Cantonese Dictionary

鳳凰木

fung6 wong4 muk6

Mandarin: feng4 huang2 mu4

Simplified: 凤凰木

Flamboyant | Royal Poinciana

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集資

zaap6 zi1

Mandarin: ji2 zi1

[1] (of resources) to consolidate; to pool together [2] to raise funds; to collect money [] lit., "pooling of capital"

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三十六

saam1 sap6 luk6

Mandarin: san1 shi2 liu4

thirty-six; 36

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鮮雞

sin1 gai1

freshly-slaughtered poultry

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丐

koi3

Mandarin: gai4

[1] [n] beggar; [2] [v] beg for alms [3] [v] give; grant; bestow

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打鑼搵

daa2 lo4*2 wan2

Cantonese

to search frantically; to look high and low for

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龍頭老大

lung4 tau4 lou5 daai6*2

Mandarin: long2 tou2 lao3 da4

big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)

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中央委員會

zung1 joeng1 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2

Mandarin: zhong1 yang1 wei3 yuan2 hui4

Central Committee

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閨秀

gwai1 sau3

Mandarin: gui1 xiu4

a well-educated girl brought up in a good family; elegant society ladies

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飛吻

fei1 man5

Mandarin: fei1 wen3

an air kiss; to blow a kiss

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邯鄲

hon4 daan1

Mandarin: han2 dan1

Handan (city in Hebei)

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傷疤

soeng1 baa1

Mandarin: shang1 ba1

scar | [粵]: 𤶸 (naa1)

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有花植物

jau5 faa1 zik6 mat6

Mandarin: you3 hua1 zhi2 wu4

flowering plant

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癌病

ngaam4 beng6

Mandarin: ai2 bing4

(disease) cancer

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muhn

Mandarin: all

men4 men1

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擰鬆

ning6 sung1

to loosen

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三伏天

saam1 fuk6 tin1

Mandarin: san1 fu2 tian1

three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)

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難堪

naan4 ham1

Mandarin: nan2 kan1

hard to endure; embarrassing

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主委

zyu2 wai2

chairman

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gōn kìhn

Mandarin: all

gan1 qian2

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看管

hon1 gun2

Mandarin: kan1guan3

look after; attend to; guard; watch

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攝影家

sip3 jing2 gaa1

Mandarin: she4 ying3 jia1

[1] photographer [2] [Syn.] 攝影師

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電腦公司

din6 nou5 gung1 si1

Mandarin: dian4 nao3 gong1 si1

computer company

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秊

nin4

Mandarin: nian2

grain | harvest (old) | variant of 年nián [年] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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光棍兒

gwong1 gwan3 ji4

Mandarin: guang1 gun4 er5

bachelor

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網吧

mong5 baa1

Mandarin: wang3 ba5

cybercafé; internet café (lit. internet bar) Taiwan uses 網咖

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旁觀

pong4 gun1

Mandarin: pang2 guan1

spectator; non-participant

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斷臂

dyun6 bei3

Mandarin: duan4 bi4

armless; cut-off/broken arm(s)

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德輔道

dak1 fu6 dou6

Mandarin: de2 fu3 dao4

Simplified: 德辅道

Des Voeux Road, located in Hong Kong

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樹式

syu6 sik1

[yoga] Vrksasana, Tree

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