Cantonese Dictionary

吃東西

hek3 dung1 sai1

Mandarin: chi1 dong1xi5

Simplified: 吃东西

to eat something; to have a meal [written and colloquial]

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雜務

zaap6 mou6

Mandarin: za2 wu4

odd jobs; sundry duties

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外籍勞工

ngoi6 zik6 lou4 gung1

Mandarin: wai4 ji2 lao2 gong1

foreign worker

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有環境

jau5 waan4 ging2

Mandarin: you3 huan2jing4

Simplified: 有环境

to have a customer (for a taxi driver) [colloquial]

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士啤呔

si6 be1 taai1

Mandarin: shi4 pi2 dai1

a spare tyre (loanword); a beer belly [colloquial]

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金牛星座

gam1 ngau4 sing1 zo6

Taurus

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叉燒腸

caa1 siu1 coeng4*2

rice roll with barbequed pork filling

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新潮舞會

san1 ciu4 mou5 wui6*2

[n] new trend party

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反叛份子

faan2 bun6 fan6 zi2

Mandarin: fan3 pan4 fen4 zi3

insurgent; rebel (alternate form of 反叛分子)

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水火

seoi2 fo2

Mandarin: shui3 huo3

(noun) water and fire

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個人破產申請個案

go3 jan4 po3 caan2 san1 cing2 go3 on3

personal bankruptcy numbers

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娘娘

noeng4 noeng4

empress

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草莓番石榴

cou2 mui4*2 faan1 sek6 lau4*2

Psidium littorale (strawberry guava)

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運行狀況

wan6 haang4 zong6 fong3

Mandarin: yun4 xing2 zhuang4 kuang4

operational state; running state

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重頭

cung5 tau4

Mandarin: zhong4 tou2

Simplified: 重头

to do something over again

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輕微

hing1 mei4

Mandarin: qing1wei1

Simplified: 轻微

(adjective) Little

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養尊處優

joeng5 zyun1 cyu3 jau1

Mandarin: yang3zun1chu3you1

Simplified: 养尊处优

(idiom) Be in the live in clover

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tàahm

Mandarin: all

tan2

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正式投票

zing3 sik1 tau4 piu3

Mandarin: zheng4 shi4 tou2 piao4

formal vote

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網上沖浪

mong5 soeng6 cung1 long4

Mandarin: wang3 shang4 chong1 lang4

on-line surfing, surfing the internet

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不及

bat1 kap6

Mandarin: bu4 ji2

[1] not as good as, inferior to; [2] find it too late | [粵]: 唔切

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貪錢

taam1 cin4*2

[adj] to be greedy (for money)

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斜高

ce4 gou1

Mandarin: xie2 gao1

slant height

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千分之一

cin1 fan6 zi1 jat1

Mandarin: qian1 fen1 zhi1 yi1

one in a thousand

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冰魂雪魄

bing1 wan4 syut3 paak3

Mandarin: bing1 hun2 xue3 po4

one behaves nobly and clean from corruption

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棗

zou2

Mandarin: zao3

date (fruit); jujube

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馬主

maa5 zyu2

Mandarin: ma3 zhu3

Simplified: 马主

horse owner

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接種疫苗

zip3 zung3 jik6 miu4

vaccination

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下降

haa6 gong3

Mandarin: xia4jiang4

(verb) Descend; (adjective) 1. Descending

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乾撈

gon1 lou1

Mandarin: gan1 lao1

dry (cooked), as opposed to being served in soup. | e.g.: 乾撈麵

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