Cantonese Dictionary

放射

fong3 se6

Mandarin: fang4 she4

to radiate; radioactive

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紉

jan6

Mandarin: ren4

Simplified: 纫

to string | to thread (needle) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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中傷者

zung3 soeng1 ze2

libelist, slanderer

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漢壽

hon3 sau6

Mandarin: han4 shou4

Hanshou (place in Hunan)

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金塔

gam1 taap3

Mandarin: jin1 ta3

[1] a container for the ashes of the deceased (lit., "golden tower") [2] Phnom Penh (金邊), capital and largest city in Cambodia [3] Jinta in Gansu province

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街道企業

gaai1 dou6 kei5 jip6

Mandarin: jie1 dao4 qi3 ye4

neighborhood enterprise

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去閰羅王處報到

heoi3 jim4 lo4 wong4 syu2 bou3 dou3

Mandarin: qu4 ju2 luo2 wang2 chu3 bao4dao4

Simplified: 去閰罗王处报到

to die [colloquial]

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吸收體

kap1 sau1 tai2

Mandarin: xi1 shou1 ti3

absorber

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扮傻

baan6 so4

act opossum

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屎窟痕

si2 fat1 han4

Cantonese

not able to sit still (because the buttocks itch) | [普]: 屁股癢

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撐檯腳

caang3 toi4*2 goek3

Cantonese

to have a meal with one's love

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有些

jau5 se1

Mandarin: you3 xie1

some; somewhat; rather | Cant.: 有啲

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大轆竹

daai6 luk1 zuk1

Mandarin: da4 lu4 zhu2

Simplified: 大辘竹

Chinese hookah, made of bamboo; big piece of bamboo

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火拼

fo2 ping3

Mandarin: huo3 pin1

rush; warfare; turf war

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攪到滿天神佛

gaau2 dou3 mun5 tin1 san4 fat6

Mandarin: jiao3 dao4 man3 tian1 shen2 fo2

Simplified: 搅到满天神佛

mess or screw up something which causes bigger chaos or confusions

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冇

mo5

Mandarin: mao3

Cantonese

to not have (Cantonese) | Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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用光

jung6 gwong1

consumed, used up

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心情

sam1 cing4

Mandarin: xin1 qing2

mood; frame/state of mind; feelings | [synonym] 心境

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mauh

Mandarin: all

mao4

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饑饉三十

gei1 gan2 saam1 sap6

Mandarin: ji1 jin3 san1 shi2

Simplified: 饥馑三十

Famine events, localized events of voluntary fasting for 30 or 40 hours depending on the region to raise money and awareness for world hunger.

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牛仔

ngau4 zai2

Mandarin: niu2 zai3

calf

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榮獲

wing4 wok6

Mandarin: rong2 huo4

to be awarded sth.

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瑕

haa4

Mandarin: xia2

flaw in jade; fault, defect, blemish

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mouh

Mandarin: all

mu4

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半保留複製

bun3 bou2 lau4 fuk1 zai3

Mandarin: ban4 bao3 liu2 fu4 zhi4

semiconservative replication

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衰多口

seoi1 do1 hau2

Mandarin: shuai1 duo1 kou3

Bad things that have happened as a result of talking too much; Loose lips sink ships

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堊

ngok3

Mandarin: e4

Simplified: 垩

to whitewash | to plaster | white earth | chalk | # adapted from cc-cedict

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舞妓

mou5 gei6

Mandarin: wu3 ji4

maiko (apprentice geisha 藝妓 in western Japan)

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福爾摩斯

fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1

Sherlock Holmes

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冇骨氣

mou5 gwat1 hei3

Cantonese

spineless; weak-willed; meek | Mand.: 無骨氣; 沒有骨氣

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