Cantonese Dictionary

松花江

cung4 faa1 gong1

Mandarin: song1 hua1 jiang1

the Songhua river in Jilin province through Harbin

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經驗概率

ging1 jim6 koi3 leot6

Mandarin: jing1 yan4 gai4 lv4

[math.] empirical probability

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固本培元

gu3 bun2 pui4 jyun4

Mandarin: gu4 ben3 pei2 yuan2

to solidify/strengthen a foundation (esp. of health)

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孔雀開屏

hung2 zoek3 hoi1 ping4

Mandarin: kong3 que4 kai1 ping2

Simplified: 孔雀开屏

peacocks fanning their feathers; peacock flaunting its tail

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陰騭事

jam1 zat1 si6

Mandarin: yin1 zhi4 shi4

Simplified: 阴骘事

misdeed

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德國泡菜

dak1 gwok3 paau3 coi3

Mandarin: de2 guo2 pao4 cai4

sauerkraut

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國民大會

gwok3 man4 daai6 wui6*2

National Assembly

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做七

zou6 cat1

Mandarin: zuo4 qi1

paying respects to the deceased on their seventh day

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香樟

hoeng1 zoeng1

Mandarin: xiang1 zhang1

cinnamon camphora, camphor tree | canohorwood | camphor laurel

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繁體中文

faan4 tai2 zung1 man2

Mandarin: fan2 ti3 Zhong1 wen2

Simplified: 繁体中文

(language) Traditional Chinese

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新城鄉

san1 sing4 hoeng1

Mandarin: xin1 cheng2 xiang1

Hsincheng (village in Taiwan)

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胎教

toi1 gaau3

Mandarin: tai1 jiao4

prenatal education

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綁鞋帶

bong2 haai4 daai2

Mandarin: bang3 xie2 dai4

Simplified: 绑鞋带

Tie shoelaces

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獨攬

duk6 laam5

Mandarin: du2 lan3

to arrogate ; to monopolize

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陣腳大亂

zan6 goek3 daai6 lyun6

Mandarin: zhen4 jiao3 da4 luan4

for an army etc. to be in disarray; to be chaotic and disorderly

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組織起來

zou2 zik1 hei2 loi4

Mandarin: zu3 zhi1 qi3 lai2

organize

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威士忌酒

wai1 si6 gei6*2 zau2

Mandarin: wei1 shi4 ji4 jiu3

whisky

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間接選舉

gaan3 zip3 syun2 geoi2

Mandarin: jian1 jie1 xuan3 ju3

indirect election

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變形蟲

bin3 jing4 cung4

amoeba

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理財

lei5 coi4

Mandarin: li3 cai2

arrange the finance

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歡騰

fun1 tang4

Mandarin: huan1 teng2

jubilation; great celebration

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妄自尊大

mong5 zi6 zyun1 daai6

Mandarin: wang4 zi4 zun1 da4

have a bloated self-image; think too high of oneself

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啤酒

be1 zau2

Mandarin: pi2 jiu3

beer

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費用

fai3 jung6

Mandarin: fei4 yong4

Simplified: 费用

fee

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仗

zoeng6

Mandarin: zhang4

weaponry | to hold (a weapon) | to wield | to rely on | to depend on | # adapted from cc-cedict

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特警

dak6 ging2

Mandarin: te4 jing3

riot police; SWAT

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中庭

zung1 ting4

Mandarin: zhong1 ting2

atrium; courtyard

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絨

jung4

Mandarin: rong2

Simplified: 绒

velvet | woolen | silk | cotton | woollen fabric | down (feathers) | cloth with nap service on one or the other side | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貼佬

tip3 lou2

Mandarin: tie1 lao3

Simplified: 贴佬

describes a woman who pay money secretly to her secret lover, especially with money that from her husband or partner [colloquial]

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賠償金

pui4 soeng4 gam1

Mandarin: pei2 chang2 jin1

compensation

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