Cantonese Dictionary

含蕉

ham4 ziu1

Mandarin: han2 jiao1

to suck dick [colloquial]

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使銅銀夾大聲

sai2 tung4 ngan4 gaap3 daai6 seng1

Mandarin: shi3 tong2 yin2 jia1 da4 sheng1

Simplified: 使铜银夹大声

lit. raise one's voice while using copper (fake) coins, meaning unrepentant; mask one's guilt with a belligerent attitude; be in the wrong but still be aggressive against others

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永久和平

wing5 gau2 wo4 ping4

Mandarin: yong3 jiu3 he2 ping2

lasting peace; enduring peace

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淡酒

taam5 zau2

[n] weak or mild wine

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監頭

gaam1 tau4*2

a jailer; a prison officer

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利息收入

lei6 sik1 sau1 jap6

interest income

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板障

baan2 zoeng3

Mandarin: ban3 zhang4

internal wooden partition of a house

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銀行結餘

ngan4 hong4 git3 jyu4

bank balance

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胥

seoi1

Mandarin: xu1

all | assist | to store | to wait | to observe | an officer | secretary | a surname | crab paste | a short moment | an intellect | each other | mutually | together | # adapted from cc-cedict

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短頭髮

dyun2 tau4 faat3

short hair

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燒炮仗

siu1 paau3 zeong6-2

Cantonese

light/ignite and set off firecrackers

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清新

cing1 san1

Mandarin: qing1 xin1

fresh and clean

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發誓

faat3 sai6

Mandarin: fa1 shi4

to vow; to pledge; to swear | [粵]: 誓願

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眼公仔

ngaan5 gung1 zai2

Mandarin: yan3 gong1 zai3

(noun) pupil (of the eye)

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惡貫滿盈

ok3 gun3 mun5 jing4

Mandarin: e4 guan4 man3 ying2

replete with evil; strung through and filled with wickedness

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常例

soeng4 lai6

Mandarin: chang2 li4

noun; common practice

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工程項目

gung1 cing4 hong6 muk6

Mandarin: gong1 cheng2 xiang4 mu4

Simplified: 工程项目

Construction Project; engineering projects

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山嶺

saan1 leng5

Mandarin: shan1 ling3

mountain ridge; the backbone of a mountain range

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進球

zeon3 kau4

Mandarin: jin4 qiu2

to score a goal; goal (sport)

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快樂幸福

faai3 lok6 hang6 fuk1

Mandarin: kuai4 le4 xing4 fu2

cheerful, happy

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辭源

ci4 jyun4

Mandarin: ci2 yuan2

Simplified: 辞源

etymology; the origin of words and phrases; origin of phraseology

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生膠

saang1 gaau1

crude rubber

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畫報

waa6*2 bou3

Mandarin: hua4 bao4

pictorial

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滾熱

gwan2 jit6

boiling hot.

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卡通

kaa1 tung1

Mandarin: ka3 tong1

cartoon

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證

zing3

Mandarin: zheng4

Simplified: 证

proof | evidence | testimony | certificate | to prove | to demonstrate | to testify to | to attest to | to verify | # adapted from cc-cedict

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更衣室

gang1 ji1 sat1

Mandarin: geng1 yi1 shi4

changing room; locker room

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名堂

ming4 tong4

name, title; result, achievement

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衰仔樂園

seoi1 zai2 lok6 jyun4

Mandarin: shuai1 zai3 le4 yuan2

South Park — a controversial adult-oriented animated television programme which often tests the boundaries of good taste with its off-beat humour

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裁斷

coi4 dyun3

Mandarin: cai2 duan4

contemplate and decide

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