Cantonese Dictionary

挨餓

ngaai4 ngo6

Mandarin: ai2 e4

go hungry; be starved; suffer from hunger; go without food

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罟

gu1

Mandarin: gu3

to implicate | net for birds or fish | to catch with a net | # adapted from cc-cedict

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sauh

Mandarin: all

shou4

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sou sok

Mandarin: all

su4

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禿頭症

tuk1 tau4 zing3

Mandarin: tu1 tou2 zheng4

alopecia (hair loss) [Syn.] 禿發病

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白石

baak6 sek6

Mandarin: bai2 shi2

Pak Shek, place in Hong Kong; lapis albus

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傚

haau6

Mandarin: xiao4

imitate; model after; mimic; emulate; copy; follow the example of

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絕技

zyut6 gei6

Mandarin: jue2 ji4

[1] a unique skill; a consummate skill [2] a matchless or superb feat

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知機

zi1 gei1

Mandarin: zhi1 ji1

Simplified: 知机

(verb) to sense danger or trouble is coming; or (verb) to sense an opportunity is coming

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反射動作

faan2 se6 dung6 zok3

reflex action

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林

lam4

Mandarin: lin2

woods | forest M: 片piàn [片] | circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) | a collection (of similar things) | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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gúng

Mandarin: all

gong3

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風雅

fung1 ngaa5

Mandarin: feng1 ya3

Simplified: 风雅

grace;literary pursuits; elegance; refined

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全權大使

cyun4 kyun4 daai6 si3

Mandarin: quan2 quan2 da4 shi3

plenipotentiary

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干支

gon1 zi1

Mandarin: gan1 zhi1

the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches (short for 天干地支)

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𨳍頭

cat6 tau4

Cantonese

"dickhead", an obscene insult for a fool

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早老素

zou2 lou5 sou3

Mandarin: zao3 lao3 su4

presenilin, any of several proteins of cell membranes that are believed to contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease

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tiùh

Mandarin: all

tiao2

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先行

sin1 hang4

Mandarin: xian1xing2

(verb) Go first

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加密後的

gaa1 mat6 hau6 dik1

Mandarin: jia1 mi4 hou4 de5

encrypted

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光譜線

gwong1 pou2 sin3

Mandarin: guang1 pu3 xian4

Simplified: 光谱线

spectrum line

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把妹

baa2 mui6*2

Mandarin: ba3 mei4

to chase girls; to pick up girls

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感想

gam2 soeng2

Mandarin: gan3 xiang3

thoughts; impressions; reflections

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páahng

Mandarin: all

bang4

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泡沫

pou5 mut6

Mandarin: pao4 mo4

froth, foam | [粵]: 泡 (pou5)

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在心目中

zoi6 sam1 muk6 zung1

Mandarin: zai4 zin1 mu4 zhong1

in one's mind, in one's thoughts

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真皮

zan1 pei4*2

real leather

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大雄寶殿

daai6 hung4 bou2 din6

Mandarin: da4 xiong2 bao3 dian4

grand hall in a Buddhist temple

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頭殼頂

tau4 hok3 deng2

Mandarin: tou2 ke2 ding3

Simplified: 头壳顶

cranium; top of skull (spoken)

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波地

bo1 dei6*2

Cantonese

playing ground

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