Cantonese Dictionary

總得

zung2 dak1

Mandarin: zong3 dei3

must; have to; bound to

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花茶

faa1 caa4

Mandarin: hua1 cha2

flower tea (a variety of tea, include 香片/茉莉花茶, 龍珠茶, 金桂花, 玫瑰花茶, ...)

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懷才不遇

waai4 coi4 bat1 jyu6

Mandarin: huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4

have one's talent go unrecognized

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神台

san4 toi2

Mandarin: shen2 tai2

someone who is has a high status | reputation but who is in fact totally useless and without any powers [colloquial]

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旯

laa1

Mandarin: la2

corner; out-of-the-way place

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對美

deoi3 mei5

Mandarin: dui4 mei3

(policy, etc.) towards America

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知無不言

zi1 mou4 bat1 jin4 ,

Mandarin: zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2

Simplified: 知无不言

to tell everything you know without reserve

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奶酪

naai5 lok3

Mandarin: nai3 lao4

[1] cheese | Sys.: 芝士; 乳酪; 乾酪 [2] (rare) yoghurt; yogurt | Sys.: 酸奶; 酸牛奶; 酸奶酪; 酸乳酪醬; 乳酪

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少

siu2

Mandarin: shao3

few; little; less

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亞馬遜公司

aa3 maa5 seon3 gung1 si1

Mandarin: ya4 ma3 xun4 gong1 si1

Amazon.com

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眶

hong1 kwaang1

Mandarin: kuang4

eye socket; rim of the eye

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hàahm

Mandarin: all

han2

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碳粉

taan3 fan2

Mandarin: tan4 fen3

toner

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蜴

jik6

Mandarin: yi4

lizard

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蔥

cung1

Mandarin: cong1

Simplified: 葱

scallion | green onion | pale green | yellowish green | # adapted from cc-cedict

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雀巢咖啡

zoek3 caau4 gaa3 fe1

Mandarin: qiao3 chao2 ka1 fei1

[n] Nescafé

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兒

ngai4

Mandarin: r5

Simplified: 儿

surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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標點符號

biu1 dim2 fu4 hou6*2

Mandarin: biao1 dian3 fu2 hao4

punctuation

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令人驚奇

ling6 jan4 ging1 kei4

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 jing1 qi2

amazing

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生人霸死地

saang1 jan4 baa3 sei2 dei6

Mandarin: sheng1 ren2 ba4 si3 di4

hogging of benefits to oneself; unwilling to share profits (slang)

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造句

zou6 geoi3

Mandarin: zao4 ju4

sentence-making

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邊緣青年

bin1 jyun4 cing1 nin4

at-risk youths

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側臥

zak1 ngo6

Mandarin: ce4 wo4

to lie on the side

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缺乏

kyut3 fat6

Mandarin: que1 fa2

to lack; be short of; deficient; wanting; lacking

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鬥氣冤家

dau3 hei3 jyun1 gaa1

Mandarin: dou4 qi4 yuan1 jia5

Simplified: 斗气冤家

vindictive enemies

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型到痹

jing4 dou3 bei3

Mandarin: xing2 dao4 bi4

very trendy; very cool

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唱衰

coeng3 seoi1

Mandarin: chang4 shuai1

act of defaming | ruining the reputation of another

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廣生堂

gwong2 sang1 tong4

Kwong Sang Hong ("Two Girls" brand beauty and health products)

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防禦

fong4 jyu6

Mandarin: fang2 yu4

defense; to defend

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賓夕凡尼亞

ban1 zik6 faan4 nei4 aa3

Mandarin: bin1 xi1 fan2 ni2 ya4

Simplified: 宾夕凡尼亚

Pennsylvania

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