Cantonese Dictionary

臭屎密冚

cau3 si2 mat6 kam2

Cantonese

keep smelly things secretly covered (keep scandals out of the public eye)

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脱身

tyut3 san1

Mandarin: tuo1 shen1

to get away / to escape (from obligations) ; to free oneself ; to disengage [粵]甩身

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彎曲

waan1 kuk1

Mandarin: wan1 qu3

bend; curve; warp; bent; winding; warped

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插入因子

caap3 jap6 jan1 zi2

Mandarin: cha1 ru4 yin1 zi3

insertion element

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可恥

ho2 ci2

Mandarin: ke3 chi3

shameful; disgraceful; ignominious

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尾龍骨

mei5 lung4 gwat1

Mandarin: wei3 long2 gu3

Simplified: 尾龙骨

coccyx; tailbone

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基督

gei1 duk1

Mandarin: ji1 du1

Christ

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關二哥

gwaan1 ji6 go1

Mandarin: guan1 er4 ge1

Simplified: 关二哥

Guan Yu; a Chinese military general who was deified as a God and is revered by many Chinese people for his bravery and loyalty

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yām yam

Mandarin: all

yin1 yin4

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落場

lok6 coeng4

Mandarin: la4 chang3

Simplified: 落场

off duty; to leave; to end; to conclude

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大碼

daai6 maa5

Mandarin: da4 ma3

Simplified: 大码

large size

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與虎謀皮

jyu5 fu2 mau4 pei4

Mandarin: yu3 hu3 mou2 pi2

Simplified: 与虎谋皮

to make an unrealistic request; to attempt the impossible and courting disaster

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打返電話

daa2 faan1 din6 waa6*2

Cantonese

call back; ring back; reply to a call [華]: 回電話

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醒覺

sing2 gok3

Mandarin: xing3 jue2

Simplified: 醒觉

awaken

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盲從

maang4 cung4

Mandarin: mang2 cong2

blindly follow; blindly obey

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抆刀

man2 dou1

Mandarin: wen3 dao1

palette knife, frosting spatula

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不知所謂

bat1 zi1 so2 wai6

Mandarin: bu4 zhi1 suo3 wei4

Simplified: 不知所谓

it is used to describe a person or a thing that is absurd and a nonsense

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心灰意冷

sam1 fui1 ji3 laang5

despair

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酒酣耳熱

zau2 ham4 ji5 jit6

Mandarin: jiu3 han1 er3 re4

1.to feel warmed up by wine 2. to be happily drinking

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結膜炎

git3 mok6*2 jim4

Mandarin: jie2 mo2 yan2

conjunctivitis

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他方

taa1 fong1

Mandarin: ta1 fang1

elsewhere

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甩難

lat1 naan4*6

Cantonese

off the hook; get out of trouble

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三十年代

saam1 sap6 nin4 doi6

Mandarin: san1 shi2 nian2 dai4

in the 30's

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歡笑

fun1 siu3

Mandarin: huan1 xiao4

to laugh happily; belly-laugh

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簽字

cim1 zi6*2

Mandarin: qian1 zi4

to sign (a signature); a signature

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胡胡混混

wu4 wu4 wan6 wan6

Mandarin: hu2 hu2 gun3 gun3

ordinary; plain; time-wasting (spoken)

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周海媚

zau1 hoi2 mei4

Mandarin: zhou1 hai3 mei4

Kathy Chau, name of an actress

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值得紀念

zik6 dak1 gei2 lim6

memorable

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刮臉

gwaat3 lim5*2

Mandarin: gua1 lian3

to shave (lit., "scrape face")

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路怒

lou6 nou6

Mandarin: lu4 nu4

road rage; to get into a state of road rage

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