Cantonese Dictionary

阿母

aa3 mou5

Mandarin: a1 mu3

mother

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錶芯

biu1 sam1

Mandarin: biao3 xin1

watch movement — the internal gear mechanism of an analogue watch | 口: 錶肉

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死淨把口

sei2 zing6 baa2 hau2

Mandarin: si3 jing4 ba3 kou3

Simplified: 死净把口

to never stop talking; to talk too much [colloquial]

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雙行道

soeng1 hong4*2 dou6

Mandarin: shuang1 xing2 dao4

dual-carriageway road; divided road

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浩園

hou6 jyun4

Mandarin: hao4 yuan2

Simplified: 浩园

Gallant Garden, a public cemetery in Hong Kong

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火腩

fo2 naam5

Mandarin: huo3 nan3

Cantonese

variant of 燒腩

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妯娌

zuk6 lei5

Mandarin: zhou2 li3

sisters-in-law; wives of brothers

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拉上補下

laai1 soeng5 bou2 haa6

Mandarin: la1 shang4 bu3 xia4

Simplified: 拉上补下

to make up for deficits by taking away from surplus

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春

ceon1

Mandarin: chun1

spring (time) | gay | joyful | youthful | love | lust | life | used in expressions of exasperation or irritation | # adapted from cc-cedict

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冰染染料

bing1 jim5 jim5 liu6*2

Mandarin: bing1 ran3 ran3 liao4

azoic dyes

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兩

loeng5

Mandarin: liang3

Simplified: 两

two | both | some | a few | tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1 | 16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old) | a group of about ten people | # adapted from cc-cedict

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屎屎忽忽

si2 si2 fat1 fat1

Mandarin: shi3 shi3 hu1 hu1

to be unable to make one's mind up [colloquial]

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老坑

lou5 haang1

Mandarin: lao3 keng1

old people

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子母扣

zi2 mou5*2 kau3

Mandarin: zi3 mou3 kou4

snap fasteners, snap buckles

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外遇

ngoi6 jyu6

extra-marital affair

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推骰

teoi1 sik1

Mandarin: tui1 tou2

dice guessing game [colloquial]

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能量變換器

nang4 loeng6 bin3 wun6 hei3

Mandarin: neng2 liang4 bian4 huan4 qi4

[phys.] energy converter

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升幅

sing1 fuk1

Mandarin: sheng1 fu2

rising range (stocks, currency etc.)

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永久居留權

wing5 gau2 geoi1 lau4 kyun4

Mandarin: yong3 jiu3 ju1 liu2 quan2

[n] permanent residency

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雲石

wan4 sek6

Mandarin: Yun2 shi2

Simplified: 云石

marble (a type of stone)

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講粗口

gong2 cou1 hau2

Mandarin: jiang3 cu1 kou3

Simplified: 讲粗口

swearing

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鬢角

ban3 gok3

Mandarin: bin4 jiao3

[國] sideburn | [粵] syn.: 髮腳;

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相近

soeng1 gan6

Mandarin: xiang1jin4

(verb) Like (someone)

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碰機會

pung3 gei1 wui6

Mandarin: peng4 ji1hui4

Simplified: 碰机会

to take a chance [written and colloquial]

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火箭推進榴彈

fo2 zin3 teoi1 zeon3 lau4 daan6*2

Mandarin: huo3 jian4 tui1 jin4 liu2 dan4

rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher

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一氧化碳中毒

jat1 joeng5 faa3 taan3 zung3 duk6

Mandarin: yi1 yang3 hua4 tan4 zhong4 du2

carbon monoxide poisoning

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神探

san4 taam3

Mandarin: shen2 tan4

legendary detective; incredible detective

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概率

koi3 leot6*2

probability

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戎

jung4

Mandarin: rong2

generic term for weapons (old) | army (matters) | military affairs | generic term for barbarian tribes | a surname | great | # adapted from cc-cedict

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宋詞

sung3 ci4

Mandarin: Song4 ci2

Simplified: 宋词

Song poetry

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