Cantonese Dictionary

黃疸

wong4 taan2

jaundice

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紙煙

zi2 jin1

Mandarin: zhi3 yan1

cigarette

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窗簾

coeng1 lim4*2

Mandarin: chuang1 lian2

curtains; drapes; blinds

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鬆弛

sung1 ci4

Mandarin: song1chi2

Simplified: 松弛

(adjective) Flabby

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雙面膠

soeng1 min6 gaau1

Mandarin: shuang1 mian4 hao2

Simplified: 双面膠

double sided adhesive tape

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喜靈洲

hei2 ling4 zau1

Mandarin: xi3 ling2 zhou1

Simplified: 喜灵洲

Hei Ling Chau, an island in Hong Kong

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吃大鍋飯

hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6

Mandarin: chi1 da4 guo1 fan4

to mess together

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靈巧

ling4 haau2

Mandarin: ling2 qiao3

skillful; adroit; dexterous

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雜草

zaap6 cou2

Mandarin: za2 cao3

weeds

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運輸署

wan6 syu1 cyu5

Transport Department - a government department in Hong Kong

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德國組曲

dak1 gwok3 zou2 kuk1

Mandarin: de2 guo2 zu3 qu3

partita

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松樹

cung4 syu6

Mandarin: song1 shu4

pine tree

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美林集團

mei5 lam4 zaap6 tyun4

Mandarin: mei3 lin2 ji2 tuan2

Merrill Lynch

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明細

ming4 sai3

Mandarin: ming2 xi4

clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)

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邂逅

haai5 hau6

Mandarin: xie4 hou4

meets unexpectedly

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寒武紀

hon4 mou5 gei2

Mandarin: han2 wu3 ji4

Cambrian period [Geology] (the first period of the Phanerozoic eon)

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搉門

kok3 mun4

Mandarin: que4 men2

Simplified: 搉门

to knock on the door

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sā

Mandarin: all

sha1

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承辦喪葬者

sing4 baan6 song1 zong3 ze2

Mandarin: cheng2 ban4 sang1 zang4 zhe3

undertaker

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由來

jau4 lai4

Mandarin: you2 lai2

origin

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沁

sam3

Mandarin: qin4

to seep | to percolate | to soak into | # adapted from cc-cedict

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緊鑼密鼓

gan2 lo4 mat6 gu2

Mandarin: jin3 luo2 mi4 gu3

Simplified: 紧锣密鼓

Cantonese

busy for preparation; great fanfare; wildly beating gongs and drums; intense publicity campaign in preparation for some sinister undertaking

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巴Ｑ閉

baa1 kiu1 bai3

Mandarin: ba1 Q5

Simplified: 巴Ｑ闭

effing arrogant; flashy; impressive [colloquial]

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誇過

kwaa1 gwo3

Mandarin: kua1 guo4

cross over; step over

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鞠

guk1

Mandarin: ju1

to bring up | to rear | Taiwan pr. [jú] | a leather football (dated) | a surname | to bend | bow | to interrogate | young | childish | # adapted from cc-cedict

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正統

zing3 tung2

Mandarin: zheng4tong3

Simplified: 正统

(adjective) 1. Mainstream (education etc.); 2. Traditional

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中國文化

zung1 gwok3 man4 faa3

Mandarin: zhong1 guo2 wen2 hua4

Simplified: 中国文化

Chinese culture

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火爆

fo2 baau3

Mandarin: huo3 bao4

fiery; irritable; flourishing

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電白

din6 baak6

Mandarin: dian4 bai2

Dianbai (place in Guangdong)

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許紹洋

heoi2 siu6 joeng4

Mandarin: xu3 shao4 yang2

Ambrose Hsu

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