Cantonese Dictionary

煮飯仔

zyu2 faan6 zai2

Mandarin: zhu3 fan4 zi3

Simplified: 煮饭仔

cooking

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周身唔𠶧

zau1 san1 m4 dim6

Cantonese

everything is not okay; nothing is right with one; feel uneasy all over

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樽

zeon1

Mandarin: zun1

goblet | bottle | wine-jar | slam dunk in basketball | # adapted from cc-cedict

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黑人僧

hak1 jan4 zang1

Mandarin: hei1 ren2 seng1

obnoxious

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青苔

ceng1 toi4

Mandarin: qing1​ tai2​

moss; lichen

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美乃滋醬

mei5 naai5 zi1 zoeng3

Mandarin: mei3 nai3 zi1 jiang4

mayonnaise [Syn.] 蛋黃醬

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珠

zyu1

Mandarin: zhu1

bead | pearl M: 粒lì [粒] | 颗kē [颗] | precious stone | gem | jewel | a bead-like thing | pupil of the eye | a surname | drugs, especially 'white dragon pearl heroin' | # adapted from cc-cedict

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歲月

seoi3 jyut6

Mandarin: sui4 yue4

the years of a person's life

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族人

zuk6 jan4

tribe people

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伸一腳

san1 jat1 goek3

Mandarin: shen1 yi1 jiao3

Simplified: 伸一脚

to be kicked by someone; to kick someone [colloquial]

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籠𨋢

lung4 lip1

Cantonese

industrial elevator

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坐船

co5 syun4

Mandarin: zuo4 chuan2

to go on a boat

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搞手

gaau2 sau2

Mandarin: gao3 shou3

organizer

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牛皮膠

ngau4 pei4 gaau1

Mandarin: niu2 pi2 jiao1

Simplified: 牛皮胶

(noun) superglue

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摶

tyun4

Mandarin: tuan2

Simplified: 抟

to roll up into a ball with one's hands | spiral | circle | variant of 团tuán [团], sphere | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嵹

koeng4

Mandarin: jiang4

name of a mountain

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回去

wui4 heoi3

Mandarin: hui2 qu5

to return, go back | [粵]: 返去, 翻去

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搶嘢

coeng2 je5

Mandarin: qiang3 ye3

Simplified: 抢嘢

Cantonese

to rob with force

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機軸

gei1 zuk6

Mandarin: ji1 zhou4

an arbor (for a machine)

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不知

bat1 zi1

Mandarin: bu4 zhi1

unknowing(ly)

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唔敢當

m4 gam2 dong1

Mandarin: n2 gan3 dang1

Simplified: 唔敢当

Cantonese

do not dare to be, do not dare to deserve

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秒

miu5

Mandarin: miao3

second (of time) | unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree | beard of corn or grain | # adapted from cc-cedict

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十兆

sap6 siu6

Mandarin: shi2 zhao4

Ten trillion

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矮凳仔

ai2 dang3 zai2

Cantonese

a small stool; a low stool

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撻大佬朵

taat1 daai6 lou2 do2

Mandarin: ta4 da4lao3 duo3

Simplified: 挞大佬朵

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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機動

gei1 dung6

Mandarin: ji1 dong4

mobile; flexible; motorised (vehicle)

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柒頭皮

cat6 tau4 pei4

Mandarin: qi1 tou2 pi2

Simplified: 柒头皮

(curse language) to call someone as a motherfucker

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自由軟件基金會

zi6 jau4 jyun5 gin6*2 gei1 gam1 wui6*2

Mandarin: zi4 you2 ruan3 jian4 ji1 jin1 hui4

Free Software Foundation (FSF)

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犁式

lai4 sik1

[yoga] Halasana, Plough

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有史以來

jau5 si2 ji5 loi4

Mandarin: you3 shi3 yi3 lai2

since the beginning of history

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