Cantonese Dictionary

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後期
Mandarin: hou4 qi1 (PRC), hou4 qi2 (Taiwan)
1.late stage; later period 2. [粵] later
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聲母
Mandarin: sheng1 mu3
syllable onset; initial consonant of a syllable (cf. final: 韻母)
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生舊叉燒好過生你
Mandarin: sheng1 jiu4 cha1 shao1 hao3 guo4 sheng1 ni3
Simplified: 生旧叉烧好过生你
(a mother scolds to her kids with this slang to express her anger at them) better give birth to a piece of BBQ pork rather than you
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yān
Mandarin: all
zhen1
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心臟疾病
Mandarin: xin1zang4 ji2bing4
Simplified: 心脏疾病
heart disease [written and colloquial]
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沙田友
Cantonese
the people living in Sha Tin (Hong Kong)
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舂瘟雞
Mandarin: chong1 wen1 ji1
Simplified: 舂瘟鸡
(n.) a clumsy person who goes about in a haphazard manner, bumping into people and things; someone who works blindly without a clear direction or plan, like a headless chicken
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考慮不周
Mandarin: kao3 lv4 bu4 zhou1
Simplified: 考虑不周
Thoughtless; lack of consideration
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擴音機
Mandarin: kuo4 yin1 ji1
an audio amplifier; a megaphone [Syn.] 擴音器 [粵]: M箱
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復活
Mandarin: fu4 huo2
Simplified: 复活
(noun) 1. Easter- (e.g. Easter-eggs); (verb) Bring someone back to life after dead
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無緣無故
Mandarin: wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4
no reason, no cause, totally uncalled for
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鹹魚雞粒炒飯
Mandarin: xian2 yu2 ji1 li4 chao3 fan4
fried rice with salted fish and diced chicken
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臨記
Mandarin: lin2 ji4
Simplified: 临记
(n.) an extra (acting), someone who has a very small part in a film or a show, usually to act as someone in the background
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從下至上
Mandarin: cong2 xia4 zhi4 shang4
bottom-up
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武俠片
Mandarin: wu3 xia2 pian4
swordplay movie
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係咪先
Mandarin: xi4 mi1 xian1
Simplified: 系咪先
Cantonese
isn't it [mostly question]
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火海
Mandarin: huo3 hai3
(noun - figurative meaning) extreme danger
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硬晒舦
Mandarin: ying4 shai4 tai4
shy and become stiff (slang)
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過數
Mandarin: guo4 shu4
Simplified: 过数
to transfer money from a bank account
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克格勃
Mandarin: ke4 ge2 bo2
KGB (Soviet secret police)
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兩粒花
Mandarin: liang3 li4 hua1
Simplified: 两粒花
a police inspector [colloquial]
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收信人
Mandarin: shou1 xin4 ren2
the recipient | addressee
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計算機模擬
Mandarin: ji4 suan4 ji1 mo2 ni3
computer simulation
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衍生
Mandarin: yan3 sheng1
derive, derivative
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險象環生
Mandarin: xian3 xiang4 huan2 sheng1
dangerous phenomenon occur one after another; danger lurking everywhere
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代辦所
Mandarin: dai4 ban4 suo3
Simplified: 代办所
an agency
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飲泣
Mandarin: yin3 qi4
Simplified: 饮泣
weep
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伊斯蘭領袖
mullahs
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賣物會
a bazaar | also 巴殺 as a loanword
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缶
Mandarin: fou3
pottery | earthen jar | vessel | a traditional percussion instrument | KangXi radical 121 | # adapted from cc-cedict
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