Cantonese Dictionary

周記

zau1 gei3

Mandarin: Zhou1 ji4

Simplified: 周记

Weekly journal

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fùh

Mandarin: all

fu2

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體外受精

tai2 ngoi6 sau6 zing1

Mandarin: ti3 wai4 shou4 jing1

[bio.] external (in-vitro) fertilization; incubator

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乖乖女

gwaai1 gwaai1 neoi5

Mandarin: guai1 guai5 nv3

good and obedient girl

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讕得戚

laan4 dak1 cik1

Mandarin: lan2 de5 qi1

Simplified: 谰得戚

act and think highly of oneself; showing off (spoken)

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自我反省

zi6 ngo5 faan2 sing2

soul searching

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波霸

bo1 baa3

Cantonese

a large breasted woman (lit., "breast power")

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拘禮

keoi1 lai5

to be punctilious; to stand on ceremony

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fó

Mandarin: all

huo3

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單身寡佬

daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2

Mandarin: dan1 shen1 gua3 lao3

Simplified: 单身寡佬

(noun) a single man; a bachelor

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五大名山

ng5 daai6 ming4 saan1

Mandarin: wu3 da4 ming2 shan1

Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists

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香獐子

hoeng1 zoeng1 zi2

Mandarin: xiang1 zhang1 zi5

musk deer

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疑難雜症

ji4 naan4 zaap6 zing3

Mandarin: yi2 nan2 za2 zheng4

knotty and complicated cases

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退休金

teoi3 jau1 gam1

Mandarin: tui4 xiu1 jin1

pension; retirement gratuity; retirement fund; (esp. if paid out yearly) annuity

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奴婢

nou4 pei5

Mandarin: nu2 bi4

a slave servant girl

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大齒鬼

daai6 ci2 gwai2

Simplified: 大齿鬼

Cantonese

No definition available

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敍舊

zeoi6 gau6

Mandarin: xu4 jiu4

Simplified: 敍旧

to reminisce with old friends

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慘情

caam2 cing4

Mandarin: can3 qing2

Simplified: 惨情

miserable

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支部

zi1 bou6

Mandarin: zhi1 bu4

(political party) branch

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哈雷

haa1 leoi4

Mandarin: Ha1 lei2

Harley-Davidson

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蘼

mei4

Mandarin: mi2

millet | confervoide | # adapted from cc-cedict

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淇

kei4

Mandarin: qi2

a river in Henan province

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討價

tou2 gaa3

Mandarin: tao3 jia4

Simplified: 讨价

Bargaining

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教材

gaau3 coi4

Mandarin: jiao4 cai2

teaching material

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點

dim2

Mandarin: dian3

Simplified: 点

Cantonese

point | dot | drop | speck | o'clock | point (in space or time) | to draw a dot | to check on a list | to choose | to order (food in a restaurant) | to touch briefly | to hint | to light | to ignite | to pour a liquid drop by drop | (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更] | dot stroke in Chinese characters | classifier for items | a spot | degree | a blot | light refreshment | to mark off | to inspect | how? | to instruct | to advise (especially in 'to mislead') | to cheat | # adapted from cc-cedict

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講講

gong2 gong2

Mandarin: jiang3 jiang3

Simplified: 讲讲

to talk [written and colloquial]

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神聖天皇

san4 sing3 tin1 wong4

Mandarin: shen2 sheng4 tian1 huang2

a divine Emperor

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規格

kwai1 gaak3

Mandarin: gui1 ge2

specifications; specs; standards; norm

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敵視

dik6 si6

Mandarin: di2 shi4

to be antagonistic

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名人堂

ming4 jan4 tong4

Mandarin: ming2 ren2 tang2

hall of fame

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