Cantonese Dictionary

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大英國協
Mandarin: da4 ying1 guo2 xie2
the (British) Commonwealth of Nations | Also '英聯邦'
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興修
Mandarin: xing1 xiu1
Simplified: 兴修
to start construction
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大漢
Mandarin: da4 han4
big person; the great Han dynasty
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拉柴
Mandarin: la1 chai2
(slang) die; pass away
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觀光巴士
Mandarin: guan1 guang1 ba1 shi4
tourist bus
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流動負債
Mandarin: liu2 dong4 fu4 zhai4
current liability
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同化作用
Mandarin: tong2 hua4 zuo4 yong4
assimilation (biol.); anabolic
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知底
Mandarin: zhi1 di3
to know the inside story
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鱷魚淚
Mandarin: e4 yu2 lei4
Simplified: 鳄鱼泪
crocodile tears, superficial | insincere | hypocrite display of sadness or sympathy
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漁業
Mandarin: yu2 ye4
fishing industry
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狼心狗肺
Mandarin: lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4
[1] as cruel as a wolf; cruel and unscrupulous [2] ungrateful and heartless
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加沙
Mandarin: jia1 sha1
Gaza
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咬耳仔
Cantonese
secret talk (lit., "to bite ears"): to talk about something quietly and secretively by whispering into each other's ears
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一點
Mandarin: yi1 dian3
[1] a little, a little/small bit [2] a dot [3] one o'clock (abbreviation of 一點鐘）
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am
Mandarin: all
an4
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名
Mandarin: ming2 zi4
Simplified: 名字
name
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後枕
Mandarin: hou4 zhen3
Simplified: 后枕
back of the skull
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滾雪球
Mandarin: gun3 xue3 qiu2
Simplified: 滚雪球
a snowball effect
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仰賴
Mandarin: yang3 lai4
rely on
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南陵
Mandarin: nan2 ling2
Nanling (place in Anhui)
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人道物資
humanitarian goods
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驚喜
Mandarin: jing1 xi3
pleasantly surprised; a pleasant surprise
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直線加速器
Mandarin: zhi2 xian4 jia1 su4 qi4
linear accelerator
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飲咗門官茶
Mandarin: yin3 zuo5 men2 guan1 cha2
Simplified: 饮咗门官茶
Cantonese
to be grinning all the time
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殺雞取卵
Mandarin: sha1 ji1 qu3 luan3
[1] to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit [2] kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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荷蘭文
Mandarin: he2 lan2 wen2
Simplified: 荷兰文
Dutch
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仙境
Mandarin: xian1 jing4
fairyland
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害臊
Mandarin: hai4 sao4
to be bashful; to feel ashamed; [粵] 怕醜
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水勢
Mandarin: shui3 shi4
Simplified: 水势
(adjective) water current
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大隻騾騾
Mandarin: da4 zhi1 luo2 luo2
Simplified: 大只骡骡
(slang) to describe someone who is strong, tough and strongly built
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