Cantonese Dictionary

金櫻子

gam1 jing1 zi2

Mandarin: jin1 ying1 zi5

Simplified: 金樱子

Rosa laevigata | Cherokee Rose

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伊士

ji1 si6

Mandarin: yi1 shi4

yeast

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應該說

jing1 goi1 syut3

Mandarin: ying1 gai1 shuo1

it should be mentioned that ...

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成身

seng4 san1

Mandarin: cheng2 shen1

noun; the whole body

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打電話

daa2 din6 waa6*2

Mandarin: da3 dian4 hua4

to make a phone call

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鳧

fu4

Mandarin: fu2

Simplified: 凫

mallard | Anas platyrhyncha | swim | # adapted from cc-cedict

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暴力犯罪

bou6 lik6 faan6 zeoi6

Mandarin: bao4 li4 fan4 zui4

violent crime

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捹頭丸

fing6 tau4 jyun4*2

Mandarin: ben4 tou2 wan2

Cantonese

common name for MDMA (亞甲二氧基甲基安非他明) — type of amphetamine, also known as ecstasy, common cantonese names are 捹頭丸, E-仔, 忘我, 亞當, 狂喜. The name 捹頭丸 literally means "pill that makes you fling your head about"

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老襯

lou5 can3

Mandarin: lao3 chen4

Simplified: 老衬

(slang) to be a groom (going to get married); someone who can easily be tricked by others; a mug; a dupe; a gull; a chump; patsy

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鬥木

dau3 muk6

Mandarin: dou4 mu4

Simplified: 斗木

to do woodwork

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深愛

sam1 ngoi3

Mandarin: shen1 ai4

affectionate

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邊一便

bin1 jat1 bin6

Cantonese

[1] which side? [2] [Syn.] 邊便 [3] [華]: 哪邊 ; 哪一邊

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你就想

nei5 zau6 soeng2

Mandarin: ni3 jiu4 xiang3

you wish (spoken)

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家鄉雞

gaa1 hoeng1 gai1

Mandarin: jia1 xiang1 ji1

Kentucky Fried Chicken, "home town chicken"

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咭紙

kaat1 zi2

Mandarin: ji1 zhi3

Simplified: 咭纸

cardboard, thick paper

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氣壓

hei3 aat3

Mandarin: qi4 ya1

atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure

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微積分學

mei4 zik1 fan1 hok6

Mandarin: wei1 ji1 fen1 xue2

infinitesimal calculus; calculus

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逾越

jyu4 jyut6

Mandarin: yu2 yue4

exceed; to go beyond (a norm; propriety;... )

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擾亂

jiu2 lyun6

Mandarin: rao3 luan4

harass; disturb; create confusion; disrupt

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女生宿舍

neoi5 saang1 suk1 se3

Mandarin: nv3 sheng1 su4 she4

female dormitory

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鷰

jin3

Mandarin: yan4

an altenative form for 燕,swallow (bird) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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闔府統請

hap6 fu2 tung2 cing2

Mandarin: he2 fu3 tong3 qing3

Simplified: 阖府统请

to invite all members of a family

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sung2

耳

Mandarin: 17

súng

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白毛皮

baak6 mou4 pei4

Mandarin: bai2 mao2 pi2

[n] miniver

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斗南鎮

dau2 naam4 zan3

Mandarin: dou3 nan2 zhen4

Tounan (town in Taiwan)

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白斑病

baak6 baan1 beng6

Mandarin: bai2 ban1 bing4

[Medicine] vitiligo, leukoderma (a skin disease) [Syn.] 白癜風 ; 白蝕

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一味遷就

jat1 mei6*2 cin1 zau6

Mandarin: yi1 wei4 qian1 jiu4

make endless concessions; make one concession after another

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屋仔

uk1 zai2

Mandarin: wu1 zi3

small house

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萬事發

maan6 si6 faat3

Mild Seven Lights (cigarette brand)

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關詠荷

gwaan1 wing6 ho4

Mandarin: guan1 yong3 he2

Simplified: 关咏荷

Esther Kwan Wing Ho, a Hong Kong actress

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