Cantonese Dictionary

幫閑文人

bong1 haan4 man4 jan4

Mandarin: bang1 xian2

[n] literary hack

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七十八

cat1 sap6 baat3

Mandarin: qi1 shi2 ba1

seventy-eight; 78

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黃花閨女

wong4 faa1 gwai1 neoi5*2

Mandarin: huang2 hua1 gui1 nv3

an untouched virgin

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有文有路

jau5 man4 jau5 lou6

Mandarin: you3 wen2 you3 lu4

to make sense; to have a good understanding of what one is talking about; to have a good grasp on something; to be on the right lines [colloquial]

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中銀大廈

zung1 ngan4 daai6 haa6

Mandarin: Zhong1 Yin2 da4 sha4

Simplified: 中银大厦

Bank of China Tower

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鮮麗

sin1 lai6

Mandarin: xian1 li4

Simplified: 鲜丽

floridity; brightly-colored | sharp and beautiful

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douh

Mandarin: all

dao4

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死人

sei2 jan4

Mandarin: si3 ren2

(adjective) 1. damned; 2. (adverb) 1. Damn!; 2. Shit!

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憤青

fan5 cing1

angry youth, extremely nationalistic young Chinese who actively participate in demonstration and internet forums to spread anti-West and anti-Japan sentiments

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海路

hoi2 lou6

Mandarin: hai3 lu4

sea route

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青年事務委員會

cing1 nin4 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2

The Commission on Youth

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澳門立法會

ou3 mun4*2 lap6 faat3 wui6*2

Mandarin: ao4 men2 li4 fa3 hui4

Legislative Council of Macao

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囫

wat6

Mandarin: hu2

whole | in one lump | # adapted from cc-cedict

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挺棒的

ting5 paang5 dik1

Mandarin: ting3 bang4 de5

smart

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報料

bou3 liu6*2

to report

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荷載

ho6 zoi3

Mandarin: he4 zai4

Simplified: 荷载

load; the amount of weight that is pressing down (on something)

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參

sam1

Mandarin: can1

Simplified: 参

ginseng | sea cucumber | one of the 28 constellations | ransom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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殺人案

saat3 jan4 on3

Mandarin: sha1 ren2 an4

murder case; homicide case

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放屁袋

fong3 pei3 doi6*2

Mandarin: fang4 pi4 dai4

a whoopee cushion

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冇餸飯

mou5 sung3 faan6

Mandarin: mao3 song4 fan4

Simplified: 冇餸饭

Cantonese

there's not much to eat, usually used just as a humble expression of modesty by host when catering for guests

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多謝曬

do1 ze6 saai3

Mandarin: duo1xie4 shai4

Simplified: 多谢晒

Cantonese

thank you very much; thank you so much [colloquial]

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旭日

juk1 jat6

Mandarin: xu4 ri4

the rising sun , sunrise

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三行仔

saam1 hong4 zai2

Mandarin: san1 hang2 zi3

carpenter, construction worker and upfitter

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拆你屋

caak3 nei5 uk1

Mandarin: chai1 ni3 wu1

Cantonese

[basketball] alley oop

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etc"

pàaih

Mandarin: 片

There is an optional tone change to paai4*2 on the last syllable of some multisyllabic nouns.

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一疋布咁長

jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4

Mandarin: yi1 pi3 bu4 gan1 zhang3

Simplified: 一匹布咁长

Cantonese

long; lengthy (spoken)

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鹽水

jim4 seoi2

salt water; brine

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獨市生意

duk6 si5 saang1 ji3

Mandarin: du2 shi4 sheng1 yi5

Simplified: 独市生意

monopoly (as in business)

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標簽機

biu1 cim1 gei1

Mandarin: biao1 qian1 ji1

labeller

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弓式

gung1 sik1

Mandarin: gong1 shi4

[yoga] Dhanurasana, Bow

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