Cantonese Dictionary

本溪

bun2 kai1

Mandarin: ben3 xi1

Benxi (city in Liaoning)

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塘底泥

tong4 dai2 nai4

Mandarin: tang2 di3 ni2

pond sludge

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聖誕

sing3 daan3

Mandarin: sheng4 dan4

Christmas

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地下情

dei6 haa6 cing4

Mandarin: di4 xia4 qing2

secret relationship

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jai jái

Mandarin: all

ji4 ji3

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自梳女

zi6 so1 neoi5

Mandarin: zi4 shu1 nv3

female who declared they are and will stay single; female servants (spoken)

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原子戰爭

jyun4 zi2 zin3 zang1

Mandarin: yuan2 zi3 zhan4 zheng1

atomic warfare

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律政司司長

leot6 zing3 si1 si1 zoeng2

Mandarin: Lv4 zheng4 si1 si1 zhang3

Simplified: 律政司司长

noun; Secretary for Justice

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扷心扷肺

jiu1 sam1 jiu1 fai3

Mandarin: ao4 xin1 ao4 fei4

hurtful

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筆跡

bat1 zik1

Mandarin: bi3 ji1

handwriting

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獗

kyut3

Mandarin: jue2

unruly | rude | wild | violent | lawless | # adapted from cc-cedict

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江安

gong1 on1

Mandarin: jiang1 an1

Jiang'an (place in Sichuan)

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老人星

lou5 jan4 sing1

Mandarin: Lao3 ren2 xing1

Canopus

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多咗

do1 zo2

Cantonese

more than before

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鏽

sau3

Mandarin: xiu4

rust

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咯咯聲

lok1 lok1 seng1

Mandarin: ge1 ge1 sheng1

Simplified: 咯咯声

speak fluently

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軟皮

jyun5 pei4*2

[n] soft leather, soft skin

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善解人意

sin6 gaai2 jan4 ji3

Mandarin: shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4

to be considerate or thoughtful of other people's feelings or thoughts

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梁錦松

loeng4 gam2 cung4

Mandarin: liang2 jin3 song1

Simplified: 梁锦松

Antony Leung Kam-Chung, former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong

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醃料

jip3 liu6*2

marinade

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通過

tung1 gwo3

Mandarin: tong1 guo4

[1] to go through; to pass through; to get past [2] (a resolution; act of law etc.) to carry; to pass; to adopt [3] by means of; by way of; by; through [4] to seek the consent of; to ask the approval of; to consult

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北方佬

bak1 fong1 lou2

a person from North China; a northener

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戰旗

zin3 kei4

Mandarin: zhan4 qi2

a war flag; an army banner

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瑪麗醫院

maa5 lai6 ji1 jyun6*2

Mandarin: ma3 li4 yi1 yuan4

Queen Mary Hospital

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愕然

ngok6 jin4

Mandarin: e4 ran2

amazedly; in astonishment

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卜臣

buk1 san4*2

[n] boxing

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豆豉

dau6 si6

Mandarin: dou4 chi3

fermented black soybean; fermented soya bean

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對外經濟貿易大學

deoi3 ngoi6 ging1 zai3 mau6 jik6 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: dui4 wai4 jing1 ji4 mao4 yi4 da4 xue2

University of International Business and Economics

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哈哈大笑

haa1 haa1 daai6 siu3

laugh heartily, burst into laughter, a horse laugh

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祂們自己

taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1

Mandarin: ta1 men5 zi4 ji3

themselves (gods or other celstial beings) | Cant.: 佢哋自己 | 它 is often used represent all non-human beings

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