Cantonese Dictionary

漱口水

sau3 hau2 seoi2

Mandarin: shu4 kou3 shui3

mouthwash

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yin

Mandarin: all

yan4

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豬舍

zyu1 se5

Mandarin: zhu1 she4

Simplified: 猪舍

a pig barn

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角鐵

gok3 tit3

Mandarin: jiao3 te3

angle iron

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項鏈

hong6 lin4*2

Mandarin: xiang4 lian4

neck chain; necklace

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刀嘜

dou1 mak1

Mandarin: dao1 ma4

Knife brand

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sá

Mandarin: all

sa3

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破曉

po3 hiu2

Mandarin: po4 xiao3

daybreak；dawn; break of day; the crack of dawn

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積蓄

zik1 cuk1

save; accumulate; garner; scrape; stockpile; savings; make saving

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腦膜軟化

nou5 mok6*2 jyun5 faa3

Mandarin: nao3 mo2 ruan3 hua4

meningomalacia

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炮仗花

paau3 zoeng6*2 faa1

Cantonese

[n] firecracker vine (Pyrostegia venusta)

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八五折

baat3 ng5 zit3

15% discount

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效勞

haau6 lou4

Mandarin: xiao4 lao2

work in the service of; work for

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鮫

gaau1

Mandarin: jiao1

shark

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快點

faai3 dim2

Mandarin: kuai4 dian3

a bit faster

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中產階級

zung1 caan2 gaai1 kap1

Mandarin: zhong1 chan3 jie1 ji2

middle class; middle bourgeoisie

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詞彙分解

ci4 wui6 fan1 gaai2

Mandarin: ci2 hui4 fen1 jie3

[ling.] lexical decomposition

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白玉

baak6 juk6

Mandarin: bai2 yu4

Baiyu (place in Sichuan)

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插秧機

caap3 joeng1 gei1

Mandarin: cha1 yang1 ji1

Simplified: 插秧机

a rice seedling transplanter

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人命關天

jan4 ming6 gwaan1 tin1

Mandarin: ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1

a life and death issue

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四驅車

sei3 keoi1 ce1

four-wheel drive (4WD) car. Short for 四輪驅動車

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下述

haa6 seot6

Mandarin: xia4 shu4

as below

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豬腸粉

zyu1 coeng4 fan2

Mandarin: zhu1 chang2 fen3

Simplified: 猪肠粉

steamed rice noodle roll, a common Chinese dish

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亠

tau4

Mandarin: tou2

"lid", a type of stroke in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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雞屙尿

gai1 o1 niu6

Mandarin: ji1 e1 niao4

Simplified: 鸡屙尿

describes something that is very rare or has not happened before

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帶署

daai3 cyu5

Mandarin: dai4 shu3

Cantonese

take to a police station

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打噴嚏

daa2 pan3 tai3

Mandarin: da3 pen1 ti4

to sneeze (Mandarin only; Cantonese: 打乞嗤)

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紅潮

hung4 ciu4

red tide

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乾煸

gon1 bin2

Mandarin: gan1 bian1

to stir-fry with oil only (no addition of water)

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貴利

gwai3 lei6*2

Mandarin: gui4 li4

loan sharking

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