Cantonese Dictionary

朝頭早

ziu1 tau4 zou2

Mandarin: chao2 tou2 zao3

Simplified: 朝头早

(noun) morning; (adverb) in the morning

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印尼綜合指數

jan3 nei4 zung3 hap6 zi2 sou3

Jakarta Composite Index

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煉獄

lin6 juk6

Mandarin: lian4 yu4

a purgatory; Purgatory

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門票

mun4 piu3

Mandarin: men2 piao4

an entrance ticket; an admission ticket

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尖

zim1

Mandarin: jian1

point (of needle) | sharp | shrewd | pointed | tip | peak | meal by the roadside | top | cream of the crop | leading | sharp-tongued | perceptive | # adapted from cc-cedict

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歌女

go1 neoi5*2

singsong girls

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鯪魚球

leng4 jyu4 kau4

Mandarin: ling2 yu2 qiu2

Simplified: 鲮鱼球

dace fish balls

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波浪形的

bo1 long6 jing4 dik1

Mandarin: bo1 lang4 xing2 de5

[adj] undulating

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間歇性

gaan3 hit3 sing3

Mandarin: jian4xie1 xing4

Simplified: 间歇性

intermittently [written and colloquial]

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飄忽

piu1 fat1

Mandarin: piao1 hu1

1. ephemeral; move swiftly; here on moment and gone the next 2. unstationary; always moving

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主動脈

zyu2 dung6 mak6

Mandarin: zhu3 dong4 mai4

aorta; principal artery

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冰心

bing1 sam1

Mandarin: bing1 xin1

Bing Xin (mainland writer); pure, chaste

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黨派的

dong2 paai3 dik1

partisan

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背脢

bui3 mui4

Mandarin: bei4 mei2

back

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平仄

ping4 zak1 ; peng4 zak1

Mandarin: ping2 ze4

level and oblique tones; tone pattern

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克復

haak1 fuk6

Mandarin: ke4 fu4

Simplified: 克复

resume | retake; recover | overcome; conquer

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手提箱

sau2 tai4 soeng1

Mandarin: shou3 ti2 xiang1

suitcase

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扤凳

ngat6 dang3

Cantonese

to rock a chair

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好佬怕爛佬

hou2 lou2 paa3 laan6 lou2

Mandarin: hao3 lao3 pa4 lan4 lao3

Simplified: 好佬怕烂佬

Good guys are afraid of bad guys, it means guys of good quality do not argue or fight with guys who are unreasonable

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發明家

faat3 ming4 gaa1

Mandarin: fa1 ming2 jia1

inventor

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隱瞞

jan2 mun4

Mandarin: yin3 man2

cover up; hide; conceal; hold back

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高棉

gou1 min4

Mandarin: gao1 mian2

Cambodia, Kampuchea, Khmer

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註冊護士

zyu3 caak3 wu6 si6

Mandarin: zhu4 ce4 hu4 shi5

Simplified: 注册护士

Registered Nurse

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羊咩鬚

joeng4 me1 sou1

Mandarin: yang2 mie1 xu1

Simplified: 羊咩须

Cantonese

(noun) beard; goatee

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有所

jau5 so2

Mandarin: you3 suo3

somewhat; somehow; to some extent

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以...見稱

ji5 gin3 cing1

Mandarin: yi3 jian4 cheng1

noted as...; famous for...; known for...

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近體詩

gan6 tai2 si1

Mandarin: jin4 ti3 shi1

Simplified: 近体诗

"modern style poetry"; regulated verse innovated in classical poetry during the Tang dynasty, with constrained tonal patterns and rhyme schemes

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齊整

cai4 zing2

Mandarin: qi2 zheng3

Simplified: 齐整

tidy and | or neat

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有理冇理

jau5 lei5 mou5 lei5

Mandarin: you3 li3 mao3 li3

Cantonese

regardless of whether it is rational or reasonable; regardless of the consquences; no matter what

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袋

doi2

Mandarin: dai4

bag; pocket

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