Cantonese Dictionary

風能

fung1 nang4

wind energy | See also 風力 wind power

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手槍

sau2 coeng1

Mandarin: shou3 qiang1

pistol

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廣播室

gwong2 bo3 sat1

Mandarin: guang3 bo1 shi4

a broadcasting room/studio

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閑日

haan4 jat2

Mandarin: xian2 ri4

Simplified: 闲日

an average day | ordinary days (as distinguished from holidays, festivals, etc.)

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生雞精

sang1 gai1 zing1

Mandarin: sheng1 ji1 jing1

Simplified: 生鸡精

chicken essense

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唔夠

m4 gau3

Mandarin: n2 gou4

Simplified: 唔够

Cantonese

not enough; insufficient

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wùh

Mandarin: all

hu2

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生產線

sang1 caan2 sin3

Mandarin: sheng1 chan3 xian4

an assembly line; production line

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訂閱

deng6 jyut6

Mandarin: ding4 yue4

subscription; to subscribe

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中國語

zung1 gwok3 jyu5

Mandarin: Zhong1 guo2 yu3

Simplified: 中国语

Chinese Language

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分子雜交

fan1 zi2 zaap6 gaau1

Mandarin: fen1 zi3 za2 jiao1

molecular hybridization

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無遠弗屆

mou4 jyun5 fat1 gaai3

Mandarin: wu2 yuan3 fu2 jie4

limitless; there's no place that cannot be reached; capable of reaching anywhere; far-reaching

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走軍火

zau2 gwan1 fo2

arms trafficking

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海下

hoi2 haa6*2

Hoi Ha (a place on the innermost shore of Hoi Ha Wan)

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玩後庭

waan2 hau6 ting4

Mandarin: wan2 hou4ting2

Simplified: 玩后庭

to have anal sex [colloquial]

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溟

ming5

Mandarin: ming2

to drizzle | drizzling rain | dark | obscure | damp | humid | moist | the grand obscurity | vast and boundless | # adapted from cc-cedict

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左遷

zo2 cin1

Mandarin: zuo3 qian1

Simplified: 左迁

to relocate to the left side; to lower one's job rank

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符合

fu4 hap6

Mandarin: fu2 he2

(verb) 1. To match; 2. To qualify

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二次多項式

ji6 ci3 do1 hong6 sik1

Mandarin: er4 ci4 duo1 xiang4 shi4

[math.] quadratic polynomial

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炒友

caau2 jau5

Mandarin: chao3 you3

speculator in stock market or any investments

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切開

cit3 hoi1

Mandarin: qie1 kai1

Simplified: 切开

to cut off

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餵狗

wai3 gau2

Mandarin: wei4 gou3

to feed dogs

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牒

dip6

Mandarin: die2

(official) document | dispatch | records | certificate | book | # adapted from cc-cedict

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húng

Mandarin: all

kong3

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不用謝

bat1 jung6 ze6

Mandarin: bu4 yong4 xie4

[1] you're welcome; don't mention it [2] [粵] 唔使多謝 (for goods received) and 唔使唔該 (for services rendered)

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單調

daan1 diu6

Mandarin: dan1 diao4

Simplified: 单调

(adjective) Samey

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好黃好暴力

hou2 wong4 hou2 bou6 lik6

Cantonese

describes sth that is cool and interesting (lit., "very pornographic, very violent") | [普]: 很黄很暴力

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人有三急

jan4 jau5 saam1 gap1

need to go to the toilet

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韮

gau2

Mandarin: jiu3

leek | scallion | Chinese chives | # adapted from cc-cedict

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聖誕禮物

sing3 daan3 lai5 mat6

Mandarin: Sheng4 dan4 li3 wu4

Simplified: 圣诞礼物

Christmas gift

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