Cantonese Dictionary

王老五

wong4 lou5 ng5

Cantonese

a bachelor

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勤力

kan4 lik6

Cantonese

to work hard; hardworking | Std. Chin.: 努力 , 用功

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破壞工作

po3 waai6 gung1 zok3

sabotage

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保障監督

bou2 zoeng3 gaam1 duk1

Mandarin: bao3 zhang4 jian1 du1

safeguards

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攪到咁大鑊

gaau2 dou3 gam2 daai6 wok6

Mandarin: jiao3 dao4 gan1 da4 huo4

Simplified: 搅到咁大镬

Cantonese

to describe a situation which has gone out of hand

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邇

ji5

Mandarin: er3

Simplified: 迩

recently | near | close | lately | # adapted from cc-cedict

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均相

gwan1 soeng3

Mandarin: jun1 xiang4

homogeneous phase

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巴撚閉

baa1 lan2 bai3

Mandarin: ba1 nian3 bi4

Simplified: 巴撚闭

fucking arrogant; flashy; impressive [colloquial]

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gōn

Mandarin: all

gan1

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訂合同

deng6 hap6 tung4

Mandarin: ding4 he2 tong2

Simplified: 订合同

to sign a contract

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廈

haa6

Mandarin: sha4

Simplified: 厦

tall building | mansion | rear annex | lean-to | also pr. [xià] | part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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歡慶

fun1 hing3

Mandarin: huan1 qing4

to celebrate joyously

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次被告

ci3 bei6 gou3

Mandarin: ci4 bei4 gao4

the second defendant in case

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饔飧

jung1 syun1

Mandarin: yong1 sun1

breakfast and supper

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度蜜月

dou6 mat6 jyut6

Mandarin: du4 mi4 yue4

verb; to go for a honeymoon

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時價

si4 gaa3

Mandarin: shi2 jia4

current price; market price

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不同數的

bat1 tung4 sou3 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 tong2 shu4 de5

anisomerous

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神情

san4 cing4

Mandarin: shen2 qing2

expression; demeanour; look

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叔婆

suk1/sok1 po4

grandfather's younger brother's wife

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香港太空館

hoeng1 gong2 taai3 hung1 gun2

Mandarin: Xiang1 gang3 tai4 kong1 guan3

Simplified: 香港太空馆

Hong Kong Space Museum

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敲骨吸髓

haau1 gwat1 kap1 seoi5

Mandarin: qiao1 gu3 xi1 sui3

to exploit someone completely; to squeeze someone dry; to bleed someone dry

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關島大學

gwaan1 dou2 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: guan1 dao3 da4 xue2

University of Guam

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俗品

zuk6 ban2

Mandarin: su2 pin3

unworthy; tacky; vulgar product

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徐氏姐妹

ceoi4 si6 ze2 mui6

Mandarin: xu2 shi4 jie3 mei4

Sisters Of Shiu (SOS, a musical group)

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招牌菜

ziu1 paai4 coi3

a recommended specialty of a restaurant

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jyu

Mandarin: all

zhu4

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卜成

buk1 sing4*2

Cantonese

boxing [loanword] [華]: 拳擊

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貓式

maau1 sik1

[yoga] Bidalasana, Cat pose

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揚州炒飯

joeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6

Mandarin: Yang2 zhou1 chao3 fan4

Simplified: 扬州炒饭

noun; Yeung Chow fried rice, is a style of Chinese fried rice

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屌你老母個仆街仔

diu2 nei5 lou5 mou2 go3 puk1 gaai1 zai2

Mandarin: diao3 ni3 lao3 mu3 ge4 pu1 jie1 zi3

Simplified: 屌你老母个仆街仔

'fuck your mother you bastard', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

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