Cantonese Dictionary

撞邪

zong2 ce4

Mandarin: zhuang4 xie2

to be possessed by evil spirits

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黑道中人

hak1 dou6 zung1 jan4

Mandarin: hei1 dao4 zhong1 ren2

gangsters

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聯合國教科文組織

lyun4 hap6 ho4 gap3 gwok3 gaau3 gaau1 fo1 man4 zou2 zik1

Mandarin: lian2 he2 guo2 jiao4 ke1 wen2 zu3 zhi1

UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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從

zung6

Mandarin: cong2

Simplified: 从

paternal cousins | part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times | # adapted from cc-cedict

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芥蘭牛肉

gaai3 laan4*2 ngau4 juk6

Mandarin: jie4 lan2 niu2 rou4

beef with broccoli

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秋試

cau1 si5

autumn examinations for civil service held in the capital of a province

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普利司通

pou2 lei6 si1 tung1

Mandarin: pu3 li4 si1 tong1

Bridgestone tire company

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執仔婆

zap1 zai2 po4

Mandarin: zhi2 zi3 po2

Simplified: 执仔婆

midwife

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彭敬慈

pang4 ging3 ci4

Mandarin: peng2 jing4 ci2

Samuel Pang

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任縣

jam6 jyun6

Mandarin: ren4 xian4

Ren county (county in Hebei)

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初小

co1 siu2

Mandarin: chu1 xiao3

lower primary school

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吹漲

ceoi1 zoeng3

Mandarin: chui1 zhang3

Simplified: 吹涨

to be helpless, or unable to react to absurd situation or words | to blow up (ballon)

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順帶

seon6 daai3

bring along casually

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首

sau3

Mandarin: shou3

to confess a crime | to turn oneself in | # adapted from cc-cedict

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盈凸月

jing4 dat6 jyut6

Mandarin: ying2 tu1 yue4

full moon; waxing gibbous moon

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爛船都仲有三斤釘

laan6 syun4 dou1 zung6 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1

Mandarin: lan4 chuan2 dou1 zhong4 you3 san1 jin1 ding1

Simplified: 烂船都仲有三斤钉

'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'

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同儕

tung4 caai4

Mandarin: tong2 chai2

peer | Also 朋輩

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巴辣雞腿包

baa1 laat6 gai1 teoi2 baau1

Zinger Burger

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pùhn

Mandarin: all

pen2

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好彩數

hou2 coi2 sou3

Mandarin: hao3 cai3 shu4

Simplified: 好彩数

to be in luck

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屎坑計

si2 haang1 gai2

Mandarin: shi3 keng1 ji4

Simplified: 屎坑计

noun; plans from the toilet, which means bad or stupid idea or plan

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黑人法令

hak1 jan4 faat3 ling6

Mandarin: hei1 ren2 fa3 ling4

black person ordinances; Black codes

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女魔頭

neoi5 mo1 tau4

Mandarin: nv3 mo2tou2

Simplified: 女魔头

a villainess [written and colloquial]; a bitch [colloquial]

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配股

pui3 gu2

rationed shares (on the stock market)

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基因水稻

gei1 jan1 seoi2 dou6

Mandarin: ji1 yin1 shui3 dao4

trans-genetic hybrid rice

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點蟲蟲

dim2 cung4 cung4*2

Mandarin: dian3 chong2 chong2

counting insects, pointing at insects

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滾軸溜冰鞋

gwan2 zuk6 lau4 bing1 haai4

Mandarin: gun3 zhou2 liu1 bing1 xie2

Simplified: 滚轴溜冰鞋

roller blades

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凌駕於

ling4 gaa3 jyu1

Mandarin: ling2 jia4 yu2

Simplified: 凌驾于

Outmatch;above

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新建

san1 gin3

Mandarin: xin1 jian4

Xinjian (place in Jiangxi)

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重提

cung4 tai4

bring up again; recommit; recommitment

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