Cantonese Dictionary

入去

jap6 heoi3

Mandarin: ru4 qu4

"go in"; to enter (often used to welcome someone to enter a place)

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唨

zo2

Mandarin: zuo3

(Cant.) particle indicating past tense | already | # adapted from cc-cedict

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救贖主

gau3 suk6 zyu2

Mandarin: jiu4 shu2 zhu3

Redeemer

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鸛

gun3

Mandarin: guan4

stork

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飛仔飛女

fei1 zai2 fei1 neoi5*2

Cantonese

vagrant, vagabond; rogue; hoodlum; hooligan; gangster

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領事

ling5 si6

Mandarin: ling3 shi4

Simplified: 领事

(noun) Ambassador

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僧多粥少

zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2

Mandarin: seng1 duo1zhou1 shao3

too few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel")

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鼓起泡腮

gu2 hei2 paau1 soi1

Mandarin: gu3 qi3 pao4 sai1

literally: to blow out one's cheek; describes when someone is angry or troubled | distressed | miserable

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原子粒

jyun4 zi2 lap1

Mandarin: yuan2 zi3 li4

semiconductor device

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群番

kwan4 faan1

Mandarin: qun2 fan1

to join with again; to associate with again [colloquial]

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伯父

baak3 fu6*2

Mandarin: bo2 fu4

[1] father's elder brother; uncle [2] uncle - polite term for a man of one's father's age | [粵]: 阿伯

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粗心的

cou1 sam1 dik1

Mandarin: cu1 xin1 de5

[adj] remiss

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走勢

zau2 sai3

Mandarin: zou3 shi4

tendency

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南澗彝族自治縣

naam4 gaan3 ji4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

Mandarin: nan2 jian4 yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4

Nanjian Yizu autonomous county (county in Yunnan)

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平等

ping4 dang2

Mandarin: ping2 deng3

equality

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馬弁

maa5 bin6

Mandarin: ma3 bian4

Simplified: 马弁

(officer's) bodyguard | rentinue

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香港會議展覽中心

hoeng1 gong2 wui6 ji5 zin2 laam5 zung1 sam1

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

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巴Ｋ閉

baa1 kei1 bai3

Mandarin: ba1Ｋ bi4

Simplified: 巴Ｋ闭

effing arrogant; flashy; impressive [colloquial]

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材料科學

coi4 liu6*2 fo1 hok6

Mandarin: cai2 liao4 ke1 xue2

materials science

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蜜餞

mat6 zin3

Mandarin: mi4 jian4

candied / preserved fruit; jam; conserves

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正字法階段

zing3 zi6 faat3 gaai1 dyun6

Mandarin: zheng4 zi4 fa3 jie1 duan4

orthographic stage

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天生麗質

tin1 sang1 lai6 zat1

Mandarin: tian1 sheng1 li4 zhi4

be born a beauty; be endowed with dazzling beauty

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超我

ciu1 ngo5

Mandarin: chao1 wo3

[psychology] super-ego

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開檔

hoi1 dong3

Mandarin: kai1 dang4

Simplified: 开档

the opening of a business

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半光

bun3 gwong1

semi-dull, matte

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妻

cai3

Mandarin: qi1

to marry a girl to a person | # adapted from cc-cedict

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刀口

dou1 hau2

Mandarin: dao1 kou3

cut; incision

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合十

hap6 sap6

Mandarin: he2 shi2

simplified form of 合什

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從此以後

cung4 ci2 ji5 hau6

Mandarin: cong2 ci3 yi3 hou4

Simplified: 从此以后

from now on

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wìhng

Mandarin: all

rong2

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