Cantonese Dictionary

向右斜

hoeng3 jau6 ce3

to tilt to the right

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cheùhng

Mandarin: all

xiang2

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hàaih

Mandarin: all

xie2

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guhk

Mandarin: all

ju2

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初一

co1 jat1

Mandarin: chu1 yi1

first day of a month in the lunar calendar

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三粒星

saam1 lap1 sing1

HK residency ID card (so called because the lower left quarter has 3 asterisks)

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阿拉伯數字

aa3 laai1 baak3 sou3 zi6

Mandarin: a1 la1 bo2 shu4 zu4

[n] Arabic numbers

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換元法

wun6 jyun4 faat3

Mandarin: huan4 yuan2 fa3

[math.] method of substitution

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Y世代

Y sai3 doi6

Mandarin: Y shi4 dai4

Generation Y, Gen Y (people born between 1980 and the mid to late 1990s)

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頭班車

tau4 baan1 ce1

Mandarin: tou2 ban1 che1

the first bus, metro [Syn.] 首班車

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醋酸戊酯

cou3 syun1 mou6 zi2

Mandarin: cu4 suan1 wu4 zhi3

[化] amyl acetate

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生猛海鮮

saang1 maang5 hoi2 sin1

Mandarin: sheng1 meng3 hai3 xian1

Simplified: 生猛海鲜

live seafood; super fresh seafood

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沖涼涼

cung1 loeng4/1 loeng1

Mandarin: chong1 liang2 liang2

to bathe; a bath (longer variant of 沖涼)

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横

waang4

Mandarin: heng2 heng4

For details, please refer to traditional form 橫 .

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奀星

ngan1 sing1

Mandarin: di2 xing1

an actor or actress who is not famous

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沉醉

cam4 zeoi3

Mandarin: chen2 zui4

[v] to become intoxicated

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一世人

jat1 sai3 jan4

Mandarin: yi1 shi4 ren2

the whole life (of a person); one's entire life; for a lifetime

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雜貨舖

zaap6 fo3 pou2

Mandarin: za2 huo4 pu4

Simplified: 杂货铺

a grocery store

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在下面

zoi6 haa6 min6

Mandarin: zai4 xia4 mian4

underneath

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正門

zing3 mun4

Mandarin: zheng4men2

Simplified: 正门

(noun) Front door

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投訴

tau4 sou3

Mandarin: tou2 su4

to file or lodge a complaint; to sue

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某天

mau5 tin1

Mandarin: mou3 tian1

someday

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拋頭露面

paau1 tau4 lou6 min6

Mandarin: pao1 tou2 lou4 mian4

Simplified: 抛头露面

to be in the spotlight

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進藤陽悟

zeon3 tang4 joeng4 ng6

Mandarin: jin4 teng2 yang2 wu4

Yogo Shindo

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聯名戶口

lyun4 meng4*2 wu6 hau2

joint bank account

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環

waan4

Mandarin: huan2

Simplified: 环

ring | hoop | loop | (chain) link | classifier for scores in archery etc | to surround | to encircle | to hem in | jade ring or bracelet | surrounding | # adapted from cc-cedict

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抽去線

cau1 heoi3 sin3

Mandarin: chou1 qu3 xian4

to unthread

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斑馬綫

baan1 maa5 sin3

Mandarin: ban1 ma3 xian4

variant form of 斑馬線

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纖維

cim1 wai4

Mandarin: xian1 wei2

fibre (US: fiber)

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口氣

hau2 hei3

Mandarin: kou3 qi4

Simplified: 口气

(noun) 1. breath of mouth; (of linguistics) (2.) tone (e.g. gentle, mean, unfriendly, etc.)

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