Cantonese Dictionary

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臺山人
a Toishanese person
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Mandarin: ma1
Simplified: 妈
Mazu | Matsu | Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends | # adapted from cc-cedict
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Mandarin: yun4
Simplified: 韫
contain | to hide | to contain | to lock up | to shut in | an orange colour | # adapted from cc-cedict
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至得
Mandarin: zhi4 de5
"can be made to work only if"; "only after"
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Mandarin: cantonese-only
zhe1
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只是
Mandarin: zhi3 shi4
merely; simply; only; but | [粵]: 淨係; 只係; 嗻 (ze1)
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家山
Mandarin: jia1 shan1
hometown
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爆鐘
Mandarin: bao4 zhong1
Simplified: 爆钟
(verb) to work overtime
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風笛
Mandarin: feng1 di2
bagpipes
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排擠
ostracize
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攪邊科
Mandarin: jiao3 bian1 ke1
Simplified: 搅边科
what are you trying to do [colloquial]
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洞口
Mandarin: dong4 kou3
Dongkou (place in Hunan), Tung Hou
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池沼
Mandarin: chi2 zhao3
a pool, pond
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中學會考
Mandarin: zhong1 xue2 hui4 kao3
Simplified: 中学会考
Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)
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藥單
prescription
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放開
Mandarin: fang4 kai1
to unleash, to release
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侄媳婦
Mandarin: zhi2 xi2 fu5
brother's son's wife; nephew's wife | [粵]: 侄心抱
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包菜
Mandarin: bao1 cai4
cabbage; white cabbage [syn.](粵)椰菜 (國)高麗菜;洋白菜、包心菜;捲心菜
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沖涼房
Mandarin: chong1 liang2 fang2
Cantonese
bathroom | Std. Chin.: 浴室
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暫避
Mandarin: zan4 bi4
temporarily divert or avoid
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万俟
Mandarin: mo4 qi2
Moqi (a compound Chinese surname)
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絞殺
Mandarin: jiao3 sha1
Simplified: 绞杀
Strangle; hang; garrotte
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便覽
Mandarin: bian4 lan3
brief guide; handbook
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按季的支付款項
Mandarin: an4 ji4 de5 zhi1 fu4 kuan3 xiang4
quarterage
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畀龜逗
Mandarin: bi4 gui1 dou4
Simplified: 畀龟逗
Cantonese
to be stopped and searched by the police [colloquial]
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斷估
Mandarin: duan4 gu1
Simplified: 断估
(v.) to take a wild guess.
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死守
defend to the last; obstinately cling to
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擋箭牌
an excuse or pretext
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飛來峰
Mandarin: fei1 lai2 feng1
Simplified: 飞来峰
a klippe; a klip; a nappe outlier
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臨急抱佛腳
Mandarin: lin2 ji2 bao4 Fo2 jiao3
Simplified: 临急抱佛脚
to describe the attitude of doing thing(s) at the very last minute; to cram for an immient situation that one should have been prepared for
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