Cantonese Dictionary

睇來

tai2 lai4

Mandarin: di4 lai2

Simplified: 睇来

Cantonese

seem

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隱密

jan2 mat6

occult

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怎樣做

zam2 joeng6*2 zou6

Mandarin: zen3 yang4 zuo4

how to do sth.; how to handle sth.; how to manage sth. | Cant.: 點做; 點樣做 | Syn.: 怎麼做; 怎麼辦; 怎辦; 怎麼搞; 怎麼幹; 怎樣辦

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文人

man4 jan4

Mandarin: wen2 ren2

scholar; a person of letters

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割禮

got3 lai5

Mandarin: ge1 li3

circumcision

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繑後

hiu1 hau6

Mandarin: qiao1 hou4

Simplified: 繑后

to fast forward [colloquial]

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察覺

caat3 gok3

Mandarin: cha2 jue2

be conscious of; become aware of; perceive

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驢

lou4 leoi4

Mandarin: lv2

donkey; ass; Equus asinus, the domesticated animal of the horse family, Equidae

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坳胡婆

aau3*1 wu4*1 po4*1

the evil female character in a fable

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侵權行為

cam1 kyun4 hang4 wai4

Mandarin: qin1 quan2 xing2 wei2

tort; infringement act; infringing on sb's rights

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放過

fong3 gwo3

let pass

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jiu

Mandarin: all

jiao4

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自然災害

zi6 jin4 zoi1 hoi6

Mandarin: zi4 ran2 zai1 hai4

natural disaster

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犯小人

faan6 siu2 jan2

Mandarin: fan4 xiao3 ren2

to be lacking in luck

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胸罩

hung1 zaau3

Mandarin: xiong1 zhao4

brassiere; bra

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陰陽

jam1 joeng4

yin and yang

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尋找

cam4 zaau2

Mandarin: xun2 zhao3

to look for; to find; to seek | [粵]: 搵 (wan2)

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雜貨

zaap6 fo3

Mandarin: za2 huo4

groceries; sundry goods

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側睡

zak1 seoi6

Mandarin: ce4 shui4

sleep on one's side

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紫水晶

zi2 seoi2 zing1

Mandarin: zi3 shui3 jing1

amethyst

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貿易保護主義

mau6 jik6 bou2 wu6 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: mao4 yi4 bao3 hu4 zhu3 yi4

trade protectionism

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黃蜂竇

wong4 fung1 dau3

Mandarin: huang2 feng1 dou4

Simplified: 黄蜂窦

a vespiary (a wasp's nest); a hornet's nest (can be used in a metarphoric sense to describe someone unpleasant)

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光澤

gwong1 zaak6

Mandarin: guang1 ze2

luster

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內線

noi6 sin3

Mandarin: nei4 xian4

Simplified: 内线

internal line [telephone]

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野生植物

je5 saang1 zik6 mat6

Mandarin: ye3 sheng1 zhi2 wu4

wild plant

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委員會會議

wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 wui6 ji5

Mandarin: wei3 yuan2 hui4 hui4 yi4

committee meeting

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保釋金

bou2 sik1 gam1

Mandarin: bao3 shi4 jin1

recognizance (like bail)

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峙

si6 ci5

Mandarin: zhi4

stand erect; tower

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十面埋伏

sap6 min6 maai4 fuk6

Mandarin: shi2 mian4 mai2 fu2

to lay in ambush for (the enemy) on all sides

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gón

Mandarin: all

gan3

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