Cantonese Dictionary

合成西藥

hap6 sing4 sai1 joek6

Mandarin: he2 cheng2 xi1 yao4

synthetic pharmaceutical drugs

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上周

soeng6 zau1

last week

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輔導

fu6 dou6

to coach; to tutor; to train; (guidance) counseling

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激賞

gik1 soeng2

Mandarin: ji1 shang3

to extremely admire and appreciate

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安娜

on1 naa4

Mandarin: an1 na4

Anna (person's name)

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雙邊會談

soeng1 bin1 wui5 taam4

Mandarin: shuang1 bian1 hui4 tan2

Simplified: 双边会谈

 bilateral talks; bilateral negotiations; a bilateral meeting

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客路

haak3 lou6

Mandarin: ke4 lu4

source of customers

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南海十三郎

naam4 hoi2 sap6 saam1 long4

Mandarin: Nan2 Hai3 shi2 san1 lang2

Nam Hoi 13th Man, a nickname for Kong Yu-Miu, a famous scriptwriter for Cantonese opera

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經濟全球化

ging1 zai3 cyun4 kau4 faa3

Mandarin: jing1 ji4 quan2 qiu2 hua4

Simplified: 经济全球化

Economic Globalization

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十四

sap6 sei3

Mandarin: shi2 si4

fourteen; 14

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奧德修斯

ou3 dak1 sau1 si1

Mandarin: Ao4 de2 xiu1 si1

Odysseus

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孭書包

me1 syu1 baau1

Mandarin: mie1 shu1 bao1

Simplified: 孭书包

to carry the school bag on one's back

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侍奉

si6 fung6

Mandarin: shi4 feng4

wait upon, attend upon, serve

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jin

Mandarin: all

chan4 zhan4

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貴妃牀

gwai3 fei1 cong4

Mandarin: gui4 fei1 chuang2

Simplified: 贵妃床

a classic vintage style chaise lounge

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玻璃生菜

bo1 lei1 saang1 coi3

Mandarin: bo1 li5 sheng1 cai4

(vegetable) Iceberg lettuce

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吳孟達

ng4 maang6 daat6

Mandarin: wu2 meng4 da2

Simplified: 吴孟达

Ng Man Tat, name of an actor

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入美籍

jap6 mei5 zik6

[v] to become a naturalized American citizen

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色情

sik1 cing4

Mandarin: se4 qing2

erotic, pornographic

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夜蒲

je6 pou4

Mandarin: ye4 pu2

Cantonese

hang out at bars or discos at night

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明斯克

ming4 si1 hak1

Mandarin: ming2 si1 ke4

Minsk (capital of Belarus)

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薯

syu4

Mandarin: shu3

potato; yam; tuber

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三十五

saam1 sap6 ng5

Mandarin: san1 shi2 wu3

thirty-five; 35

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共和黨人

gung6 wo4 dong2 jan4

Mandarin: gong4 he2 dang3 ren2

a Republican party member

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祕魯

bei3 lou5

Mandarin: Bi4 lu3

Simplified: 秘鲁

(country) Peru

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達到

daat6 dou3

Mandarin: da2 dao4

to reach; to arrive; to attain; to achieve

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pìhng

Mandarin: all

ping2

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留八字鬚

lau4 baat3 zi6 sou1

to grow a beard or to have a moustache

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平方英里

ping4 fong1 jing1 lei5

Mandarin: ping2 fang1 ying1 li3

Square miles

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循環小數

ceon4 waan4 siu2 sou3

Mandarin: xun2 huan2 xiao3 shu4

[math.] recurring decimal

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