Cantonese Dictionary

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𤗈
Mandarin: xie4
(Cant.) to squeeze in | to stuff in | to cushion | # adapted from cc-cedict
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心驚驚
Mandarin: xin1jing1 jing1
Simplified: 心惊惊
to feel nervous [colloquial]
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十個茶壺九個蓋
Mandarin: shi2 ge4 cha2 hu2 jiu3 ge5 gai4
Cantonese
ten tea pots and nine lids; demand out numbers supply; not enough
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憨態
Mandarin: han1 tai4
naive and innocent look
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以洋治洋
Mandarin: yi3 yang2 zhi4 yang2
use the barbarians to stop/control the barbarians; use the foreigners to stop/control the foreigners [Syn.] 以洋制洋 , 以夷制夷
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大起大落
Mandarin: da4 qi3 da4 luo4
big up's and down's
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火把
Mandarin: hu3 ba3
torch (one using fire, not a flashlight)
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製片場
Mandarin: zhi4 pian4 chang3
a movie studio
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牙詀詀
Cantonese
glib-tongued
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果子狸
Mandarin: guo3 zi3 li2
civet cat (Paguma larvata)
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陪審團
Mandarin: pei2 shen3 tuan2
a jury
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性幻想
Mandarin: xing4 huan4 xiang3
Sexual fantasies
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論文答辯
Mandarin: lun4 wen2 da2 bian4
oral defense (of a thesis)
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飲
Mandarin: he1
Simplified: 喝
to drink
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正本清源
Mandarin: zheng4 ben3 qing1 yuan2
to get to the root of the problem; to radically | thoroughly reform
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中立國家
Mandarin: zhong1 li4 guo2 jia1
Simplified: 中立国家
neutral state
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揭示
Mandarin: jie1 shi4
to make known; to show; to show off
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睇清楚
Mandarin: di4 qing1 chu5
Cantonese
(verb) see or look carefully; check carefully
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飛毛腿
Mandarin: fei1 mao2 tui3
Simplified: 飞毛腿
fleet-footed
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稅基
Mandarin: shui4 ji1
Simplified: 税基
tax base
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松脂
Mandarin: song1 zhi1
pine resin; turpentine
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裝飾品
Mandarin: zhuang1 shi4 pin3
adornment, ornament
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熱門話題
Mandarin: re4 men2 hua4 ti2
Simplified: 热门话题
hot topics of discussion
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講故
Mandarin: jiang3 gu4
Simplified: 讲故
Storytelling
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紅豆沙
Mandarin: hong2 dou4 sha1
red bean soup -- a sweet Chinese dessert soup (糖水) made from red beans
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嬰孩
Mandarin: ying1 hai2
baby; infant
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亮度
Mandarin: liang4 du4
illumination
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科學美國人
Mandarin: ke1 xue2 mei3 guo2 ren2
Scientific American
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豆奶
soy bean milk/drink; soya bean milk/drink Syn.: 豆漿
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矖馬
Mandarin: xi3 ma3
Simplified: 矖马
a show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers for fighting [colloquial]
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