Cantonese Dictionary

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聲討
Mandarin: sheng1 tao3
denounce, condemn
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河源
Mandarin: he2 yuan2
Heyuan (city in Guangdong)
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川
Mandarin: chuan1
river | creek | plain | an area of level country | short for Szexhuan, a province | to boil with water and serve in soup | flow | # adapted from cc-cedict
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見諒
Mandarin: jian4 liang4
(often preceded by 請) excuse me, pardon me, forgive me, make allowance for [Syn.] 原諒
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熱水樽
Cantonese
hot-water bottle; thermos flask; vacuum flask | Std. Chin.: 熱水瓶
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擦洗
Mandarin: ca1 xi3
scour; scrub; wipe
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坐以待斃
to sit around waiting for death
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活頁紙
Mandarin: huo2 ye4 zhi3
loose-leaf paper
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搭檯
to share a table (in a restaurant) with someone you don't know
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然則
Mandarin: ran2 ze2
in that case; then (Cantonese: 噉就)
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殘月
Mandarin: can2 yue4
waning crescent moon | also 娥眉月
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得棚牙
Mandarin: de5 peng2 ya2
only talking and taking no practical actions
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王后
Mandarin: wang2 hou4
queen
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度身訂做
Mandarin: du4 shen1 ding4 zuo4
Simplified: 度身定做
Tailor-made
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㓟皮
Cantonese
pare the skin
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lōk lok
Mandarin: all
luo4
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踏板
Mandarin: ta4 ban3
a pedal; a footrest
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少校
Mandarin: shao4 xiao4
[1] major (military rank in army) [2] lieutenant; commander (military rank in navy)
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沙暴
sandstorm
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自便
Mandarin: zi4 bian4
do as one pleases; at one's convenience
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下個禮拜
Mandarin: xia4 ge5 li3 bai4
Simplified: 下个礼拜
Next week
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dehng
Mandarin: cantonese-only
di1
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崇高
Mandarin: chong2 gao1
(adjective) Noble
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著名的
Mandarin: zhu4 ming2 de
renowned
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方順吉
Mandarin: fang1 shun4 ji2
Fang Shun-Chi
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忍辱負重
Mandarin: ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4
endure humiliation in order to carry out an important task; pocket an insult for the sake of a higher objective
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生招牌
Mandarin: sheng1 zhao1 pai5
a living signboard; advertisement (spoken)
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吸客
Mandarin: xi1 ke4
attract guests; draw customers
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港島區
Mandarin: gang3 dao3 qu1
Hong Kong island district
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廟祝
Cantonese
temple incense warden; one whose responsibilty is to keep incense burning at a temple | also 廟祝公
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