Cantonese Dictionary

楊森

joeng4 sam1

Yeung Sum (second chairman of the Democratic Party)

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兗州

jin5 zau1

Mandarin: yan3 zhou1

Yanzhou (city in Shandong)

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纜車

laam6 ce1

Mandarin: lan3 che1

Simplified: 缆车

(transportation in Hong Kong) The Peak Tram

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四門轎車

sei3 mun4 giu6*2 ce1

Mandarin: si4 men2 jiao4 che1

sedan (motor car)

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三維

saam1 wai4

Mandarin: san1 wei2

three dimensional, 3D

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也

jaa5

Mandarin: ye3

also | too | (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation | neither | either | even | as well | still | likewise | # adapted from cc-cedict

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排錯

paai4 co3

erratum; misarrange

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補鑊

bou2 wok6

Mandarin: bu3 huo4

Simplified: 补镬

the act of trying to resolve the mistake(s) done; to fix things up

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大諗頭

daai6 nam2 tau4

Mandarin: da4 shen3 tou2

Simplified: 大谂头

Cantonese

full of useless or impractical ideas (spoken)

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白紙扇

baak6 zi2 sin3

Mandarin: bai2zhi3 shan4

Simplified: 白纸扇

white paper fan, someone who acts as an advisor in a triad gang [colloquial]

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生物晶片

sang1 mat6 zing1 pin3

Mandarin: sheng1 wu4 jing1 pian4

a biochip

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杏桃

hang6 tou2

Mandarin: xing4 tao2

an apricot

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克林頓

hak1 lam4 deon6

Mandarin: ke4 lin2 dun4

(Bill) Clinton

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仲夏

zung6 haa6

Mandarin: zhong4 xia4

midsummer, the second month of summer

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調味罌

tiu4 mei6 aang1

Mandarin: tiao2 wei4 ying1

Cantonese

spice bottles; seasoning set

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枉橈

wong2 naau4

Mandarin: wang3 nao2

[1] miscarriage of justice [2] crooked, bent

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江山

gong1 saan1

Mandarin: jiang1 shan1

territory; turf; area of control

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敦厚

deon1 hau5

Mandarin: dun1 hou4

honest and sincere; good-natured [Syn.] 溫厚

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摸盲盲

mo2 maang4 maang4

Mandarin: mo1 mang2 mang2

a blindfold game, where one person is blindfolded and will try to catch the others

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湊仔

cau3 zai2

Mandarin: cou4 zi3

Simplified: 凑仔

child-rearing

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殘廢軍人

caan4 fai3 gwan1 jan4

Mandarin: can2 fei4 jun1 ren2

Simplified: 残废军人

a disabled soldiers; a disabled veteran

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經商

ging1 soeng1

Mandarin: jing1 shang1

to be in business; to do business

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信用緊縮

seon3 jung6 gan2 suk1

Mandarin: xin4 yong4 jin3 suo1

credit crunch

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歃

sip3

Mandarin: sha4

to drink | sip | to smear one's mouth with | # adapted from cc-cedict

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書面許可

syu1 min6 heoi2 ho2

Mandarin: shu1 mian4 xu3 ke3

written permission; written authorization

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大猩猩

daai6 sing1 sing1

gorilla

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塑膠花

sou3 gaau1 faa1

plastic flowers

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西字頭

sai1 zi6 tau4

Mandarin: xi1 zi4 tou2

Kangxi radical 146 (西) in its component form 覀

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放射科醫師

fong3 se6 fo1 ji1 si1

Mandarin: fang4 she4 ke1 yi1 shi1

roentgenologist, radiologist

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十三

sap6 saam1

Mandarin: shi2 san1

thirteen; 13

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