Cantonese Dictionary

打瀉茶

daa2 se3 caa4

Mandarin: da3 xie4 cha2

Simplified: 打泻茶

to spill the tea; it describes the situation when women are assigned to marry a certain men, and has accepted the marriage proposal gifts, yet the future husband pass away before having the wedding ceremony

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崔世安

ceoi1 sai3 on1

Mandarin: cui1 shi4 an1

Chui Sai On Fernando, Chief Executive of Macau SAR

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luhk

Mandarin: all

lu4

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抵食

dai2 sik6

Mandarin: di3 shi2

adj; food or meal is of great value

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駕

gaa3

Mandarin: jia4

Simplified: 驾

to harness | to draw (a cart etc) | to drive | to pilot | to sail | to ride | your good self (honorific) | prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) | to over ride | to disseminate | cart | carriage | the emperor | # adapted from cc-cedict

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跑馬日

paau2 maa5 jat6

race days

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囚籠

cau4 lung4

Mandarin: qiu2 long2

Simplified: 囚笼

prison cage

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doih

Mandarin: all

dai4

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南平地區

naam4 ping4 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: nan2 ping2 di4 qu1

Nanping district (district in Fujian)

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阿茂整餅

aa3 mau6 zing2 beng2

Mandarin: a5 mao4 zheng3 bing3

Simplified: 啊茂整饼

stupid person creating trouble for nothing (slang)

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汀角

ding1 gok3

Ding Kok, Ting Kok

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變換

bin3 wun6

Mandarin: bian4 huan4

[1] to vary; to alternate [2] to convert

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通宵

tung1 siu1

Mandarin: tong1 xiao1

through the night

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槍手

coeng1 sau2

[1] gun shooter, gunman; [2] ghostwriter

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逐出師門

zuk6 ceot1 si1 mun4

Mandarin: zhu2 chu1 shi1 men2

be expelled from a (martial arts) school

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風塵中人

fung1 can4 zung1 jan4

Mandarin: feng1 chen2 zhong1 ren2

Simplified: 风尘中人

someone who works for night clubs, such as a prostitute or a nightclub hostess

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玩弄於股掌之上

wun6 lung6 jyu1 gu2 zoeng2 zi1 soeng6

play someone like a fiddle; play someone like a cheap violin

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何其

ho4 kei4

Mandarin: he2 qi2

how is it like that, why is it like that; the extent of; so, very

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條命唔正

tiu4 meng6 m4 zeng3

Mandarin: tiao2 ming4 wu2 zheng4

Simplified: 条命唔正

Cantonese

to be born in a poor family with bad prospects; to come from a poor background [colloquial]

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急公好義

gap1 gung1 hou3 ji6

Mandarin: ji2 gong1 hao4 yi4

zealous for the common well; public-spirited; zealous for public interests

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累積頻率直方圖

leoi5 zik1 pan4 leot6 zik6 fong1 tou4

Mandarin: lei3 ji1 pin2 shu4 zhi2 fang1 tu2

[math.] cumulative frequency polygon

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控

hung3

Mandarin: kong4

to control | to accuse | to charge | to sue | to invert a container to empty it | (suffix) (slang) buff | enthusiast | devotee | -phile or –philia | to draw a bow | # adapted from cc-cedict

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搞彎

gaau2 waan1

Mandarin: gao3 wan1

Simplified: 搞弯

to spoil; to ruin [colloquial]

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使用者

si2 jung6 ze2

Mandarin: shi3 yong4 zhe3

user

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香港中學生聯盟

hoeng1 gong2 zung1 hok6 saang1 lyun4 mang4

Hong Kong Secondary Students Union

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非禮

fei1 lai5*2

Mandarin: fei1 li3

[1] (Literary Chin.) rude [粵]冇禮貌 ; ill-mannered [2] (euphemism) sexual assault; rape

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乾炒牛河

gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho4

Mandarin: gan1 chao3 niu2 he2

Simplified: 干炒牛河

stir-fried beef rice noodle

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觴

soeng1

Mandarin: shang1

Simplified: 觞

feast | goblet | a wine vessel | to propose a toast | # adapted from cc-cedict

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知士

zi1 si6*2

cheese

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嚫

can3

Mandarin: chen4

Cantonese

used in transliteration | # adapted from cc-cedict

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