Cantonese Dictionary

耍手擰頭

saa2 sau2 ning6 tau4

Mandarin: shua3 shou3 ning3 tou2

Simplified: 耍手拧头

waving of hand and shaking of head sideways as a gesture for "no" (spoken)

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貓機

maau1 gei1

Mandarin: mao1 ji1

Simplified: 猫机

a device used to detect mobile short wave radio used by taxi and truck drivers [colloquial]

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交心

gaau1 sam1

Mandarin: jiao1 xin1

open heart to someone, get close

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海燕

hoi2 jin3

Mandarin: hai3 yan4

sea swallow

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寵愛的

cung2 oi3 dik1

Mandarin: chong3 ai4 de5

[adj] pet; to love dearly

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昰

si6

Mandarin: shi4

variant of 是shì [是], to be | (used in given names) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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十一世紀

sap6 jat1 sai3 gei3*2

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4

11th Century

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哎吔吔

aai1 jaa1 jaa1

Mandarin: ai1 ye5 ye5

Oops

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表面風光

biu2 min6 fung1 gwong1

Mandarin: biao3 mian4 feng1 guang1

look outwardly impressive

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死得眼閉

sei2 dak1 ngaan5 bai3

Mandarin: si3 de2 yan3 bi4

Simplified: 死得眼闭

to die happy; to die with their mind at peace

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粉擦

fan2 caat3*2

eraser

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啱啱

ngaam1 ngaam1

Mandarin: yan1 yan1

(adverb) just right; just now

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脫位

tyut3 wai6

Mandarin: tuo1 wei4

Simplified: 脱位

dislocation

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稱得上

cing1 dak1 soeng5

Mandarin: cheng1 de5 shang4

Simplified: 称得上

can be regarded as

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板板六十四

baan2 baan2 luk6 sap6 sei3

Mandarin: ban3 ban3 liu4 shi2 si4

unaccommodating; rigid

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作愛

zok3 oi3

Mandarin: zuo4 ai4

to make love

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bíng

Mandarin: all

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透心涼

tau3 sam1 loeng4

Mandarin: tou4 xin1 liang2

Simplified: 透心凉

feeling cool from inside

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尺寸不足

cek3 cyun3 bat1 zuk1

Mandarin: chi3 cun4 bu4 zu2

undersize

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浚

zeon3

Mandarin: jun4

dredge (a canal)

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遺忘

wai4 mong4

Mandarin: yi2 wang4

forget

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改天換地

goi2 tin1 wun6 dei6

Mandarin: gai3 tian1 huan4 di4

Simplified: 改天换地

to transform heaven and earth; to change the world; to remake nature

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姿勢

zi1 sai3

Mandarin: zi1 shi4

posture; pose; gesture; carriage

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臨天光瀨尿

lam4 tin1 gwong1 laai6 niu6

Mandarin: lin2 tian1 guang1 lai4 niao4

Simplified: 临天光濑尿

wetting the bed close to sunrise; cannot persist till the end (slang)

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子彈

zi2 daan6*2

Mandarin: zi3 dan4

bullet

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出錢

ceot1 cin4*2

Mandarin: chu1 qian2

to pay

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置

zi3

Mandarin: zhi4

to install | to place | to put | to buy | to lay out | to set aside | to purchase provisions | # adapted from cc-cedict

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港產片

gong2 caan2 pin3

Mandarin: gang3 chan3 pian4

Simplified: 港产片

Hong Kong movie

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壙

kong3

Mandarin: kuang4

Simplified: 圹

tomb | grave | prairie | open wilderness | # adapted from cc-cedict

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艷色

jim6 sik1

Mandarin: yan4 se4

[adj] beauty, voluptuousness

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