Cantonese Dictionary

土

tou2

Mandarin: tu3

earth | dust | clay | local | crude opium | unsophisticated | one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音] | soil | land | native | indigenous | unfashionable | uncouth | # adapted from cc-cedict

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耳筒

ji5 tung4

Mandarin: er3 tong3

headphone

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寫落去

se2 lok6 heoi3

Cantonese

to keep writing

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羅浮宮

lo4 fau4 gung1

the Louvre

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saih

Mandarin: all

shi4

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撒氣

saat3 hei3

Mandarin: sa1 qi4

[v] leak; go flat; vent one's anger

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luhng

Mandarin: all

nong4 long4

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有價冇市

jau5 gaa3 mou5 si5

Cantonese

have high value but no market

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星架坡

sing1 gaa2 bo1

Mandarin: xing1 jia4 po1

Singapore

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工匠

gung1 zoeng6

Mandarin: gong1 jiang4

craftsman, artisan

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發射

faat3 se6

Mandarin: fa1 she4

to launch; to shoot; to fire; to spray

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針腳

zam1 goek3

Mandarin: zhen1 jiao5

Simplified: 针脚

stitching

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光盤

gwong1 pun4

Mandarin: guang1 pan2

compact disc; CD

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題外話

tai4 ngoi6 waa6

digression, mention in passing

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媽閣廟

maa1 gok3 miu6

Mandarin: ma1 ge2 miao4

Simplified: 妈阁庙

A-Ma Temple

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疽

zeoi1

Mandarin: ju1

ulcer; abscess

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一秘

jat1 bei3

Mandarin: yi2 mi4

first secretary

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太陽活動

taai3 joeng4 wut6 dung6

Mandarin: tai4 yang2 huo2 dong4

solar variation

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雀

zoek2

Mandarin: que4

small bird | sparrow | also pr. [qiǎo] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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奶粉錢

naai5 fan2 cin4*2

Mandarin: nai3fen3 qian2

Simplified: 奶粉钱

milk money [written and colloquial]; living and education cost for raising a child [colloquial]

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地下街

dei6 haa6 gaai1

Cantonese

an "underground city", usually an underground tunnel shopping mall

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迷惑不解

mai4 waak6 bat1 gaai2

Mandarin: mi2 huo4 bu4 jie3

to feel puzzled

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走廊位

zau2 long4*2 wai6*2

Mandarin: zou3 lang2 wei4

aisle seat

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越南話

jyut6 naam4 waa6*2

[n] Vietnamese (language)

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jāu

Mandarin: all

zou1

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麗水

lai6 seoi2

Mandarin: li2 shui3

Lishui (city in Zhejiang)

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蔽

bai3

Mandarin: bi4

to cover | to shield | to screen | to conceal | to sum up | # adapted from cc-cedict

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忟憎

mang2 zeng1

Mandarin: min2 zeng1

adj; grumpy, throw tantrum

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偷懶

tau1 laan5

Mandarin: tou1 lan3

lazy (typically spoken as just 懶)

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唔係我手腳

m4 hai6 ngo5 sau2 goek3

Mandarin: n2 xi4 wo3 shou3 jiao3

Simplified: 唔系我手脚

Cantonese

it's not done by me; I didn't do it

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