Cantonese Dictionary

視頻

si6 pan4

Mandarin: shi4 pin2

video (specifically online video clip)

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圍內

wai4 noi6

Mandarin: wei2 na4

Simplified: 围內

within the group; inside the walled villages

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又呢又嘮

yau6 ni1 yau6 lou3

Cantonese

first this then that; undecided

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隨身行李

ceoi4 san1 hang4 lei5

Mandarin: sui2 shen1 xing2 li3

Simplified: 随身行李

carry-on baggage

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yuh

Mandarin: all

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君子不奪人所好

gwan1 zi2 bat1 dyut6 jan4 so2 hou3

Mandarin: jun1 zi3 bu4 duo2 ren2 suo3 hao4

a man of noble character doesn't seize things which another treasures

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語文學家

jyu5 man4 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: yu3 wen2 xue2 jia1

philologist

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暴躁

bou6 cou3

Mandarin: bao4 zao4

irritable; fiery; explosive (temper)

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擁擠

jung2 zai1

Mandarin: yong1ji3

Simplified: 拥挤

(adjective) Packed (with people)

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依牙鬆槓

ji1 ngaa4 sung1 gong3

Cantonese

[1] clenching one's teeth [2] expression for 'the food is great' [3] talking nonsense

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好眼界

hou2 ngaan5 gaai3

Mandarin: hao3 yan3 jie4

great aim

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岑

sam4

Mandarin: cen2

small hill | steep | precipitous | peak | a surname | cliffy shore | silence | boredom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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國會議長

gwok3 wui6*2 ji5 zoeng2

Mandarin: guo2 hui4 yi4 zhang3

Speaker of the House

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北大嶼山公路

bak1 daai6 jyu4 saan1 gung1 lou6

North Lantau Highway

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寺內茂

zi6 noi6 mau6

Mandarin: si4 nei4 mao4

Shigeru Terauchi

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進步神速

zeon3 bou6 san4 cuk1

progress amazingly quick

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三棱鏡

saam1 ling4 geng3

Mandarin: san1 leng2 jing4

triangular prism

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牛角

ngau4 gok3

Mandarin: niu2 jiao3

ox horn

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路人甲

lou6 jan4 gaap3

a passer-by, a stranger; Passer-by A

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花樣

faa1 joeng6*2

Mandarin: hua1 yang4

[1] pattern, design, variety, type [粵]: 花款, 花臣 [2] a trick; a game

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青藏

cing1 zong6

Mandarin: qing1 zang4

Qinghai and Tibet

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騏

kei4

Mandarin: qi2

Simplified: 骐

piebald horse | used for 麒qí [麒], mythical unicorn | excellent horse | # adapted from cc-cedict

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黃皮樹了哥

wong4 pei2 syu6 liu1 go1

Mandarin: huang2 pi2 shu4 liao3 ge1

Simplified: 黄皮树了哥

describes someone who takes advantage of those who he | she is familiar with or is the closest to

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剛強

gong1 koeng4

Mandarin: gang1 qiang2

firm, unyielding

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皮脂

pei4 zi1

sebum

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字紙籮

zi6 zi2 lo4*1

Mandarin: zi4 zhi3 luo1

Cantonese

wastepaper basket | 漢: 廢紙簍; 字紙簍

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同旁內角

tung4 pong4 noi6 gok3

Mandarin: tong2 pang2 nei4 jiao3

[math.] interior angles on the same side of the transveral

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常用對數

soeng4 jung6 deoi3 sou3

Mandarin: chang2 yong4 dui4 shu4

[math.] common logarithm

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死得其所

sei2 dak1 kei4 so2

Mandarin: si3 de2 qi2 suo3

(proverb) worthy of death or worthy sacrifice

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體式

tai2 sik1

Mandarin: ti3 shi4

form of characters or letters

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