Cantonese Dictionary

天和

tin1 wu4*2; tin1 wo4

Mandarin: tian1 hu2; tian1 he2

[1] {wu42}: (mahjong) heavenly hand, when the banker/dealer wins with his/her dealt hand (after supplementing for flowers). Also commonly (but erroneously) written as 天糊, 天胡 (see note). [2] {wo4} (placename) Tin Wo

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上頭

soeng6 tau4

Mandarin: shang4 tou5

Simplified: 上头

superior or supervisor in line; boss (Cantonese)

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食拖鞋飯

sik6 to1 haai2 faan6

Mandarin: shi2 tuo1 xie2 fan4

Simplified: 食拖鞋饭

(slang) to describe a man who depends on his girlfriend or wife for living, implying that the man is incompetent

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鐵通

tit3 tung1

Mandarin: tie3 tong1

Simplified: 铁通

Railway Communication (China Railcom), a telecom operator of China

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信友

seon3 jau5

Mandarin: xin4 you3

a penpal [written and colloquial]

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愁思

sau4 si1

Mandarin: chou2 si1

feeling of anxiety; sad thoughts

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槓上槓

gong3 soeng5 gong3

Mandarin: gang4 shang4 gang4

(mahjong) kong-on-kong; winning on the supplement tile received after the second declaration of kong on the same turn

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洪水

hung4 seoi2

Mandarin: hong2 shui3

deluge, flood

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折福

zit3 fuk1

karma

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雞姦者

gai1 gaan1 ze2

Mandarin: ji1 jian1 zhe3

a sodomite

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wáahn

Mandarin: all

wan3

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外長

ngoi6 zoeng2

Mandarin: wai4 zhang3

[1] foreign minister; [2] secretary of state; [3] minister of foreign affairs

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莫

mok6

Mandarin: mo4

do not | there is none who | a surname | used as part of a rhetorical question, 'can it be that' | # adapted from cc-cedict

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撰文

zaan6 man4

Mandarin: zhuan4 wen2

write an article

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春日鄉

ceon1 jat6 hoeng1

Mandarin: chun1 ri4 xiang1

Chunjih (village in Taiwan)

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恆河沙

hang4 ho4 saa1

Mandarin: heng2 he2 sha1

Simplified: 恒河沙

a term in Buddhism, it means a big amount

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賀生日

ho6 saang1 jat6

Mandarin: he4 sheng1ri5

Simplified: 贺生日

to celebrate a birthday [colloquial]

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重金

cung5 gam1

a large sum of money

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福士汽車

fuk1 si2 hei3 ce1

Mandarin: fu2 shi4 qi4 che1

Simplified: 福士汽车

(brand) Volkswagen

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索取

saak3 ceoi2

Mandarin: suo3 qu3

ask for; demand, exact, extort

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筍

seon2

Mandarin: sun3

Simplified: 笋

bamboo shoot | young | tender (meat) | winter squash | bargain | # adapted from cc-cedict

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胡說

wu4 syut3

Mandarin: hu2 shuo1

talk nonsense | [粵]: 發噏風, 亂噏, 亂講

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時速

si4 cuk1

Mandarin: shi2 su4

speed per hour

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外島

ngoi6 dou2

Mandarin: wai4 dao3

Simplified: 外岛

Outlying Islands

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用地

jung6 dei6

Mandarin: yong4 di4

usage of land

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新奶奶

san1 naai4 naai2

Mandarin: xin1 nai3 nai5

mother of the groom

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寸草春暉

cyun3 cou2 ceon1 fai1

Mandarin: cun4 cao3 chun1 hui1

Simplified: 寸草春晖

it's difficult to repay the magnitude of parents' love with one's gratitude

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修士

sau1 si6*2

(Catholic) monk; friar; brother

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分離份子

fan1 lei4 fan6 zi2

Mandarin: fen1 li2 fen4 zi3

separatist

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開盤

hoi1 pun4*2

open quotation

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