Cantonese Dictionary

保加利亞人

bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jan4

Mandarin: Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 ren2

Simplified: 保加利亚人

Bulgarians

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激光導航

gik1 gwong1 dou6 hong4

Mandarin: ji1 guang1 dao3 hang2

laser navigation

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鶴嘴鋤

hok6 zeoi2 co4

Mandarin: he4 zui3 chu2

Simplified: 鹤嘴锄

pickaxe

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哎喲

aai1 jo1

Mandarin: ai1 yo1

Simplified: 哎哟

(interjection) Oops

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mauh

Mandarin: all

mao4

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蜜棗

mat6 zou2

Mandarin: mi4 zao3

candied date

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響應時間

hoeng2 jing3 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: xiang3 ying4 shi2 jian1

response time

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有冇鐳

jau5 mou5 leoi4*1

Cantonese

[馬] do you have any money?

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不知悔改

bat1 zi1 fui3 goi2

impenitent

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融入

jung4 jap6

Mandarin: rong2 ru4

blend in; mingle; integrate

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稱

can3

Mandarin: cheng1

Simplified: 称

to fit | to match | to suit | to go with | fit | suitable | symmetrical | # adapted from cc-cedict

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英烈

jing1 lit6

Mandarin: ying1 lie4

Heroic; brave; valiant; heroic martyr

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亂動

lyun6 dung6

Mandarin: luan4 dong4

to randomly move; to fiddle with

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睇嚟湊啦

tai2 lai4 cau3 laa1

Cantonese

that depends

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河北

ho4 bak1

Mandarin: he2 bei3

Hebei Province (in northern China)

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走歸左

zau2 gwai1 zo2

Mandarin: zou3 gui1 zuo3

Simplified: 走归左

to go astray; to fall into the wrong path; to be misguided; to be misled; to go off the track; to take a wrong step in life

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中國旅行社

zung1 gwok3 leoi5 hang4 se5

[n] a Chinese travel service

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鬼影都冇隻

gwai2 jing2 dou1 mou5 zek3

Mandarin: gui3 ying3 dou1 mao3 zhi1

Simplified: 鬼影都冇只

Cantonese

do not see anyone; a deserted place (spoken)

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瀆

duk6

Mandarin: du2

Simplified: 渎

disrespectful | (literary) ditch | sluice | gutter | drain | to soil | # adapted from cc-cedict

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暈陀陀

wan6 to4 to4

Mandarin: yun1 duo4 duo4

Simplified: 晕陀陀

to feel dizzy

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藐視法庭

miu5 si6 faat3 ting4

Mandarin: miao3 shi4 fa3 ting2

Simplified: 藐视法庭

Contempt of court

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藪

sau2

Mandarin: sou3

Simplified: 薮

marsh | gathering place | swamp | wild country | clump of trees or bushes | # adapted from cc-cedict

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美夢

mei5 mung6

Mandarin: mei3 meng4

Simplified: 美梦

(noun) sweet dream; or (noun with figurative meaning) a loving and fond dream

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蹂

jau5

Mandarin: rou2

to trample | to tread on | # adapted from cc-cedict

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古井無波

gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1

Mandarin: gu3 jing3 wu2 bo1

Simplified: 古井无波

feeling calm and peaceful, untouched by the external things | outside world; impervious to desires and passions

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多謝你咁好介紹

do1 ze6 nei5 gam3 hou2 gaai3 siu6

Mandarin: duo1xie4 ni3 gan1 hao3 jie4shao4

Simplified: 多谢你咁好介绍

Cantonese

thanks for your great suggestion [colloquial]

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吞吞吐吐

tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3

afraid to say a word (lit: "swallow vomit" reduplicated)

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一擲千金

jat1 zaak6 cin1 gam1

Mandarin: yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1

stake a thousand pieces of gold in one throw; spend money like water

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籃球

laam4 kau4

Mandarin: lan2 qiu2

basketball

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停頓

ting4 deon6

Mandarin: ting2 dun4

to pause; to dwell; to stagnate; to halt; to stop | [粵]:　歇 (hit3), 暫停; block or stuff up: 窒 (zat6)

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