Cantonese Dictionary

人口

jan4 hau2

Mandarin: ren2 kou3

population

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青紫

ceng1 zi2

Mandarin: qing1 zi3

cyan-; cyano-; cyanochroia; cyanoderma; cyanose; cyanosis

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鹹水

haam4 seoi2

salt water

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明珠台

ming4 zyu1 toi4

Mandarin: ming2 zhu1 tai2

Pearl channel, the English channel of TVB

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形容詞

jing4 jung4 ci4

Mandarin: xing2 rong2 ci2

adjective

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塔利班

taap3 lei6 baan1

Mandarin: ta3 li4 ban1

Taliban

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爛湴

laan6 baan6

Mandarin: lan4 ban4

Simplified: 烂湴

muddy (spoken)

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各位

gok3 wai6*2

Mandarin: ge4 wei4

[1] everybody; everyone; (polite, refering to persons, commonly used in speeches) [2] [粵]: 咁多位

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珍寶

zan1 bou2

Mandarin: zhen1bao3

Simplified: 珍宝

(loanword) Jumbo

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免疫法

min5 jik6 faat3

Mandarin: mian3 yi4 fa3

immunization

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罪

zeoi6

Mandarin: zui4

guilt | crime | fault | blame | sin | vice | evil | hardship | # adapted from cc-cedict

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小兒麻痺

siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3

Mandarin: xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4

polio (poliomyelitis)

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西位

sai1 wai6*2

Mandarin: xi1 wei4

(mahjong) west seat/player

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一夕爆紅

jat1 zik6 baau3 hung4

Mandarin: yi1 xi4 [TW]/ xi1 [PRC] bao4 hong2

to rise to stardome overnight; to suddenly become famous

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職工

zik1 gung1

Mandarin: zhi2 gong1

staff; workers

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ou wú

Mandarin: all

wu4

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鐵腳板

tit3 goek3 baan2

Mandarin: tie3 jiao3 ban3

iron soles (toughened feet)

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鎮抑劑

zan3 jik1 zai1

depressant - medical drug

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金州區

gam1 zau1 keoi1

Mandarin: jin1 zhou1 qu1

Jinzhou (area in Liaoning)

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慎謀能斷

san6 mau4 nang4 dyun3

Mandarin: shen4 mou2 neng2 duan4

carefully strategize and have sound judgement

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先進水平

sin1 zeon3 seoi2 ping4

Mandarin: xian1 jin4 shui3 ping2

advanced level

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搖籃曲

jiu4 laam4 kuk1

Mandarin: yao2 lan2 qu1

cradlesong

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微笑

mei4 siu3

Mandarin: wei1 xiao4

smile

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迎戰

jing4 zin3

Mandarin: ying2 zhan4

confront in battle; face in battle head-on

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蛤蚧

gap3 gaai3*2

gecko, tokay (used in TCM)

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寒削

hon4 soek3

Mandarin: han2 xue1

Cold and not good for stomach

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德清

dak1 cing1

Mandarin: de2 qing1

Deqing (place in Zhejiang)

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九十二

gau2 sap6 ji6

Mandarin: jiu3 shi2 er4

ninety-two; 92

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檉

cing1

Mandarin: cheng1

Simplified: 柽

tamarisk | a type of willow | # adapted from cc-cedict

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多鳩餘

do1 gau1 jyu4

Mandarin: duo1 jiu1 yu2

Simplified: 多鸠余

fucking unnecessary [colloquial]

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