Cantonese Dictionary

大食會

daai6 sik6 wui2

Mandarin: Da4 shi2 hui4

Simplified: 大食会

a big eating party; a feast

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不可能

bat1 ho2 nang4

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 neng2

impossible; cannot | Cant.: 冇可能

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自己身有屎

zi6 gei2 san1 jau5 si2

Mandarin: zi4 ji3 shen1 you3 shi3

cover up something bad and don't want to disclose it

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始興

ci2 hing1

Mandarin: shi3 xing1

Shixing (place in Guangdong)

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婦女團體

fu5 neoi5 tyun4 tai2

sisterhood

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靚靚

leng3 leng3

Mandarin: jing4 jing4

Simplified: 靓靓

pretty (spoken)

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車程

ce1 cing4

transport journey

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測定

cak1 ding6

Mandarin: ce4 ding4

to survey and evaluate

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陽性

joeng4 sing3

Mandarin: yang2 xing4

Simplified: 阳性

yang (as opposite to yin) | male

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節點

zit3 dim2

Mandarin: jie2 dian3

(electrical eng./IT) contact; contact point; node

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jiū

Mandarin: all

jiao1

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比對

bei2 deoi3

compare

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重要性

zung6 jiu3 sing3

Mandarin: zhong4 yao4 xing4

importance

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袂

mai6

Mandarin: mei4

[literary] sleeve

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老頭子

lou5 tau4 zi2

Mandarin: lao3 tou2 zi5

[1] old man [2] father

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海域

hoi2 wik6

Mandarin: hai3 yu4

territorial waters

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捲粉

gyun2 fan2

Mandarin: juan3 fen3

Simplified: 卷粉

steamed rice roll

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紅磡碼頭

hung4 ham3 maa5 tau4

Mandarin: Hong2 Kan4 ma3 tou5

Simplified: 红磡码头

Hung Hom Ferry Pier

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衫刷

saam1 caat3

Mandarin: shan1 shua1

clothes washing brush (spoken)

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heúng

Mandarin: all

xiang3

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雙重課稅

soeng1 cung4 fo3 seoi3

Mandarin: shuang1 chong2 ke4 shui4

double taxation

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疏導

so1 dou6

channelize

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電子商務

din6 zi2 soeng1 mou6

Mandarin: dian4 zi3 shang1 wu4

e-commerce

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藥材舖

joek6 coi4 pou2

Mandarin: yao4 cai2 pu4

Simplified: 药材铺

a herbal medicine shop

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塔城地區

taap3 sing4 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1

Tacheng district (district in Xinjiang)

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嶽

ngok6

Mandarin: yue4

[n] high mountain; great mountain

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叩謝

kau3 ze6

Mandarin: kou4 xie4

Simplified: 叩谢

to express one's sincere gratitude by kowtow

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未成年者

mei6 sing4 nin4 ze2

Mandarin: wei4 cheng2 nian2 zhe3

minor (not an adult)

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嘅

ge3

Mandarin: de5

Simplified: 的

Cantonese

possessive/attributive particle (Cantonese equivalent of 的)

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英格蘭超級聯賽

jing1 gaak3 laan4 ciu1 kap1 lyun4 coi3

Mandarin: Ying1 ge2 lan2 chao1 ji2 lian2 sai4

Simplified: 英格兰超级联赛

English Premier League

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