiong1yong3
Simplified: 波涛汹涌
stormy waves [written and colloquial]; large breasts [colloquial]
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身兼數職
Mandarin: shen1 jian1 shu4 zhi2
Simplified: 身兼数职
to wear many hats (to have many roles)
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紅豆相思
Mandarin: hong2 dou4 xiang1 si1
Simplified: 红豆相思
lovesickness; red beans that inspire the memory of one's love
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打邊爐
Mandarin: chi1 huo3 guo1
Simplified: 吃火锅
Cantonese
to have hot pot (Cantonese)
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個字
five minutes
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乘電梯
Mandarin: cheng2 dian4 ti1
to take the lift (U.S.: elevator); to ride the lift | [粵]: 搭𨋢 | Syn.: 搭升降機; 搭電梯
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舉報電話
Mandarin: ju3 bao4 dian4 hua4
a hotline telephone line (for reporting sth to the authorities)
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博物舘
Mandarin: bo2 wu4 guan3
museum [Var.] 博物館
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斑馬
Mandarin: ban1 ma3
zebra
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冷凍
freeze; refrigerate
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佔有
Mandarin: zhan4 you3
to have; to possess; to own; to hold
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高爾夫球
Mandarin: gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2
golf (i.e. the game/sport) (a transliteration); golf ball [Syn.] 哥爾夫球
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撥電話
Mandarin: bo1 dian4 hua4
to dial a telephone
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婷
Mandarin: ting2
graceful | pretty | attractive | # adapted from cc-cedict
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葯
Mandarin: yao4
leaf of the iris | leaf of angelica plant | variant of 药yào [药]; | an alternative form for 藥, medicine | # adapted from cc-cedict
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窪
Mandarin: wa1
Simplified: 洼
depression | sunken | swamp | hollow | pit | # adapted from cc-cedict
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非洲裔美國人
Mandarin: Fei1zhou1 yi4 Mei3guo2ren2
Simplified: 非洲裔美国人
Arican-Americans [written and colloquial]
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罐頭刀
Mandarin: guan4 tou2 dao1
Simplified: 罐头刀
can opener
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不當
Mandarin: bu4*2 dang4
not suitable; not fitting; inappropriate | Cant.: 唔啱 | Syn.: 不適當; 不適合
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飽讀
Mandarin: bao3 du2
well-read in...
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海拉爾
Mandarin: hai3 la1 er3
Haila'er (city in Inner Mongolia)
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亂立立
Mandarin: luan4 li4 li4
Simplified: 乱立立
messy
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關斗
Mandarin: guan1 dou4
Simplified: 关斗
forward roll (movement)
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講唔埋欄
Mandarin: jiang3 wu2 mai2 lazak
Simplified: 讲唔埋栏
Cantonese
to be unable to find common grounds for discussion [colloquial]
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淋瀋
Mandarin: lin2 shen3
Simplified: 淋沈
trivialities
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大咬
Mandarin: da4 yao3
greedy; describes someone who is difficult to satisfy [colloquial]
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鬼鬼鼠鼠
Mandarin: gui3 gui3 shu3 shu3
(adjective) sneaky; sneakily; furtive; stealthy
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麻骨枴杖
Mandarin: ma2 gu3 guai3 zhang4
Simplified: 麻骨拐杖
describes something that is useless or unreliable;of no use
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