Cantonese Dictionary

紮辮子

zaat3 bin1 zi2

make a queue, plait one's hair, braid one's hair, tie up one's plaits

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鐵蠶豆

tit3 caam4 dau6*2

Mandarin: tie3 can2 dou4

roasted broad bean

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死死地氣

sei2 sei2 dei6 hei3

Mandarin: si3 si3 di4 qi4

Simplified: 死死地气

to be forced into doing something unwillingly (spoken)

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克什米爾

hak1 sap6 mai5 ji5

Mandarin: ke4 shi2 mi3 er3

Kashmir

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鐫黜

zyun1 zyut6

Mandarin: juan1 chu4

to dismiss an official

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駝鳥

to4 niu5

Mandarin: tuo2 niao3

Simplified: 驼鸟

an ostrich

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掙揣

zang1 cyun2

Mandarin: zheng4 chuai4

Simplified: 挣揣

to struggle; to strive hard

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笑口吟吟

siu3 hau2 jam4 jam4

Mandarin: xiao4 kou3 yin2 yin2

(verb) smiling or grinning happily

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管子

gun2 zi2

Mandarin: guan3 zi5

[1] tube; pipe | Cant.: 管; 通 [2] drinking straw | Cant.: 飲管 | Syn.: 吸管

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羅大佑

lo4 daai6 jau6

Mandarin: luo2 da4 you4

Lo Da Yu, born in 1954, Taiwanese singer and songwriter

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月事

jyut6 si6

Mandarin: yue4 shi4

menstruation; a women's period

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遮住

ze1 zyu6

Mandarin: zhe1 zhu4

to cover (up); to block, to obstruct, to shade

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事務

si6 mou6

Mandarin: shi4 wu4

(political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs

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挺立

ting5 laap6

Mandarin: ting3 li4

to stand up straight; to stand upright; to stand erect

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白鐵高

baak6 tit3 gou1

Tecoma jasminoides (bower plant)

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中性皮膚

zung1 sing3 pei4 fu1

Mandarin: zhong1 xing4 pi2 fu1

normal skin

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鞦韆

cau1 cin1

Mandarin: qiu1 qian1

swing; trapeze

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MK妹

MK-mui6*1

Cantonese

Mong Kok girls (those who embrace MK counterculture)

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心血

sam1 hyut3

Mandarin: xin1 xue4 (PRC), xin1 xie3 (Taiwan)

meticulous care

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基於

gei1 jyu1

Mandarin: ji1 yu2

because of, in view of, due to, in view of the fact that

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天真無邪

tin1 zan1 mou4 ce4

Mandarin: tian1 zhen1 wu2 xie2

Simplified: 天真无邪

Innocent

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唯物主義

wai4 mat6 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: wei2 wu4 zhu3 yi4

materialism

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因式分解

jan1 sik1 fan1 gaai2

Mandarin: yin1 shi4 fen1 jie3

[math.] factorization

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魔幻

mo1 waan6

Mandarin: mo2 huan4

fantastic, fantasy

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嘥腳力

saai1 goek3 lik6

Mandarin: sai1 jiao3li4

Simplified: 嘥脚力

Cantonese

to waste energy walking around [colloquial]

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詼諧曲

fui1 haai4 kuk1

Mandarin: hui1 xie2 qu3

scherzo

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親暱行為

can1 nik1 hang4 wai4

Mandarin: qin1 ni4 xing2 wei2

intimacy; intimate act; affectionate act

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消防頭盔

siu1 fong4 tau4 kwai1

Mandarin: xiao1 fang2 tou2 kui1

fire helmet; fire hat

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掯

kang3

Mandarin: ken4

to push down | to make things difficult | to take by force | to oppress | strong | strongly-flavoured | competent | capable | # adapted from cc-cedict

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老爺車

lou5 je4 ce1

Mandarin: lao3 ye5 che1

Simplified: 老爷车

old car

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