Cantonese Dictionary

肩負重任

gin1 fu6 zung6 jam6

Mandarin: jian1 fu4 zhong4 ren4

Simplified: 肩负重任

Heavy responsibility

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洋底

joeng4 dai2

Mandarin: yang2 di3

ocean floor | Syn.: 海底; 海床

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空心老倌

hung1 sam1 lou5 gun1

Mandarin: kong1 xin1 lao3 guan1

incapable person (slang)

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落足心機

lok6 zuk1 sam1 gei1

Cantonese

put your heart and soul

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念誦

nim6 zung6

Mandarin: nian4 song4

to recite; to read aloud [Var.] 唸誦

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叻沙

lak6 saa1

Mandarin: le4 sha1

Laksa

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山窿

saan1 lung4*1

Cantonese

cave, tunnel (lit., "mountain hole") [華]: 山洞

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斜

je4

Mandarin: xie2

part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鷥

si1

Mandarin: si1

Simplified: 鸶

heron | egret | # adapted from cc-cedict

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香波

hoeng1 bo1

Mandarin: xiang1 bo1

(PRC) (Mandarin transliteration) shampoo

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緩和

wun6 wo4

Mandarin: huan3 he2

[1] to ease (tension); [2] to alleviate; [3] to moderate; [4] to allay

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多嘴

do1 zeoi2

Mandarin: duo1 zui3

to speak out of turn; to shoot off one's mouth; to talk too much or out of place; gossip

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無事

mou4 si6

Mandarin: wu2 shi4

Simplified: 无事

(slang) I am fine; everything is fine

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街尾

gaai1 mei5

Mandarin: jie1 wei3

the end of a street [written and colloquial]

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鯉魚泡疹病毒

lei5 jyu4*2 paau1 can2 beng6 duk6

Koi Herpes Virus Disease (KHVD), a viral disease highly contagious to common carp.

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過氣

gwo3 hei3

Mandarin: guo4 qi4

Simplified: 过气

obsolete | out of season

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塔崩

taap3 bang1

Mandarin: ta3 beng1

tabun, the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare

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升壓器

sing1 aat3 hei3

Mandarin: sheng1 ya1 qi4

[電] step-up transformer

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語調

jyu5 diu6

Mandarin: yu3diao4

Simplified: 语调

(noun) (of voice) In a …tone

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電船

din6 syun4

Mandarin: dian4 chuan2

Simplified: 电船

a motorboat

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小數

siu2 sou3

Mandarin: xiao3 shu4

decimal

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赦免

se3 min5

Mandarin: she4 mian3

pardon; absolve; give an amnesty

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雌性性細胞

ci1 sing3 sing3 sai3 baau1

Mandarin: ci1 xing4 xing4 xi4 bao1

female sex cell

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小丑魚

siu2 cau2 jyu4*2

Mandarin: xiao3 chou3 yu2

clownfish, anemonefish

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從容

sung1 jung4

Mandarin: cong1 rong2

easy-going; unhurried; relaxed; calm | [粵]: 淡定

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武裝

mou5 zong1

Mandarin: wu3 zhuang1

[1] arms; military equipment; battle gear; battle outfit [2] armed forces [3] to arm; to equip with military arms; to supply arms

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相擁

soeng1 jung2

Mandarin: xiang1 yong1

Simplified: 相拥

cuddling; embracing; hugging

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誠篤

sing4 duk1

Mandarin: cheng2du3

sincere; honest

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稱孤道寡

cing1 gu1 dou6 gwaa2

Mandarin: cheng1 gu1 dao4 gua3

Simplified: 称孤道寡

act like an absolute ruler; to address oneself as king

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說不得

syut3 bat1 dak1

ineffable

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