Cantonese Dictionary

特權

dak6 kyun4

Mandarin: te4 quan2

privilege; prerogative; right; privileged

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日月

jat6 jyut6

Mandarin: ri4 yue4

life; livelihood (lit., "sun and moon")

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旋轉

syun4 zyun2

Mandarin: xuan2 zhuan3

whirl | [粵]: 轉 (zyun3)

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惡者

ok3 ze2

Mandarin: e4 zhe3

evil one; evil person

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統管

tung2 gun2

Mandarin: tong3 guan3

unified administration

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母儀天下

mou5 ji4 tin1 haa6

Mandarin: mu3 yi2 tian1 xia4

be a motherly role-model for the nation (said of an empress)

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真鈔

zan1 caau1

genuine banknotes, genuine money

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濕潤

sap1 jeon6

Mandarin: shi1 run4

moist | [粵]: also 濕

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啜泣

zyut3 jap1

to sob or shed tears because of grief, sorrow, or pain; weep

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單車徑

daan1 ce1 ging3

Mandarin: dan1 che1 jing4

Simplified: 单车径

cycling path

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原子序數

jyun4 zi2 zeoi6 sou3

Mandarin: yuan2 zi3 xu4 shu4

[化] atomic number

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棉緊身

min4 gan2 san1

Mandarin: mian2 jin3 shen1

Simplified: 棉紧身

Cantonese

leggings

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警衛

ging2 wai6

Mandarin: jing3 wei4

security guard | In Hong Kong, often 'se3 kiu1' (from 'security')

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傾家蕩產

king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2

Mandarin: qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3

lose all one's possesions; be reduced to ruin and poverty

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財政收入

coi4 zing3 sau1 jap6

Mandarin: cai2 zheng4 shou1 ru4

Simplified: 财政收入

financial revenue

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車水馬龍

geoi1 seoi2 maa5 lung4

incessant stream of horses and carriages (heavy traffic on the street)

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逼使

bik1 sai2

Mandarin: bi1 shi3

to force (something) on someone; to obtrude; to coerce; to compel

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剽竊

piu5 sit3

Mandarin: piao1 qie4

to pirate; to plagiarize

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一脈相承

jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4

Mandarin: yi1 mai4 xiang1 cheng2

come down in one continuous line; can be traced to the same origin

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新港鄉

san1 gong2 hoeng1

Mandarin: xin1 gang3 xiang1

Hsinkang (village in Taiwan)

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律師行

leot6 si1 hong2

Mandarin: lv4 shi1 xing2

Simplified: 律师行

noun; law firm

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棉絨

min4 jung4*2

Mandarin: mian2 rong2

velveteen, cotton velvet, velour; lint

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失落

sat1 lok6

Mandarin: shi1 luo4

to lose; to drop; to feel a sense of loss

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噌

caang1

Mandarin: ceng1

to scold | whoosh! | whiz | # adapted from cc-cedict

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險過剃頭

him2 gwo3 tai3 tau4

Mandarin: jian3 guo4 ti4 tou2

Simplified: 險过剃头

describes a situation which is very dangerous; a close shave; a narrow escape

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蛇腹形鐵絲網

se4 fuk1 jing4 tit3 si1 mong5

concertina wire

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出口

ceot1 hau2

Mandarin: chu1 kou3

[1] exit; way out [2] export; to export [3] to speak up; to speak out; to utter [4] exhaust; discharge point; vent; outlet; egress; outpoint

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言字旁

jin4 zi6 pong4

Mandarin: yan2 zi4 pang2

Kangxi radical 149 (言) in its component form 訁 (simplified: 讠)

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反歧視法

faan2 kei4 si6 faat3

Mandarin: fan3 qi2 shi4 fa3

anti-discrimination law

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兄弟姐妹

hing1 dai6 ze2 mui6

Mandarin: xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4

brothers and sisters

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