Cantonese Dictionary

taam

Mandarin: all

tan4

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麻麻

maa4 maa4*2

as in slipshod (work)

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草書

dai6 syu1

Mandarin: li4 shu1

楷書"

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弱能

joek6 nang4

Mandarin: ruo4 neng2

handicapped; disabled

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大奸狗

daai6 gaan1 gau2

Mandarin: da4 jian1 gou3

a treacherous person [colloquial]

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心臟起搏器

sam1 zong6 hei2 bok3 hei3

Mandarin: xin1 zang4 qi3 bo2 qi4

[n] cardiac pacemaker

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情感消費

cing4 gam2 siu1 fai3

Mandarin: qing2 gan3 xiao1 fei4

emotional consumption

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郵政

jau4 zing3

Mandarin: you2 zheng4

postal

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認輸

jing6 syu1

admit defeat; give up; say uncle; throw in the towel

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安然

on1 jin4

Mandarin: an1 ran2

safely; calmly; peacefully; feel at ease

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喝神喝鬼

hot3 san4 hot3 gwai2

Mandarin: he1 shen2 he1 gui3

to scold loudly; to reprimand

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史密特

si2 mat6 dak6

Mandarin: shi3 mi4 te4

Schmitt

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做大戲

zou6 daai6 hei3

Mandarin: zuo4 da4 xi4

Simplified: 做大戏

perform in Cantonese opera | put on a show or an act

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山東大學

saan1 dung1 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: shan1 dong1 da4 xue2

Shandong University

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孳生

zi1 sang1

Mandarin: zi1 sheng1

to grow and proliferate; to grow and multiply; to breed

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契仔

kai3 zai2

Mandarin: qi4 zi3

(noun) an adopted son; a godson

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影醜

jing2 cau2

Mandarin: ying3 chou3

Simplified: 影丑

to taint | worsen one's image | reputation | name; to take ugly photos of

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穆斯林

muk6 si1 lam4

Mandarin: mu4 si1 lin2

Muslim (transliteration via pinyin)

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混合文化

wan6 hap6 man4 faa3

Mandarin: hun4 he2 wen2 hua4

mix culture, mixed culture

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貨腳

fo3 goek3

Mandarin: huo4 jiao3

Simplified: 货脚

cargo cost; shipping cost; freight cost

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香港樹仁大學

hoeng1 gong2 syu6 jan4 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: Xiang1 gang3 shu4 ren2 da4 xue2

Simplified: 香港树仁大学

Hong Kong Shue Yan University

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跪

gwai6

Mandarin: gui4

to kneel | # adapted from cc-cedict

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評點

ping4 dim2

Mandarin: ping2 dian3

to comment; a point by point commentary

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氣餒

hei3 neoi5

become dejected; lose heart

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水鞋

seoi2 haai4

Mandarin: shui3 xie2

rain boots

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猶他

jau4 taa1

Mandarin: you2 ta1

Utah

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不期然而然

bat1 kei4 jin4 ji4 jin4

Mandarin: bu4 qi1 ran2 er2 ran2 (PRC), bu4 qi2 ran2 er2 ran2 (Taiwan)

happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations

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角本

gok3 bun2

script (on a computer), such as Javascript, Actionscript, etc.

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黧

lai4

Mandarin: li2

dark | sallow color | blackish-yellow | # adapted from cc-cedict

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高音喇叭

gou1 jam1 laa3 baa1

Mandarin: gao1 yin1 la3 ba1 (Taiwan), gao1 yin1 la3 ba5 (PRC)

tweeter (lit., "high tone loudspeaker")

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