Cantonese Dictionary

靈魂體

ling4 wan4 tai2

Mandarin: ling2 hun2 ti3

spirit, soul and body

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氣來氣喘

hei3 loi4 hei3 cyun2

Mandarin: qi4 lai2 qi4 chuan3

Simplified: 气来气喘

to be out of breath; breathless; to gasp for air

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庫爾德人

fu3 ji5 dak1 jan4

Mandarin: ku4 er3 de2 ren2

Kurdish person or people

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培養

pui4 joeng5

Mandarin: pei2 yang3

to train, to culture, to bring up, to groom (for a position)

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夯土機

haang1 tou2 gei1

Mandarin: hang1 tu3 ji1

rammer; tamper; jack hammer

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咪摸

mi1 mo2

Mandarin: mi1 mo1

Cantonese

to dawdle; to dillydally; to be slow | Std. Chin.: 磨蹭; 慢吞吞

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容不得

jung4 bat1 dak1

Mandarin: rong2 bu5 de2

[v] cannot tolerate

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倒茶

dou2 caa4

Mandarin: dao4 cha2

Pour tea; serve the tea

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自己友

zi6 gei2 jau2

Mandarin: zi4 ji5 you3

(noun) fellower of an in-group; companion in a clan; member of one's inner circle

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生麵

sang1 min6

Mandarin: sheng1 mian4

a type of noodles with a soapy texture

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眼睜睜

ngaan5 zang1 zang1

looking on helplessly

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統一市場

tung2 jat1 si5 coeng4

Mandarin: tong3 yi1 shi4 chang2

single market

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軍備控制

gwan1 bei6 hung3 zai3

Mandarin: jun1 bei4 kong4 zhi4

arms control

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大樹鄉

daai6 syu6 hoeng1

Mandarin: da4 shu4 xiang1

Tashu (village in Taiwan)

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鑲嵌

soeng1 ham3

Mandarin: xiang1 qian4

embed; set

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唿

fat1

Mandarin: hu1

to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth) | (onom.) for the sound of the wind, howling sound | a chunk | a part (a classifier) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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女人街

neoi5 jan4*2 gaai1

lady's market (Tung Choi Street, 通菜街)

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五行欠打

ng5 hang4 him3 daa2

Mandarin: wu3 xing2 qian4 da3

someone who does some behaviors and make people so mad that he | she deserves some beatings

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布碌侖

bou3 luk1 leon4*2

Brooklyn

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磁石

ci4 sek6

magnet

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唐納德川普

tong4 / naap6 / dak1 / cyun1 / pou2

Mandarin: tang2 / na4 / de2 / chuan1 / pu3

Donald Trump, US billionare businessman

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扶靈

fu4 ling4

Mandarin: fu2 ling2

carry a coffin

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橙劑

caang4*2 zai1

Mandarin: cheng2 ji4

Agent Orange (defoliant/herbicide used during the Vietnam War)

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衛衣

wai6 ji1

[n] a trainer (clothing like a sweatjacket)

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消耗

siu1 hou3

Mandarin: xiao1hao4

(verb) 1. Burning (calories etc.); 2. Spend (time etc.)

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降落地點

gong3 lok6 dei6 dim2

Mandarin: jiang4 luo4 di4 dian3

landing site

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地頭蟲

dei6 tau4 cung4

Mandarin: di4 tou2 chong2

Simplified: 地头虫

(n.) local people; to describe someone who knows an area particularly well

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儲金

cyu5 gam1

Mandarin: chu3 jin1

Simplified: 储金

Savings

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有婦之夫

jau5 fu5 zi1 fu1

Mandarin: you3 fu4 zhi1 fu1

Simplified: 有妇之夫

a married man

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舌根音

sit6 gan1 jam1

Mandarin: she2 gen1 yin1

[ling.] velar

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