Cantonese Dictionary

干諾道中

gon1 nok6 dou6 zung1

Mandarin: gan1 nuo4 dao4 zhong1

Simplified: 干诺道中

Connaught Road Central, located in Hong Kong

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聶

nip6

Mandarin: nie4

whisper; surname

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大靠邊靠

daai6 kau3 bin1 kau3

Simplified: 大靠边靠

Cantonese

No definition available

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雷劈

leoi4 pek3

Mandarin: lei2 pi1

to strike by lightning

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爆炸的

baau3 zaa3 dik1

Mandarin: bao4 zha4 de5

[adj] explosive

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受黑錢

sau6 hak1 cin2

Mandarin: shou4 hei1 qian2

Simplified: 受黑钱

to accept bribes (洗黑錢 sai2 hak1 cin2 is money laundering)

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皖

wun2

Mandarin: Wan3

abbr. for Anhui Province 安徽省 Ānhuī Shěng [安徽省] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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粤文

jyut6 man4

Mandarin: yue4 wen2

Guangdong language; written Cantonese

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聽聞

ting1 man4

Mandarin: ting1 wen2

Simplified: 听闻

learnt or heard from a secondary source

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北海

bak1 hoi2

Mandarin: bei3 hai3

the North Sea; (placename) Pak Hoi

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封存

fung1 cyun4

Mandarin: feng1 cun2

to sequester; to seal up; to freeze (an account)

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各界

gok3 gaai3

all walks of life; all social circles

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委員

wai2 jyun4

Mandarin: wei3 yuan2

committee member / members

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抽射

cau1 se6

Mandarin: chou1 she4

volley, to shoot football

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數字網

sou3 zi6 mong5

Mandarin: shu4 zi4 wang3

digital network

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收話器

sau1 waa6 hei3

Mandarin: shou1 hua4 qi4

Simplified: 收话器

a telephone receiver

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麻煩你

maa4 faan4 nei5

Mandarin: ma2 fan5 ni3

Simplified: 麻烦你

trouble you

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社會工作

se5 wui6*2 gung1 zok3

Mandarin: she4 hui4 gong1 zuo4

social work; work, in addition to one's regular job, done for the collective

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財政補貼

coi4 zing3 bou2 tip3

Mandarin: cai2 zheng4 bu3 tie1

[n] financial subsidy

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少林寺

siu3 lam4 zi6*2

Mandarin: shao4 lin2 si4

Shaolin Temple, famous for its monks who practise martial arts. Actually, there are two temples. The northern and original one is in Henan Province. The southern one is in Fujian Province.

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十四行詩

sap6 sei3 hong4 si1

Mandarin: shi2 si4 hang2 shi1

sonnet

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萬事起頭難

maan6 si6 hei2 tau4 naan4

Mandarin: wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2

Cantonese

everything is difficult in its beginning stages; the first step is always the hardest [syn.]萬事開頭難

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透明硬膠

tau3 ming4 ngaang6 gaau1

Mandarin: tou4 ming2 ying4 jiao1

[化] Lucite (perspex)

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人為財死

jan4 wai6 coi4 sei2

men die for wealth

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蕃

faan4

Mandarin: fan1

flourishing | luxuriant | lush | to proliferate | to multiply | to increase | # adapted from cc-cedict

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授權書

sau6 kyun4 syu1

Mandarin: shou4 quan2 shu1

Simplified: 授权书

Authorization letter; certificate if authorization; power of attorney

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作賤自己

zok3 zin6 zi6 gei2

Mandarin: zuo4 jian4 zi4 ji3

Simplified: 作贱自己

Humiliate oneself

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降旗

gong3 kei4

Mandarin: jiang4 qi2

lower a flag

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氨綸

on1 leon4

Mandarin: an1 lun2

spandex, elastane

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整斷

zing2 tyun5

to damage (long slender object) into two or three pieces

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