Cantonese Dictionary

幼妹

jau3 mui6

Mandarin: you4 mei4

younger sister

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澡

zou2

Mandarin: zao3

bath | to bathe | to wash | # adapted from cc-cedict

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攎

lou4

Mandarin: lu2

to take hold; to curb; to exercise restraint

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講鬼話

gong2 gwai2 waa2

Mandarin: jiang3 gui3hua4

Simplified: 讲鬼话

to talk nonsense [colloquial]

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冷藏庫

laang5 cong4 fu3

Mandarin: leng3 cang2 ku4

Simplified: 冷藏库

Freezer

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牛馬

ngau4 maa5

Mandarin: niu2 ma3

beasts of burden (lit., "oxen and horses")

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勁料

ging6 liu2

Mandarin: jin4 liao4

Simplified: 劲料

great stuff; quality stuff [colloquial]

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流感

lau4 gam2

Mandarin: liu2 gan3

flu - shortened form of 流行性感冒 (influenza)

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不惑之年

bat1 waak4 zi1 nin4

Mandarin: hu2 huo4 zhi1 nian2

40 years old; to be a quadragenarian

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樹冠

syu6 gun1

Mandarin: shu4 guan1

tree top; tree canopy

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gwóng

Mandarin: all

guang3

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保存的標本

bou2 cyun4 dik1 biu1 bun2

Mandarin: bao3 cun2 de5 biao1 ben3

preserved specimen

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兄

hing1

Mandarin: xiong1

elder brother | a respectful way for men to address each other | # adapted from cc-cedict

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餘弦比

jyu4 jin4 /jyun4 bei2

Mandarin: yu2 xian2 bi3

[math.] cosine ratio

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隊冧

deoi2 lam3

Mandarin: dui4 lin1

Simplified: 队冧

to kill; to get someone drunk

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越秀公園站

jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun4 zaam6

Mandarin: Yue4 xiu4 gong1 yuan2 zhan4

Simplified: 越秀公园站

Yuexiu Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

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右面

jau6 min6

Mandarin: you4 mian4

right side

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一頭煙

jat1 tau4 jin1

Mandarin: yi1 tou2 yan1

Simplified: 一头烟

describes the situation where a person is very busy; to be confused; to be at a loss on what to do

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品

ban2

Mandarin: pin3

(noun) Personality

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姣氣

haau4 hei3

Mandarin: jiao1 qi4

Simplified: 姣气

noun; power and prestige; domineering influence; good prospects

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以母語學習

ji5 mou5 jyu5 hok6 zaap6

learning in the mother tongue

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擔保信

daam1 bou2 seon3

Mandarin: dan1 bao3 xin4

Simplified: 担保信

a letter of guarantee

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zi1 zi3

矢

Mandarin: 8

jī ji

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皇天

wong4 tin1

Mandarin: Huang2 tian1

Heaven

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獲鹿

wok6 luk6*2

Mandarin: huo4 lu4

Huolu (place in Hebei)

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少年

siu3 nin4

Mandarin: shao4 nian2

youngster; early teens; early youth; lad; juvenile

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閒蕩

haan4 dong6

Mandarin: xian2 dang4

to go for a stroll; to saunter; to traipse; to loiter; to hang around; to loaf around

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紐約大學

nau2 joek3 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: niu3 yue1 da4 xue2

New York University

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米飯班主

mai5 faan6 baan1 zyu2

Mandarin: mi3 fan4 ban1 zhu3

Simplified: 米饭班主

a benefactor; a patron

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鐙

dang3

Mandarin: deng4

Simplified: 镫

stirrup | a type of cooking vessel | # adapted from cc-cedict

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