Cantonese Dictionary

三支手

saam1 zi1 sau2

Mandarin: san1 zhi1 shou3

a pickpocket

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堅固

gin1 gu3

Mandarin: jian1 gu4

Simplified: 坚固

(adjective) Strong and solid

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空籠

hung1 lung2

Mandarin: kong1 long2

Simplified: 空笼

Empty cage; hollow

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評論員

ping4 leon6 jyun4

Mandarin: ping2 lun4 yuan2

Simplified: 评论员

commentator

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卡路里

kaa1 lou6 lei5

Mandarin: ka3 lu4 li3

calorie [unit of food energy] - things counted by neurotic weight-conscious people. [Syn./abbreviation]: 卡

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㨘波餅

saang2 bo1 beng2

Cantonese

ball hitting the opponent

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翡翠台

fei2 ceoi3 toi4

Mandarin: fei3 cui4 tai2

Jade Channel, the Cantonese channel of Hong Kong's TVB

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lóuh

Mandarin: all

lu3

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喊聲

haam3 seng1

Mandarin: han3 sheng1

yawp; to utter a loud, harsh cry

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爛頭島

laan6 tau4 dou2

Mandarin: lan4 tou2 dao3

lautau island; lautau, the old Chinese name of the largest island of Hong Kong ( now the official name is 大嶼山 )

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滄浪

cong1 long4

Mandarin: cang1 lang4

azure waves; Canglang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市

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總之

zung2 zi1

Mandarin: zong3 zhi1

in short; in summary; in a word; in brief

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九龍山

gau2 lung4 saan1

Mandarin: jiu3 long2 shan1

Simplified: 九龙山

Kowloon Hill

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爸爸

baa4 baa1

Mandarin: ba4 ba5

father; dad

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痂

ge1

Mandarin: jia1

scab | # adapted from cc-cedict

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果醬

gwo2 zoeng3

Mandarin: guo3 jiang4

jam; jelly; preserve | Cant. also: 占 /zim1/; 果占

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區域網路

keoi1 wik6 mong5 lou6

Mandarin: qu1 yu4 wang3 lu4

local area network (LAN)

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絞盡腦汁

gaau2 zeon6 nou5 zap1

Mandarin: jiao3 jin4 nao3 zhi1

rack/cudgel one's brains; beat my/your brains out

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可運行程序

ho2 wan6 haang4 cing4 zeoi6

Mandarin: ke3 yun4 xing2 cheng2 xu4

executable program

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K-仔

K-zai2

ketamine (氯胺酮) - surgical anaesthetic (手術用麻醉劑) which is often abused as a recreational drug.

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冬蟲夏草

dung1 cung4 haa6 cou2

Mandarin: dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3

Chinese caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)

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河北省

ho4 bak1 saang2

Mandarin: he2 bei3 sheng3

Hebei, province in North China surrounding Beijing

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灰獵犬

fui1 lip6 hyun2

Mandarin: hui1 lie4 quan3

greyhound

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苦口苦麵

fu2 hau2 fu2 min6

Mandarin: ku3 kou3 ku3 mian4

Simplified: 苦口苦面

With a sad look

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些少

se1 siu2

Mandarin: xie1 shao3

(adjective | adverb | determiner | pronoun) a bit; a little; some; a few

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國際唱片業協會

gwok3 zai3 coeng3 pin3*2 jip6 hip3 wui6*2

Mandarin: guo2 ji4 chang4 pian4 ye4 xie2 hui4

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry

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chíh

Mandarin: all

si4 shi4

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通風報信

tung1 fung1 bou3 seon3

Mandarin: tong1 feng1 bao4 xin4

Simplified: 通风报信

inform secretly (idiom)

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豬扒包

zyu1 paa4 baau1

Mandarin: zhu1 pa2 bao1

Simplified: 猪扒包

pork chop bun

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排場

paai4 coeng4

Mandarin: pai3 chang3

ostentation and extravagance

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