Cantonese Dictionary

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陽上
Mandarin: yang2 shang3
light rising tone, referring to tone 5 in Cantonese.
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有氣冇訂透
Mandarin: you3qi4 mao3 ding4 tou4
Simplified: 有气冇订透
Cantonese
to be extremely busy [colloquial]
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煮鶴焚琴
Mandarin: zhu3 he4 fen2 qin2
Simplified: 煮鹤焚琴
to waste valuable resources; to destroy beautiful things
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有始無終
Mandarin: you3 shi3 wu2 zhong1
start sth. but fail to finish; have a beginning but no end
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攤攤腰
Mandarin: tan1 tan1 yao1
Simplified: 摊摊腰
falling flat to the floor; painful
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打千秋
Mandarin: da3 qian1 qiu1
playing swing
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螺絲
Mandarin: luo2 si1
Simplified: 螺丝
(adjective) (of speaking) Mumble (only use with "食螺絲")
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天生一對
Mandarin: tian1sheng1 yi1dui4
Simplified: 天生一对
a perfect match; born to be together; made for one another [written and colloquial]
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開縣
Mandarin: kai1 xian4
Kai county (county in Sichuan)
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仲
Mandarin: hai2
Simplified: 还
Cantonese
still; yet; also (Cantonese)
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大埔公路
Mandarin: Da4 bu4 gong1 lu4
Tai Po Road, a road in Hong Kong
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高檔嘢
Mandarin: gao1dang4 ye3
Simplified: 高档嘢
Cantonese
classy stuff; quality goods [colloquial]
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可持續發展
Mandarin: ke3 chi2 xu4 fa1 zhan3
sustainable development
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半身不遂
Mandarin: ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2
[Medicine] paraplegia, hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body)
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讓出
Mandarin: rang4 chu1
concede; fall back
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床下底
Mandarin: chuang2 xia4 di3
underneath the bed
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雄
Mandarin: xiong2
male | staminate | grand | imposing | powerful | mighty | person or state having great power and influence | hero | manly | to shout or threaten with words | brave | valiant | strong | superior | great | skillfully | greatly | masculine | virile | # adapted from cc-cedict
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大氣層
Mandarin: da4 qi4 ceng2
atmosphere
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冷暖
Mandarin: leng3 nuan3
well-being, sb's comfort, health, prosperity, etc. (lit. daily changes of temperature)
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古惑
Mandarin: gu3 huo4
tricky | cunning
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起首
Mandarin: qi3 shou3
starting from (spoken)
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鴨
Mandarin: ya1
Simplified: 鸭
duck M: 只zhī [只] | # adapted from cc-cedict
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花厘
Cantonese
tip; gratuity -- this term is only used by some overseas Cantonese communities and comes from Toisanese; most Cantonese speakers would use 貼士 (Standard Chinese: 小費)
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初見
Mandarin: chu1 jian4
Simplified: 初见
to see for the first time [written and colloquial]
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鍺
Mandarin: zhe3
Simplified: 锗
germanium (chemistry) | metal flashing on the axle of a cart | # adapted from cc-cedict
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小水
Mandarin: xiao3 shui3
[TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine)] urine
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水落管
Mandarin: shui3 luo4 guan3
a downpipe
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幽
Mandarin: you1
remote | hidden away | secluded | serene | peaceful | to imprison | in superstition indicates the underworld | ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces | gloomy | tranquil | # adapted from cc-cedict
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檔口仔
Cantonese
a small stall / booth [華]: 小攤子
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以理服人
Mandarin: yi3 li3 fu2 ren2
to convince people with logic and reasoning
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