Cantonese Dictionary

太子

taai3 zi2

Mandarin: tai4 zi3

(crown) prince; Prince Edward (MTR station)

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犬兒

hyun2 ji4

Mandarin: quan3 er2

my son [a self-deprecatory expression]

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遊戲卡

jau4 hei3 kaat1

Mandarin: you2 xi4 ka3

(n.) playing cards (Cant. 遊戲卡)

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為此

wai6 ci2

Mandarin: wei4 ci3

[1] for this reason, with regards to this; [2] in this respect; [3] in order to do this; [4] to this end

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吸吮

kap1 syun5

Mandarin: xi1 shun3

to suck in | [粵]: 吮 (syun5), 嘬 (zyut3)

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札格拉布

zaat3 gaak3 laai1 bou3

Mandarin: zha2 ge2 la1 bu4

Zagreb (capital of Croatia)

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變質

bin3 zat1

Mandarin: bian4 zhi4

to change; to turn bad; to deteriorate

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看守政府

hon1 sau2 zing3 fu2

Mandarin: kan1 shou3 zheng4 fu3

caretaker government/administration

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文白異讀

man4 baak6 ji6 duk6

Mandarin: wen2 bai2 yi4 du2

Simplified: 文白异读

differing literary and colloquial readings

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沙田海

saa1 tin4 hoi2

Mandarin: sha1 tian2 hai3

Sha Tin Hoi | Tide Cove in Hong Kong

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鬥爭

dau3 zang1

Mandarin: dou4 zheng1

to struggle; to fight

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玻璃

bo1 lei4*1

Mandarin: bo1 li2 (Taiwan), bo1 li5 (PRC)

glass

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電話繩

din6 waa6*2 sing4/4*2

Mandarin: dian4 hua4 sheng2

cell phone strap

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化學信息素

faa3 hok6 seon3 sik1 sou3

Mandarin: hua4 xue2 xin4 xi2 su4

semiochemical

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拳術

kyun4 seot6

boxing

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nìhng

Mandarin: all

ning2 ning4

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糖漿

tong4 zoeng1

syrup

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話明

waa6 ming4

Mandarin: hua4 ming2

Simplified: 话明

clearly said

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嚟講

lei4 gong2

Cantonese

speaking from (sb,sth)'s perspective [華]: 來說

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酒席

zau2 zik6

Mandarin: jiu3 xi2

feast, banquet; to prepare a feast

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白熾

baak6 ci3

Mandarin: bai2 chi4

white heat; incandescence

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主題公園

zyu2 tai4 gung1 jyun4

Mandarin: zhu3 ti2 gong1 yuan2

Simplified: 主题公园

Theme park

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盡收眼底

zeon6 sau1 ngaan5 dai2

Mandarin: jin4 shou1 yan3 di3

to enjoy a panoramic view; to take in an entire scene at once [Syn]盡收眼簾

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核僵持

hat6 goeng1 ci4

Mandarin: he2 jiang1 chi2

nuclear equipoise; nuclear stalemate

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咿挹

ji1 jap1

Mandarin: yi1 yi4

up to something fishy or suspicious (spoken)

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死口唔認

sei2 hau2 m4 jing6

Mandarin: si3 kou3 wu2 ren4

Cantonese

adamantly deny

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異夢

ji6 mung6

Mandarin: yi4 meng4

dream, dreaming to make love, strange dream

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大學教授

daai6 hok6 gaau3 sau6

a university professor

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平方米

ping4 fong1 mai5

Mandarin: ping2 fang1 mi3

square metre (US: meter) | Abbreviation: m²; sq m

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美式

mei5 sik1

Mandarin: mei3 shi4

American style

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