Cantonese Dictionary

四面楚歌

sei3 min6 co2 go1

Mandarin: si4 mian4 chu3 ge1

besieged on all sides; to be utterly isolated

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一鋪機

jat1 pou1 gei1

Cantonese

one round of (computer/arcade/video) game

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黑椒牛柳條

hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 tiu4*2

peppered beef strips and sliced peppers seared on a hot plate

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飽和脂肪

baau2 wo4 zi1 fong1

Mandarin: bao3 he2 zhi1 fang2

[n] saturated fat

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皎白

gaau2 baak6

Mandarin: jiao3 bai2

(of moonlight) to be radiant and clear

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沿海

jyun4 hoi2

Mandarin: yan2hai3

(adjective) Along shoreline

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燈芯

dang1 sam1

Mandarin: deng1 xin1

lampwick; wick

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安陽

on1 joeng4

Mandarin: an1 yang2

Anyang (city in Henan), On Yeung

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泥煤

nai4 mui4

Mandarin: ni2 mei2

peat

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輕寥寥

heng1 liu4*1 liu4*1

Cantonese

very light

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不定詞

bat1 ding6 ci4

Mandarin: bu4*2 ding4 ci2

(lang.) infinitive

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炮仗頸

paau3 zoeng2 geng2

Mandarin: pao4 zhang5 jing3

Simplified: 炮仗颈

(slang) hot -tempered; irritable temper; fiery temperament

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頭大

tau4 daai6

big head, influential person

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呢世

ni1 sai3

Mandarin: ne5 shi4

the rest of one's life; the whole of one's life [colloquial]

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上壓力

soeng6 aat3 lik6

Mandarin: shang4 ya1 li4

upward pressure

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長孫

zoeng2 syun1

Mandarin: zhang3 sun1

eldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son; two-character surname Zhangsun

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懷孕期

waai4 jan6 kei4

Mandarin: huai2 yun4 qi1 (PRC), huai2 yun4 qi2 (Taiwan)

[bio.] gestation period

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莞

wun5

Mandarin: guan1

part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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格蘭披治

gaak3 laan4 pei1 zi6

Mandarin: ge2 lan2 pi1 zhi4

Grand Prix

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新民

san1 man4

Mandarin: xin1 min2

Xinmin (city in Liaoning)

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活體檢視

wut6 tai2 gim2 si6

Mandarin: huo2 ti3 jian3 shi4

biopsy

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乳膠

jyu5 gaau1

Mandarin: ru3 jiao1

emulsion; latex

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嘉賓

gaa1 ban1

Mandarin: jia1 bin1

distinguished guest, guest of honor

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收租佬

sau1 zou1 lou2

Mandarin: shou1zu1 lao3

literally: a rent collector; a protection money collector; a bribery money collector [colloquial]

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航天

hong4 tin1

Mandarin: hang2 tian1

space flight

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細個

sai3 go3

Mandarin: xi4 ge4

Simplified: 细个

(adjective | adverb) young; small

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牛肉腸

ngau4 juk6 coeng4*2

rice roll with beef filling

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荷蘭銀行

ho4 laan4*1 ngan4 hong4

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

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食滯咗

sik6 zai6 zo2

Mandarin: shi2 zhi4 zuo5

Simplified: 食滞咗

Cantonese

eat too much; to be too full

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實業家

sat6 jip6 gaa1

Mandarin: shi2 ye4 jia1

businessman; industrialist

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