Cantonese Dictionary

兒化韻

ji4 faa3 wan6

Mandarin: er2 hua4 yun4

usage of the final particle / suffix 兒 placed after many commonly used nouns to avoid employing one-syllable terms in spoken northern Mandarin and Beijing dialect 北京話 [Syn.] 兒化

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碎濕濕

seoi3 sap1 sap1

Mandarin: sui4 chi4 chi4

Simplified: 碎湿湿

trivial

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臨陣磨槍

lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1

Mandarin: lin2 zhen4 mo2 qiang1

Simplified: 临阵磨枪

last-minute preparation (slang)

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橫瀝

waang4 lik6

Mandarin: guang1 li4

Simplified: 橫沥

Hengli, a town in Guangdong, China

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腳

goek3

Mandarin: jiao3

Simplified: 脚

foot; leg

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僱傭

gu3 jung4

Mandarin: gu4 yong1

Simplified: 雇佣

to be employee | to hire

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洋為中用

joeng4 wai4 zung1 jung6

Mandarin: yang2 wei2 zhong1 yong4

Simplified: 洋为中用

(idiom) to learn the advantages of Western as good use

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輕鐵

hing1 tit3

Mandarin: qing1 tie3

Simplified: 轻铁

Light Rail (specifically the MTR Light Rail | LRT)

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妥善

to5 sin6

Mandarin: tuo3 shan4

appropriate; proper

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蘑

mo4

Mandarin: mo2

mushroom

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０氹死人

tam3 sei2 jan4

Mandarin: shan2 si3ren2

to speak in a charming manner; to display great relish by someone's actions or words; to be won over by something cute [colloquial]

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龜婆

gwai1 po4*2

a woman in charge of prostitutes or brothel

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配音員

pui3 jam1 jyun4

Mandarin: pei4 yin1 yuan2

Simplified: 配音员

a voice actor

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大化

daai6 faa3

Mandarin: da4 hua4

Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi, China; Taika, a Japanese era name

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紅綠燈

hung4 luk6 dang1

Mandarin: hong2 lv4 deng1

traffic light

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遊戲機

jau4 hei3 gei1

amusement game machine

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英文名

jing1 man4 meng4*2

[n] English name (as opposed to Chinese)

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脫星

tyut3 sing1

Mandarin: tuo1 xing1

Simplified: 脱星

porn star

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少數民族

siu2 sou3 man4 zuk6

Mandarin: shao3 shu4 min2 zu2

ethnic minorities; minority peoples; minority nationalities; national minority

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都會

dou1 wui6

Mandarin: du1 hui4

metropolis; city

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事假

si6 gaa3

casual leave (because of personal business), leave of absence (LOA)

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也與

jaa5 jyu5

Mandarin: ye3 yu3

Simplified: 也与

a remark used in expressing doubt or questionable

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臨滄地區

lam4 cong1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: lin2 cang1 di4 qu1

Lincang district (district in Yunnan)

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瘦骨柴

sau3 gwat1 caai4

Mandarin: shou4 gu3 chai2

very skinny [colloquial]

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西沙群島

sai1 saa1 kwan4 dou2

Mandarin: xi1 sha1 qun2 dan3

the Xisha Islands

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金吾

gam1 ng4

Mandarin: jin1 wu2

the dragon in ancient legends that represents treasure; Imperial Guards

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安全感

on1 cyun4 gam2

Mandarin: an1 quan2 gan3

sense of security, sense of sureness

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手風琴

sau2 fung1 kam4

Mandarin: shou3 feng1 qin2

an accordion

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fuh

Mandarin: all

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托

tok3

Mandarin: tuo1

prop | support (for weight) | rest (e.g. arm rest) | thanks to | to hold in one's hand | to support in one's palm | to give | to base | to commit | to set | Torr (unit of pressure) | to rely on | owe to | to entrust | to rely | to plead | a tray | to carry on the shoulder | # adapted from cc-cedict

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