Cantonese Dictionary

可塑性

ho2 sou3 sing3

Mandarin: ke3 su4 xing4

malleability; moldability; plasticity; adaptablity

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影相機

jing2 soeng2 gei1

Mandarin: ying3 xiang1 ji1

Simplified: 影相机

(noun) a camera

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紙老虎

zi2 lou5 fu2

Mandarin: zhi3 lao3 hu3

a paper tiger, something which seems as threatening as a tiger, but is harmless

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hó hāk

Mandarin: all

ke3 ke4

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吠

fai6

Mandarin: fei4

to bark | to yap | to yelp | to shout | # adapted from cc-cedict

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苦功

fu2 gung1

hard work; painstaking effort

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波斯尼亞

bo1 si1 nei4 aa3

Mandarin: bo1 si1 ni2 ya4

Bosnia

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吊銷執照

diu3 siu1 zap1 ziu3

Mandarin: diao4 xiao1 zhi2 zhao4

Simplified: 吊销执照

Revocation of license

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長篇大論

coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6

Mandarin: chang2 pian1 da4 lun4

Simplified: 长篇大论

long and useless speech or conversation (idiom)

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蜆鴨

hin2 aap3

Mandarin: xian3 ya1

Simplified: 蚬鸭

wild duck

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葉脈

jip6 mak6

Mandarin: ye4 mai4

large veins

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以巴和平

ji5 baa1 wo4 ping4

Arab-Israeli peace

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蚌

pong5

Mandarin: bang4

mussel | clam | oysters | mother of pearl | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鹹脆花生

haam4 ceoi3 faa1 sang1

Mandarin: xian2 cui4 hua1 sheng1

Simplified: 咸脆花生

roast salted peanut with shells; five spices peanut

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金合歡

gam1 hap6 fun1

Mandarin: jin1 he2 huan1

[botany] sponge tree

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郵遞員

jau4 dai6 jyun4

Mandarin: you2 di4 yuan2

mailman, postman [Syn.]: 郵差, 信差

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正比例

zing3 bei2 lai6

Mandarin: zheng4 bi3 li4

direct proportion

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以人手挖掘

ji5 jan4 sau2 waat3 gwat6

dig by hand

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核情報

hat6 cing4 bou3

Mandarin: he2 qing2 bao4

nuclear intelligence

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速成

cuk1 sing4

Mandarin: su4cheng2

(noun) Quick Input Method

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鍾嘉欣

zung1 gaa1 jan1

Mandarin: zhong1 jia1 xin1

Simplified: 钟嘉欣

Linda Chung Ka-yan, a Hong Kong actress

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做運動

zou6 wan6 dung6

Mandarin: zuo4 yun4 dong5

Simplified: 做运动

to exercise (physically)

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豬朋狗友

zyu1 pang4 gau2 jau5

Cantonese

bad company; a gang of scoundrels | [普]: 狐朋狗友

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紅茶菌

hung4 caa4 kwan2

Mandarin: hong2 cha2 jun1

Simplified: 红茶菌

Kombucha

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送貨員

sung3 fo3 jyun4

Mandarin: song4 huo4 yuan2

Cantonese

delivery man | [國] 送貨人

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貪威識食

taam1 wai1 sik1 sik6

Mandarin: tan1 wei1 shi2 shi2

Simplified: 贪威识食

likes to show off and spend money (slang)

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筆順

bat1 seon6

Mandarin: bi3 shun4

stroke order (the way in which Chinese characters are written/calligraphed)

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炒一鑊熟

caau2 jat1 wok6 suk6

Mandarin: chao3 yi1 huo4 shu2

Simplified: 炒一镬熟

to give someone a serious thrashing [colloquial]

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改弦易轍

goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3

Mandarin: gai3 xian2 yi4 zhe2 (PRC) che4 (TW)

changes one's way of doing things or one's attitude

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戰士第二式

zin3 si6 dai6 ji6 sik1

[yoga] Virabhadrasana II, Warrior II

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