Cantonese Dictionary

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也文也武
Mandarin: ye3 wen2 ye3 wu3
(slang) to flaunt; to show off;
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仇家
Mandarin: chou2 jia1
nemesis; enemy
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不自然的
Mandarin: bu4 zi4 ran2 de5
stagy; uncanny; uncomfortable
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經濟自由指數
the Annual Index of Economic Freedom
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假設語氣
Mandarin: jia3 she4 yu3 qi4
subjunctive
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狗咬狗
dog-eat-dog, a quarrel between peers | [粵]: 鬼打鬼, 狗咬狗骨
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坦
Mandarin: tan3
flat | open-hearted | level | smooth | self-possessed | frank | # adapted from cc-cedict
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商城
Mandarin: shang1 cheng2
Shangcheng (place in Henan)trading centermarket
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打死
Mandarin: da3 si3
to beat to death; to kill
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瓜皮帽
a skullcap (lit., melon skin hat)
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經緯度
Mandarin: jing1 wei3 du4
Simplified: 经纬度
Latitude and longitude 
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佈設
Mandarin: bu4 she4
Simplified: 布设
Set-up | Setting
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烈火見真金
Mandarin: lie4 huo3 jian4 zhen1 jin1
Simplified: 烈火见真金
to show one's true colors after going through difficult challenges
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有牌爛仔
Mandarin: you3 pai2 lan4 zai3
Simplified: 有牌烂仔
literally: 'rascal with a license', a derogatory way to refer to police who abuse their authority [colloquial]
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開跑閘
Mandarin: kai1 pao3 zha2
Cantonese
(horse racing etc.) starting gate
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雞噉腳
Mandarin: ji1 dan4 jiao3
Simplified: 鸡啖脚
Cantonese
(slang) quickly and hastily walking; someone who is in a rush and leaves hurriedly
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官話
Mandarin: guan1 hua4
"officialese"; bureaucratic language; Mandarin
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老交情
Mandarin: lao3 jiao1 qing5
Old friend; go way back
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筒倉
Mandarin: tong3 cang1
Simplified: 筒仓
Bulk material handling; a silo; a barn; a granary; a storehouse
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仿生學
Mandarin: fang3 sheng1 xue2
bionics; bionicist
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伏伊伏丁那
Mandarin: fu2 yi1 fu2 ding1 na4
Vojvodina
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肝癌
cancer of the liver
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嚡嚡聲
Mandarin: hai4 hai4 sheng1
Simplified: 嚡嚡声
sighing sound
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非法交易
Mandarin: fei1 fa3 jiao1 yi4
illegal transaction
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估價
Mandarin: gu1 jia4
estimate a price or cost; quote an estimate for work to be performed
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腹部
Mandarin: fu4 bu4
midriff; abdomen| [粵]: 肚腩
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鎮
Mandarin: zhen4
Simplified: 镇
to press down | to calm | to subdue | to suppress | to guard | garrison | small town | to cool or chill (food or drinks) | town | market place | # adapted from cc-cedict
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躲懶
to shy away from work; to shun work
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一皮
Mandarin: yi1 pi2
ten thousand dollars
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非類固醇消炎藥
Mandarin: fei1 lei4 gu4 chun2 xiao1 yan2 yao4
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen
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