Cantonese Dictionary

日本黑道

jat6 bun2 hak1 dou6

Mandarin: ri4 ben3 hei1 dao4

Yakuza (Japanese mafia)

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球隊

kau4 deoi6*2

Mandarin: qiu2 dui4

sports team (of a ball-based sport)

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馳騁

ci4 cing2

Mandarin: chi2 cheng3

gallop

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生殖器

sang1 zik6 hei3

Mandarin: sheng1 zhi2 qi4

reproductive organ; genitals

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腎臟

san6 zong6

Mandarin: shen4 zang4

(human) kidney

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古板

gu2 baan2

Mandarin: gu3 ban3

[1] staid; stuffy; old-fashioned and inflexible [2] [adj] prim; proper; pedantic; particular; fastidious; [n] stickler for rules; preciseness; fastidiousness

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噚晚黑

cam4 maan5 hak1

Cantonese

last night

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漁人得利

jyu4 jan4 dak1 lei6

Mandarin: yu2 ren2 de2 li4

Simplified: 渔人得利

'when two sides quarrel, it is always the third party who benefits'

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非洲海牛

fei1 zau1 hoi2 ngau4

Trichechus senegalensis (West African manatee)

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灰塵

fui1 can4

Mandarin: hui1 chen2

dust - usually refers to very small pieces of dirt that cover furniture surfaces inside buildings

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孿生兄弟

lyun4 saang1 hing1 dai6

Mandarin: luan2 sheng1 xiong1 di4

Simplified: 孪生兄弟

Twin brothers

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邊喥

bin1 dou6

Mandarin: bian1 du4

Simplified: 边喥

where

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香港海底隧道

hoeng1 gong2 hoi2 dai2 seoi6 dou6

Mandarin: Xiang1 gang3 hai3 di3 sui4 dao4

Cross Harbour Tunnel. Hong Kong

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要領

jiu3/1 ling5

Mandarin: yao4 ling3

main aspects; essentials

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印刷工藝

jan3 caat3 gung1 ngai6

Mandarin: yin4 shua1 gong1 yi4

typography

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演變

jin2 bin3

Mandarin: yan3 bian4

to evolve; evolution

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上數

soeng6 sou3

Mandarin: shang4 shu4

Simplified: 上数

[literal translation] upper digit; according to the pronunciation, it may refer to 上訴, which means appeal

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僭主政治

cim3 zyu2 zing3 zi6

Mandarin: jian4 zhu3 zheng4 zhi4

a tyranny; a government by usurper

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尋常

cam4 soeng4

Mandarin: xun2 chang2

usual, common, ordinary

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市容

si5 jung4

Mandarin: shi4 rong2

appearance of a city

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事發

si6 faat3

Mandarin: shi4 fa1

Simplified: 事发

the incident that happened

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雷鋒

leoi4 fung1

Mandarin: lei2 feng1

Lei Feng, People's Liberation Army soldier used as a Communist propaganda device for selflessness

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加工貿易

gaa1 gung1 mau6 jik6

Mandarin: jia1 gong1 mao4 yi4

trade of the processing of raw materials; processing trade

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唐字

tong4 zi6

Mandarin: tang2 zi4

Chinese characters

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不得要領

bat1 dak1 jiu3/1 ling5

Mandarin: bu4 de2 yao4 ling3

fail to grasp the main points

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矛

maau4

Mandarin: mao2

spear | lance | pike | KangXi radical 110 | # adapted from cc-cedict

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yuht

Mandarin: all

xue2 xue4

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大規模的宣傳活動

daai6 kwai1 mou4 dik1 syun1 cyun4 wut6 dung6

Mandarin: da4 gui1 mo2 de5 xuan1 chuan2 huo2 dong4

promotion blitz

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尤爾

jau4 ji5

Mandarin: you2 er3

Yule

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禧

hei1

Mandarin: xi3 xi1

happiness; blessings; auspiciousness

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