Cantonese Dictionary

kong

Mandarin: all

kang4

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响度

hoeng2 dou6

Cantonese

[1] at this place; at that place [2] contraction of 响呢度 ; 响嗰度 [3] [華]: 在這裡 ; 在那裡

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dauh

Mandarin: all

dou4

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yàuh

Mandarin: all

you2

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冰球

bing1 kau4

Mandarin: bing1 qiu2

ice hockey; puck

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睇症

tai2 zing3

Mandarin: di4 zheng4

Cantonese

(verb) see a patient

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笤

tiu4

Mandarin: tiao2

a broom | a besom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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亞仔

aa3 zai2

Mandarin: ya4 zi3

Simplified: 亚仔

Son; Little boy

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四面

sei3 min6

Mandarin: si4 mian4

on all sides; all around

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豬肉舖

zyu1 juk6 pou2

Mandarin: zhu1rou4 pu4

Simplified: 猪肉铺

a butcher's shop [written and colloquial]

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拆卸

caak3 se3

Mandarin: chai1 xie4

to dismantle ; demolition

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jāt ji

Mandarin: all

zhi4 zhi2

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油餅

jau4 beng2

Mandarin: you2 bing3

deep-fried pancake

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下集

haa6 zaap6

Mandarin: xia4 ji2

Next episode

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上樓上

soeng5 lau4 soeng6

go upstairs

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線路

sin3 lou6

Mandarin: xian4 lu4

line; circuit

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北荷蘭

bak1 ho4 laan4*1

Mandarin: bei3 he2 lan3

Noord Holland

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大蛇屙屎

daai6 se4 o1 si2

Mandarin: da4 she2 a1 shi3

it's a vulgar expression, meaning a big deal

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芹

kan2

Mandarin: qin2

Chinese celery | # adapted from cc-cedict

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市議員

si5 ji5 jyun4

Mandarin: shi4 yi4 yuan2

city councilor; city father; alderman

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淘古井

tou4 gu2 zeng2

Mandarin: tao2 gu3 jing3

marrying a rich widow (slang)

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監犯

gaam1 faan2

Mandarin: jian1 fan4

Simplified: 监犯

(noun) a prisoner; an inmate

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兜出

dau1 ceot1

instead of waiting in line in traffic one charges down the wrong side of the road

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前排

cin4 paai4

Mandarin: qian2 pai2

front row | a while ago; earlier on

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中更

zung1 gang1

Mandarin: zhong1 geng1

a title for the Chinese lords; changes in the middle of a process; a working shift in the middle of a day

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奚

hai4

Mandarin: xi1

(literary) what? | where? | why? | how? | a surname | a servant | a slave | # adapted from cc-cedict

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十畫未有一撇

sap6 waak6 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3

Mandarin: shi2 hua4 wei4 you3 yi4 pie3

Simplified: 十画未有一撇

just saying; have not or just begin preparation (slang)

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不安全

bat1 on1 cyun4

Mandarin: bu4 an1quan2

unsafe [written]

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二氧化硫

ji6 joeng5 faa3 lau4

Mandarin: er4 yang3 hua4 liu2

[化] sulphur dioxide, sulfur dioxide

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郭晉安

gwok3 zeon3 on1

Mandarin: guo1 jin4 an1

Simplified: 郭晋安

Roger Kwok Chun-on, a Hong Kong actor

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