Cantonese Dictionary

豈不

hei2 bat1

Mandarin: qi3 bu4

isn't it...?; won't it...?; wouldn't it...?; would it not...?; doesn't it...?; hasn't it...?

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草率

cou2 seot1

Mandarin: cao3 shuai4

thoughtlessly; sloppy; careless; not serious

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起行李票

hei2 hang4 lei5 piu3

get ticket for luggage

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裁判員

coi4 pun3 jyun4

referee

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見好就收

gin3 hou2 zau6 sau1

Mandarin: jian4 hao3 jiu4 shou1

quit while ahead; leave while the going is good; stop before going too far

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商業機構

soeng1 jip6 gei1 kau3

Mandarin: shang1 ye4 ji1 gou4

commercial organization

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令人吃驚

ling6 jan4 hek3 ging1

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 chi1 jing1

amazing

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牽牛花

hin1 ngau4 faa1

Mandarin: qian1 niu2 hua1

morning glory

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扶老攜幼

fu4 lou5 kwai4 jau3

Mandarin: fu2 lao3 xie2 you4

holding the old by the arm and the young by the hand; bringing along the old and the young

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重型

cung5 jing4

Mandarin: zhong4 xing2

heavy duty

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醫學專家

ji1 hok6 zyun1 gaa1

Mandarin: yi1 xue2 zhuan1 jia1

medical expert; medical specialist

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回氣

wui4 hei3

Mandarin: hui2 qi4

Simplified: 回气

to restore breath

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撻朵

daat3 do2

Mandarin: ta4 duo3

Simplified: 挞朵

Some people take the initiative to announce their identity or status to the others, to make himself respected and take benefit

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好人事

hou2 jan4 si6*2

Cantonese

well-meaning; friendly; helpful; pleasant

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仇外

sau4 ngoi6

Mandarin: chou2 wai4

xenophobia, xenophobe

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變節

bin3 zit3

Mandarin: bian4 jie2

[1] make a political recantation; [2] turn one's coat

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土生土長

tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2

Mandarin: tu3 sheng1 tu3 zhang3

be born and grow up locally

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屌你鹵味

diu2 nei5 lou5 mei2

Mandarin: diao3 ni3 lu3wei4

Simplified: 屌你卤味

euphemism for 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

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忍

jan5

Mandarin: ren3

to bear | to endure | to tolerate | to restrain oneself | to repress | truculence | merciless | # adapted from cc-cedict

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亂世佳人

lyun6 sai3 gaai1 jan4

Mandarin: luan4 shi4 Jia1 ren2

Gone with the Wind (film title)

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掖高

jip3 gou1

Cantonese

to roll up (e.g., as in trouser cuffs)

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肯塔基

hang2 taap3 gei1

Mandarin: ken3 ta3 ji1

Kentucky

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見牙唔見眼

gin3 ngaa4 m4 gin3 ngaan5

Mandarin: jian4 ya2 n2 jian4 yan3

Simplified: 见牙唔见眼

Cantonese

to have a big grin on one's face [colloquial]

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嘛

maa3

Mandarin: ma5

sentence-final particle (obviously; of course)

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水鬼隊

seoi2 gwai2 deoi2

Mandarin: shui3 gui3 dui4

Simplified: 水鬼队

(noun) Water Assault Team

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wāt

Mandarin: all

yu4

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擘大眼講大話

maak3 daai6 ngaan5 gong2 daai6 waa6

Mandarin: bai1 da4 yan3 jiang3 da4 hua4

Simplified: 掰大眼讲大话

someone lies but remains calm or remains untroubled

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坡度

bo1 dou6

Mandarin: po1 du4

[math.] slope

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搭沉船

daap3 cam4 syun4

Mandarin: da1 chen2 chuan2

to go on a sinking ship; to ride on a wrong vehicle; it is also used to describe someone who is very unlucky that he | she brings bad luck to others

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可是

ho2 si6

Mandarin: ke3 shi4

but; however (Synonyms: 但是, 不過, 然而; Cantonese: 但係)

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