Cantonese Dictionary

彈性工資

daan6 sing3 gung1 zi1

Mandarin: tan2 xing4 gong1 zi1

flexible pay

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刨

paau4*2

Mandarin: pao2

a carpenter's planer | a peeler | a shaver | a sharpener | # adapted from cc-cedict

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袖珍辭典

zau6 zan1 ci4 din2

Mandarin: xiu4 zhen1 ci2 dian3

pocket-sized dictionary [Var.] 袖珍詞典

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首領

sau2 ling5

Mandarin: shou3 ling3

boss; chief

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麥當勞道

mak6 dong1 lou4 dou6

Mandarin: Mai4 dang1 lao2 dao4

Simplified: 麦当劳道

MacDonnell Road, in Hong Kong, China

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不滿意

bat1 mun5 ji3

Mandarin: bu4 man3 yi4

displeasure

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金蘭姊妹

gam1 laan4 zi2 mui6

Mandarin: jin1 lan2 jie3 mei4

Simplified: 金兰姊妹

sworn sisters

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樂觀的

lok6 gun1 dik1

Mandarin: le4 guan1 de5

optimistic

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蒸生瓜

zing1 saang1 gwaa1

Mandarin: zheng1 sheng1 gua1

(noun) a female who is not mature enough and not elegant enough; (adjective) slow witted

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渣斗

zaa2 dau2

Mandarin: zha1 dou3

(adjective) useless; poor performance; incompetent

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炒更

caau2 gaang1

Cantonese

moonlighting (working a second job at night for extra income)

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結案陳詞

git3 on3 can4 ci4

Mandarin: jie2 an4 chen2 ci2

closing auguments in a court case

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支付

zi1 fu6

Mandarin: zhi1 fu4

to pay (money)

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廷布

ting4 bou3

Mandarin: ting2 bu4

Thimphu (capital of Bhutan)

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打和

daa2 wo6

Mandarin: da3 he2

a tie or draw (results in a match)

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骨髓

gwat1 seoi5

Mandarin: gu3 sui3

bone marrow

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長寧

coeng4 ning4

Mandarin: chang2 ning2

Changning (place in Sichuan), Cheung Ning

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立方米

laap6 /lap6 fong1 mai5

Mandarin: li4 fang1 mi3

cubic metre (meter)

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一皮嘢

jat1 pei4 je5

Mandarin: yi1 pi2 ye3

Cantonese

ten thousand dollars

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曱甴箱

gaat6 zaat6/6*2 soeng1

Cantonese

cockroach eggs

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大象

daai6 zoeng6

Mandarin: da4 xiang4

[1] elephant [Canto: 大笨象] [2] (placename) Tai Cheng

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飲勝

jam2 sing3

Mandarin: gan1 bei1

Simplified: 干杯

Cantonese

cheers; bottoms up (Cantonese)

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蟹弶

haai5 gong6

Mandarin: xie4 jiang4

claw of crab

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戰鬪

zin3 dau3

battle; fight

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營養學家

jing4 joeng5 hok6 gaa1

dietician

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酚

fan1

Mandarin: fen1

phenol | carbolic acid | # adapted from cc-cedict

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禧

hei2

Mandarin: xi3

joy | happiness | congratulations | blessings | auspiciousness | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鹹酸菜

haam4 syun1 coi3

Mandarin: xian2 suan1 cai4

Simplified: 咸酸菜

picked vegetables

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安全背心

on1 cyun4 bui3 sam1

safety vest

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旅遊發展基金

leoi5 jau4 faat3 zin2 gei1 gam1

Tourism Development Fund

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