Cantonese Dictionary

樹林

syu6 lam4

Mandarin: shu4 lin2

woods; forest; grove

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依時依候

ji1 si4 ji1 hau6

Mandarin: yi1 shi2 yi1 hou4

Simplified: 依时依候

(slang) in time; on schedule; punctual

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光是

gwong1 si6

Mandarin: guang1 shi4

solely; merely; just | [粵] 淨係, 單係

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不要緊

bat1 jiu3 gan2

Mandarin: bu4*2 yao4 jin3

[1] unimportant; not critical [2] it doesn't matter; never mind. Cant.: 冇相干. [ ] Cant.: 唔緊要

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世誼

sai3 ji4

Mandarin: shi4 yi4

friendship spanning generations [Literary]

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誼父

ji6 fu6

Mandarin: yi4 fu4

Simplified: 谊父

god father

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豫

jyu6

Mandarin: yu4

to take part in | relaxed | comfortable | at ease | a surname | name of a place | happy | contented | carefree | delighted | prior | in advance | # adapted from cc-cedict

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翻轉頭

faan1 zyun3 tau4

Mandarin: fan1 zhuan3 tou2

Simplified: 翻转头

To return

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如無意外

jyu4 mou4 ji3 ngoi6

if nothing unexpected happens

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寒冬臘月

hon4 dung1 laap6 jyut6

Mandarin: han2 dong1 la4 yue4

Simplified: 寒冬腊月

the coldest month in winter

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點紅點綠

dim2 hung4 dim2 luk6

Mandarin: dian3 hong2 dian3 lv4

Simplified: 点红点绿

Cantonese

giving wrong instructions or advice (slang)

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古抄本

gu2 caau1 bun2

Mandarin: gu3 chao1 ben3

codex

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剔

tik1

Mandarin: ti1

to scrape the meat from bones | to pick (teeth etc) | to weed out | the rising stroke in a Chinese character | the tick symbol | picky | # adapted from cc-cedict

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助長

zo6 zoeng2

Mandarin: zhu4 zhang3

abet; encourage; foster; foment

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哀

ngoi1

Mandarin: ai1

sorrow | grief | pity | to grieve for | to pity | to lament | to condole | mournful | sad | # adapted from cc-cedict

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唔聽笛

m4 teng1 dek2

Mandarin: n2 ting1 di2

Simplified: 唔听笛

Cantonese

don't listen to orders

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病歷

beng6 lik6

Mandarin: bing4 li4

medical record; case history

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chān

Mandarin: cantonese-only

chen4

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見光死

gin3 gwong1 sei2

Mandarin: jian4 guang1 si3

once exposed can't be hidden again

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豐富多彩

fung1 fu3 do1 coi2

Mandarin: feng1 fu4 duo1 cai3

richly colorful

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冶金

je5 gam1

Mandarin: ye3 jin1

metallurgy

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防護板

fong4 wu6 baan2

fender

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撈偏門

lou1 pin1 mun4

Mandarin: lao1 pian1 men2

Simplified: 捞偏门

doing illegal business; to make a living from illegal means

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乘飛機旅行

sing4 fei1 gei1 leoi5 hang4

Mandarin: cheng2 fei1 ji1 lv3 xing2

to ride on a plane

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草擬

cou2 ji5

draft; draw; sketch out

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打簿

daa2 bou6*2

Mandarin: da3 bu4

update a passbook; get a bank statement

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全球性

cyun4 kau4 sing3

Mandarin: quan2 qiu2 xing4

global

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正牌爛仔

zing3 paai4 laan6 zai2

Mandarin: zheng4pai2 lan4 zai3

Simplified: 正牌烂仔

literally: 'rascal with a license', a derogatory way to refer to police who abuse their authority [colloquial]

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傳教

cyun4 gaau3

Mandarin: chuan2 jiao4

to preach religion; to do missionary work; proselytize

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條賓舟

tiu4 ban1 zau1

Mandarin: tiao2 bin1 zhou1

Simplified: 条宾舟

the penis [colloquial]

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