Cantonese Dictionary

回絕

wui4 zyut6

Mandarin: hui2 jue2

decline; refuse; rebuff

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孤寒種

gu1 hon4 zung2

Mandarin: gu1 han2 zhong3

Simplified: 孤寒种

a very stingy person

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清澈

cing1 cit3

Mandarin: qing1 che4

clear, limpid

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正片

zing3 pin2

Mandarin: zheng4 pian4

a positive film (photography)

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招蜂引蝶

ziu1 fung1 jan5 dip6

Mandarin: zhao1 feng1 yin3 die2

use one's female beauty to flirt with men

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亥豬

hoi6 zyu1

Mandarin: hai4 zhu1

Year 12, Year of the Boar (2019)

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菲

fei2

Mandarin: fei1

humble | unworthy | meagre | simple | # adapted from cc-cedict

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油木

jau4*2 muk6

teakwood (also 柚木)

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要塞

jiu3 coi3

Mandarin: yao4 sai4

fort; fortress; fortification; stronghold

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騎牆派

ke4 coeng4 paai3

Mandarin: qi2 qiang2 pai4

fence-sitter; hedger

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檢控

gim2 hung3

Mandarin: jian3 kong4

to prosecute (criminal); the prosecution

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描寫

miu4 se2

Mandarin: miao2 xie3

to describe; to depict

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防水表

fong4 seoi2 biu2

Mandarin: fang2 shui3 biao3

a waterproof | water-resistant watch

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廚師

cyu4 si1; ceoi4 si1

Mandarin: chu2 shi1

cook; chef (Cantonese alternatives: 廚房佬, 候鑊)

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囘教

wui4 gaau3

Islam

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機場跑道

gei1 coeng4 paau2 dou6

Mandarin: ji1 chang3 pao3 dao4

Simplified: 机场跑道

airport runway

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裕

jyu6

Mandarin: yu4

abundant | rich | plentiful | ample | well-provided | lenient | to enrich | generous | magnanimous | tolerant | to teach | with ease | effortlessly | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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勝券

sing3 hyun3

Mandarin: sheng4 quan4

Simplified: 胜券

ticket or way to victory

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打腳骨

daa2 goek3 gwat1

Mandarin: da3 jiao3 gu3

Simplified: 打脚骨

an extortion; a highway robbery

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本族語

bun2 zuk6 jyu5

Mandarin: ben3 zu2 yu3

native language; mother tongue

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長情

coeng4 cing4

Mandarin: zhang3 qing2

Simplified: 长情

unchanging and long lasting love

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嶺南大學

ling5 naam4 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: Ling3 nan2 da4 xue2

Simplified: 岭南大学

Lingnan University

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天誅地滅

tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6

Mandarin: tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4

Simplified: 天诛地灭

stand condemned by god; be destroyed by heaven and earth; be executed by heaven and destroyed by earth

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香江

hoeng1 gong1

Mandarin: Xiang1 Jiang1

another name for Hong Kong; Perfume River in Vietnam

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劫殺

gip3 saat3

murder (committed while robbing someone)

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棟樑

dung6 loeng4

Mandarin: dong4 liang2

Simplified: 栋梁

a column; the pillar

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懊

ngou3

Mandarin: ao4

to regret | vexed | # adapted from cc-cedict

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吹脹

ceoi1 zoeng3

Mandarin: chui1zhang4

Simplified: 吹胀

(adjective) (of feeling) Frustrated; pissed off because of being annoyed

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女權運動

neoi5 kyun4 wan6 dung6

Mandarin: nv3 quan2 yun4 dong4

Simplified: 女权运动

Feminist Movements

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起褶

hei2 zaap6

Mandarin: qi3 zhe3

frilling; wrinkled; ruck up; to crease

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