Cantonese Dictionary

半封建

bun3 fung1 gin3

Mandarin: ban4 feng1 jian4

semi-feudal

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圖謀

tou4 mau4

Mandarin: tu2mou2

Simplified: 图谋

(verb) Plot

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咕喱

gu1 lei1

Mandarin: gu1 li2

a coolie

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柔情

jau4 cing4

Mandarin: rou2 qing2

tender feelings, tenderness

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包產到戶

baau1 caan2 dou3 wu6

Mandarin: bao1 chan3 dao4 hu4

fixing of farm output quotas for each household

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打呵欠

daa2 ho1 him3

Mandarin: da3 he2 qian4

to yawn, yawning [Syn.] 打哈欠 [粵]: 打喊露 , 打喊路

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發噏瘋

faat3 ngap1 fung1

Mandarin: fa1 xi1 feng1

Simplified: 发噏疯

bullshit; to talk nonsense

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變更

bin3 gang1

Mandarin: bian4 geng1

to change, alter, modify

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大草

daai6 cou2

Mandarin: da4 cao3

a style in calligraphy

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合輯

hap6 cap1

Mandarin: he2 ji2

compilation (music) [Syn.] 精選輯

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專科學校

zyun1 fo1 hok6 haau6

Mandarin: zhuan1 ke1 xue2 xiao4

college for professional training; training school

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硬抄本

ngaang6 caau1 bun2

Mandarin: ying4 chao1ben3

a hard copy [written and colloquial]

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寸嘴

cyun3 zeoi2

Mandarin: cun4 zui3

Cantonese

to provoke, to act arrogantly (lit., "arrogant lips")

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水雉

seoi2 zi6

Mandarin: shui3 zhi4

pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

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預兆

jyu6 siu6

Mandarin: yu4 zhao4

omen, presage, sign, harbinger

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義堂

ji6 tong2

Mandarin: yi4 tang2

Simplified: 义堂

a poor house ; a charity house [colloquial]

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次重量級

ci3 cung5 loeng6 kap1

Mandarin: ci4 zhong4 liang4 ji2

[n] (boxing) middle heavyweight

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多多益善

do1 do1 jik1 sin6

Mandarin: duo1 duo1 yi4 shan4

the more the better

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生不如死

sang1 bat1 jyu4 sei2

Mandarin: sheng1 bu4 ru2 si3

a painful life; a life in which it's better to die than to live

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大吃

daai6 hek3

to gorge (see also 大食)

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凖新娘

zeon2 san1 noeng4*2

Mandarin: zhun3 xin1 niang2

bride-to-be

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定期

ding6 kei4

Mandarin: ding4 qi1 (PRC), ding4 qi2 (Taiwan)

regularly, at regular intervals

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寫真集

se2 zan1 zaap6

a photo album; [粵] a collection of pornographic pictures

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名牌

ming4 paai4

Mandarin: ming2 pai2

prestige or luxury brand

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鐵琴

tit3 kam4

Mandarin: tie3 qin2

a glockenspiel

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紫草茸

zi2 cou2 jung4

Mandarin: zi3 cao3 rong2

shellac; lac

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抹枱布

maat3 toi2 bou3

Mandarin: mo3 si4 bu4

noun; wiping cloth, tablecloth

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審時度勢

sam2 si4 dok6 sai3

Mandarin: shen3 shi2 duo2 shi4

size up the situation; review the situation; read the signs of the times

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咄

zyut3

Mandarin: duo1

(old)(interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut! | Taiwan pr. [duò] | to shout out an order | to cry out in anger | noise of rage | # adapted from cc-cedict

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研究中心

jin4 gau3 zung1 sam1

Mandarin: yan2 jiu4 zhong1 xin1 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 zhong1 xin1 (PRC)

research center

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