Cantonese Dictionary

推人

teoi1 jan4

Mandarin: tui1ren2

to push someone [written and colloquial]

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發泡錠

faat3 paau1 ding3

Mandarin: fa1 pao4 ding4

effervescent tablet (e.g., foaming vitamin c tablets that are placed in water and then the fizzy water is drunk)

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阿馬

aa3 maa5

Mandarin: A1ma3

Simplified: 阿马

Armagh, a place in Northen Ireland [written and colloquial]; an alternative form to阿媽, mom, grandma, amah (an older female servant) [colloquial]

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lóng

Mandarin: cantonese-only

lang3

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從簡

cung4 gaan2

Mandarin: cong2 jian3

Simplified: 从简

to keep something simple

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杉

caam3

Mandarin: shan1 sha1

various species of pine and fir; China fir

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gōu

Mandarin: all

gao1

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人為

jan4 wai4

Mandarin: ren2 wei2

artificial; man-made

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薄被

bok6 pei5

Cantonese

comforter; thin quilt

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當鋪

dong1 pou1

Mandarin: dang4 pu4

Simplified: 当铺

pawn shop

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章程

zoeng1 cing4

Mandarin: zhang1 cheng2

(written) rules; regulations

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luhk

Mandarin: all

lu4

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重新格式化

cung4 san1 gaak3 sik1 faa3

Mandarin: zhong4 xin1 ge2 shi4 hua4

to reformat

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坦克車

taan2 hak1 ce1

Mandarin: tan3 ke4 che1

tank (armored vehicle)

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搖尾乞憐

jiu4 mei5 hat1 lin4

Mandarin: yao2 wei3 qi3 lian2

Simplified: 摇尾乞怜

literally: (dog) wag the tail and flatter, it is to describe people who need to fawn and be obsequious

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花生糖

faa1 sang1 tong4*2

peanut brittle

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整數

zing2 sou3

Mandarin: zheng3 shu4

integer; whole number | [粵]: also 齊頭數

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做工作

zou6 gung1 zok3

to (get to) work (white collar)

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閃婚

sim2 fan1

Mandarin: shan3 hun1

flash marriage, a marriage between partners who've known each for not very long (perhaps only months)

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印刷物

jan3 caat3 mat6

[n] printed matter, print

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所以然

so2 ji5 jin4

Mandarin: suo3 yi3 ran2

the reason why; the whys and wherefores

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非法投注

fei1 faat3 tau4 zyu3

illegal bookmaking

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再三

zoi3 saam1

Mandarin: zai4 san1

repeatedly

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阿壽

aa3 sau6

Mandarin: a5 shou4

Simplified: 啊寿

someone who is stupid

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悲慘世界

bei1 caam2 sai3 gaai3

Mandarin: bei1 can3 shi4 jie4

Les Misérables

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美容院

mei5 jung4 jyun2

Mandarin: mei3 rong2 yuan4

beauty parlour/salon/shop

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股權

gu2 kyun4

stock equity; stock rights

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受精

sau6 zing1

Mandarin: shou4 jing1

[bio.] fertilization

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趑

ci1

Mandarin: zi1

to falter | unable to move | # adapted from cc-cedict

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烏龍波

wu1 lung4*2 bo1

Cantonese

own goal

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