Cantonese Dictionary

大晒馬

daai6 saai3 maa5

Mandarin: da4 shai4 ma3

Simplified: 大晒马

a big show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers for fighting [colloquial]

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白鴿眼

baak6 gap3 ngaan5

Mandarin: bai2 ge1 yan3

Simplified: 白鸽眼

(noun) condescension; snobbishness; the look of disdain; the look of arrogance;

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靈機一觸

ling4 gei1 jat1 zuk1

Mandarin: ling2 ji1 yi1 chu4

Simplified: 灵机一触

epiphany; sudden inspiration (spoken)

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塔河

taap3 ho4

Mandarin: ta3 he2

Tahe (place in Heilongjiang)

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吳家麗

ng4 gaa1 lai6

Mandarin: wu2 jia1 li4

Carrie Ng

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重氫

cung5 hing1

Mandarin: zhong4 qing1

heavy hydrogen (deuterium)

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閪毛

hai1 mou4

Mandarin: se1 mao2

a woman's pubic hair [colloquial]

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一個勁兒

jat1 go3 ging6 ji4

Mandarin: yi1 ge4 jinr4

persistently; continuously | Cant.: 枕住; 枕長; 起勢; 猛咁 (to go all out)

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摳鼻子

kau1 bei6 zi2

Mandarin: kou1 bi2 zi5

to pick nose, nose-picking [粵]: 採礦

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鬥頂

dau3 ding2

Mandarin: dou4 ding3

Cantonese

unwilling to yield to each other; unwilling to give up any ground

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扮串

baan3 cyun3

Mandarin: ban4 chuan4

to be arrogant | cocky [colloquial]

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喚起

wun6 hei2

Mandarin: huan4 qi3

[1] to arouse [2] to call; to recall

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嬰兒車

jing1 ji4 ce1

Mandarin: ying1 er2 che1

baby pram (perambulator); baby carriage; stroller

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女士

neoi5 si6

Mandarin: nv3 shi4

lady; madam; Ms - a marital-status-free title for a woman, as opposed to Miss 小姐 (unmarried) or Mrs 太太 (married)

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發作

faat3 zok3

Mandarin: fa1 zuo4

to flare-up, outbreak

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幾遠

gei2 jyun2

Mandarin: ji3 yuan3

Simplified: 几远

quite far | how far?

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守得秘密

sau2 dak1 bei3 mat6

Mandarin: shou3 de2 mi4 mi4

Cantonese

able to keep a secret

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接續

zip3 zuk6

Mandarin: jie1 xu4

[v] follow; continue

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走進

zau2 zeon3

Mandarin: zou3 jin4

walk in to

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龜

gwan1

Mandarin: gui1

Simplified: 龟

cracked | # adapted from cc-cedict

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冷卻劑

laang5 koek3 zai1

Mandarin: leng3 que4 ji4

coolant

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積分

zik1 fan1

points (e.g., as on a debit card)

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籮柚

lo4*1 jau6*2

Cantonese

[slang] arse , buttocks , seat , glutes [Var.] 囉柚 [華]: 屁股 [Syn.] 𦣇噼，噼噼，碌柚，躉

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記仇

gei3 sau4

to bear grudges; to have hatred; bitter resentment

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催眠術

ceoi1 min4 seot6

Mandarin: cui1 mian2 shu4

hypnotize; hypnotism; mesmerism

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盆菜

pun4 coi3

Mandarin: pen2 cai4

Poon choi, cuisine served in a large basin for sharing typically during festivals and big celebrations

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竹器

zuk1 hei3

Mandarin: zhu2 qi4

articles made of bamboo

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人口政策

jan4 hau2 zing3 caak3

population policy

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審判員

sam2 pun3 jyun4

Mandarin: shen3 pan4 yuan2

[n] judge

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國際電話

gwok3 zai3 din6 waa6*2

Mandarin: guo2 ji4 dian4 hua4

international call

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