Cantonese Dictionary

衊

mit6

Mandarin: mie4

defiled with blood | to slander | dirty blood | # adapted from cc-cedict

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繁榮富強

faan4 wing4 fu3 koeng4

Mandarin: fan2 rong2 fu4 qiang2

Simplified: 繁荣富强

Prosperous and rich

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斯德哥爾摩

si1 dak1 go1 ji5 mo1

Mandarin: si1 de2 ge1 er3 mo2

Stockholm (capital of Sweden)

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太平洋聯合鐵路

taai3 ping4 joeng4 lyun4 hap6 tit3 lou6

Mandarin: tai4 ping2 yang2 lian2 he2 tie3 lu4

Union Pacific railroad

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好貴

hou2 gwai3

Mandarin: hao3 gui4

Simplified: 好贵

adj. very expensive

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宏大

wang4 daai6

Mandarin: hong2 da4

grand; great; massive

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崩咗

bang1 zo2

Cantonese

fallen to pieces; come apart; collapsed

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支援

zi1 wun4/jyun4

Mandarin: zhi1 yuan2

provide assistance or backing; to support; to back | More formal than 支持 - 支持 is usu. used more on a personal level.

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在案

zoi6 on3

Mandarin: zai4 an4

Documented

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山胞

saan1 baau1

Mandarin: shan1 bao1

aboriginal tribesman (e.g., 高山族)

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澳大利亞總督

ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 zung2 duk1

Mandarin: ao4 da4 li4 ya4 zong3 du1

Governor-General of Australia

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招聘公司

ziu1 ping3 gung1 si1

Mandarin: zhao1 pin4 gong1 si1

personnel recruiting company; headhunter (slang)

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搭腔

daap3 hong1

Mandarin: da1 qiang1

to answer; to respond; to converse

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物件

mat6 gin2

Mandarin: wu4 jian4

item

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盲文

maang4 man4

Mandarin: mang2 wen2

braille

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叫作

giu3 zok3

to be called, to be named (Cantonese: 叫做)

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擒賊

kam4 caak6

Mandarin: qin2zei2-

Simplified: 擒贼

to capture a thief [written and colloquial]

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飲飽食醉

jam2 baau2 sik6 zeoi3

Mandarin: yin3 bao3 shi2 zui4

Simplified: 饮饱食醉

feeling satisfied after eating and drinking one's fill

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尋日

cam4 jat6

Mandarin: zuo2 tian1

Simplified: 昨天

Cantonese

yesterday (Cantonese)

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死亡證明書

sei2 mong4 zing3 ming4 syu1

Mandarin: si3 wang2 zheng4 ming2 shu1

death certificate

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生物戰

sang1 mat6 zin3

Mandarin: sheng1 wu4 zhan4

germ warfare; biological warfare

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用武

jung6 mou5

Mandarin: yong4 wu3

use force; to display one's abilities or talents

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搞風搞雨

gaau2 fung1 gaau2 jyu5

Mandarin: gao3 feng1 gao3 yu3

Simplified: 搞风搞雨

to stir up a drama or trouble

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昌隆

coeng1 lung4

Mandarin: chang1 long2

prosperous

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國際性

gwok3 zai3 sing3

Mandarin: guo2 ji4 xing4

[n] international aspect

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傳銷

cyun4 siu1

Mandarin: chuan2 xiao1

multi-level marketing ("pyramid selling")

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愚弄

jyu4 lung6

Mandarin: yu2nong4

(verb) Mock

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淆老襯

ngaau4 lou5 can3

Mandarin: xiao2 lao3 chen4

Simplified: 淆老衬

an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]

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sàhn

Mandarin: all

shen2

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做ＰＲ

zou6 pi1 aa1 lou4

Mandarin: zuo4ＰＲ

to be a public relations representative [written and colloquial]; to work as a nightclub hostess [colloquial]

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