Cantonese Dictionary

炎黃子孫

jim4 wong4 zi3 syun1

Mandarin: yan2 huang2 zi3 sun1

Chinese people; the descendents of emperor Yan and Huang

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捉字蝨

zuk1 zi6 sat1

Mandarin: zhuo1 zi4 shi1

Simplified: 捉字虱

verb; play with the words. It refers to harshly looking for the mistakes of others, of the words | language used which may be inaccurate, ambiguous or omissions of words; making it difficult for the other person.

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診金

can2 gam1

Mandarin: zhen3 jin1

Simplified: 诊金

Consultation fees

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垂

seoi4

Mandarin: chui2

to hang (down) | droop | dangle | bend down | hand down | bequeath | nearly | almost | to approach | to drip | to flow downward | to condescend | # adapted from cc-cedict

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天字第一號

tin1 zi6 dai6 jat1 hou6

Mandarin: tian1 zi4 di4 yi1 hao4

Simplified: 天字第一号

number 1, the highest, biggest, most powerful

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變差

bin3 caa1

Mandarin: bian4 cha1

deviation

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吊命

diu3 meng6

Mandarin: diao4 ming4

when one's life is hanging on a thread, relying on something like medicine to extend one's life; to be on the verge of just being able to survive with the help of something (such as money or medicine)

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骨精友

gwat1 zing1 jau2

Mandarin: gu3 jing1 you3

someone who visits dodgy massage parlour on a frequent basis [colloquial]

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誘因

jau5 jan1

Mandarin: you4 yin1

incentive; inducement; persuasive factor

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fai

Mandarin: all

fei4

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虛弱

heoi1 joek6

Mandarin: xu1 ruo4

in poor health; weak | [粵]: 虛 (heoi1), 虧 (kwai1)

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煙土

jin1 tou2

Mandarin: yan1 tu3

crude opium

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銀碼機

ngan4 maa5 gei1

Mandarin: yin2 ma3 ji1

a price labeller

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斑白

baan1 baak6

Mandarin: ban1 bai2

grizzled; greying

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運動休閒車

wan6 dung6 jau1 haan4 ce1

Mandarin: yun4 dong4 xiu1 xian2 che1

SUV – sports utility vehicle

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圍棋

wai4 kei4*2

Mandarin: wei2 qi2

Go, a board game with black and white pieces. Popular in China, Japan and Korea

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貂熊

diu1 hung4

Mandarin: diao1 xiong2

a wolverine; a glutton

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木工機械

muk6 gung1 gei1 haai6

woodworking machinery

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授課

sau6 fo3

Mandarin: shou4 ke4

to teach; to give lessons

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燃點

jin4 dim2

Mandarin: ran2 dian3

[n] flash point, ignition point, kindling point [v] to ignite

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賣主

maai6 zyu2

Mandarin: mai4 zhu3

a seller

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泮溪

pun3 kai1

Mandarin: pan4 xi1

Panxi, a stream in Guangzhou, China

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篆

syun6

Mandarin: zhuan4

seal (of office) | seal script (a calligraphic style) | the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 | writing in seal script | an official stamp | # adapted from cc-cedict

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人生百態

jan4 sang1 baak3 taai3

Mandarin: ren2 sheng1 bai3 tai4

the vicissitudes of life

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居留

geoi1 lau4

Mandarin: ju1 liu2

residence; to reside

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胳肋底

gaak3 laak1 dai2

Mandarin: ge1 le1 di3

armpit(s)

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一拍行

jat1 paak3 hong2

Mandarin: yi1 pai1 xing2

Two people walking side by side

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怨懟

jyun3 deoi6

Mandarin: yuan4 dui4

resent; resentment

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讙

hyun1

Mandarin: huan1

hubbub | clamor | variant of 欢huān [欢] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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妍

jin4

Mandarin: yan2

beautiful | handsome | seductive | # adapted from cc-cedict

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