Cantonese Dictionary

光纖接口

gwong1 cim1 zip3 hau2

Mandarin: guang1 xian1 jie1 kou3

optical interface

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美國在線

mei5 gwok3 zoi6 sin3

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 zai4 xian4

America Online (AOL)

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外地銀行

ngoi6 dei6 ngan4 hong4

foreign bank

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教

gaau3

Mandarin: jiao1

to teach; to instruct

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階層

gaai1 cang4

Mandarin: jie1 ceng2

hierarchy; social class

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龐

lung4

Mandarin: pang2

Simplified: 庞

huge | enormous | tremendous | mixed | disorderly | face | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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郵電

jau4 din6

Mandarin: you2 dian4

post and telecommunications

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前功盡棄

cin4 gung1 zeon6 hei3

Mandarin: qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4

have all prior work or efforts go down the drain | also 前功盡廢 in Cantonese.

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唔騷

m4 sou1

Mandarin: wu2 sao1

Cantonese

ignore; not pay attention to; give a cold shoulder to

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日本民主黨

jat6 bun2 man4 zyu2 dong2

Mandarin: Ri4 ben3 Min2 zhu3 dang3

Simplified: 日本民主党

the Japan Democratic Party

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大吵大鬧

daai6 caau2 daai6 laau6

Mandarin: da4 chao3 da4 nao4

to ruffle; to raise a big uproar

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金筍

gam1 seon2

Mandarin: jin1 sun3

Simplified: 金笋

carrot

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安康地區

on1 hong1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: an1 kang4 di4 qu1

Ankang district (district in Shaanxi)

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無利可圖

mou4 lei6 ho2 tou4

Mandarin: wu2 li4 ke3 tu2

Simplified: 无利可图

(adjective) unbeneficial; unprofitable; lossmaking

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救援人員

gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4

Mandarin: jiu4 yuan2 ren2 yuan2

Simplified: 救援人员

noun; rescuers, aid workers

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群山

kwan4 saan1

Mandarin: qun2 shan1

mountains; a range of hills

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限量

haan6 loeng6

Mandarin: xian4 liang4

limited stock

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唔多識

m4 do1 sik1

Cantonese

[1] have not learned to do something very well ; be unable to do something very well [2] [華]: 不大會

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周角

zau1 gok3

Mandarin: zhou1 jiao3

perigon

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山頭

saan1 tau4

Mandarin: shan1 tou2

hilltop; mountain top; (placename) Shan Tau

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間條

gaan3 tiu2

Mandarin: jian4 tiao2

Simplified: 间条

stripe

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臥室

ngo6 sat1

Mandarin: wo4 shi4

bedroom | Cant.: 睡房

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噴水器

pan3 seoi2 hei3

Mandarin: pen1 shui3 qi4

sprinkler

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錄低

luk6 dai1

Cantonese

record down [華]: 錄下

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立方毫米

laap6 /lap6 fong1 hou4 mai5

Mandarin: li4 fang1 hao2 mi3

cubic millimetre (millimeter)

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隨處

ceoi4 cyu3

Mandarin: sui2 chu4

[adv] anywhere; everywhere

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消防隊目

siu1 fong4 deoi6 muk6

Mandarin: xiao1 fang2 dui4 mu4

senior fireman (in HK)

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實變

sat6 bin3

Mandarin: shi2 bian4

[math] real variable

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排演室

paai4 jin2 sat1

Mandarin: pai2 yan3 shi4

rehearsal room

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尺骨

cek3 gwat1

ulna

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