Cantonese Dictionary

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消受
Mandarin: xiao1 shou4
enjoy; endure; bear
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拾吓拾吓
Mandarin: shi2 xia4 shi2 xia4
slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]
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癮君子
Mandarin: yin3 jun1 zi3
opium addict; drug addict; chain smoker
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磅
Cantonese
No definition available
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冰糕
Mandarin: bing1 gao1
ice-cream; popsicle; ice-lolly; sorbet
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沙塘口山
Mandarin: sha1 tang2 kou3 shan1
Bluff Island in Hong Kong
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除邪隊
Mandarin: chu2xie2 dui4
Simplified: 除邪队
a special unit in the police force set to combat crimes related to drugs, prostitution, gambling and vice dens [colloquial]
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海參
sea cucumber; sea slug; trepang -- actually not a cucumber, but an animal with a long tube-shaped body (believe it or not, it's actually related to a starfish); it is considered by the Chinese to be a delicacy
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嗓音
Mandarin: sang3 yin1
voice
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即興演奏
Mandarin: ji2 xing1 yan3 zou4
musical improvisation, jam [Syn.] 即興表演
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梗房
Mandarin: geng3 fang2
Cantonese
a room partitioned by brick walls and rented out to tenants independently
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歪身歪勢
Mandarin: wai1 shen1 wai1 shi4
Cantonese
either sit or stand crookedly; to have an incorrect posture
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滿目瘡痍
Mandarin: man3 mu4 chuang1 yi2
Simplified: 满目疮痍
(idiom) to see a devastating scene everywhere;
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亂龍
Cantonese
disorderly | short for 亂晒龍
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關上
Mandarin: guan1 shang4
to switch off; to close, closing
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海鮮菇
Mandarin: hai3 xian1 gu1
jade gill mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus, also known as white beech mushroom, shimeji, etc.)
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迴紋針
Mandarin: zhi3 jia1
迴文針"
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鹽
Mandarin: yan2
Simplified: 盐
salt M: 粒lì [粒] | to treat with salt | # adapted from cc-cedict
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鋒頭
Mandarin: feng1 tou2
Simplified: 锋头
to be in the spotlight; to steal the show; fame; notoriety
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夠膽死
Mandarin: gou4 dan3 si3
Simplified: 够胆死
brave enough to die, it is used to describe one's extreme bravery
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虫
Mandarin: hui3
venomous snake; poisonous insect
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花蜜
Mandarin: hua1 mi4
nectar; honey
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得意洋洋
Mandarin: de2 yi4 yang2 yang2
to be self-satisfied; proudly [Syn.] 洋洋得意
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妥
Mandarin: tuo3
suitable | adequate | ready | settled | satisfactory | appropriate | # adapted from cc-cedict
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飴
Mandarin: yi2
Simplified: 饴
syrup | sweet meats | sweet cakes | # adapted from cc-cedict
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放在
Mandarin: fang4 zai4
to put, place [粵]: 擠喺 , 擺喺
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相請不如偶遇
Mandarin: xiang1 qing3 bu4 ru2 ou3 yu4
Said when two people meet who know each other (maybe having not met for an extended period of time).
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同等
Mandarin: tong2 deng3
same class; same level; same status
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勞嘈
Mandarin: lao2 cao2
Simplified: 劳嘈
Cantonese
noisy, annoying
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耽緬
Mandarin: dan1 mian3
be addicted to
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