Cantonese Dictionary

剛毛

gong1 mou4

Mandarin: gang1 mao2

bristle

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閣

gok3

Mandarin: ge2

Simplified: 阁

pavilion (usu. two-storied) | cabinet (politics) | boudoir | woman's chamber | rack | shelf | loft | mezzanine | # adapted from cc-cedict

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每日

mui5 jat6

Mandarin: mei3 ri4

every day, daily

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顏正國

ngaan4 zing3 gwok3

Mandarin: yan2 zheng4 guo2

Yen Cheng-Kuo

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唔定

m4 ding6

Mandarin: n2 ding4

Cantonese

literal meaning | translation: unsure | unstable; this term is seldom used alone, it is always used with another adjective to form a proper term, to loosely imply something that is 'not set' or 'not fixed' in any particular way

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天公地道

tin1 gung1 dei6 dou6

Mandarin: tian1 gong1 di4 dao4

absolutely fair

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死女包

sei2 neoi5*2 baau1

Cantonese

(abusive term for a) bad girl

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斧頭

fu2 tau4*2

Mandarin: fu3 tou5

Cantonese

axe (US: ax); hatchet | Syn.: 斧子

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眼炎

ngaan5 jim4

Mandarin: yan3 yan2

Ophthalmia

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做老闆

zou6 lou5 baan2

Mandarin: zuo4 lao3 ban3

self-employed; to be the boss

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備課

bei6 fo3

prep; prepare lesson

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尾水

mei5 seoi2

Mandarin: wei3 shui3

tailwater; outflow (from mill or power plant)

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gwái

Mandarin: all

gui3

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揼開

dam2 hoi1

Mandarin: beng5 kai1

Simplified: 揼开

to throw away [colloquial]

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問號

man6 hou6

Mandarin: wen4 hao4

question mark [?]

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泳衣店

wing6 ji1 dim3

a swimwear shop

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唔夠腳

m4 gau3 goek3

Mandarin: wu2 gou4 jiao3

Simplified: 唔够脚

Cantonese

not enough people, typically for when playing games or mahjong [colloquial]

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不信

bat1 seon3

Mandarin: bu4 xin4

discredit

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千載

cin1 zoi2

Mandarin: qian1 zai3

Simplified: 千载

A Thousand Years

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劣

lyut3

Mandarin: lie4

[1] inferior; substandard; unfavourable [2] bad; evil; wicked

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fāan pūn

Mandarin: all

fan1 pan1

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倚

ji2

Mandarin: yi3

to lean on | to rely upon | lean heavily | biased; an alternative form for 畸, odd | # adapted from cc-cedict

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fāt

Mandarin: all

hu1

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蒔花

si6 faa1

Mandarin: shi4 hua1

to plant flowers; to grow flowers

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肥西

fei4 sai1

Mandarin: fei2 xi1

Feixi (place in Anhui)

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妤

jyu4

Mandarin: yu2

handsome | fair | beautiful | an official title | # adapted from cc-cedict

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承讓人

sing4 joeng6 jan4

Mandarin: cheng2 rang4 ren2

a transferee; an assignee (legal term)

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古法偏方

gu2 faat3 pin1 fong1

Mandarin: gu3 fa3 pian1 fang1

ancient prescription; traditional remedies

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中國民主黨

zung1 gwok3 man4 zyu2 dong2

China Democracy Party

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救傷車

gau3 soeng1 ce1

Mandarin: jiu4 shang1 che1

Simplified: 救伤车

ambulance

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