Cantonese Dictionary

花斑癬

faa1 baan1 sin2

Mandarin: huan1 ban1 xuan3

med. tinea veriscolour [Syn][粵]白蝕 [國]汗斑

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包羅萬象

baau1 lo4 maan6 zoeng6

Mandarin: bao1 luo2 wan4 xiang4

all-embracing; all-inclusive

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攞膽

lo1 daam2

Mandarin: luo1 dan3

Simplified: 攞胆

scary

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怎麽樣

zam2 mo1 joeng6

Mandarin: zen3 me5 yang4

how [Syn][粤]點樣;點 [國]怎麽；如何

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獅子座流星

si1 zi2 zo6 lau4 sing1

Leonid meteors

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好幾回

hou2 gei1 wui4

a good many times.

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手帕

sau2 paak3

Mandarin: shou3 pa4

handkerchief | Syn.: 手絹(兒、子) | 粵: 手巾(仔)

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中央領導人

zung1 joeng1 ling5 dou6 jan4

the central leaders

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開發公司

hoi1 faat3 gung1 si1

Mandarin: kai1 fa5 gong1 si1

Simplified: 开发公司

a development company

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聲大夾冇準

seng1 daai6 gaap3 mou5 zeon2

Mandarin: sheng1 da4 jia1 mao3 zhun3

Simplified: 声大夹冇准

Cantonese

Describes a person who speaks loudly (normally in an argument) but does not really have a point; full of hot air

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懶鬼

laan5 gwai2

Mandarin: lan3 gui3

a lazy person [Syn.] 懶惰鬼

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阿吱阿咗

aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1

Mandarin: a5 zhi1 a5 zuo5

Simplified: 啊吱啊咗

Cantonese

to whine

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撒都該人

saat3 dou1 goi1 jan4

Mandarin: sa1 du1 gai1 ren2

Sadducees

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揮霍

fai1 fok3

Mandarin: hui1 huo4

[v] spend money without restraint; squander; [adj] lavish spending | [粵]: 大使 (daai6 sai2); 嘥錢

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戰國七雄

zin3 gwok3 cat1 hung4

Mandarin: zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2

the Seven Warring States, the Qi (齊), the Chu (楚), the Yan (燕), the Han (韓), the Zhao (趙), the Wei (魏) and the Qin (秦).

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馬來西亞華人公會

maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 waa4 jan4 gung1 wui6*2

Mandarin: ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 hua2 ren2 gong1 hui4

Malaysian Chinese Association

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招架

ziu1 gaa3

ward off blows

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折扣

zit3 kau3

Mandarin: zhe2 kou4

discount; rebate

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百分法

baak3 fan6 faat3

Mandarin: bai3 fen1 fa3

percentage

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唞

tau2

Mandarin: xie1

Simplified: 歇

Cantonese

to rest; to take a break (Cantonese)

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梗有

gang2 jau5

Mandarin: geng3 you3

Cantonese

of course there is

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tan teui

Mandarin: all

tun4 tui4

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緣

jyun6

Mandarin: yuan2

Simplified: 缘

cause | reason | karma | fate | predestined affinity | margin | hem | edge | along | # adapted from cc-cedict

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棍棒

gwan3 paang5

Mandarin: gun4 bang4

[n] club (weapon); stick; cudgel; truncheon

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大興土木

daai6 hing1 tou2 muk6

Mandarin: da4 xing1 tu3 mu4

undertake a large construction project

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付錢

fu6 cin4*2

Mandarin: fu4 qian2

to pay money

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重出江湖

cung4 ceot1 gong1 wu4

Mandarin: chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2

make a reapperance after years of retirement

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瀨鑊

laai6 wok6

Mandarin: lai4 huo4

Simplified: 濑镬

to get into a mess [colloquial]

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自由自在

zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6

Mandarin: zi4 you2 zi4 zai4

carefree; free and easy; leisurely

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三個代表

saam1 go3 doi6 biu2

Mandarin: san1 ge4 dai4 biao3

the Three Represents of Jiang Zemin

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