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勤工儉學
Mandarin: qin2 gong1 jian3 xue2
(idiom) study under a work-study programme; part-time-work and part-time-study; study on a work-study basis; the practice of working while studying
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高加因
cocaine (also 可卡因)
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開市
open the market; open-market
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三日
Mandarin: san1 ri4
three days, third [date]
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最優
Mandarin: zui4 you1 hua4
optimal
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機場快綫
Mandarin: ji1 chang3 kuai4 xian4
Simplified: 机场快线
Airport Express MTR Line in Hong Kong
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喊都無謂
Mandarin: han3 dou1 wu2 wei4
Simplified: 喊都无谓
no use in crying
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化骨龍
Mandarin: hua4 gu3 long2
Simplified: 化骨龙
(slang) dependent child or elderly person, most commonly used to refer to children that have been raised by parents who have expended a lot of blood, sweat and tears (originally a mythical fish that would cause one to vanish when eaten)
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即興
Mandarin: ji2 xing4
impromptu; extemporaneous; improvization (in the arts)
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歐美國家
Mandarin: ou1 mei3 guo2 jia1
occident, western countries, western world [Syn.] 西方國家
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同行
Mandarin: tong2 hang2; tong2 xing2
[1] /粵: tung4 hong4/ /國: tong2 hang2/ of the same trade, business or profession [2] /粵: tung4 hong4/ /國: tong2 hang2/ a person of the same occupation or trade [3] /粵: tung4 haang4/ /國: tong2 xing2/ to travel together
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真心
Mandarin: zhen1xin1
(adjective) Wholehearted
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徜
Mandarin: chang2
sit cross-legged | walk back and forth | lingering | # adapted from cc-cedict
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冷板凳
Mandarin: leng3 ban3 deng4
to describe an undesirable position in job or have nothing to do
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楊丞琳
Mandarin: yang2 cheng4 lin2
Rainie Yang
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撞飛機
a plane crash
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透明膠帶
Mandarin: tou4 ming2 jiao1 dai4
adhesive cellophane tape; Scotch tape ™; sticky tape; gummed tape | [港] = 膠紙 | Also: 膠帶; 膠黏帶
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上得山多終遇虎
Mandarin: shang4 de5 shan1 duo1 zhong1 yu4 hu3
Simplified: 上得山多终遇虎
describes the situation where if someone has tried his | her luck for many times (normally in doing unpleasant things), then one day, he | she most probably will get caught or encounter a negative outcome; literally 'if you go up the mountain often you'll eventually encounter a tiger'
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牛油多士
Cantonese
buttered toast
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冰刀
Mandarin: bing1 dao1
ice skates
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閂鋪
Mandarin: shuan1 pu4
Simplified: 闩铺
to close the shop
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統計
Mandarin: tong3 ji4
statistics; vital statistics; census
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提案
Mandarin: ti2 an4
proposal; motion; to propose; to make a proposal
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揗
Mandarin: shun3
strike, hit with hand | tap | to stroke | to submit to | to shiver | to tremble | to be frighten | to pace up and down | to hover around | # adapted from cc-cedict
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轤
Mandarin: lu2
Simplified: 轳
windlass | well - pulley | winch | # adapted from cc-cedict
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裁縫店
a tailor; a dressmaker
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喪笑
Mandarin: sang4 xiao4
Cantonese
laugh like crazy; laugh insanely
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激奀
Mandarin: ji1 di2
to make someone angry; to send someone into a rage
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絣
Mandarin: bing3
interlacing | # adapted from cc-cedict
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鎖匙窿
Mandarin: suo3 chi2 long2
Simplified: 锁匙窿
a keyhole
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