Cantonese Dictionary

啞人

aa2 jan4

a dumb/mute person

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受靶

sau6 baa2

Mandarin: shou4 ba3

one who was being scolded or victimized for any reasons

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大功

daai6 gung1

Mandarin: da4 gong1

great merit; great service

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究竟

gau3 ging2

Mandarin: jiu4 jing4 (Taiwan), jiu1 jing4 (PRC)

adv. [1] actually; exactly [2] after all; in the end. n. outcome; what actually happened

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吸引力

kap1 jan5 lik6

attraction; the power of attraction

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演野

jin2 ye5

Mandarin: yan3 ye3

acting; showing off (spoken)

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垂青

seoi4 cing1

Mandarin: chui2 qing1

to be looked upon favourably

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戎克船

jung4 hak1 syun4

Mandarin: rong2 ke4 chuan2

a junk (lit., "battleship")

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嘖

zik1

Mandarin: ze2

Simplified: 啧

(interj. of admiration or of disgust) | to click one's tongue | to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蠱靈精怪

gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3

Mandarin: gu3 ling2 jing1 guai4

Simplified: 蛊灵精怪

behaving in a strange manner

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騰達

tang4 daat6

Mandarin: teng2 da2

Simplified: 腾达

on the rise; thriving; soaring

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yīng

Mandarin: all

ying1

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戰雲

zin3 wan4

Mandarin: zhan4 yun2

Simplified: 战云

the nervous, tense atmosphere before the outbreak of war

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高山植物

gou1 saan1 zik6 mat6

Mandarin: gao1shan1zhi2wu4

alpine plant

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凘

si1

Mandarin: si1

floating ice 

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污染

wu1 jim5

Mandarin: wu1 ran3

(verb) pollute

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七百

cat1 baak3

Mandarin: qi1 bai3

Seven hundred

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太過分

taai3 gwo3 fan6

Mandarin: tai4 guo4 fen4

beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable; too much; over the top; excessive; unacceptable; have crossed over the line | Usu. in reference to someone's behaviour, speech or action | Stronger expression than just 過分 | [Var.] 太過份

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安樂

on1 lok6

Mandarin: an1 le4

[1] peaceful; content; happy [2] (placename) On Lok

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鑑於

gaam3 jyu1

Mandarin: jian4 yu2

Simplified: 鉴于

in consideration of; in view of; in light of; given

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星空

sing1 hung1

starry sky

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搞衛生

gaau2 wai6 sang1

Cantonese

sanitation, to clean up.

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實趯趯

sat6 dek3 dek3

Mandarin: shi2 ti4 ti4

Simplified: 实趯趯

not soft and tender; tough and firm

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情緒病

cing4 seoi5 beng6

Mandarin: qing2 xu4 bing4

Simplified: 情绪病

Mood disorders; emotional illness

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光槃

gwong1 pun4

Mandarin: guang1 pan2

compact disc

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沒意思

mut6 ji3 si1

Mandarin: mei2 yi4 si5

[idiom] unable to put forward an opinion; have no idea; [adj] not interesting; boring [粵]: 冇癮; [adj] not worth talking about

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趍

ceoi1

Mandarin: qu1

hasten

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fún

Mandarin: all

kuan3

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死性不改

sei2 sing3 bat1 goi2

Mandarin: si3 xing4 bu4 gai3

stubborn characteristics (idiom)

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尿片

niu6 pin3*2

Mandarin: niao4 pian4

diaper; diapers; nappy; nappies

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