Cantonese Dictionary

帩

ciu3

Mandarin: qiao4

a headscarf

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yíng

Mandarin: all

ying4

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開口銷

hoi1 hau2 siu1

Mandarin: kai1 kou3 xiao1

a cotter pin

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跟手尾

gan1 sau2 mei5

Mandarin: gen1 shou3 wei3

to clean up someone else's mess; to finish off somebody's incomplete work

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無產階級

mou4 caan2 gaai1 kap1

Mandarin: wu2 chan3 jie1 ji2

proletariat (as opposed to the property owning class)

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裝甲兵

zong1 gaap3 bing1

Mandarin: zhuang1 jia3 bing1

Simplified: 装甲兵

armoured soldier; armoured forces; armoured reconnaissance

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書面

syu1 min6

Mandarin: shu1mian4

Simplified: 书面

(adjective) Written in paper

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焜

kwan1 gwan1

Mandarin: kun1

[literary] shining; bright

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安慰獎

on1 wai3 zoeng2

Mandarin: an1 wei4 jiang3

consolation prize | Also '精神獎'

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笨頭笨腦

ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5

Mandarin: ben4tou2-ben4nao3

Simplified: 笨头笨脑

slow witted; thick headed [written and colloquial]

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點名

dim2 ming4

Mandarin: dian3 ming2

roll call

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小家電

siu2 gaa1 din6

gadgetry

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人見人愛車見車載

jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3 ce1 gin3 ce1 zoi3

Mandarin: ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4 che1 jian4 che1 zai3

everyone will love; lovable; likable

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換領

wun6 leng5

to renew

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國際共產主義運動

gwok3 zai3 gung6 caan2 zyu2 ji6 wan6 dung6

Mandarin: guo2 ji4 gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 yun4 dong4

Comintern; the international communist movement

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老宗

lou5 zung1

Mandarin: lao3 zong1

a distant relative who shares a common ancestor; someone of the same clan; someone with a same surname

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諂上欺下

cim2 soeng6 hei1 haa6

Mandarin: chan3 shang4 qi1 xia4

Simplified: 谄上欺下

to flatter those above and bully those below; to be snobbish

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豆豆秀

dau6 dau6*2 sau3

Mandarin: dou4 dou4 xiu4

Mr. Bean, a British comedy show, television series and films starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character [Syn.] 戇豆先生

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引擎罩

jan5 king4 zaau3

Mandarin: yin3 qing2 zhao4

car bonnet (US: hood); engine cover | Syn.: 車蓋; 引擎蓋

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尿壺

niu6 wu4*2

urinal, chamber pot

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兜潺仔

dau1 saan4 zai2

Mandarin: dou1 chan2 zi3

a young kid [colloquial]

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發散

faat3 saan3

Mandarin: fa1 san4

exhale, diffuse out of a gas; let out perspiration/bodily humors

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偉

wai5

Mandarin: wei3

Simplified: 伟

big | large | great | extraordinary | # adapted from cc-cedict

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按摩師

on3 mo1 si1

Mandarin: an4 mo2 shi1

Simplified: 按摩师

Masseur

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不准許

bat1 zeon2 heoi2

Mandarin: bu4 zhun3 xu3

forbidden; not allowed

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翔

coeng4

Mandarin: xiang2

to soar | to glide | variant of 详xiáng [详], detailed | to hover | # adapted from cc-cedict

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齋舖

zaai1 pou3

Mandarin: zhai1 pu4

Simplified: 斋铺

a vegetarian store

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摺床

zip3 cong4

Mandarin: zhe2 chuang2

Simplified: 折床

a folding camp bed

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泛

fung3

Mandarin: fan4

an alternative form for 覂, to throw a rider | # adapted from cc-cedict

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板橋

baan2 kiu4

Mandarin: ban3 qiao2

Panchiao (city in Taiwan)

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