Cantonese Dictionary

掛號

gwaa3 hou6

Mandarin: gua4 hao4

[1] to register (at a hospital, for a conference, at a hotel, etc.) | Syn.: 登記; 報到; 登錄; 記名; 註冊 [2] to register a letter; to send a registered letter

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māau

Mandarin: all

mao1 mao2

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匡助

hong1 zo6

Mandarin: kuang1 zhu4

aid; assist;help

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倒及

dou3 kap6

Mandarin: dao4 ji2

prognathism [written and colloquial]

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蛇行

se4 hang4

Mandarin: she2 xing2

to take a zigzag course; to creep along; to move with body on the ground; to crawl

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心靈

sam1 ling4

Mandarin: xin1 ling2

Simplified: 心灵

soul

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保安費

bou2 on1 fai3

Mandarin: bao3 an1 fei4

Simplified: 保安费

security fee

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空寥寥

hung1 liu4*1 liu4*1

completely empty

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總統航空公司

zung2 tung2 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

President Airlines

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羊毛衫

joeng4 mou4 saam1

Mandarin: yang2 mao2 shan1

woollen clothing

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菲律賓大學

fei1 leot6 ban1 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: fei1 lv4 bin1 da4 xue2

University of the Philippines

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污糟邋遢

wu1 zou1 laat6 taat3

Mandarin: wu1 zao1 la1 ta5

(adjective) very dirty; filthy or grimy (can be used to describe people as well as places | objects)

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遼寧

liu4 ning4

Mandarin: liao2 ning2

Liaoning (province in PRC)

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里爾

lei5 ji5

Mandarin: li3 er3

Lille (main city of France's fourth largest metropolitan area)

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加幣

gaa1 bai6

Mandarin: jia1 bi4

Simplified: 加币

Canadian currency

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奴才

nou4 / coi4

Mandarin: nu2 / cai2

slave / fig. flunkey

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晒料

saai3 liu2

Mandarin: shai4 liao4

verb; show off; boasting something

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老尖

lou5 zim1

Mandarin: lao3 jian1

Tsim Sha Tsui (spoken)

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指手畫腳

zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3

Mandarin: zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3

to gesticulate while talking; to have an animated conversation

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綵球

coi2 kau4

Mandarin: cai3 qiu2

colored balls (such as Christmas balls, etc.)

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開緊會

hoi1 gan2 wui6*2

Cantonese

be currently in a meeting; be in the middle of a meeting | Mand.: 正在開會

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洗定個八月十五

sai2 ding6 go3 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5

Mandarin: xi3 ding4 ge4 ba1 yue4 shi2 wu3

Simplified: 洗定个八月十五

prepare yourself for jail!; see you in jail [colloquial]

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錒

o1

Mandarin: a1

Simplified: 锕

actinium (chemistry) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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外來

ngoi6 loi4

Mandarin: wai4 lai2

foreign, outside, external, etc.

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公用電話

gung1 jung6 din6 waa6*2

public telephone

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睡了覺

seoi6 liu5 gaau3

Mandarin: shui4 le5 jiao4

have fallen asleep; have gone to sleep; have gone to bed | 粵: 瞓咗覺

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gú

Mandarin: all

gu3

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半桶水

bun3 tung2 seoi2

Cantonese

to have knowledge or ability without full comprehension

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起鐘

hei2 zung1

Mandarin: qi3 zhong1

Simplified: 起钟

the starting time of a masseur | prostitute who get paid an hourly rate [colloquial]

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幀格式

zing3 gaak3 sik1

Mandarin: zheng4 ge2 shi4

frame format

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