Cantonese Dictionary

寫意

se2 ji3

Mandarin: xie3 yi4

[1] enjoyable [2] freehand brushwork (in traditional Chinese painting)

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tou

Mandarin: all

tao4

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新絲蘿蔔皮

san1 si1 lo4 baak6 pei4

Mandarin: xin1 si1 luo2 bo5 pi2

Simplified: 新丝萝卜皮

it is used to describe someone who is opinionated and self-righteous

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十六

sap6 luk6

Mandarin: shi2 liu4

sixteen; 16

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應景

jing3 ging2

Mandarin: ying4 jing3

to do something for the occasion; according with the times / seasonal

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繁忙

faan4 mong4

bustling; busy

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拳打腳踢

kyun4 daa2 goek3 tek3

Mandarin: quan2 da3 jiao3 ti1

punch and kick; beat sb up

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nīn

Mandarin: cantonese-only

nin2

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燒焦

siu1 ziu1

Mandarin: shao1 jiao1

scorch

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翕眼

hap1 ngaan5

Mandarin: xi1 yan3

blinking eyes; blink of an eye; wink

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禁飛名單

gam3 fei1 ming4 daan1

Mandarin: jin4 fei1 ming2 dan1

No Fly List

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宮城縣

gung1 sing4 jyun6

Miyagi prefecture (in Japan)

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小販中心

siu2 faan2 zung1 sam1

Mandarin: xiao3 fan4 zhong1 xin1

Simplified: 小贩中心

noun; hawker centre

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首飾

sau2 sik1

Mandarin: shou3 shi4

also known as 珠寶

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雷達

leoi4 daat6

Mandarin: lei2 da2

radar

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更替

gang1 tai3

Mandarin: geng1 ti4

to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay

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民營

man4 jing4

Mandarin: min2 ying2

privately run (company)

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銀行本票

ngan4 hong4 bun2 piu3

bank cashier order

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土氣

tou2 hei3

Mandarin: tu3qi4

Simplified: 土气

(noun) Village-style; (adjective) 1. Outmoded

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簡化字

gaan2 faa3 zi6

Mandarin: jian3 hua4 zi4

[1] simplified Chinese characters [2] [Syn.] 簡體字

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單排滾軸溜冰鞋

daan1 paai4 gwan2 zuk6 lau6 bing1 haai4

Mandarin: dan1 pai2 gun3 zhou2 liu1 bing1 xie2

rollerblade shoes

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壓軸

aat3 zuk6

Mandarin: ya1 zhou4

Simplified: 压轴

Finale; highlight performance

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筆尖

bat1 zim1

Mandarin: bi3 jian1

the tip of a pen

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鎂帶

mei5 daai3*2

Mandarin: mei3 dai4

[化] magnesium ribbon

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喜歡吵架

hei2 fun1 caau2 gaa3

Mandarin: xi3 huan1 chao3 jia4

quarrelsome

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戰鬥疲勞

zin3 dau3 pei4 lou4

Mandarin: zhan4 dou4 pi2 lao2

battle fatigue

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變性

bin3 sing3

Mandarin: bian4 xing4

to change sex; transgender

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水門事件

seoi2 mun4 si6 gin6*2

Mandarin: shui3 men2 shi4 jian4

Watergate scandal [politics] [Syn.] 水門醜聞

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中年發福

zung1 nin4 faat3 fuk1

Mandarin: zhong1 nian2 fa1 fu2

[exp] middle-aged weight gain

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鬱結

wat1 git3

Mandarin: yu4 jie2

to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot, emotional issue

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