Cantonese Dictionary

伊斯特

ji1 si1 dak6

Mandarin: yi1 si1 te4

Istres (French town)

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訂定

ding3 ding6

Mandarin: ding4 ding4

to fix; to draft; to formulate; to pre-arrange; to conclude; to draw up; to establish; to institute | Syn.: 制定

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哀失

oi1 sat1

Mandarin: ai1 shi1

bereavement

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鞋履

haai4 lei5

Mandarin: xie2 lv3

footwear

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立功贖罪

laap6 gung1 suk6 zeoi6

Mandarin: li4 gong1 shu2 zui4

Simplified: 立功赎罪

Atone for one's crimes by a good deed

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玫

mui4

Mandarin: mei2

(fine jade) | see 玫瑰méiguī [玫瑰], rose | # adapted from cc-cedict

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比擬

bei2 ji4

Mandarin: bi3 ni3

to compare; draw a parallel; match; analogy; metaphor; comparison

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激揚

gik1 joeng4

Mandarin: ji1 yang2

Simplified: 激扬

(verb) arouse; evoke

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澳門半島

ou3 mun2 bun3 dou2

Mandarin: Ao4 men2 ban4 dao3

Simplified: 澳门半岛

Macau Peninsula

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fūk

Mandarin: all

fu4

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馬來

maa5 loi4

Mandarin: ma3 lai2

Malay

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東施效顰

dung1 si1 haau6 pan4

Mandarin: dong1 shi1 xiao4 pin2

Simplified: 东施效颦

blindly copy others lead to worse results (idiom)

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凡事

faan4 si6

Mandarin: fan2 shi4

everything; always

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叫糊

giu3 wu2

Mandarin: jiao4 hu2

almost win in mahjong

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共和黨

gung6 wo4 dong2

Mandarin: gong4 he2 dang3

the republican party

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yúng

Mandarin: all

yong1

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拖數

to1 sou3

Mandarin: tuo1 shu4

Cantonese

delay paying a debt; owe [Syn]拖欠

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健美

gin6 mei5

Mandarin: jian4 mei3

(verb) Bodybuilding

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奶黃包

naai5 wong4 baau1

Mandarin: nai3 huang2 bao1

steamed creamy custard bun

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女人

neoi5 jan4

Mandarin: nv3 ren5

(noun) 1. female; 2. woman; 3. lady

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甘甘地

gam1 gam1 dei6*2

bitter

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一死一傷

jat1 sei2 jat1 soeng1

Mandarin: yi1 si3 yi1 shang1

Simplified: 一死一伤

One dead and another injured.

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矍

fok3

Mandarin: jue2

old but in hearty spirits

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yíh

Mandarin: all

yi4

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人有我有

jan4 jau5 ngo5 jau5

Mandarin: ren2 you3 wo3 you3

one wanting an item not because of need, but just because lots of people have one

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尼亞加拉大瀑布

nei4 aa3 gaa1 laai1 daai6 buk6 bou3

Mandarin: Ni2 ya4 jia1 la1 Da4 pu4 bu4

Simplified: 尼亚加拉大瀑布

Niagara Falls

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分裂生殖

fan1 lit6 sang1 zik6

Mandarin: fen1 lie4 sheng1 zhi2

paratomy; schizogamy; schizogenesis

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文雀

man4 zoek3*2

Cantonese

[n][v] pickpocket

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常青

soeng4 ceng1

Mandarin: chang2 qing1

evergreen

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得天獨厚

dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5

Mandarin: de2 tian2 du2 hou4

to be endowed with an exceptional advantage

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