Cantonese Dictionary

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廖
Mandarin: liao4
surname; name of an ancient state
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做義工
Mandarin: zuo4 yi4 gong1
Simplified: 做义工
Be a volunteer
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焚膏繼晷
Mandarin: fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3
to burn candles as a substitute for daylight in order to study
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推銷
Mandarin: tui1 xiao1
to market; to sell; to promote
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派糖
Cantonese
to hand out goodies (sweets), symbolic of marriage
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悅
Mandarin: yue4
delighted; to delight; pleased; pleasure; happy
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瓦背頂
Mandarin: wa3 bei4 ding3
Simplified: 瓦背顶
tiled rooftop (spoken)
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果占
Mandarin: guo3 zhan4
jam
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南北
Mandarin: nan2 bei3
north and south
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韓國日報
Mandarin: han2 guo2 ri4 bao4
The Korea Times
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老老地
a bit old
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繁峙
Mandarin: fan2 shi4
Fanshi (place in Shanxi)
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表明心跡
Mandarin: biao3 ming2 xin ji1 [TW] ji4 [PRC]
reveal one's true motives or intentions
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龍門起重機
Mandarin: long2 men2 qi3 zhong4 ji1
a gantry crane
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不白
Mandarin: bu4 bai2
unredressed
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雞屎藤
Paederia scandens, skunk vine weed
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睇中
Mandarin: di4 zhong1
Cantonese
fancy; liking someone or something (spoken)
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趣怪
Mandarin: qu4 guai4
interesting; fascinating; amusing
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泡沫塑料
Mandarin: pao4 mo4 su4 liao4
styrofoam
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增至
Mandarin: zeng1 zhi4
increase to
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不得好死
Mandarin: bu4 de2 hao3 si3
not deserve a peaceful death, to curse someone to die terrifyingly
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膠碟
Mandarin: hao2 die2
plastic plate
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街症
Mandarin: jie1 zheng4
outpatient clinic
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使橫手
Mandarin: shi3 heng2 shou3
Cantonese
hire people to do dirty work for oneself; hire someone to beat sb. else up etc.
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老域
Mandarin: lao3 yu4
Cantonese
slang for Victoria Remand Prison
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鬥撐
Mandarin: dou4 cheng1
Cantonese
compete to see who will last the longest; battle for who can endure longer
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批准
Mandarin: pi1 zhun3
to approve; to authorise; to ratify
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條子
Mandarin: tiao2 zi5
[1] a strip of paper; a slip of paper [2] a short informal note [3] a sliver [4] (mahjong) an alternate name for the sticks/bamboo suit [cf. 索子]
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從中作梗
Mandarin: cong2 zhong1 zuo4 geng3
Simplified: 从中作梗
Cantonese
stymie
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伊斯蘭國
Mandarin: yi1 si1 lan2 guo2
ISIS, IS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
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