Cantonese Dictionary

無光

mou4 gwong1

Mandarin: wu2 guang1

(paint, surface) mat, matte, not glossy [Syn.] 無光澤 [粵]: 啞面, 啞光

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立體

lap6 tai2

Mandarin: li4 ti3

three-dimensional; solid

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誌在

zi3 zoi6

Mandarin: zhi4 zai4

Simplified: 志在

aim at; to care about; where one's aspirations lies

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灰漿

fui1 zoeng1

Mandarin: hui1 jiang1

mortar (for masonry)

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跌

daat3

Mandarin: die1

to drop | to fall | to tumble | Taiwan pr. [dié] | to stumple | to slip | to stamp | a fall | # adapted from cc-cedict

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工會

gung1 wui6*2

Mandarin: gong1 hui4

trade union; labour union

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親口

can1 hau2

Mandarin: qin1 kou3

[adv] personally say

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圃

pou2 bou2

Mandarin: pu3

vegetable garden/plot; nursery; orchard; plantation

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多的是

do1 dik1 si6

Mandarin: duo1 di2 shi4

a lot; have loads of; numerous

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臨床的

lam4 cong4 dik1

Mandarin: lin2 chuang2 de5

clinical

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使館

si3 gun2

Mandarin: shi3 guan3

[1] consulate, [2] diplomatic mission

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3週刊

saam1 zau1 hon1*2

Three Weekly

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醫藥

ji1 joek6

Mandarin: yi1 yao4

medicine

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水利

seoi2 lei6

Mandarin: shui3 li4

(adjective) Hydraulic

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問候卡

man6 hau6 kaat1

Mandarin: wen4 hou4 ka3

(n.) greetings card (Cant. 問候咭)

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途人

tou4 jan4

Mandarin: tu2 ren2

passer-by; bystander; pedestrian

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無花果

mou4 faa1 gwo2

Mandarin: wu2 hua1 guo3

fig

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寶物

bou2 mat6

Mandarin: bao3 wu4

treasure; precious goods

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親眼看見

can1 ngaan5 hon3 gin3

Mandarin: qin1 yan3 kan4 jian4

see with one's own eyes; personally witness | Cant. : 親眼睇到; 親眼睇見 | Synon.: 親眼看到

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nao1

Mandarin: []

子

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南召

naam4 ziu6

Mandarin: nan2 zhao4

Nanzhao (place in Henan)

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鈺

juk6

Mandarin: yu4

treasure; a hard variety of metal

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鄰邊

leon4 bin1

Mandarin: lin2 bian1

adjacent side

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畏縮

wai3 suk1

Mandarin: wei4suo1

Simplified: 畏缩

(verb) Cringe

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教友

gaau3 jau5

Mandarin: jiao4 you3

brethren; fellow believer of same church or religion

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一箸夾中

jat1 zyu6 gaap3 zung1

Mandarin: yi1 zhu4 jia1 zhong1

Simplified: 一箸夹中

a person who has an accurate guess in the first attempt

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油香餅

jau4 hoeng1 beng2

Mandarin: you2 xiang1 bing3

Simplified: 油香饼

deep fried Chinese pancake

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餐巾

caan1 gan1

Mandarin: can1 jin1

a napkin; a serviette

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三分之二

saam1 fan6 zi1 ji6

Mandarin: san1 fen1 zhi1 er4

two-thirds

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訶子

ho1 zi2

Mandarin: he1 zi3

Simplified: 诃子

Chebulic myrobalans; Terminalia chebula, a type of plant

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