Cantonese Dictionary

聞得

man4 dak1

Mandarin: wen2 de2

Simplified: 闻得

hear of; be able to smell

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粮票

leung4 piu3

Mandarin: liang2 piao4

coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993; food stamp

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害處

hoi6 cyu3

Mandarin: hai4 chu5

Simplified: 害处

(noun) Disadvantage

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技術職稱

gei6 seot6 zik1 cing1

Mandarin: ji4 shu4 zhi2 cheng1

technical title

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小型賽車

siu2 jing4 coi3 ce1

go-kart

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爭拗

zang1 aau2

Mandarin: zheng1 niu4

Simplified: 争拗

argue; argument

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吳廷燁

ng4 ting4 jip6

Mandarin: wu2 ting2 ye4

Berg Ng (a.k.a., Ng Ting-Yip, Ng Yuk Sau)

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江都

gong1 dou1

Mandarin: jiang1 du1

Jiangdu (city in Jiangsu)

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卡車

kaa1 ce1

Mandarin: ka3 che1

lorry; truck, pickup truck | Cant.: 貨車 | "卡" is from the English word "car"; this implies someone couldn't tell the difference between a truck and a car when this phrase was coined. Sadly, it is now the "Standard Chinese" term for trucks.

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孔穴

hung2 jyut6

Mandarin: kong3 xue4

aperture

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順帶一提

seon6 daai3 jat1 tai4

Mandarin: shun4 dai4 yi1 ti2

Simplified: 顺带一提

by the way; incidentally; just to mention in passing

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幫嘴

bong1 zeoi2

Cantonese

vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas

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整古做怪

zing2 gu2 zou6 gwaai3

Mandarin: zheng3 gu3 zuo4 guai4

describes a person who acts strangely or hilariously; messing around

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探訪

taam3 fong2

Mandarin: tan4fang3

Simplified: 探访

(verb) Drop by

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千葉孝

cin1 jip6 haau3

Mandarin: qian1 yie4 xiao4

Takashi Chiba

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扮好人

baan6 hou2 jan4

Mandarin: ban4 hao3 ren2

pretend to be a good | kind person

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盎司

on1 si1

Mandarin: ang4 si1

ounce | [粵]: 安士

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使徒

si3 tou4

Mandarin: shi3 tu2

apostle

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烏垂垂

wu1 soe2 soe4

Cantonese

muddle-headed

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章法

zoeng1 faat3

Mandarin: zhang1 fa3

(noun) skills of playing mah-jong games

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芳村

fong1 cyun1

Mandarin: fang1 cun1

Fangcun, a place in China

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校園

haau6 jyun4

Mandarin: xiao4 yuan2

campus; schoolyard; school grounds

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保皇

bou2 wong4

pro-Government

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小義大利

siu2 ji6 daai6 lei6

Mandarin: xiao3 yi4 da4 li4

Little Italy

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醫務人員

ji1 mou6 jan4 jyun4

Mandarin: yi1 wu4 ren2 yuan2

medical personnel (or staff, workers); public health worker

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宣紙

syun1 zi2

rice paper

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交惡

gaau1 wu3

Mandarin: jiao1 wu4

fall foul of each other; become enemies

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誘騙

jau5 pin3

Mandarin: you4 pian4

entice and cheat; seduce

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高姿態

gou1 zi1 taai3

Mandarin: gao1 zi1 tai4

Simplified: 高姿态

high profile

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緊急狀態

gan2 gap1 zong6 taai3

Mandarin: jin3 ji2 zhuang4 tai4

state of emergency

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