Cantonese Dictionary

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審視
Mandarin: shen3 shi4
look closely/carefully at; examine closely; scrutinize; contemplate
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黃耀明
Mandarin: huang2 yao4 ming2
Simplified: 黄耀明
Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming, a Hong Kong singer, composer and producer
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打自己工
Mandarin: da3 zi4 ji5 gong1
to be self-employed [colloquial]
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眼前
Mandarin: yan3 qian2
before one's eyes; now; at present; at the moment
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骨妹
a woman who works in a massage parlor
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坐言起行
Mandarin: zuo4 yan2 qi3 xing2
to put words into action; to match one's words with action
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補習
Mandarin: bu3xi2
Simplified: 补习
(verb) 1. Tutor; (noun) | Tutor; 2. Tutorial or Tutorial class
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濡
Mandarin: ru2
dilatory | to moisten | to immerse | wet | damp | to dwell | remain somewhere | to accept humiliation | # adapted from cc-cedict
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唔發火當我流
Mandarin: wu2 fa1huo3 dang1 wo3 liu2
Simplified: 唔发火当我流
Cantonese
to take me as some kind of wimp that does not need to be taken seriously just because I haven't lost my temper yet [colloquial]
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屏邊苗族自治縣
Mandarin: ping2 bian1 miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county (county in Yunnan)
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獵獵
Mandarin: lie4 lie4
Simplified: 猎猎
to flap; to flutter; the sound of wind howling
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軟化
Mandarin: ruan3 hua4
soften
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挖苦
Mandarin: wa1 ku5
speak sarcastically or ironically (lit., "scoop out bitterness")
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黐立立
Mandarin: chi1 li4 li4
sticky
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山竹牛肉球
Mandarin: shan1 zhu2 niu2 rou4 qiu2
Steamed meatball, a Cantonese dim sum
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89宗罪
Cantonese
the purported 89 transgressions of 港女 (HK females)
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薯仔
Mandarin: shu3 zai3
(n.) potato; (slang) schmuck; (slang) someone with an out-of-date fashion style
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晦氣星
Mandarin: hui4 qi4 xing1
Simplified: 晦气星
noun; star of ill luck in Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology) is a form of fortune-telling in Chinese culture
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過口癮
Mandarin: guo4 kou3 yin3
Simplified: 过口瘾
cravings for snack or nibble
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屎坑公賣草紙
Mandarin: shi3 keng1 gong1 mai4 cao3zhi3
Simplified: 屎坑公卖草纸
to be honest with oneself; to just trust someone to be honest and do the right thing even if others are not looking [colloquial]
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刮粗龍
Mandarin: gua1 cu1 long2
Simplified: 刮粗龙
earning huge amount of wealth illegally (slang)
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瞬
Mandarin: shun4
to wink | to blink | in a wink | in a flash | in a split second | instantaneous | # adapted from cc-cedict
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邊境狗
Mandarin: gian1 jing4 gou3
border collie
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微行
Mandarin: wei1 hang2
to travel undercover; to travel incognito; a small path
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入門
Mandarin: ru4 men2
basic; entry-level; beginners' level
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要不是
Mandarin: yao4 bu4*2 shi4
if not for; if it were not for; but for | Cant.: 如果唔係...(嘅話)
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薪俸稅
Mandarin: xin1 feng4 shui4
salaries tax
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反生物戰
Mandarin: fan3 sheng1 wu4 zhan4
biological (warfare) defense
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塊體
Mandarin: kuai4 ti3
a block; body of person or animal as a block
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朝朝
Cantonese
every morning [Syn.] 朝朝早
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