Cantonese Dictionary

詞句

ci4 geoi3

Mandarin: ci2 ju4

words and sentences

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難以形容

naan4 ji5 jing4 jung4

Mandarin: nan2 yi3 xing2 rong2

Simplified: 难以形容

hard to describe; have no words to express; no words can describe

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元氣

jyun4 hei3

Mandarin: yuan2 qi4

vitality; vigour

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咀啖

zeoi2 daam6

Mandarin: ju3 dan4

to give a kiss (when requesting someone to give a kiss) [colloquial]

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電傳打字機

din6 cyun4 daa2 zi6 gei1

a teletype

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爍爍

soek3 soek3

Mandarin: shuo4 shuo4

sparkling; glittering; glistening

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查點

caa4 dim2

Mandarin: cha2 dian3

to count; to check; to inventorize; to make an inventory

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和暖

wo4 nyun5

gentle; mild

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眼眸

ngaan5 mau4

pupil (of the eye)

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幫腔

bong1 hong1

Mandarin: bang1 qiang1

vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas | [粵]: 幫嘴

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國民黨

gwok3 man4 dong2

Mandarin: guo2 min2 dang3

Kuomintang (KMT) - the Nationalist Party; ruled Mainland China from 1912 to 1949, fled to Taiwan afterwards due to a defeat in a civil war against the Communists (共產黨)

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坍

taan1

Mandarin: tan1

to collapse | landslide | # adapted from cc-cedict

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書面形式

syu1 min6*2 jing4 sik1

Mandarin: shu1 mian4 xing2 shi4

written form; (presented) in writing

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壁爐

bik1 lou4

Mandarin: bi4 lu2

fireplace

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爧

ling4

Mandarin: ling2

Simplified: 𫞠

flickering of fire | # adapted from cc-cedict

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一時大意

jat1 si4 daai6 ji3

Mandarin: yi1 shi2 da4 yi4

a momentary lapse of reason

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財政司司長辦公室

coi4 zing3 si1 si1 coeng4 baan6 gung1 sat1

Financial Secretary's Office

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取暖

ceoi2 nyun5

Mandarin: qu3 nuan3

to warm oneself (by a fire, etc.)

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茨菇

ci4 gu1

Mandarin: ci2 gu1

arrowhead, katniss (Sagittaria sagittifolia); also 慈菇

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援交

wun4 gaau1

Mandarin: yuan2 jiao1

Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors

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愛面子

oi3 min6 zi2

Mandarin: ai4 mian4 zi3

be concerned about face-saving; be sensitive about one's reputation

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好勝

hou3 sing3

Mandarin: hao4 sheng4

seek to do others down; eager to win, aggressive

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由細到大

jau4 sai3 dou3 daai6

Mandarin: you2 xi4 dao4 da4

Simplified: 由细到大

(verb) start from small to big

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吳旗

ng4 kei4

Mandarin: wu2 qi2

Wuqi (place in Shaanxi)

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吉手

gat1 sau2

empty-handed

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獅子山郊野公園

si1 zi2 saan1 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun2

Mandarin: shi1 zi5 shan1 jiao1 ye3 gong1 yuan2

Simplified: 狮子山郊野公园

Lion Rock Country Park, located in Hong Kong

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主張

zyu2 zoeng1

Mandarin: zhu3 zhang1

[1] to advocate; to stand for [2] view; viewpoint; position; proposition; stand; assertion

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戥人唔抵

dang6 jan4 m4 dai2

Mandarin: deng3 ren2 n2 di3

Cantonese

to feel that someone has been wronged and that they deserve better [colloquial]

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最尾

zeoi3 mei1

Mandarin: zui4 wei3

noun; last, last position

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蘇鼠

sou1 syu2

Cantonese

mole (the small, insectivorous, burrowing mammals living mostly underground) | Stnd.Chin.: 鼴鼠; Cant.syn.: 盲蘇鼠

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