Cantonese Dictionary

piùh piu

Mandarin: all

piao2 piao4

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貪玩

taam1 waan4*2

Mandarin: tan1 wan2

to want to have a good time (desire for excitement and fun)

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蟲草

cung4 cou2

Mandarin: chong2 cao3

Chinese caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis); full name: 冬蟲夏草; literally "winter worm, summer grass".

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鯛魚

diu1 jyu4*2

Mandarin: diao1 yu2

porgy; snapper (fish)

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吸取教訓

kap1 ceoi2 gaau3 fan3

learn a good lesson

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如許

jyu4 heoi2

Mandarin: ru2 xu3

Simplified: 如许

this, so much

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咔咔聲

kaa4 kaa2 seng1

Mandarin: ka1 ka1 sheng1

Simplified: 咔咔声

Ka Ka, sound

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行得起

haang4 dak1 hei2

Mandarin: xing2 de5 qi3

usable; still can walk

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回擊

wui4 gik1

Mandarin: hui2 ji2 (Taiwan), hui2 ji1 (PRC)

to fight back; to counterattack; to return fire; to reply in kind

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kāp sip

Mandarin: all

xi1 she4

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此生

ci2 sang1

this life

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料兆

liu6 siu6

Mandarin: liao4 zhao4

ingredients

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柳條箱

lau5 tiu4*2 soeng1

a basket made of willow branches

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食到盡

sik6 dou6 zeon6

Mandarin: shi2 dao4 jin4

Simplified: 食到尽

to full exploit someone or a situation [colloquial]

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節目

zit3 muk6

Mandarin: jie2 mu4

Simplified: 节目

(noun) events

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巫溪

mou4 kai1

Mandarin: wu1 xi1

Wuxi (place in Sichuan)

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吐魯番地區

tou3 lou5 faan1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: tu3 lu3 fan1 di4 qu1

Tulufan district (district in Xinjiang)

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意向

ji3 hoeng3

Mandarin: yi4 xiang4

disposition

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夾心人

gaap3 sam1 jan4

Mandarin: jia1 xin1 ren2

Simplified: 夹心人

noun; one who's sandwiched between two opposing parties

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後父

hau6 fu6

stepfather

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借用

ze3 jung6

Mandarin: jie4 yong4

to use something for another purpose; to borrow

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卜筮

buk1 sai6

Mandarin: bu3 shi4

tell fortune by straw or tortoise shell

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造作

zou6 zok3

Mandarin: zao4 zuo5

affected; pretentious

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苦瓜乾

fu2 gwaa1 gon1

Mandarin: ku3 gua1 gan1

Simplified: 苦瓜干

dried bitter melon; a miserable look on one's face

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驗收

jim6 sau1

Mandarin: yan4 shou1

check (incoming goods) upon delivery; inspect and then accept (received goods)

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棄嬰

hei3 jing1

Mandarin: qi4 ying1

an abandoned baby

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錯覺結合

co3 gok3 git3 hap6

Mandarin: cuo4 jue2 jie2 he2

illusory conjunction

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這邊

ze2 bin1

Mandarin: zhe4 bian1

this side; here | Cant.: 呢便

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木版

muk6 baan2

Mandarin: mu4 ban3

printing block

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筆劃輸入法

bat1 waak6 syu1 jap6 faat3

Mandarin: bi3 hua4 shu1 ru4 fa3

Simplified: 笔划输入法

Stroke input method

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