Cantonese Dictionary

僽

zau3

Mandarin: zhou4

bevexed; beworried | hurried

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溯

sou3

Mandarin: su4

to go upstream | to trace the source | to go against the current | formerly | # adapted from cc-cedict

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個人衛生

go3 jan4 wai6 saang1

Mandarin: ge4 ren2 wei4 sheng5

personal hygiene

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虛擬

heoi1 ji5

Mandarin: xu1 ni3

fictitious; invented; supposedly; [computing] virtual

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小金

siu2 gam1

Mandarin: xiao3 jin1

Xiaojin (place in Sichuan)

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水乳交融

seoi2 jyu5 gaau1 jung4

Mandarin: shui3 ru3 jiao1 rong2

(noun) in harmony

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yi

Mandarin: all

yi4

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愛國心

oi3 gwok3 sam1

Mandarin: ai4 guo2 xin1

Simplified: 爱国心

noun; patriotism; amor patriae

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媽媽聲

maa1 maa1 seng1

Mandarin: ma1 ma5 sheng1

Simplified: 妈妈声

(slang) sound of cursing | scolding people

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轉彎

zyun2 waan1

Mandarin: zhuan3 wan1

Simplified: 转弯

(adverb) (of situation) negotiate for a solution

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猾

waat6

Mandarin: hua2

sly | crafty | cunning | shrewd | deceitful | # adapted from cc-cedict

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木紋

muk6 man4

Mandarin: mu4 wen2

wood grain

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跟

gan1

Mandarin: gen1

heel | to follow closely | to go with | to marry sb (of woman) | with | towards | as (compared to) | from (different from) | and (in addition to) | to accompany | to be loyal to | for a woman to be in a relationship with someone | to follow a big brother in a triad gang | # adapted from cc-cedict

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淨化

zing6 faa3

Mandarin: jing4 hua4

to purify

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tūng

Mandarin: all

tong1

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生產要素

sang1 caan2 jiu3 sou3

Mandarin: sheng1 chan3 yao4 su4

factors of production

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關燈

gwaan1 dang1

Mandarin: guan1 deng1

Simplified: 关灯

to turn off the lights [written]

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佰

baak3

Mandarin: bai3

hundred (used for 百 on cheques, receipt, etc to avoid mistakes or alterations)

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牛橋

ngau4 kiu4

Mandarin: niu2 qiao2

Oxbridge; Cambridge and Oxford

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釉陶

jau6 tou4

Mandarin: you4 tao2

glazed pottery

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交頭接耳

gaau1 tau4 zip3 ji5

Mandarin: jiao1 tou2 jie1 er3

whispering from one to another

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蠆盆

caai3 pun4

Mandarin: chai4 pen2

the scorpion pit (an ancient form of torture)

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覺覺豬

gaau3*4 gaau3*2/3*1 zyu1

Mandarin: jiao4 jiao4 zhu1

Cantonese

sleep like a pig; in deep slumber

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小麥

siu2 mak6

Mandarin: xiao3 mai4

wheat

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上契

soeng5 kai3

Mandarin: shang4 qi4

the establishment of the relationship of godparent(s) [godfather or godmother] and godchild [godson or goddaughter] under Chinese customary practice

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火車軌

fo2 ce1 gwai2

Mandarin: huo3 che1 gui3

Simplified: 火车轨

train track; railway track

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gaai

Mandarin: all

jie4

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門市部

mun4 si5 bou6

Mandarin: men2 shi4 bu4

retail department; sales department; salesroom; outlet

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得物冇所用

dak1 mat6 mou5 so2 jung6

Cantonese

get something that's of no use

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黑社會成分

hak1 se5 wui6*2 sing4 fan6

triad element

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