Cantonese Dictionary

繑絲邊

hiu1 si1 bin1

Mandarin: jue2 si1 bian1

Simplified: 繑丝边

Chinese radical of "糸"

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打得少砑仆街

daa2 dak1 siu2 ngaa6 puk1 gaai1

Mandarin: da3 de5 shao3 ya4 pu1jie1

not had enough of beating yet, bastard? [colloquial]

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南風窗

naam4 fung1 coeng1

Mandarin: nan2 feng1 chuang1

Simplified: 南风窗

South Reviews, a biweekly politics and economics magazine based in Guangzhou

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堪察

ham1 caat3

Mandarin: kan1 cha2

investigate; prospect; survey

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薪

san1

Mandarin: xin1

fuel | salary | firewood | # adapted from cc-cedict

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排球

paai4 kau4

Mandarin: pai2 qiu2

volleyball

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坐火車

co5 fo2 ce1

(to travel) by train

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填寫

tin4 se2

Mandarin: tian2 xie3

to fill out [a form]

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過馬路

gwo3 maa5 lou6

Mandarin: guo4 ma3 lu4

to cross the street

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拉丁民族

laai1 ding1 man4 zuk6

Latin people (ethnic group)

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正當

zing3 dong3

Mandarin: zheng4 dang1

Simplified: 正当

legit; legitimate; genuine | legal

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跨界別

kwaa1 gaai3 bit6

Mandarin: kua4 jie4 bie2

cross-sector

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攤凍

taan1 dung3

Mandarin: tan1 dong4

Simplified: 摊冻

let something hot cool down (spoken)

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擠

zai1

Mandarin: ji3

Simplified: 挤

to crowd in | to cram in | to force others aside | to press | to squeeze | to find (time in one's busy schedule) | to put | to place | to shove | to squeeze out | crammed | # adapted from cc-cedict

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pāan

Mandarin: all

pan1

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暑氣

syu2 hei3

Mandarin: shu3 qi4

(summer) heat

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落案

lok6 on3

[v] lay a charge against

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剪齊

zin2 cai4

one-length (hairstyle)

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魚露

jyu4 lou6

Mandarin: yu2 lu4

fish sauce

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流汗

lau4 hon6

to perspire; to sweat

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學行車

hok6 haang4 ce1

baby walker

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物業稅

mat6 jip6 seoi3

Mandarin: wu4 ye4 shui4

property tax

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打穀機

daa2 guk1 gei1

Mandarin: da3 gu3 ji1

a threshing machine

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次

ci3

Mandarin: ci4

next in sequence | second | the second (day, time etc) | secondary | vice- | sub- | infra- | inferior quality | substandard | order | sequence | hypo- (chemistry) | classifier for enumerated events: time | temporary accommodation when travelling | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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地頭

dei6 tau4

Mandarin: di4 tou2

Simplified: 地头

territory; turf

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天壇

tin1 taan4

Mandarin: tian1 tan2

the Temple of Heaven in Beijing—the place where the Ming and Qing emperors of China prayed and worshipped the heavens

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勛章

fan1 zoeng1

Mandarin: xun1 zhang1

medal; decoration; order of merit; honour; insignia

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指令名字

zi2 ling6 ming4 zi6

Mandarin: zhi3 ling4 ming2 zi4

command name

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出汗

ceot1 hon6

to sweat

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悖逆

but6 (bui6) jik6

Mandarin: bei4 ni4

rebellious; disloyal; unrepentant; disobedient

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