Cantonese Dictionary

贈興

zang6 hing3

Mandarin: zeng4 xing1

Simplified: 赠兴

to congratulate someone; to celebrate with someone

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兩側癱瘓

loeng5 zak1 taan1 wun6

diplegia (paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body)

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厭惡的

jim3 wu3 dik1

Mandarin: ya4 wu4 de5

abhorrent

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受騙上當

sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3

Mandarin: shou4 pian4 shang4 dang4

Simplified: 受骗上当

to walk into a trap; being scammed; to get tricked

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路牌

lou6 paai4

Mandarin: lu4 pai2

a guideboard; a street nameplate; a road sign; a street sign

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苔岑

toi4 sam4

like minded friends gather together (lit., "moss cliff")

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小神

siu2 san4

Mandarin: xiao3 shen2

godling

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人生觀

jan4 sang1 gun1

Mandarin: ren2 sheng1 guan1

Simplified: 人生观

philosophy of life

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窗格子

coeng1 gaak3 zi2

Mandarin: chuang1 ge2 zi3

window lattice

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撑

caang1 caang3

Mandarin: cheng1

variant/simplified form of 撐

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餵奶

wai3 naai5

Mandarin: wei4 nai3

Simplified: 喂奶

to feed with milk

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風栗

fung1 leot6

Mandarin: feng1 li4

Simplified: 风栗

chestnut

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雲呢拿

wan6 nei1 naa2

Mandarin: yun2 ne5 na2

Simplified: 云呢拿

vanilla

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身型

san1 jing4

body type

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交通擠塞

gaau1 tung1 zai1 sak1

Mandarin: jiao1 tong1 ji3 sai1

Simplified: 交通挤塞

traffic jam

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道理

dou6 lei5

Mandarin: dao4 li3

reason; principle; argument; logic; sense; idea; basis; justification

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行為主義

hang4 wai4 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: xing2 wei2 zhu3 yi4

behaviourism

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辭典

ci4 din2

Mandarin: ci2 dian3

word/component dictionary (sometimes written as 詞典)

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義結金蘭

ji6 git3 gam1 laan4

Mandarin: yi4 jie1 jin1 lan2

swear eternal friendship; become sworn brothers or sisters

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sáu

Mandarin: all

sou1 sao1

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時間

si4 gaan1

Mandarin: shi2 jian1

Simplified: 时间

time; period

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刨晒

paau4 saai3

Cantonese

study very hard; crazy about; to be into

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相紙

soeng3 zi2

Mandarin: xiang4 zhi3

photographic paper

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蔗渣咁嘅價錢

ze3 zaa1 gam2 ge3 gaa3 cin4

Mandarin: zhe4zha1 gan1 ge3 jia4qian5

Simplified: 蔗渣咁嘅价钱

Cantonese

rock bottom price [colloquial]

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乜嘢新絲蘿蔔皮

mat1 je5 san1 si1 lo4 baak6 pei4

Mandarin: mie1ye3 xin1 si1 luo2 bo5 pi2

Simplified: 乜嘢新丝萝卜皮

Cantonese

who the heck?; who's so special | important? (in a sarcastic tone); who does he | she think he | she is; who do you think you are [colloquial]

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蛇頭鼠眼

se4 tau4 syu2 ngaan5

Mandarin: she2 tou2 shu3 yan3

Simplified: 蛇头鼠眼

(slang) (adjective) (of facial features) wily and devious looking; untrustworthy appearance; shifty looking

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𢯎損

aau1 syun2

Cantonese

graze one's skin by scratching

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降龍伏虎

hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2

Mandarin: xiang2 long2 fu2 hu3

subdue the dragon and tame the tiger (overcome powerful adversaries)

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當務之急

dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1

Mandarin: dang1wu4zhi1ji2

Simplified: 当务之急

(noun) Urgent matter at this current moment

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明刀明槍

ming4 dou1 ming4 coeng1

Mandarin: ming2 dao1 ming2 qiang1

Simplified: 明刀明枪

verb; when an attacker openly declares his intent to attack; it refers to a person who is very straightforward, who makes his intentions clear.

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