Cantonese Dictionary

一小撮

jat1 siu2 cyut3

a pinch of; a handful

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打橫

daa2 waang4

Mandarin: da3 heng2

Simplified: 打横

horizontal position; describes a person who is unreasonable or irrational

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北愛爾蘭

bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4

Northern Ireland - part of the United Kingdom (英國). Other parts of the united kingdom also include Wales (威爾斯), Scotland (蘇格蘭) and Northern England (英格蘭).

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洗底

sai2 dai2

Mandarin: xi3 di3

gangster giving up his membership or background; turn a new leaf

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克東

hak1 dung1

Mandarin: ke4 dong1

Kedong (place in Heilongjiang)

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牛腩麵

ngau4 naam5 min6

Cantonese

beef brisket noodles

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契闊

kit3 fut3

Mandarin: qie4 kuo4

Simplified: 契阔

to be separated

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掉頭

diu6 tau4

Mandarin: diao4 tou2

[1] turn round; turn about; to shake or turn one's head; to make a U-turn; to U-turn; a U-turn [2] to lose interest [3] to lose one's head

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縣份

jyun6 fan6

Mandarin: xian4 fen4

Simplified: 县份

County

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憐憫

lin4 man5

Mandarin: lian2 min3

take pity on; sympathize with; have compassion for

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所以

so2 ji5

Mandarin: suo3 yi3

therefore; so

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翁虹

jung1 hung4

Mandarin: weng1 hong2

Yvonne Yung Hung, name of a Hong Kong actress

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八寶霸王鴨

baat3 bou2 baa3 wong4 aap3*2

eight treasures duck (whole duck marinated and braised with winter bamboo shoots, lotus seed, black mushrooms, tree ears, etc until fork tender, then glazed in its own simmering sauce)

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二月

ji6 jyut6

Mandarin: er4 yue4

[1] February; [2] Second month of the Lunar Calendar

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自戀狂

zi6 lyun2 kwong4

Mandarin: zi4 lian4 kuang2

narcissism; egomania

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擠進

zai1 zeon3

Mandarin: ji3 jin4

tuck

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搓

co1

Mandarin: cuo1

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers | to twist | to pass a ball back and forth | # adapted from cc-cedict

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琵琶襟

pei4 paa4 kam1

Mandarin: pi2 pa5 jin1

Pipa Jin, a type of cheongsam | mandarin gown for woman

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矜貴

ging1 gwai3

Mandarin: jin1 gui4

Simplified: 矜贵

(adjective) arrogant

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烏煙瘴氣

wu1 jin1 zoeng3 hei3

Mandarin: wu1yan1zhang4qi4

Simplified: 乌烟瘴气

(saying) Chaotic and messy (because of dirty and with stingy smoke)

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蛋殼

daan6*2 hok3

Mandarin: dan4 ke2

eggshell

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一腳踏兩條船

jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 tiu4 syun4

Mandarin: yi1 jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2

double-minded; two-timing (e.g. a guy having two girlfriends), double-crossing, having divided loyalty; having it both ways, have your cake and eat it

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滲入

sam3 jap6

infiltration

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douh

Mandarin: all

dao4

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叨叨絮絮

dou1 dou1 seo6 seoi6

Mandarin: dao1 dao5 xu4 xu4

to nag; to talk on endlessly

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殺雞給猴看

saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3

Mandarin: sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4

"kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others

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撾

zaa1

Mandarin: zhua1

Simplified: 挝

to beat | to strike | # adapted from cc-cedict

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電刑

din6 jing4

electrocution (as punishment)

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收買佬

sau1 maai5 lou2

Mandarin: shou1 mai3 lao3

Simplified: 收买佬

(noun) a scrap buyer

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滂

pong4

Mandarin: pang1

rushing | gushing (water) | torrential | voluminous | # adapted from cc-cedict

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