Cantonese Dictionary

生物技術

sang1 mat6 gei6 seot6

Mandarin: sheng1 wu4 ji4 shu4

biotechnology

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這麼

ze2 mo1

Mandarin: zhe4 me5

so; like this | [粵]: 噉 (gam2), 噉樣

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電話鈴聲

din6 waa6*2 ling4 seng1

Mandarin: dian4 hua4 ling2 sheng1

ringtone | Also "手機鈴聲"

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拊膺切齒

fu2 jing1 cit3 ci2

Mandarin: fu3 ying1 qie4 chi3

to beat the breast and gnash one's teeth (in anger)

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啤啤仔

be1 be1 zai2

Mandarin: pi2 pi2 zai3

baby boy (spoken)

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英特爾

jing1 dak6 ji5

Mandarin: ying1 te4 er3

Intel [also] 英特爾公司 Intel Corporation

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帶出

daai3 ceot1

carry over

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病假

beng6 gaa3

Mandarin: bing4 jia4

sick leave

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lèuih

Mandarin: all

lei2

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苦練

fu2 lin6

Mandarin: ku3 lian4

to practise diligently; to train painstakingly

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邯鄲地區

hon4 daan1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: han2 dan1 di4 qu1

Handan district (district in Hebei)

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狀棍

zong6 gwan3

Mandarin: zhuang4 gun4

Simplified: 状棍

a pettifogger; a shyster

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護法

wu6 faat3

[佛] protecting the Truth

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半點

bun3 dim2

Mandarin: ban4 dian3

the least bit

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止血帶

zi2 hyut3 daai3*2

Mandarin: zhi3 xie3 dai4

tourniquet

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監粗

gaam3 cou1

Cantonese

to act recklessly

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馬浚偉

maa5 zeon3 wai5

Mandarin: ma3 jun4 wei3

Steven Ma, Hong Kong singer and TVB actor

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殘留

caan4 lau4

Mandarin: can2 liu2

[v][adj] be left over as in vestigal or residual

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歐洲自由貿易聯盟

au1 zau1 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 lyun4 mang4

Mandarin: ou1 zhou1 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 lian2 meng2

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

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放大率

fong3 daai6 leot6

Mandarin: fang4 da4 lv4

magnification

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倒模

dou2 mou4

Mandarin: dao4 mo2

to mold or moulding

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泄漏

sit3 lau6

Mandarin: xie4lou4

(verb) 1. Blow the gaff; 2. Let something slip (out)

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百色

baak3 sik1

Mandarin: bo2 se4

Bose (city in Guangxi)

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那兒

naa5 ji4

Mandarin: nar4

there (commonly used in the Mandarin of northern China) | also 那裡

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坐霸王車

co5 baa3 wong4 ce1

Mandarin: zuo4 ba4 wang2 che1

Simplified: 坐霸王车

fare-dodging

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揸ｆｉｔ

zaa1ｆｉｔ

Mandarin: zha1 f i t

Cantonese

in power (slang)

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防蚊噴霧

fong4 man1 pan3 mou6

Mandarin: fang2 wen2 pen1 wu4

anti-mosquito spray, mosquito repellent spray [also] 驅蚊噴霧

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中央條約組織

zung1 joeng1 tiu4 joek3 zou2 zik1

Mandarin: zhong1 yang1 tiao2 yue1 zu3 zhi1

the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)

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輕描淡寫

hing1 miu4 daam6 se2

to understate, play down

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陳漢瑋

can4 hon3 wai5

Mandarin: chen2 han4 wei3

Chen Hanwei

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