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怒氣
[n] anger, rage, wrath
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憔悴
Mandarin: qiao2 cui4
emaciation; haggardness; languish; pine; pine away; rot; wilt
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林過雲
Mandarin: lin2 guo4 yun2
Simplified: 林过云
Lam Kor-wan, a well-known serial killer in Hong Kong
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暌違
Mandarin: kui2 wei2
Simplified: 暌违
adj; separate
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唧都唔笑
Mandarin: ji1 dou1 n2 xiao4
Cantonese
lit. no reaction to tickle, meaning one who is stern, serious, boring, not fun
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扚
Mandarin: di2
lik6 | diu2 | joek6} | to hook the collar with fingers
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世界盃
Mandarin: Shi4 jie4 bei1
Simplified: 世界杯
world cup (sports, not only limited to football)
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寄住
Mandarin: ji4 zhu4
Lodging; host (family); to live, to stay, with guidance
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眼罩
Mandarin: yan3 zhao4
a blinder, a blindfold
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交給
Mandarin: jiao1 gei3
give; deliver; hand over
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法網
Mandarin: fa3 wang3
the net of justice; the arm of the law; the French Open tennis championship
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夠皮
Mandarin: gou4 pi2
Simplified: 够皮
(adjective) enough; adequate; (just) sufficient to cover one's costs
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鬆尾鬆翼
Mandarin: song1 wei3 song1 yi4
Simplified: 松尾松翼
describes someone who thinks that they are so great but in reality they are still very inexperienced [colloquial]
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收支
Mandarin: shou1 zhi1
cash flow balance; income and expense
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空中核爆炸
Mandarin: kong1 zhong1 he2 bao4 zha4
air nuclear explosion; nuclear airburst
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揮動
Mandarin: hui1 dong4
wave, brandish
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卜公碼頭
Mandarin: bu3 gong1 ma3 tou5
Simplified: 卜公码头
Blake Pier, an historical pier once in Central, now moved to Stanley, Hong Kong
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一事無成
completely without success, i.e., to achieve nothing
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霈
Mandarin: pei4
torrent of rain | plentiful rain | figurative for gracious kindness | pouting | # adapted from cc-cedict
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汗管
Mandarin: han4 guan3
[bio.] sweat duct
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不生性
Mandarin: bu4 sheng1 xing5
immature | misbehave
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圩
Mandarin: wei2
dike | embankment | same as 圍, surround . encircle | corral | # adapted from cc-cedict
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業務能力
Mandarin: ye4 wu4 neng2 li4
professional ability
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剃鬚
Mandarin: ti4 xu1
Simplified: 剃须
(verb) to shave (a beard)
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李時珍
Mandarin: li3 shi2 zhen1
Li Shi Zhen (1518-1593), famous doctor, author of ben3 cao3 gang1 mu4
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開支
Mandarin: kai1 zhi1
Simplified: 开支
(noun) Spending
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住宅區
Mandarin: zhu4 zhai2 qu1
residential area
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葡萄酒
Mandarin: pu2 tao2 jiu3
grape wine
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山外有山
Mandarin: shan1 wai4 you3 shan1
nothing can ever be perfect; there will always be sth. or sb. better
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生活條件
Mandarin: sheng1 huo2 tiao2 jian4
Simplified: 生活条件
living conditions
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