Cantonese Dictionary

食得禾米多

sik6 dak1 wo4 mai5 do1

Mandarin: shi2 de5 he2 mi3 duo1

(someone who always) takes advantage of others

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紫籌股

zi2 cau4 gu2

Mandarin: zi3 chou2 gu3

Simplified: 紫筹股

purple chip stock, with the capital from Mainland China invested in blue chip companies [written and colloquial]

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促進

cuk1 zeon3

Mandarin: cu4jin4

Simplified: 促进

(verb) Enhance

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ngòuh

Mandarin: all

ao2

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中國歷史

zung1 gwok3 lik6 si2

Mandarin: Zhong1 guo2 li4 shi3

Simplified: 中国历史

Chinese history

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受氣

sau6 hei3

Mandarin: shou4 qi4

be bullied; suffer wrong; being a scapegoat

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墨黑

mak6 hak1

Mandarin: mo4 hei1

jet black

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jūk

Mandarin: all

chu4

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單打

daan1 daa2

single; singles

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感染性

gam2 jim5 sing3

Mandarin: gan3 ran3 xing4

infectious; contagious

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頂垂線

ding2 seoi4 sin3

Mandarin: ding3 chui2 xian4

altitude

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高大威猛

gou1 daai6 wai1 maang5

Mandarin: gao1 da4 wei1 meng3

tall and mighty (spoken)

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大肚子

daai6 tou5 zi2

be pregnant, big belly

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教條

gaau3 tiu4

Mandarin: jiao4 tiao2

religious dogma

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光譜分析

gwong1 pou2 fan1 sik1

Mandarin: guang1 pu3 fen1 xi1

spectroanalysis

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例句

lai6 geoi3

Mandarin: li4 ju4

example sentence

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植物園

zik6 mat6 jyun4

Mandarin: zhi2 wu4 yuan2

botanical garden

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半真半假

bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2

Mandarin: ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3

half true and half false; half-truths

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大麥

daai6 mak6

barley

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倒垃圾

dou2 laap6 saap3

to empty the garbage, to dump rubbish,

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䟴身䟴勢

ngan3 san1 ngan3 sai3

Mandarin: zhen4 shen1 zhen4 shi4

Simplified: 䟴身䟴势

to act in a low class manner [colloquial]

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災場

zoi1 coeng4

Mandarin: zai1 chang3

scene of accident; location of disaster; disaster area;

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領悟

ling5 ng6

comprehension, savvy

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義舉

ji6 geoi2

Mandarin: yi4 ju3

Simplified: 义举

(noun) majestic deed; a beneficial action for the public good

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冧宮頭

lam3 gung1 tau4

Mandarin: lin1 gong1 tou2

Simplified: 冧宫头

roof (figuratively meaning protection) | Kangxi radical 14 冖

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點算好呢

dim2 syun3 hou2 ne1

Mandarin: dian3 suan4 hao3 ne5

Simplified: 点算好呢

Cantonese

(don't know) what to do?; how to resolve this? (with a tone of despair)

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動工

dung6 gung1

Mandarin: dong4 gong1

begin construction; start building | [粵]: 開工

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從小到大

cung4 siu2 dou3 daai6

Mandarin: cong2 xiao3 dao4 da4

Simplified: 从小到大

ever since one was little

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舵

taai5

Mandarin: duo4

helm | rudder | # adapted from cc-cedict

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殲

cim1

Mandarin: jian1

annihilate; destroy; wipe out

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