Cantonese Dictionary

蠔菇

hou4 gu1

Mandarin: hao2 gu1

Simplified: 蚝菇

Oyster mushroom

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危篤

ngai4 duk1

Mandarin: wei1 du3

deathly ill

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劈

pik1

Mandarin: pi1

to hack | to chop | to split open | (of lightning) to strike | right against | a wedge | to sever | to break off | to open one's fingers | legs wide apart | to chop up | to hit | to attack with a knife or chopper | to consume a large quantity of alcohol | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豚

tyun4

Mandarin: tun2

suckling pig; pig

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管理局

gun2 lei5 guk2

Mandarin: guan3 li3 ju2

Authority; administrative bureau

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sūk sau

Mandarin: all

su4 xiu3 xiu4

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戇直

zong3 zik6

Mandarin: zhuang4 zhi2

simple and honest; blunt and upright

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觀音竹

gun1 jam1 zuk1

Mandarin: guan1 yin1 zhu2

Simplified: 观音竹

fernleaf bamboo

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榫銷

seon2 siu1

Mandarin: sun3 xiao1

a dowel; a carpenter's pin

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唔熟性

m4 suk6 sing3

Mandarin: n2 shu2 xing4

Cantonese

describes a person who doesn't know how to deal with people in a proper manner; to not understand the ways of the world

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嚇唬

haak3 fu2

Mandarin: xia4hu5

Simplified: 吓唬

(verb) Bluff

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千層糕

cin1 cang4 gou1

Mandarin: qian1 ceng2 gao1

Simplified: 千层糕

layered cake or dessert

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圓珠筆

jyun4 zyu1 bat1

Mandarin: yuan2 zhu1 bi3

ballpoint pen

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竿

gon1

Mandarin: gan1

pole | rod | a quantifier for the number of bamboos | # adapted from cc-cedict

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青霉素

cing1 mui4 sou3

Mandarin: qing1 mei2 su4

penicillin; see also 盤尼西林

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好象

hou2 zoeng6

Mandarin: hao3 xiang4

be like; seem like; look like; appears to be; resembles | Cant.: 好似 | Also written as '好像'

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迫力

bik1 lik6; bik6 lik1

brake (note the possible tone reversal)

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林場

lam4 coeng4

Mandarin: lin2 chang3

[n] forest management area

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牛百葉

ngau4 baak3 jip6

Mandarin: niu2 bai3 ye4

cow stomach (as a dish of food); beef tripe | occasionally seen as 牛栢葉

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名額

ming4 ngaak6/6*2

Mandarin: ming2 e2

quota (of people); the number of people assigned; the number of people designated

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沒法

mut6 faat3

Mandarin: mei2 fa3

to be at a loss; can do nothing about sth; have no choice

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日本航空公司

jat6 bun2 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

Mandarin: Ri4 ben3 Hang2 kong1 Gong1 si1

Japan Airlines Company

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農家

nung4 gaa1

Mandarin: nong2 jia1

farmhouse; peasant family; Agriculturalists (pre-Han school of thought)

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上菜

soeng5 coi3

Mandarin: shang4 cai4

to serve; to put on plate

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慌忙

fong1 mong4

Mandarin: huang1 mang2

(verb) 1. Hustle out frantically; (adjective) Frantic

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去中國化

heoi3 zung1 gwok3 faa3

desinicize

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不知天高地厚

bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5

Mandarin: bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4

not know the immensity of heaven and earth - have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities

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活力

wut6 lik6

Mandarin: huo2 li4

vitality, energy

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公仔佬

gung1 zai2 lou2

Mandarin: gong1 zai3 lao3

male with tattoo | a male painter

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社區學院

se5 keoi1 hok6 jyun2

Mandarin: she4 qu1 xue2 yuan4

Simplified: 社区学院

Community College

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