Cantonese Dictionary

dai tai

Mandarin: all

di4

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冬烘

dung1 hong3

Mandarin: dong1 hong1

shallow but pedantic

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篤屎

duk1 si2

Mandarin: du3 shi3

Simplified: 笃屎

piece of shit [colloquial]

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俗語

zuk6 jyu5

Mandarin: su2 yu3

Simplified: 俗语

slang

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尖酸

zim1 syun1

Mandarin: jian1 suan1

acrid; acrimonious; tart; sarcastic; mordant

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蛋捲

daan6 gyun2

Mandarin: dan4 juan3

Simplified: 蛋卷

egg rolls

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紅雞

hung4 gai1

Mandarin: hong2 ji1

Simplified: 红鸡

red heroin; heroin barbitone; a red taxi (which operates in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon only) [colloquial]

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受理

sau6 lei5

accept and hear a case

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款項

fun2 hong6

Mandarin: kuan3 xiang4

[1] funds; [2] a sum of money

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歡天喜地

fun1 tin1 hei2 dei6

Mandarin: huan1 tian1 xi3 di4

extremely joyous; absolute joy; tremendous happiness

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傾盆大雨

king1 pun4 daai6 jyu5

Mandarin: qing1 pen2 da4 yu3

torrential rain; heavy rainfall; raining cats and dogs

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蟬蛻

sim4 teoi3

periostracum cicadae

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咖啡鹽

gaa3 fe1 jim4

caffeine (also 咖啡因)

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耳語

ji5 jyu5

Mandarin: er3 yu3

a whisper; to whisper

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便餐廳

bin6 caan1 teng1

Mandarin: bian4 can1 ting1

cafeteria

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héi

Mandarin: all

xi3

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鬥木佬

dau3 muk6 lou2

Mandarin: dou4 mu4 lao3

Simplified: 斗木佬

carpenter (spoken)

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丁斯家庭

ding1 si1 gaa1 ting4

Mandarin: ding1 si1 jia1 ting2

DINS (Double Income No Sex), the husband and wife both work (double income) but because of work or life pressure does not have a sex life

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螺線

lo4 sin3

a spiral

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別的

bit6 dik1

Mandarin: bie2 de5

other; else | Cant.: 其他嘅; 第二嘅; 笫啲

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黑口爛面

hak1 hau2 laan6 min6

Cantonese

very angry, pissed off (also 黑口黑面)

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一代

jat1 doi6

Mandarin: yi1 dai4

a generation

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借口

ze3 hau2

Mandarin: jie4 kou3

excuse; pretext [Syn.] 藉口

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苦刁刁

fu2 diu1 diu1

Mandarin: ku3 diao1 diao1

very bitter; a bitter taste

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砭

bin2

Mandarin: bian1

ancient stone acupuncture needle | to criticize | to pierce | counsel | stone probe | nip | hillside | to treat and cure | to stab | # adapted from cc-cedict

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戲肉

hei3 juk6*2

Cantonese

climax (of drama); highlight (of event)

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起跌

hei2 dit3

up and down; fluctuate [also]: 時起時跌

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不抵抗主義

bat1 dai2 kong3 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: bu4 di3 kang4 zhu3 yi4

policy of nonresistance

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廢紙簍

fai3 zi2 lau5

Mandarin: fei4 zhi3 lou3

wastepaper basket | 粵: 字紙籮 | Syn.: 字紙簍

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高樓

gou1 lau4

Mandarin: gao1 lou2

skyscraper; tall building | Synon.: 大厦; 摩天樓

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