Cantonese Dictionary

受害

sau6 hoi6

Mandarin: shou4 hai4

[1] to be injured; [2] to be killed

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興趣

hing3 ceoi3

Mandarin: xing4 qu5

hobby, interest

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鹹淡場

haam4 taam5 coeng4

Mandarin: xian2dan4 chang3

Simplified: 咸淡场

a business that is slightly dodgy [colloquial]

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執政能力

zap1 zing3 nang4 lik6

Mandarin: zhi2 zheng4 neng2 li4

governing capacity

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霸掗

baa3 ngaa6

Cantonese

overbearing | [普]: 霸道

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俾龜逗

bei2 gwai1 dau6

Mandarin: bi3 gui1 dou4

Simplified: 俾龟逗

to be stopped and searched by the police [colloquial]

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輸精管

syu1 zing1 gun2

Mandarin: shu1 jing1 guan3

[anat.] sperm duct, vas deferens

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甫

fu2 pou2

Mandarin: fu3

[1] just; only [2] one's courtesy name

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大細眼

daai6 sai3 ngaan5

Mandarin: da4 xi4 yan3

Simplified: 大细眼

eyes in different sizes, one bigger, one smaller; having double standards

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童子

tung4 zi2

Mandarin: tong2 zi3

[formal] a boy; a lad

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南丫島

naam4 aa1 dou2

Mandarin: nan2 ya1 dao3

Simplified: 南丫岛

Lamma Island, an island situated in the southern seas of Hong Kong

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貪官污吏

taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6

[n] corrupt government officials

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汽

hei3

Mandarin: qi4

steam | vapor | gas | # adapted from cc-cedict

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煤礦

mui4 kong3

Mandarin: mei2 kuang4

colliery, a coal mine

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中古

zung1 gu2

Mandarin: zhong1 gu3

[1] medieval times, Middle ages [2] middle ancient, middle aged, second-hand

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缺陷

kyut3 haam6

Mandarin: que1 xian4

defect; flaw

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兩當

loeng5 dong1

Mandarin: liang3 dang1

Liangdang (place in Gansu)

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窒人

zat6 jan4

Mandarin: zhi4 ren2

To speak sarcastically

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遒勁

cau4 ging6

Mandarin: qiu2 jing4

Simplified: 遒劲

(of strokes in calligraphy or painting) vigorous and powerful

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生煤

saang1 mui4

Mandarin: sheng1 mei2

bituminous coal

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無私

mou4 si1

to be selfless with no personal motives

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四出

sei3 ceot1

Mandarin: si4 chu1

going around; going out to everywhere

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難看

naan4 hon3

Mandarin: nan2 kan4

ugly; unsightly; unpleasant-looking | 粵: 難睇; 醜樣; 肉酸

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重新磁化

cung4 san1 ci4 faa3

Mandarin: zhong4 xin1 ci2 hua4

remagnetize

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新鮮蘿蔔皮

san1 sin1 lo4 baak6 pei4

Mandarin: xin1xian1 luo2bo5 pi2

Simplified: 新鲜萝卜皮

'so special' | 'so great' | 'so marvallous' (in a sarcastic tone used in the expression “so (you | she) think (you | he | she are | is) so special” [colloquial]

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秦陵

ceon4 ling4

Mandarin: qin2 ling2

the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li near Xian

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摧殘

ceoi1 caan4

Mandarin: cui1 can2

to ravage; to ruin

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家庭承包經營

gaa1 ting4 sing4 baau1 ging1 jing4

Mandarin: jia1 ting2 cheng2 bao1 jing1 ying2

household contract management

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爆穀

paau3 guk1

Mandarin: bao4 gu3

Cantonese

variant of 爆谷

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腦膜

nou5 mok6*2

the meninges (membrane surrounding the brain)

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