Cantonese Dictionary

摩

mo4

Mandarin: mo2

to rub | to scour | friction | to massage | to touch | to research | to learn from | to share experience | # adapted from cc-cedict

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daap

Mandarin: all

da2 da1

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安溪

on1 kai1

Mandarin: an1 xi1

Anxi (place in Fujian)

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自然環境

zi6 jin4 waan4 ging2

Mandarin: zi4 ran2 huan2 jing4

Simplified: 自然环境

Natural Environment

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gám

Mandarin: all

jin3

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越語

jyut6 jyu5

Mandarin: yue4 yu3

Simplified: 越语

Vietnamese (the language)

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嚙牙

ngaat6 ngaa4*2

Mandarin: nie4 ya2

to clench the teeth (making biting noises when asleep)

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dihp

Mandarin: all

die2

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篸

zaam1

Mandarin: can3

a hairclasp | to wear in hair | # adapted from cc-cedict

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士啤鈕

si6 be1 nau2

Cantonese

[n] an extra button (translit. of "spare button")

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爾雅

ji5 ngaa5

Mandarin: er3 ya3

Erya

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剛體

gong1 tai2

Mandarin: gang1 ti3

rigid body

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老鼠拉龜

lou5 syu2 laai1 gwai1

Mandarin: lao3 shu3 la1 gui1

Simplified: 老鼠拉龟

don't know where to start; don't know how to handle [colloquial]

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古古怪怪

gu2 gu2 gwaai3 gwaai3

Mandarin: gu3 gu3 guai4 guai4

peculiar , eccentric , odd , strange

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水花飛濺

seoi2 faa1 fei1 zin3

water splashing in all directions

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工聯會

gung1 lyun4 wui2

Mandarin: gong1 lian2 hui4

Simplified: 工联会

noun; Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

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私生活

si1 sang1 wut6

Mandarin: si1 sheng1 huo2

Private life

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貯

cyu5

Mandarin: zhu4

store; save; lay aside

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孤零零

gu1 ling4*1 ling4*1

Mandarin: gu1 ling2 ling2

lonely; solitary, all alone

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恕

syu3

Mandarin: shu4

to forgive | to excuse | to show mercy | to pardon | excuse me | to be considerate towards others | # adapted from cc-cedict

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私伙

si1 fo2

Mandarin: si1 huo3

private collection (spoken)

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文化融合

man4 faa3 jung4 hap6

Mandarin: wen2 hua4 rong2 he2

cultural integration; cultural adaptation; cultural fusion

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yùhng

Mandarin: all

yong1

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屎款

si2 fun2

Mandarin: shi3 kuan3

shit looking; ugly looking; bad looking [colloquial]

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擺酒

baai2 zau2

Mandarin: bai3 jiu3

Simplified: 摆酒

verb; spread a feast; give a feast; to organise a wedding banquet

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電暖爐

din6 nyun5 lou4

Mandarin: dian4 nuan3 lu2

Simplified: 电暖炉

an electric heater

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七上八下

cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa6

Mandarin: qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4

unsettled state of mind; agitated, perturbed; at sixes and sevens

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撒謊

saat3 fong2

Mandarin: sa1 huang3

to tell a lie | [粵]: 講大話

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黑加侖子

hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2

Mandarin: hei1 jia1 lun2 zi5

Simplified: 黑加仑子

blackcurrant

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煙燻芝士

jin1 fan1 zi1 si6*2

Cantonese

smoked cheese

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