Cantonese Dictionary

以寡敵眾

ji5 gwaa2 dik6 zung3

Mandarin: yi3 gua3 di2 zhong4

fight against (heavy) odds; put the few against the many

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搉

kok3

Mandarin: que4

consult | knock | beat | # adapted from cc-cedict

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悼念

dou6 nim6

Mandarin: dao4 nian4

to grieve; to mourn; to lament for

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幼稚園畢業生

jau3 zi6 jyun4 bat1 jip6 sang1

Mandarin: you4 zhi4 yuan2 bi3 ye4 sheng1

kindergarten graduate; one who has completed kindergarten

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法律上

faat3 leot6 soeng6

Mandarin: fa3 lv4 shang4

jurally, legally

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港人治港

gong2 jan4 zi6 gong2

Mandarin: gang3 ren2 zhi4 gang3

(political term) Hong Kong people govern Hong Kong

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透支

tau3 zi1

Mandarin: tou4 zhi1

[銀行] [1][n] overdraft [2][v] to overdraw (a bank account) [3][v] to get an advance; to receive (the whole or part of) one's salary earlier than scheduled

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衣著

ji1 zoek3

Mandarin: yi1 zhuo2

dress; dressing

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大使級

daai6 si3 kap1

Mandarin: da4 shi3 ji2

ambassadorial

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應付自如

jing3 fu6 zi6 jyu4

Mandarin: jing4 fu4 zi4 ru2

have absolutely no trouble dealing with; to be more than capable

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萬

maak6

Mandarin: wan4

Simplified: 万

part of a double-barreled surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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欞

ling4

Mandarin: ling2

Simplified: 棂

latticework on a window | a lintel | # adapted from cc-cedict

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上機

soeng5 gei1

Mandarin: shang4 ji1

Simplified: 上机

boarding a flight (air travel)

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並列連接詞

bing6 lit6 lin4 zip3 ci4

Mandarin: bing4 lie4 lian2 jie1 ci2

[grammar] a coordinating conjunction

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路途

lou6 tou4

Mandarin: lu4 tu2

journey

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講咁易咩

gong2 gam3 ji6 me1

Mandarin: jiang3 gan1 yi4 mie1

Simplified: 讲咁易咩

Cantonese

Easy to talk about but hard to do; easier said than done

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美容業

mei5 jung4 jip6

Mandarin: mei3 rong2 ye4

Simplified: 美容业

Beauty Industry

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針波

zam1 bo1

Mandarin: zhen1 bo1

Simplified: 针波

jump ball

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一辣

jat1 laat6

Mandarin: yi1 la4

(mahjong) an alternative name for a full house | cf. 滿和, 滿貫

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束手待死

cuk1 sau2 doi6 sei2

Mandarin: shu4 shou3 dai4 si3

hands tied and expecting the worst (lit., "hands tied and waiting for death")

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族群

zuk6 kwan4

Mandarin: zu2 qun2

ethnic group

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新興

san1 hing1

Mandarin: xin1 xing1

new; up-and-coming; newly developing; (placename) Sun Hing

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耐唔時

noi6 m4 si4

Mandarin: nai4 wu2 shi2

Simplified: 耐唔时

Cantonese

occasionally [colloquial]

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吾

ng4

Mandarin: wu2

[1] I; me; we; us [2] my; our [3] a family name

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謨

mou4

Mandarin: mo2

Simplified: 谟

plan | to practice | scheme | to be without | to worship | # adapted from cc-cedict

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任憑

jam6 pang4

Mandarin: ren4 ping2

allow sb. to do what they please

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雙手

soeng1 sau2

Mandarin: shuang1 shou3

a pair of hands

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道德腐化

dou6 dak1 fu6 faa3

moral depravity

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公共衛生

gung1 gung6 wai6 sang1

Mandarin: gong1 gong4 wei4 sheng1

public hygiene

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木蘭

muk6 laan4

Mandarin: mu4 lan2

magnolia, Mulan

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