Cantonese Dictionary

生態孤島

sang1 taai3 gu1 dou2

Mandarin: sheng1 tai4 gu1 dao3

insularization (as a threat to biodiversity)

View full entry →

光州

gwong1 zau1

Mandarin: guang1 zhou1

Kwangju (South Korea)

View full entry →

碰啱

pung3 ngaam1

Mandarin: peng4 yan1

just happen to (spoken)

View full entry →

三人性交

saam1 jan4 sing3 gaau1

Mandarin: san1 ren2 xing4 jiao1

Threesome

View full entry →

侍應主任

si6 jing3 zyu2 jam6

captain

View full entry →

皺掹掹

zau3 maang1 maang1

Mandarin: zhou4 meng1 meng1

Simplified: 皱掹掹

Wrinkled; creased; crumpled

View full entry →

大夫

daai6 fu1

Mandarin: da4 fu1

doctor; physician

View full entry →

兒女

ji4 neoi5*2

Mandarin: er2 nv3

son(s) and daughter(s); children | [粵]: 仔女

View full entry →

水平

seoi2 ping4

Mandarin: shui3 ping2

[1] water level [2] (measurement) level (of achievement; competency etc.); standard [3] horizontal

View full entry →

無干

mou4 gon1

Mandarin: wu2 gan1

have nothing to do with; have no concern with

View full entry →

舊大埔墟站

gau6 daai6 bou3 heoi1 zaam6

Mandarin: jiu4 Da4 bu4 xu1 zhan4

Simplified: 旧大埔墟站

Old Tai Po Market Station, a railway station in Hong Kong

View full entry →

地上

dei6 soeng6

Mandarin: di4 shang5

on the ground; on the floor

View full entry →

一凹一凸

jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6

Mandarin: yi1 ao1 yi1 tu1

lit. one who protrudes, one who caves in, meaning compatible

View full entry →

大把

daai6 baa2

Mandarin: da4 ba3

(noun) lots; a lot of; a large amount of; plenty; many

View full entry →

出冲

ceot1 cong1

Mandarin: chu1 chong

Mahjong: to discard a winning tile; also 出銃

View full entry →

腰帶

jiu1 daai3*2

Mandarin: yao1 dai4

waist-belt, waistband

View full entry →

潤面霜

jeon6 min6 soeng1

moisturizer (bath and beauty item)

View full entry →

lok

Mandarin: all

luo4

View full entry →

司長

si1 zoeng2

Mandarin: si1 zhang3

principal secretary - the three principal secretaries of the Hongkong Government, viz. Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary, and Secretary for Justice

View full entry →

看門人

hon1 mun4 jan4

Mandarin: kan1 men2 ren2

gatekeeper; a doorman; a watchman [Syn.] 看門員 [粵]: 看更

View full entry →

鐘房

zung1 fong2

Mandarin: zhong1 fang2

Simplified: 钟房

the manager of a hourly love hotel [colloquial]

View full entry →

曇

taam4

Mandarin: tan2

Simplified: 昙

dark clouds | cloudy | overcast | # adapted from cc-cedict

View full entry →

披荊斬棘

pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1

Mandarin: pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2

hack one's way through difficulties

View full entry →

零星落索

ling4 sing1 lok6 sok3

Mandarin: ling2 xing1 luo4 suo3

messy; scattered (spoken)

View full entry →

踩死蟻

caai2 sei2 ngai5

Mandarin: cai3 si3 yi3

Simplified: 踩死蚁

walking slowly (slang)

View full entry →

磁浮列車

ci4 fau4 lit6 ce1

Mandarin: ci2 fu2 lie4 che1

maglev train; magnetically levitating train

View full entry →

有癮

jau5 jan5

Mandarin: you3 yin3

Simplified: 有瘾

getting addicted

View full entry →

膏蟹

gou1 haai5

Mandarin: gao1 xie4

female mud crab; crab with roe

View full entry →

懷疑者

waai4 ji4 ze2

a skeptic

View full entry →

花么

faa1 jiu1

Mandarin: hua1 me5

A term in Mahjong 'all terminals and honours hand'

View full entry →