Cantonese Dictionary

守候

sau2 hau6

Mandarin: shou3 hou4

abide

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關注

gwaan1 zyu3

Mandarin: guan1 zhu4

Simplified: 关注

to follow (social media)

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公款

gung1 fun2

public money

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酒樓

zau2 lau4

Mandarin: jiu3 lou2

Simplified: 酒楼

Chinese restaurant (especially for dim sum)

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半圓

bun3 jyun4

Mandarin: ban4 yuan2

semicircle

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防衛

fong4 wai6

Mandarin: fang2 wei4

to defend, defense, defensive

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小型貨車

siu2 jing4 fo3 ce1

a minivan

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著重

zoek6 zung6

Mandarin: zhuo2 zhong4

variant of 着重

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齶音

ngok6 jam1

[ling.] palatal (made with the front of the tongue and the hard palate)

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揦茜

laa2 sai1

Mandarin: la2 qian4

rash; sloppy

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黐金糠

ci1 gam1 hong1

Mandarin: chi1 jin1kang1

Cantonese

try to gain monetary benefit or profit off someone, try to suck up to someone to gain monetary benefits off him / her

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十五世紀

sap6 ng5 sai3 gei3*2

Mandarin: shi2 wu3 shi4 ji4

15th Century

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懾

sip3

Mandarin: she4

fear; cause to fear; be in awe of

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宮觀

gung1 gun1

Mandarin: gong1 guan1

[1] Taoist temple; Taoist monastery [2] [Syn.] 道觀 ; 觀院

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層樓

cang4 lau4

Mandarin: ceng2 lou2

multistoried building; tower, pagoda

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廣州灣

gwong2 zau1 waan1

Mandarin: Guang3 zhou1 Wan1

Simplified: 广州湾

Guangzhou Bay | Guangzhouwan

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饔飧不繼

jung1 syun1 bat1 gai3

Mandarin: yong1 sun1 bu2 ji4

to be clueless where one's next meal will come from

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大魚

daai6 jyu4

Mandarin: da4 yu2

Simplified: 大鱼

big fish; significant person or thing; great future benefits

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十八世紀

sap6 baat3 sai3 gei2

Mandarin: shi2 ba1 shi4 ji4

Simplified: 十八世纪

18th century

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沙井蓋

saa1 zing2 goi3

Mandarin: sha1 jing3 gai4

manhole cover

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昭通

ziu1 tung1

Mandarin: zhao1 tong1

Zhaotong (city in Yunnan)

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正定

zing3 ding6

Mandarin: zheng4 ding4

Zhengding (place in Hebei)

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代數式

doi6 sou3 sik1

Mandarin: dai4 shu4 shi4

[math.] algebraic expression

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環保大道

waan4 bou2 daai6 dou6

Wan Po Road

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委曲

wai2 kuk1

(road, rivers etc.) winding; tortuous; ins and outs; all the details

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內涵

noi6 haam4

Mandarin: nei4 han2

[1] [邏輯] connotation; intention [2] implied; innate; inner [3] [宗教] inner tolerance; self-restraint (in the face of provocation, for example) [4] erudition; thoughtfulness; cultivation; culture [5] [語] phrastic — the logical proposition corresponding to a sentence’s content [] Sometimes written as '內函'

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蘿底橙

lo4 dai2 caang2

Mandarin: luo2 di3 cheng2

Simplified: 萝底橙

literally: 'leftover orange'; used to describe leftover goods that no one wants that are of inferior quality; it is often used as a derogatory term to refer to women who are the "Leftover Women" and unwanted by men

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椰棗

je4 zou2

Mandarin: ye1 zao3

Simplified: 椰枣

(noun) Date palms

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體己話

tai2 gei2 waa6

Mandarin: ti1 / 2 ji5 hua4

intimate words; words spoken to sb. one can confide in

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太傅

taai3 fu6

Mandarin: tai4 fu4

a title of one of the three highest officials for governing China during ancient China

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