Cantonese Dictionary

sou

Mandarin: all

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拆棚做過

caak3 paang4 zou6 gwo3

Mandarin: chai1 peng2 zuo4 guo4

Simplified: 拆棚做过

to restart; to start over; to start from zero

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不俗

bat1 zuk6

Mandarin: bu4 su2

not hackneyed

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最簡化式

zeoi3 gaan2 faa3 sik1

Mandarin: zui4 jian3 hua4 shi4

[math.] simplest form

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冧篷頭

lam1 pung4 tau4

Mandarin: lin1 peng2 tou2

Simplified: 冧篷头

Chinese radical 40, which represents a roof

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采

coi3

Mandarin: cai3

fief | feudal estate | vassalage | # adapted from cc-cedict

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四重奏

sei3 cung4 zau3

Mandarin: si4 chong2 zou4

quartet (instrumentation)

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孖沙

maa1 saa1

Mandarin: ma1 sha1

noun; master, describes leader or company management

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返夜

faan1 je6

Mandarin: fan3 ye4

to work on the night shift

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順時針方向

seon6 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3

Mandarin: shun4 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4

clockwise

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江門

gong1 mun4

Mandarin: jiang1 men2

Jiangmen (city in Guangdong)

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永結同心

wing5 git3 tung4 sam1

Mandarin: yong3 jie2 tong2 xin1

of a couple's hearts to be intertwined in eternity

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長期的爭論

coeng4 kei4 dik1 zang1 leon6

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 de5 zheng1 lun4 (PRC), chang2 qi2 de5 zheng1 lun4 (Taiwan)

[n] controversy

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滑頭

waat6 tau4*2

crafty, cunning; slippery fellow

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錦標

gam2 biu1

Mandarin: jin3biao1

Simplified: 锦标

(noun) (of sport) Race

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失音

sat1 jam1

Mandarin: shi1 yin1

[med.] aphonia; loss of voice

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保險公司

bou2 him2 gung1 si1

Mandarin: bao3 xian3 gong1 si1

Simplified: 保险公司

insurance company

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總路線

zung2 lou6 sin3

Mandarin: zong3 lu4 xian4

Simplified: 总路线

general line

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登場

dang1 coeng4

Mandarin: deng1 chang3

to step on stage

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煩

faan4

Mandarin: fan2

Simplified: 烦

to feel vexed | to bother | to trouble | superfluous and confusing | edgy | irritable | # adapted from cc-cedict

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普查

pou2 caa4

Mandarin: pu3 cha2

census; general survey; general investigation; reconnaissance survey

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縮細

suk1 sai3

Mandarin: suo1 xi4

Simplified: 缩细

Narrowing; to shrink; to reduce

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二氧化碳

ji6 joeng5 faa3 taan3

Mandarin: er4 yang3 hua4 tan4

carbon dioxide (CO2)

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天津市

tin1 zeon1 si5

Mandarin: tian1 jin1 shi4

Tianjin (city in northern China)

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嘈嘈閉

cou4 cou4 bai3

Mandarin: cao1 cao5 bi4

Simplified: 嘈嘈闭

Cantonese

loud; noisy; nagging (spoken)

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霸道

baa3 dou6

Mandarin: ba4 dao4

[1] overbearing; high and mighty; high-handed [2] rule by force [3] strong (of medicines, liquor etc.); potent | [粵]: 掗拃, 霸掗

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准許

zeon2 heoi2

Mandarin: zhun3 xu3

to allow; to permit; to grant

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心地好

sam1 dei2 hou2

Mandarin: xin1 di4 hao3

kind, have a good heart

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垂直貿易

seoi4 zik6 mau6 jik6

Mandarin: chui2 zhi2 mao4 yi4

vertical trade

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挑起把火

tiu1 hei2 baa2 fo2

Mandarin: tiao3qi3 ba3 huo3

to arouse someone's anger [colloquial]

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