Cantonese Dictionary

游泳衣

jau4 wing6 ji1

Mandarin: you2 yong3 yi1

swimsuit; bathing suit. Can also be used in shorter form, 泳衣

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照燒醬

ziu3 siu1 zoeng3

teriyaki sauce

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妳哋自己

nei6 dei6 zi6 gei2

Mandarin: nai3 di4 zi4ji3

Simplified: 奶哋自己

Cantonese

yourselves (female) [colloquial]

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喘息

cyun2 sik1

Mandarin: chuan3 xi1

(noun) (figurative) Break

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毒舌

duk6 sit6

Mandarin: du2 she2

sharp- tongued; impertinent; invective

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眼不見為乾淨

ngaan5 bat1 gin3 wai4 gon1 zeng6

Mandarin: yan3 bu4 jian4 wei2 gan1 jing4

Simplified: 眼不见为干净

(slang) things become clean and tidy when people don't see the mess

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招𠔊買馬

ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5

Mandarin: zhao bing1 mai3 ma3

Simplified: 招𠔊买马

to call on fellow members for support to strengthen one's forces; to get backup ready for a conflict [colloquial]

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昂坪

ngong4 ping4

Mandarin: ang2 ping2

Ngong Ping, a highland in Hong Kong

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伙頭

fo2 tau4*2

cook; kitchen staff; cafeteria worker

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作答

zok3 daap3

Mandarin: zuo4 da2

to answer, to reply, respond (usually just spoken as 答) [Syn.] 回答

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花螺

faa1 lo2

Mandarin: hua1 luo2

Sea snails

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求番支好籤

kau4 faan1 zi1 hou2 cim1

Mandarin: qiu2 fan1 zhi1 hao3 qian1

Simplified: 求番支好签

to seek advice from an experienced person; to seek help from an eminent person [colloquial]

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田七

tin4 cat1

tin tsat, tin tzat (pseudoginseng or notoginseng)

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渭

wai6

Mandarin: wei4

Weihe - a river in Shaanxi

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呢可

ne1 ho2

Mandarin: ne5 ke3

right?

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愛犬

oi3 hyun2

Mandarin: ai4 quan3

one's dog; one'd dear dog

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想當然

soeng2 dong1 jin4

Mandarin: xiang3 dang1 ran2

assume sth as a matter of course; take for granted

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受惠

sau6 wai6

Mandarin: shou4 hui4

to benefit; favored

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jiht

Mandarin: all

jie2

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執意

zap1 ji3

Mandarin: zhi2 yi4

be determined to; insist on

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軍牌

gwan1 paai4*2

Mandarin: jun1 pai2

dogtags (used to identify servicemen killed in action)

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騎都尉

kei3/gei6 dou1 wai3

Mandarin: qi2 dou1 wei4

captain or commander of the cavalry

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三十一日

saam1 sap6 jat1 jat6

Mandarin: san1 shi2 yi1 ri4

thirty one days, thirty-first [date]

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艷麗

jim6 lai6

Mandarin: yan4 li4

bright-coloured and beautiful; gorgeous

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喝叱

hot3 cik1

Mandarin: he1 chi4

to chide

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編輯

pin1 cap1

Mandarin: bian1 ji2

(1) edit; editor (2) compile/compiler; assistant editor

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耳根軟

ji5 gan1 jyun5

Mandarin: er3 gen1 ruan3

(of a person) easily swayed; easily suggestible; gullible; easily taken in by what other people say; easily influenced | Coll. Cant.: 耳仔軟

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國土

gwok3 tou2

national soil; territory of the country

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連中三元

lin4 zung3 saam1 jyun4

Mandarin: lian2 zhong4 san1 yuan2

Simplified: 连中三元

to get a first qualification in imperial examinations at provincial, national and palace level successively

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戇居居

ngong6 geoi1 geoi1

Mandarin: zhuang4 ju1 ju1

Simplified: 戆居居

(adjective) to look like an idiot who is at a loss on what to do;

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