Cantonese Dictionary

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haau2 ceoi2

Mandarin: kao3 qu3

to pass an entrance test

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圖文

tou4 man4

Mandarin: tu2 wen2

Simplified: 图文

diagram with words

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話說

waa6 syut3

Mandarin: hua4 shuo1

it is said

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右傾

jau6 king1

right-leaning

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英國海軍

jing1 gwok3 hoi2 gwan1

the British Navy

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抗日戰爭

kong3 jat6 zin3 zang1

Mandarin: kang4 ri4 zhan4 zheng1

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

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久仰

gau2 joeng5

Mandarin: jiu3 yang3

[polite] I have been looking forward to seeing you, it's an honor to meet you at last [also] 久仰大名 ; 久仰,久仰!

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yāu

Mandarin: all

you1

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帶街

daai3 gaai1

Mandarin: dai4 jie1

Simplified: 带街

a tour guide [colloquial]

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粵語班

jyut6 jyu5 baan1

[n] a Cantonese class or course

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私有

si1 jau5

Mandarin: si1 you3

privately-owned; private

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養草皮

joeng5 cou2 pei4

Mandarin: yang3 cao3pi2

Simplified: 养草皮

to make a loss in a gamble on horse racing [colloquial]

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片約

pin3 joek3

Mandarin: pian4 yue1

film contract

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十七

sap6 cat1

Mandarin: shi2 qi1

seventeen; 17

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心學

sam1 hok6

The Study of the Mind

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鹵水墨魚

lou5 seoi2 mak6 jyu4

spiced cuttlefish Chaozhou style; orange cuttlefish

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wàih

Mandarin: all

wei2

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享樂主義

hoeng2 lok6 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: xiang3 le4 zhu3 yi4

[n] hedonism

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絮叨

seoi5 dou1

Mandarin: xu4 dao5

long-winded | Cant.: 長氣, 吟噆 | Syn.: 囉唆

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罐頭

gun3 tau4*2

Mandarin: guan4 tou5

can; tin can

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學人

hok6 jan4

Mandarin: xue2 ren2

scholar; learned person

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咻

jau1

Mandarin: xiu1

call out | jeer | # adapted from cc-cedict

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人權

jan4 kyun4

Mandarin: ren2 quan2

human rights

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俯伏

fu2 fuk6

Mandarin: fu4 fu2

to lie prostrate; to bow down to the ground

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引進

jan5 zeon3

Mandarin: yin3jin4

Simplified: 引进

(verb) Bring in (new technology etc.)

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不可混溶的

bat1 ho2 wan6 jung4 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 hun4 rong2 de5

immiscible

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威廉斯堡

wai1 lim4 si1 bou2

Mandarin: wei1 lian2 si1 bao3

Williamsburg (Virginia)

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大雁

daai6 ngaan6

Mandarin: da4 yan4

wild goose

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無論何處

mou4 leon6 ho4 cyu3

Mandarin: wu2 lun4 he2 chu4

anywhere; wherever

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被人

bei6 jan4

Mandarin: bei4 ren2

to be ...(Verb)... by someone [粵]: 畀人

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