Cantonese Dictionary

座頭鯨

zo6 tau4 king4

Mandarin: zuo4 tou2 jing1

humpback whale

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田北俊

tin4 bak1 zeon3

Mandarin: tian2 bei3 jun4

James Tien Pei-Chun, name of a politician in Hong Kong

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郛

fu1

Mandarin: fu2

suburbs | outer walls of city | # adapted from cc-cedict

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訂書釘

deng1 syu1 deng1

[n] a staple (for papers)

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快樂

faai3 lok6

Mandarin: kuai4 le4

happy; joyous | Synon.: 歡樂, 高興, 開心, 快活

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商業銀行

soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4

Mandarin: shang1 ye4 yin2 hang2

[n] commercial bank

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兩份

loeng5 fan6*2

two people to sth together; to belong to both sides

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化學武器

faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3

Mandarin: hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4

chemical weapon

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域名

wik6 meng2

Mandarin: yu4 ming2

(computer networking) domain name

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武強

mou5 koeng4

Mandarin: wu3 qiang2

Wuqiang (place in Hebei)

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多項式

do1 hong6 sik1

Mandarin: duo1 xiang4 shi4

[math.] polynomial; multinomial

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研究出

jin4 gau3 ceot1

Mandarin: yan2 jiu4 chu1 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 chu1 (PRC)

excogitate, to think out carefully

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機構臃腫

gei1 kau3 jung2 zung2

Mandarin: ji1 gou1 yong1 zhong3

overstaffing in organizations (government)

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恭候

gung1 hau6

Mandarin: gong1 hou4

look forward to something; wait respectfully

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屎忽鬼

si2 fat1 gwai2

Mandarin: shi3 hu1 gui3

describes a person being inconsistent (changing of mind) and | or who often does things secretly; can be used to describes a man who is homosexual (gay); a jerk; someone who is two-faced

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無厘頭

mou4 lei4 tau4

Mandarin: wu2 li2 tou2

Simplified: 无厘头

(adjective) 1. pointless; 2. illogical; 3. senseless

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張羅

zoeng1 lo4

Mandarin: zhang1 luo2

get together; greet and entertain; take care of

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獻給

hin3 kap1

Mandarin: xian4 gei3

Simplified: 献给

(verb) to contribute; to dedicate; to bestow

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狗屎拉雜

gau2 si2 laap6 zaap6

Mandarin: gou3 shi3 la1 za2

Simplified: 狗屎拉杂

a hotchpotch of things

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水箱

seoi2 soeng1

[automotive] radiator

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拖肥

to1 fei4*2

Mandarin: tuo1 fei2

toffee, toffy [loanword] [Syn.] 太妃糖

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老伯

lou5 baak3

Mandarin: lao3bo2

(noun) Male senior

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花棚

faa1 paang4

Mandarin: hua1 peng2

a vice den; a brothel [colloquial]

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卢武鉉

lou4 mou5 jyun5

Mandarin: lu2 wu3 xuan4

Roh Mu Hyun (President of South Korea)

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捉蟲入屎忽

zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1

Mandarin: zhuo1 chong2 ru4 shi3 hu1

Simplified: 捉虫入屎忽

verb; literally: put the bug into the ass, it means ask for trouble; make trouble for oneself, mess up at the end

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官氣

gun1 hei3

Mandarin: guan1 qi4

bureaucratic airs

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詐和

zaa3 wu4*2

Mandarin: zha4 hu2

(mahjong) a false declaration of win or "cheating hand", may incur a penalty. Also commonly (but erroneously) written as 詐糊, 詐胡 (see note).

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之後

zi1 hau6

Mandarin: zhi1 hou4

afterwards; after; behind

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橙皮紋

caang2 pei4 man4

Mandarin: cheng2 pi2 wen2

Simplified: 橙皮纹

cellulite

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色迷

sik1 mai4

Mandarin: se4 mi2

crazy about sex; lecherous; horny; a sex maniac

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