Cantonese Dictionary

基本人權

gei1 bun2 jan4 kyun4

Mandarin: ji1 ben3 ren2 quan2

fundamental human rights

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gūk

Mandarin: cantonese-only

gu3

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脫帽

tyut3 mou6*2

[v] to raise or remove one's hat

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大豔狐

daai6 yim6 wu4

Simplified: 大艳狐

Cantonese

No definition available

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眼盲嘅

ngaan5 maang4 ge3

Mandarin: yan3 mang2 ge3

Cantonese

blind [colloquial]

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監躉

gaam1 dan2

Cantonese

prisoner; convict; jailbird

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開嚟

hoi1 lai4

Cantonese

to move away from something and come here

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話一聲

waa6 jat1 seng1

Cantonese

to speak up; to speak out

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博覽會

bok3 laam5 wui6*2

[n] an exposition

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欄杆

laan4 gon1

Mandarin: lan2 gan1

railing; banister | [粵]: 欄河

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江湖傳聞

gong1 wu4 cyun4 man4

Mandarin: jiang1 hu2 chuan2 wen2

Cantonese

street level rumours; urban legends

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真核細胞

zan1 hat6 sai3 baau1

Mandarin: zhen1 he2 xi4 bao1

Simplified: 真核细胞

Eukaryotic Cells

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好不好

hou2 bat1 hou2

Mandarin: hao3 bu5 hao3 (PRC), hao3 bu4 hao3 (Taiwan)

[1] is it OK ; is it all right [2] [varient]: 好嗎 [粵]: 好唔好 , 好冇

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黑手黨

hak1 sau2 dong2

Mandarin: hei1 shou3 dang3

mafia

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智商

zi3 soeng1

Mandarin: zhi4 shang1

IQ (intelligence quotient)

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精神學家

zing1 san4 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: jing1 shen2 xue2 jia1

psychologist; 心理學家 is a more common term

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咬弦

ngaau5 jin4

Mandarin: yao3 xian2

to describe when two people or more hold different opinions or argue a lot

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摹本

mou4 bun2

Mandarin: mo2 ben3

a copy

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開襟冷衫

hoi1 kam1 laang1 saam1

Mandarin: kai1 jin1 leng3 shan1

Simplified: 开襟冷衫

a cardigan

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家門

gaa1 mun4

Mandarin: jia1 men2

house door; family clan

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衡量

hang4 loeng6

Mandarin: heng2 liang5

weigh; measure; judge; appraise; evaluate

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心虛

sam1 heoi1

Mandarin: xin1 xu1

afraid of being found out; with a guilty conscience; lacking in self-confidence; diffident

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誅

zyu1

Mandarin: zhu1

Simplified: 诛

to put (a criminal) to death | to punish | to execute | # adapted from cc-cedict

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開篷車

hoi1 pung4 ce1

Mandarin: kai1 peng2 che1

Simplified: 开篷车

convertible (car)

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鼻屎咁多

bei6 si2 gam3 do1

Mandarin: bi2 shi3 gan1 duo1

Cantonese

so little; such a tiny amount

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截點公式

zit6 dim2 gung1 sik1

Mandarin: jie2 dian3 gong1 shi4

[math.] section formula

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耿耿於懷

gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4

Mandarin: geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2

take sth.personal and harbour resentment in one's heart; be disgruntled; take sth. to the heart

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性命

sing3 ming6

Mandarin: xing4 ming4

life

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公婆

gung1 po4*2

husband and wife

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除夕夜

ceoi4 zik6 je6

Mandarin: chu2xi1 ye4

New Year's Eve [written and colloquial]

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