Cantonese Dictionary

北京鴨

bak1 ging1 aap3*2

Peking duck; roast duck

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車腳錢

ce1 goek3 cin4*2

fee paid for the delivery of goods

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詞彙判斷

ci4 wui6 pun3 dyun3

Mandarin: ci2 hui4 pan4 duan4

[ling.] lexical decision

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計量

gai3 loeng4

Mandarin: ji4 liang4

measure; calculate; estimate

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哨牙

saau3 ngaa4

Mandarin: shao4 ya2

protruding teeth

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南鄭

naam4 zeng6

Mandarin: nan2 zheng4

Nanzheng (place in Shaanxi)

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傾掂

king1 dim6

Mandarin: qing1 dian1

Simplified: 倾掂

Cantonese

discussed a deal

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貓乸

maau1 naa2

Mandarin: mao1 na2

Simplified: 猫乸

female cat

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主動

zyu2 dung6

Mandarin: zhu3 dong4

Simplified: 主动

proactive

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賓川

ban1 cyun1

Mandarin: bin1 chuan1

Binchuan (place in Yunnan)

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持之以恆

ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4

Mandarin: chi2 zhi1 yi3 heng2

persevere doing sth.; hold fast; persist

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端賴

dyun1 laai6

Mandarin: duan1 lai4

totally depend on; wholly rely upon

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朢

mong4

Mandarin: wang4

15th day of month (lunar calendar) | old variant of 望wàng [望], to look | # adapted from cc-cedict

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別無他法

bit6 mou4 taa1 faat3

Mandarin: bie2 wu2 ta1 fa3

no other choice

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踎廁

mau1 ci3

Mandarin: mou2 ce4

Simplified: 踎厕

squating toilet; squatter

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現出

jin6 ceot1

Mandarin: xian4 chu1

Simplified: 现出

a show

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普遍理論

pou2 pin3 lei5 leon6

Mandarin: pu3 bian4 li3 lun4

universal hypothesis

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才能

coi4 nang4

Mandarin: cai2 neng2

(conjunction) So that (someone) can

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計算機協會

gai3 syun3 gei1 hip3 wui6*2

Mandarin: ji4 suan4 ji1 xie2 hui4

Association for Computing Machinery

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武進

mou5 zeon3

Mandarin: wu3 jin4

Wujin (place in Jiangsu)

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時運

si4 wan6

fortune; luck

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壽禮

sau6 lai5

Mandarin: shou4 li3

birthday present (for an old person)

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雙辮

soeng1 bin1

twin braids

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早排

zou2 paai4

Mandarin: zao3 pai2

earlier; a while ago

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打滾

daa2 gwan2

Mandarin: da3 gun3

roll about; wallow; flounder; sway

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非常害怕

fei1 soeng4 hoi6 paa3

Mandarin: fei1 chang2 hai4 pa4

dread

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接線生

zip3 sin3 sang1

telephonist

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內衣

noi6 ji1

Mandarin: nei4 yi1

underclothes; underwear

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酒舖

zau2 pou3*2

Mandarin: jiu3 pu4

Cantonese

liquor store

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帶電粒子

daai3 din6 lap1 zi2

Mandarin: dai4 dian4 li4 zi3

electrically charged particles

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