Cantonese Dictionary

消除

siu1 ceoi4

Mandarin: xiao1chu2

(verb) 1. Purge; 2. Dispel; | Clear up; (of computer) 3. Delete

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拉鍊

laai1 lin6*2

Mandarin: la1 lian4

zipper; zip fastener | Also written as '拉鏈'

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置家

zi3 gaa1

Mandarin: zhi4 jia1

to set up a home; to get married [colloquial]

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辣椒粉

laat6 ziu1 fan2

Mandarin: la4 jiao1 fen3

paprika; chili powder

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特殊性

dak6 syu4 sing3

Mandarin: te4 shu1 xing4

particularity

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水上單車

seoi2 soeng6 daan1 ce1

Mandarin: shui3 shang4 dan1 che1

Simplified: 水上单车

a pedalo; a paddle boat

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窒口窒舌

zat6 hau2 zat6 sit6

Mandarin: zhi4 kou3 zhi4 she2

stammering

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耶魯粵語拼音

je4 lou5 jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1

Mandarin: Ye1 lu3 Yue4 yu3 Pin1 yin1

Simplified: 耶鲁粤语拼音

Yale Cantonese Pinyin

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無事出街少破敗

mou4 si6 ceot1 gaai1 siu2 po3 baai6

Mandarin: wu2 shi4 chu1 jie1 shao3 po4bai4

Simplified: 无事出街少破败

to go out unnecessarily will just cost one money [colloquial]

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朝鮮半島

ziu1 sin1 bun3 dou2

Mandarin: chao2 xian1 ban4 dao3 (Taiwan), chao2 xian3 ban4 dao3 (PRC)

Korean peninsula

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匿名信

nik1 ming4 seon3

Mandarin: ni4 ming2 xin4

anonymous letter

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令兄

ling6 hing1

Mandarin: ling6 xiong1

your older brother [polite]

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東鄉

dung1 hoeng1

Mandarin: dong1 xiang1

Dongxiang (place in Jiangxi)

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烘爐

hong3 lou4

Mandarin: hong1 lu2

oven, drying furnace

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大安主義

daai6 on1 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: da4 an1 zhu3 yi4

Simplified: 大安主义

just be calm and let life plays out itself

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行必

haang4 bit1

Mandarin: xing2 bi4

to patrol [colloquial]

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清清楚楚

cing1 cing1 co2 co2

Mandarin: qing1 qing5 chu3 chu3

to be crystal clear; to be absolutely clear; loud and clear

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金字招牌

gam1 zi6 ziu1 paai4

Mandarin: jin1 zi4 zhao1 pai5

gold standard;gold brand (well established);gold-lettered signboard;a vainglorious title

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性急

sing3 gap1

Mandarin: xing4 ji2

impatient; short-tempered

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保溫水瓶

bou2 wan1 seoi2 ping4

a thermos

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半視野

bun3 si6 je5

Mandarin: ban4 shi4 ye3

half visual field

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植保

zik6 bou2

Mandarin: zhi2 bao3

plant protection

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口沒遮攔

hau2 mut6 ze1 laan4

Mandarin: kou3 mei2 zhe1 lan2

no filter on one's mouth; speaking without thinking too much

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釀

joeng6

Mandarin: niang4

[1] [v] brew; make (honey) [2] wine; brew [3] lead to; breed; result in [4] to stuff sliced meat or other ingredients into tofu, fish, melon, etc (and have them cooked by frying or steaming)

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無人問津

mou4 jan4 man6 zeon1

Mandarin: wu2 ren2 wen4 jin1

Simplified: 无人问津

no one is interested; nobody cares to ask anything about; to be deserted by everyone

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空頭白契

hung1 tau4 baak6 kai3

Mandarin: kong1 tou2 bai2 qi4

Simplified: 空头白契

White Deeds, a contract that has not been stamped with the official stamp

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遠距傳物

jyun5 keoi5 cyun4 mat6

teleport (lit., "transport something through a far distance")

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頭擰擰

tau4 ning4 ning4

Cantonese

despaired, shakes head in a disappointed manner

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大腦皮層

daai6 nou5 pei4 cang4

Mandarin: da4 nao3 pi2 ceng2

Simplified: 大脑皮层

Cerebral cortex

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大力丸

daai6 lik6 jyun4*2

Cantonese

common name of pentermine (二甲基苯乙基胺) - type of amphetamine (安非他明). 大力丸 literally means strengthening pill.

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