Cantonese Dictionary

分配器

fan1 pui3 hei3

Mandarin: fen1 pei4 qi4

dispenser

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工聯會

gung1 lyun4 wui6*2

labor union; short for 香港工會聯合會, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

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有閱讀障礙的兒童

jau5 jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6 dik1 ji4 tung4

dyslexic children

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擬定

ji5 ding6

Mandarin: ni3 ding4

draft; plan

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文明人

man4 ming4 jan4

Mandarin: wen2 ming2 ren2

noun; civilized man or being

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成員

sing4 jyun4

Mandarin: cheng2 yuan2

member

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西紙

sai1 zi2

Mandarin: xi1 zhi3

Simplified: 西纸

foreign currency (slang)

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下種

haa6 zung2

Mandarin: xia4 zhong3

sow (seeds)

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嚿

gau6

Mandarin: huo4

Cantonese

thick piece of sth.

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茉莉

mut6 lei6*2

Mandarin: mo4 li4

white jasmine; Jasminum sambac Ait.

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交代

gaau1 doi6

Mandarin: jiao1dai4

(noun) 1. Explanation; 2. Elucidation

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頑皮

waan4 pei4

Mandarin: wan2 pi2

Simplified: 顽皮

cheeky

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酒廠

zau2 cong2

distillery

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糞便

fan3 bin6

Mandarin: fen4 bian4

faeces, feces, stool (from excretion)

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毆幾多碌

au2 gei2 do1 luk1

Mandarin: ou1 ji3duo1 lu4

Simplified: 殴几多碌

“how many times do you want to be hit?”, an expression of threat [colloquial]

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贈慶

zang6 hing3

Mandarin: zeng4 qiang1

Simplified: 赠慶

to participate in the fun of a celebrated event

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駕車

gaa3 ce1

Mandarin: jia4 che1

to drive (a car); [粵] 揸車

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卡士

kaa1 si6*2

cast (loanword)

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中型

zung1 jing4

Mandarin: zhong1 xing2

medium-sized

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行花街

haang4 faa1 gaai1

Mandarin: xing2 hua1 jie1

to walk around the Lunar New Year fair | flower market

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草羊

cou2 joeng4*2

a goat

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迭部

dit6 bou6

Mandarin: die2 bu4

Diebu (place in Gansu)

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鎅刀

gaai3 dou1

Mandarin: gai3 dao1

a paper cutter

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因而

jan1 ji4

Mandarin: yin1er2

(conjunction) So that

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世界日報

sai3 gaai3 jat6 bou3

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 ri4 bao4

World Journal, US newspaper

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郵費

jau4 fai3

postage

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金銀

gam1 ngan4

bullion

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闊

fut3

Mandarin: kuo4

Simplified: 阔

rich | wide | broad | separated | vast | to be apart | generous | to be a big spender | ample | # adapted from cc-cedict

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燭光晚會

zuk1 gwong1 maan5 wui6*2

candlelight vigil

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棯

nin2

Mandarin: ren3

jujube tree | # adapted from cc-cedict

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