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墨超
Mandarin: mo4 chao1
sunglasses | Primera División de México
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祖宗十八代
Mandarin: zu3 zong1 shi2 ba1 dai4
(noun) all of the ancestors
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砣錶
Mandarin: tuo2 biao3
Simplified: 砣表
pocket watch
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長征
Mandarin: chang2 zheng1
the Long March, a massive military retreat undertaken by the Red Armies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army
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招呼唔到
Mandarin: zhao1 hu5 n2 dao4
Cantonese
cannot provide good hospitality, a polite expression used by the host
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洋紫荊
Mandarin: yang2 zi3 jing1
Bauhinia blakeana, frequently shortened as 紫荊 also called the Hong Kong orchid 香港蘭
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大大話話
Mandarin: da4 da4 hua4 hua4
Simplified: 大大话话
roughly or approximately
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伏擊
ambush
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寇仇
Mandarin: kou4 chou2
noun; foe, enemy
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湟源
Mandarin: huang2 yuan2
Huangyuan (place in Qinghai)
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合營
Mandarin: he2 ying2
jointly operate; jointly operated; jointly owned
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見利忘義
Mandarin: jian4 ​li4 ​wang4 ​yi4
to see profit and forget morality; to act from mercenary considerations
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十字鋤
Mandarin: shi2 zi4 chu2
Simplified: 十字锄
Hoe
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必修
Mandarin: bi4 xiu1
required course
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同屋住
Cantonese
roommates, flatmates (people who share an apartment/flat) | var: 同屋主
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檢舉
Mandarin: jian3 ju3
Simplified: 检举
(verb) To report and prosecute (a crime)
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鴨腳
Mandarin: ya1 jiao3
Simplified: 鸭脚
duck feet
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武水
Mandarin: wu3 shui3
the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong
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保護價格
Mandarin: bao3 hu4 jia4 ge2
protective price
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韆鞦
Mandarin: qian1 qiu1
Simplified: 千秋
a swing
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歧阜縣
Gifu prefecture (in Japan)
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是但
Mandarin: shi4 dan4
(adverb) randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (describes the unmindfulness in doing something, i.e. without putting much effort or thoughts into it); (expression) "whatever"; "anything goes"
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留鬍鬚
Mandarin: liu2 hu2 xu1
Simplified: 留胡须
(verb) to grow beard
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暈陀陀
swaying and feeling dizzy
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油占米
Mandarin: you2 zhan4 mi3
a top quality type of polished rice
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化學藥品
Mandarin: hua4 xue3 yao4 pin3
chemical
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當天
Mandarin: dang1 tian1; dang4 tian1
that day | [粵]: 當日
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吊吊扔
Mandarin: diao4 diao4 reng1
frivolous
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養殖
Mandarin: yang3zhi2
Simplified: 养殖
(noun) Usually it refers to aquaculture or aquafarming
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鹹魚翻生
Mandarin: xian2 yu2 fan1 sheng1
Simplified: 咸鱼翻生
to succeed unexpectedly in a dire situation; to succeed despite all odds; literal meaning: 'salted fish coming back to life'
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