Cantonese Dictionary

球場

kau4 coeng4

Mandarin: qiu2 chang3

Simplified: 球场

ball court (of any ball sports)

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試管

si3 gun2

Mandarin: shi4 guan3

test tube

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削地

soek3 dei6

Mandarin: xue1 di4

(king) to slash or reduce size of vassal's fief

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擰轉

ning6 zyun3

twiddle

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響朵

hoeng2 do2

Mandarin: xiang3 duo3

Simplified: 响朵

to reveal one's identity or to invoke the name of one's triad big brother or boss in order to get protection or to make an impression [colloquial]

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韻書

wan6 syu1

Mandarin: yun4 shu1

[1] rime dictionary - an ancient type of Chinese dictionary that arranges characters by phonetic rimes and tones; notable examples include the Qieyun (切韻), Guangyun (廣韻), and Jiyun (集韻); [2] rhyming dictionary - a dictionary used to find words that rhyme with one another for use in poetry or lyrics

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懼

geoi6

Mandarin: ju4

fear; dread; scare; frighten; be afraid of

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照燒

ziu3 siu1

Mandarin: zhao4 shao1

Simplified: 照烧

teriyaki

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蚣

gung1

Mandarin: gong1

centipede

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公然表示

gung1 jin4 biu2 si6

Mandarin: gong1 ran2 biao3 shi4

to state openly

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同心合力

tung4 sam1 hap6 lik6

Mandarin: tong2 xin1 he2 li4

unite all efforts for common purpose

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魚尾紋

jyu4 mei5 man4

crow's-feet

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恐慌

hung2 fong1

Mandarin: kong3 huang1

panic, panicky, panic-stricken

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疊碼仔

daap6 maa5 zai2

Mandarin: die2 ma3 zi3

Simplified: 叠码仔

casino chips seller [colloquial]

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婆婆

po4 po4*2

Mandarin: po2 po5

husband's mother, mother-in-law

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鰤

si1

Mandarin: shi1

Simplified: 𫚕

Seriola qinqueradiata | yellow tail kingfish | # adapted from cc-cedict

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塔斯馬尼亞魔鬼

taap3 si1 maa5 nei4 aa3 mo1 gwai2

Mandarin: ta3 si1 ma3 ni2 ya4 mo2 gui3

Tasmanian devil [Var.] 塔斯曼尼亞魔鬼魔鬼

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搭錯賊船

daap3 co3 caak6 syun4

Mandarin: da1 cuo4 zei2 chuan2

Simplified: 搭错贼船

followed the wrong trend; made a loss as a result of being mislead

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數不勝數

sou3 bat1 sing1 sou3

Mandarin: shu4 bu4 sheng4 shu4

innumerous

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嗗

gwat1

Mandarin: wa1

(Cant.) quarter of an hour | onomatopoeia for gulping sound | to gulp | silence without a word | # adapted from cc-cedict

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奩

lim4

Mandarin: lian2

Simplified: 奁

bridal trousseau | lady's vanity vase | # adapted from cc-cedict

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超等

ciu1 dang2

Mandarin: chao1 deng3

(theater, cinema, hall, opera house,...) dress circle

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就讀

zau6 duk6

goes to study

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喉痧

hau4 saa1

Mandarin: hou2 sha1

scarlet fever

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緡

man4

Mandarin: min2

Simplified: 缗

cord | fishing-line | string of coins | unit of currency | to save money | taxation system in ancient times & used as part of a person's or a place's name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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周速

zau1 cuk1

Mandarin: zhou1 su4

cycle time; cycle speed

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心肺復甦法

sam1 fai3 fuk6 sou1 faat3

Mandarin: xin1 fei4 fu4 su1 fa3

Simplified: 心肺复苏法

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR

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上堂

soeng5 tong4

Mandarin: shang4 tang2

(verb) to go to a class; to go to court

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創意產業

cong3 ji3 caan2 jip6

Mandarin: chuang4 yi4 chan3 ye4

Simplified: 创意产业

creative industry

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雜崩能

zaap6 bang1 lang1

Mandarin: za2 beng1 neng2

Simplified: 杂崩能

odds and ends; bits and pieces [colloquial]

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