Cantonese Dictionary

瀡滑梯

seo4 waat6 tai1

Mandarin: sui3 hua2 ti1

playground slides

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㕵

wou1

Mandarin: guo2

sound of a god barking | # adapted from cc-cedict

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邀

jiu1

Mandarin: yao1

to invite | to request | to intercept | to solicit | to seek | to call | to welcome | to meet | to waylay | to ambush | # adapted from cc-cedict

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忖量

cyun2 loeng4

Mandarin: cun3 liang4

think over; turn over in one's mind; conjecture; guess

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大圈

daai6 hyun1

Mandarin: da4 quan1

Guangzhou; gangsters from southern China who goes to Hong Kong or Macau to commit crimes [colloquial]

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搭食

daap3 zi6

Mandarin: da1 shi2

to partner up together; to join others' eating groups

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眾目昭彰

zung3 muk6 ciu1 zoeng1

Mandarin: zhong4 mu4 zhao1 zhang1

Simplified: 众目昭彰

seen clearly by everyone; watched by the sharp-eyed public

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圖解法

tou4 gaai2 faat3

Mandarin: tu2 jie3 fa3

[math.] graphical method

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裁判法院

coi4 pun3 faat3 jyun2

Mandarin: cai2 pan4 fa3 yuan4

Magistrates' Courts

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兜售

dau1 sau6

Mandarin: dou1 shou4

hawk; peddle

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美髮

mei5 faat3

Mandarin: mei3 fa3

hairdressing / hairstyling

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脫牙

tyut3 ngaa4

Mandarin: tuo1 ya2

teeth extraction

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因為

jan1 wai6

Mandarin: yin1 wei4

Simplified: 因为

because

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黚

kim4

Mandarin: qian2

a light yellowish black colour | # adapted from cc-cedict

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康熙部首

hong1 hei1 bou6 sau2

Mandarin: Kang1 xi1 bu4 shou3

Kangxi radicals (Chinese characters)

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芝麻綠官

zi1 maa4 luk6 gun1

Mandarin: zhi1ma5 lv4 guan1

Simplified: 芝麻绿官

a low ranking official [colloquial]

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分餅仔

fan1 beng2 zai2

Mandarin: fen1 bing3 zi3

Simplified: 分饼仔

to equally share profits or something amongst a group

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謝票

ze6 piu3

thank voters

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貴州省

gwai3 zau1 saang2

Mandarin: gui4 zhou1 sheng3

Guizhou, southern Chinese province

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拖地的長裙

to1 dei6*2 dik1 coeng4 kwan4

draggle-tail (long dress that drags along the ground)

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第七十

dai6 cat1 sap6

Mandarin: di4 qi1 shi2

seventieth

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古物

gu2 mat6

Mandarin: gu3 wu4

antique

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高風亮節

gou1 fung1 leong6 zit3

Mandarin: gao1 feng1 liang4 jie2

have integrity and noble character

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確保

kok3 bou2

Mandarin: que4 bao3

to ensure; to assure; to guarantee

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小工

siu2 gung1

Mandarin: xiao3 gong1

unskilled labour, usually involved with heavy physical work

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山洪暴發

saan1 hung4 bou6 faat3

Mandarin: shan1 hong2 bao4 fa1

Simplified: 山洪暴发

Flash floods; Mountain torrents

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斬件

zaam2 gin6

Mandarin: zhan3 jian4

Simplified: 斩件

verb; cut or chop it into pieces

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四眼

sei3 ngaan5

with spectacles; one who wears glasses; lit. "four-eyes"

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酣飲

ham4 jam2

Mandarin: han1 yin3

drink without inhibition

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類固醇

leoi6 gu3 seon4

Mandarin: lei4 gu4 chun2

steroids | also [粵]: 肥仔丸

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