Cantonese Dictionary

淡月

daam6 jyut6

Mandarin: dan4 yue4

(noun) quiet and slow month in business

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暖氣

nyun5 hei3

Mandarin: nuan3 qi4

a heater; central heating | lit., warm air

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露出馬腳

lou6 ceot1 maa5 goek3

Mandarin: lu4 chu1 ma3 jiao3

to unmask one's true nature (lit., "to reveal the cloven foot") | [Syn.] 露馬腳

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投票

tau4 piu3

Mandarin: tou2 piao4

vote; cast a ballot; go to the polls

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雲尼拿

wan4 nei1 laa4*2

vanilla (as loanword)

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秋水

cau1 seoi2

Mandarin: qiu1 shui3

autumn waters (limpid eyes of a woman)

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晨衣

san4 ji1

Mandarin: chen2 yi1

dressing gown, morning gown

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paau

Mandarin: all

pao4

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日本龍蝦

jat6 bun2 lung4 haa1

Mandarin: ri4 ben3 long2 xia1

Japanese lobster

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固件

gu3 gin6*2

Mandarin: gu4 jian4

firmware

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本星期

bun2 sing1 kei4

Mandarin: ben3 xing1 qi1 (PRC), ben3 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan)

this week

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萬一

maan6 jat1

Mandarin: wan4 yi1

Simplified: 万一

(noun) (of number) 1. eleven thousand or 11.,000 (e.g. money)

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攞便宜

lo1 pin4 ji4

Mandarin: luo1 bian4 yi2

taking advantage of one

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分給

fan1 kap1

Mandarin: fen1 gei3

to divide; to give out; to share out

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餅印

beng2 jan3

Mandarin: bing3 yin4

Simplified: 饼印

literally 'a cookie cutter'; slang for someone having a similar face with another person (usually faces of parents and children)

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屙臭臭

o1 cau3 cau3

Mandarin: e1 chou4 chou4

to poop; to poo-poo [colloquial]

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口授

hau2 sau6

Mandarin: kou3 shou4

teach verbally

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襶

de2

Mandarin: dai4

untidy (in dress) | ignorant | naïve | unsophisticated | # adapted from cc-cedict

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標參

biu1 caam1

Mandarin: biao1 can1

Simplified: 标参

(verb) to kidnap for ransom

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立心

lap6 sam1

conscious

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仇口

sau4 hau2

Mandarin: chou2 kou3

enemy

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阿哩吉諦

o1 li1 gat1 dai3

Mandarin: a1 li1 ji2 di4

Simplified: 阿哩吉谛

to be in a tight spot; to be down on one's luck | confused; muddled; to get into a mess | muddle; to be in trouble

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罪人

zeoi6 jan4

Mandarin: zui4 ren2

a sinner

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開個唱

hoi1 go3 coeng3

Mandarin: kai1 ge4 chang4

to start a personal singing show

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接枝

zip3 zi1

Mandarin: jie1 zhi1

(tree) graft

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狗屎當乾薑

gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1

Mandarin: gou3 shi3 dang1 gan1 jiang1

Simplified: 狗屎当乾薑

'the geese are swans'

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細紙

sai3 zi2

small (denomination) notes

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讔

jan2

Mandarin: yin3

riddle; mystery

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肉冠

juk6 gun3

Mandarin: rou4 guan1

[zoology] comb, caruncle

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巉

caam4

Mandarin: chan2

cliff | precipitous | abrupt | rugged | steep | # adapted from cc-cedict

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