Cantonese Dictionary

佛祖

fat6 zou2

Mandarin: fo2 zu3

Sakyamuni Buddha, the historic Buddha [Syn.] 釋迦牟尼 , 釋迦牟尼佛

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亞

aa3

Mandarin: ya4

[1] second; inferior [2] Asia

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糙皮病

cou3 pei4 beng6

Mandarin: cao1 pi2 bing4

pellagra, a disease caused by a nicotinic acid deficiency which common in people who obtain most of their food energy from corn

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龜公

gwai1 gung1

Mandarin: gui1 gong1

Cantonese

cuckold; pimp

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背景調查

bui3 ging2 diu6 caa4

Mandarin: bei4jing3 diao4cha2

Simplified: 背景调查

background check; background investigation [written and colloquial]

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強加於人

koeng5 gaa1 jyu1 jan4

Mandarin: qiang2 jia1 yu2 ren2

Simplified: 强加于人

to impose one's opinion, idea, will on someone

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曾幾何時

cang4 gei2 ho4 si4

Mandarin: ceng2 ji3 he2 shi2

before long; just a while ago; not long before/since/after; once upon a time

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偶

ngau5

Mandarin: ou3

accidental | idol | pair | mate | once in a while | even (number) | counterpart | # adapted from cc-cedict

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髓

seoi5

Mandarin: sui3

marrow | essence | quintessence | pith (soft interior of plant stem) | resinous formation | # adapted from cc-cedict

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囍糖

hei2 tong4*2

wedding treats/favors; wedding candy

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文武兼備

man4 mou5 gim1 bei6

Mandarin: wen2 wu3 jian1 bei4

[1] be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts [2] [Syn.] 文武雙全 ; 能文能武 ; 文武全才

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太空衫

taai3 hung1 saam1

Mandarin: tai4 kong1 shan1

space suit

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反面

faan2 min6

Mandarin: fan3 mian4

(verb) to break up with (friends, partners, etc.)

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合影

hap6 jing2

Mandarin: he2 ying3

to take a photograph together; group photo

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重皮

cung5 pei2

Mandarin: chong2 pi2

expensive; costly

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愛克斯光診斷

oi3 hak1 si1 gwong1 can2 dyun3

Mandarin: ai4 ke4 si3 guang1 zhen3 duan4

roentgen; x-ray diagnosis

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平靚正

peng4 leng3 zeng3

Mandarin: ping2 jing4 zheng4

Simplified: 平靓正

Bang for the buck; something cheap, good quality and fulfill my needs

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奶嘢

naai5 je5

Mandarin: nai3 ye3

Cantonese

had gotten into trouble or a mess

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雲南

wan4 naam4

Mandarin: yun2 nan2

Yunnan province in China

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雞眼

gai1 ngaan5

Mandarin: ji1 yan3

Simplified: 鸡眼

(noun) 1. Plantar Wart; 2. Eyelet

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fūng

Mandarin: all

feng1

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胡杏兒

wu4 hang6 ji4

Mandarin: hu2 xing4 er5

Simplified: 胡杏儿

Myolie Wu Hang-yee, name of a Hong Kong actress and singer

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霹靂舞者

pik1 lik1 mou5 ze2

Mandarin: pi1 li4 wu3 zhe3

a breakdancer, a breaker, a b-boy, a b-girl

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無憂無慮

mou4 jau1 mou4 leoi6

without worries

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hāan

Mandarin: all

qian1

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大庸

daai6 jung4

Mandarin: da4 yong1

Dayong (city in Hunan)

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公公婆婆

gung1 gung1 po4 po4

Mandarin: gong1 gong5 po2 po5

grandpa and grandma | any elderly address by others

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死死氣

sei2 sei2 hei3

Mandarin: si3 si3 qi4

Simplified: 死死气

to be forced into doing something unwillingly (spoken)

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小相公

siu2 soeng3 gung1

Mandarin: xiao3 xiang4 gong1

(mahjong) short hand, a hand containing less than 13 tiles during gameplay

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楂

zaa1

Mandarin: cha2

Chinese hawthorn | # adapted from cc-cedict

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