Cantonese Dictionary

攴

pok3

Mandarin: pu1

to tap | to knock lightly | old variant of 扑pū [扑] | to rap | KangXi radical 66 | # adapted from cc-cedict

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池魚

ci4 jyu4

Mandarin: chi2 yu2

Simplified: 池鱼

(noun) Aji fish

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fán

Mandarin: all

fen3

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承包商

sing4 baau1 soeng1

Mandarin: cheng2 bao1 shang1

a contractor

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對頭接合

deoi3 tau4 zip3 hap6

butt joint

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出師表

ceot1 si1 biu2

Mandarin: chu1 shi1 biao3

Simplified: 出师表

an article written by Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Kingdom before his invasion of Wei Kingdom, addressed to Liu Chan, the King of Shu Kingdom, and now widely used as teaching material in schools

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巴殺

baa1 saat3

market | From the Malay "pasar", which is from the Arab "bazaar" | There are different markets in Malaysia: Pasar Malam (night market); Pasar (wet market where you get your daily fresh meat and vegetables); Pasar Tani (farmers' market, which is essentially an outdoor wet market) and so on.

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陀地

to4 dei6*2

Cantonese

a triad demanding protection money; gang members on their own turf

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落本

lok6 bun2

Mandarin: luo4 ben3

to have to spend a lot of money (capital) on

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德文

dak1 man4

the German language

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現時

jin6 si4

Mandarin: xian4 shi2

Simplified: 现时

(adverb) 1. now; 2. at this moment

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太

taai3

Mandarin: tai4

(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun) | Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" = | wife; 2. Mrs.

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衫領

saam1 leng5

Mandarin: shan1 ling3

Simplified: 衫领

shirt collar

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藥用

joek6 jung6

[n] for medicinal purposes; medicinal

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資

zi1

Mandarin: zi1

Simplified: 资

resources | capital | to provide | to supply | to support | money | expense | wealth | natural endowment | aptitude | qualifications | record of service | to aid | to assist | # adapted from cc-cedict

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釣餌

diu3 nei6

Mandarin: diao4 er3

Simplified: 钓饵

bait

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一斤嘢

jat1 gan1 je5

Mandarin: yi1 jin1 ye3

Cantonese

one hundred bucks | dollars [colloquial]

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今次

gam1 ci3

Mandarin: jin1 ci4

this time

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公益

gung1 jik1

Mandarin: gong1 yi4

[n] commonwealth; public good

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阿叔

aa3 suk1

Mandarin: a1 shu1

uncle (spoken)

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實彈

sat6 daan6*2

Mandarin: shi2 dan4

live ammunition

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漏風

lau6 fung1

Mandarin: lou4 feng1

Simplified: 漏风

to leak out; leakage

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油脂

jau4 zi1

cooking fat

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獃

ngoi4 daai1

Mandarin: dai1

dull; dull-minded, simple,stupid

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丙酮

bing2 tung4

Mandarin: bing3 tong2

acetone

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湯勺

tong1 soek3

Mandarin: tang1 shao2

a soup ladle

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爛飯

laan6 faan6

Mandarin: lan4 fan4

Simplified: 烂饭

softened rice

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自食其力

zi6 sik6 kei4 lik6

earn one's own living; feed oneself by one’s own effort

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下嫁

haa6 gaa3

Mandarin: xia4 jia4

(female) to get marry

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力主

lik6 zyu2

Mandarin: li4 zhu3

advocate strongly

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