Cantonese Dictionary

撳低

gam6 dai1

Cantonese

[1] to push down; [2] to oppress

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木然

muk6 jin4

Mandarin: mu4 ran2

stupefied

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利是

lai6 si6

Mandarin: hong2 bao1

Simplified: 红包

Cantonese

lai see; red envelope/packet (Cantonese)

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畢業生的

bat1 jip6 sang1 dik1

Mandarin: bi4 ye4 sheng1 de5

[adj] graduate

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冇心

mou5 sam1

Mandarin: mao3 xin1

Cantonese

unintentional; accidental; did not mean to [colloquial]

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挪用

no4 jung6

Mandarin: nuo2 yong4

to embezzle; to divert funds

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橋這頭

kiu4 ze5 tau4

Mandarin: qiao2 zhe4 tou2

this end of a bridge

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仿真服務器

fong2 zan1 fuk6 mou6 hei3

Mandarin: fang3 zhen1 fu2 wu4 qi4

emulation server

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搭霎

daap3 saap3

Cantonese

dependable; peace of mind; steady; practical; anxiety-free; at ease

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窮酸

kung4 syun1

Mandarin: qiong2 suan1

(of a scholar) poor and pedantic; cheap

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治癒

zi6 jyu6

Mandarin: zhi4 yu4

effect/provide/work a cure; cure/heal sb of sth

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銅牌

tung4 paai4

bronze medal

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物理化學

mat6 lei5 faa3 hok6

Mandarin: wu4 li3 hua4 xue2

physical chemistry

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韓國菜

hon4 gwok3 coi3

Mandarin: Han2 guo2 cai4

Simplified: 韩国菜

Korean cuisine

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祀祖

zi6 zou2

Mandarin: si4 zu3

to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors :see also 祭祖

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忌辰

gei6 san4

Mandarin: ji4 chen2

the anniversary of the death of a deceased parent, ancestor or sb. greatly respected

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唔知幾

m4 zi1 gei2

Mandarin: n2 zhi1 ji3

Simplified: 唔知几

Cantonese

don't know why it is so…

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撳地游水

gam6 dei6 jau4 seoi2

Mandarin: qin4 di4 you2 shui3

Simplified: 揿地游水

being extra cautious and playing it safe

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文昌

man4 coeng1

Mandarin: wen2 chang1

Wenchang (place in Hainan)

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豆沙月餅

dau6*2 saa1 jyut6 beng2

Mandarin: dou4 sha1 yue4 bing3

bean paste mooncake

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恰巧

hap1 haau2

Mandarin: qia4 qiao3

by coincidence; fortunately

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集體承包

zaap6 tai2 sing4 baau1

Mandarin: ji2 ti3 cheng2 bao1

Simplified: 集体承包

collective contract

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鋤Ｄ

co4 di2

Mandarin: chu2Ｄ

Simplified: 锄Ｄ

to play the card games of 'big two' [colloquial]

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好做唔做

hou2 zou6 m4 zou6

Mandarin: hao3 zuo4 wu2 zuo4

Cantonese

an expression to criticise someone doing something that they shouldn't be doing, when they should have been doing something else [colloquial]

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大寫

daai6 se2

Mandarin: da4 xie3

capital letters; block letters; complex numbers used for banking

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光脫脫

gwong1 tyut1 tyut1

Mandarin: guang1 tui4 tui4

(adjective) (for describing people) completely naked; (for describing tree) leaves fallen down completely

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憑證

pang4 zing3

credentials, certificate

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淡

taam4

Mandarin: dan4

an alternative form for 痰, phlegm | # adapted from cc-cedict

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士力

si6 lik6*1; si6 lek6*1

Cantonese

slick (loanword as in "oil slick" also 士叻); also shellac

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口試

hau2 si3

Mandarin: kou3 shi4

oral test , oral examination

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