Cantonese Dictionary

垂體

seoi4 tai2

Mandarin: chui2 ti3

hypophysis; pituitary (body/gland)

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勛績

fan1 zek3

Mandarin: xun1 ji4

Simplified: 勋绩

Outstanding achievement

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熨斗

tong3 dau2

Mandarin: yun4 dou3

(n.) iron – to iron clothes with. (Note: 熨 is orig. pronounced /wan6/ but has since adopted the pronunciation of 燙 so that people can still pronounce "iron" as /tong3 dau2/ as they have always done, but can write it as the standard Chinese "熨斗".)

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恕罪

syu3 zeoi6

Mandarin: shu4 zui4

pardon, forgiveness

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聽力

teng1 lik6

Mandarin: ting1 li4

listening skill; listening comprehension

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垃圾站

laap6 saap3 zaam6

Mandarin: le4 se4 (TW), la1 ji1 (CN) zhan4

[1] refuse collection point (RCP) [2] rubbish skip; dumpster [3] garbage depot; refuse storage area; rubbish depot

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潸

sim2

Mandarin: shan1

tearfully | weep | # adapted from cc-cedict

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下咽

haa6 jin3

Mandarin: xia4 yan4

Swallow

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日刊

jat6 hon1*2

Mandarin: ri4 kan1

daily (publication)

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鄰避主義

leon4 bei6 zyu2 ji6

nimbyism - Nimby (an acronym for "not in my back yard") is a pejorative characterization of opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development because it is close to them.

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文獻

man4 hin3

Mandarin: wen2 xian4

document

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唯有

wai4 jau5

Mandarin: wei2 you3

(conj) only; alone [Syn.] 惟有

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豪飲

hou4 jam2

Mandarin: hao2yin3

drink heavily; drink unrestrained; binge drinking

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肪

fong1

Mandarin: fang2

fat

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燒魚

siu1 jyu4*2

[n][v] roast fish

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人日

jan4 jat6

Mandarin: ren2 ri4

Human Day, on the 7th day of first month for the lunar calendar, the day when human being were made

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乖乖地

gwaai1 gwaai1 dei6*2

Mandarin: guai1guai5 di4

obediently [written and colloquial]

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是是但但

si6 si6 daan6 daan6

Mandarin: shi4 shi4 dan4 dan4

whatever; anything will do; anything goes; whishy-washy; halfheartedly; to muddle through; careless behaviour [colloquial]

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海灣

hoi2 waan1

Mandarin: hai3 wan1

bay, gulf

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鐵打酒

tit3 daa2 zau2

Mandarin: tie3 da3 jiu3

Simplified: 铁打酒

a liniment for traumatic injuries(medicinal liquor, not for drink)

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鄉下佬一腳牛屎

hoeng1 haa2 lou2 jat1 goek3 ngau4 si2

Mandarin: xiang1xia5lao3 yi1 jiao3 niu2 shi3

Simplified: 乡下佬一脚牛屎

a derogatory way to refer to a hillbilly | a country bumpkin | a yokel | a hayseed [colloquial]

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錯愕

co3 ngok6

Mandarin: cuo4 e4

dumbfounded, stunned

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山椒魚

saan1 ziu1 jyu4*2

Mandarin: shan1 jiao1 yu2

cryptobranchoidea, salamander

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衣

ji3

Mandarin: yi1

to wear | to be dressed in | # adapted from cc-cedict

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哚

doe1

Mandarin: duo3

indole C8H7N (heterocyclic organic compound) | a little | the backing | support of someone powerful | # adapted from cc-cedict

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意

ji3

Mandarin: yi4

idea | meaning | thought | to think | wish | desire | intention | to expect | to anticipate | opinion | will | purpose | attention | Italy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鍰

waan4

Mandarin: huan2

Simplified: 锾

ancient unit of weight | money | coins | to measure | ring | # adapted from cc-cedict

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自咎

zi6 gau3

Mandarin: zi4 jiu4

to blame oneself; to rebuke oneself

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居然會

geoi1 jin4 wui6

Mandarin: ju1 ran2 hui4

unexpected meeting, unexpected encounter, chance encounter

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安如磐石

on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6

Mandarin: an1 ru2 pan2 shi2

as solid as rock

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