Cantonese Dictionary

紗布繃帶

saa1 bou3 bang1 daai3*2

gauze bandage

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浪人

long6 jan4

Mandarin: lang4 ren2

vagabond; "ronin" (in Japanese)

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跳舞機

tiu3 mou5 gei1

a Dance Dance Revolution machine

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燃料處理廠

jin4 liu6*2 cyu2 lei5 cong2

Mandarin: ran2 liao4 chu4 li3 chang3

fuel processing plant

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不軌

bat1 gwai2

Mandarin: bu4 gui3

against the law or discipline

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股票買賣

gu2 piu3 maai5 maai6

stockjobbing, the stock business

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微管蛋白

mei4 gun2 daan6*2 baak6

Mandarin: wei1 guan3 dan4 bai2

tubulin

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大熊貓

daai6 hung4 maau1

Mandarin: da4 xiong2 mao1

giant panda

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心甜

sam1 tim4

Mandarin: xin1 tian2

to feel happy and blessed, especially from the affectionate actions of others

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無能

mou4 nang4

incompetent, incapable, clueless; impotent

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棺材本

gun1 coi4 bun2

Mandarin: guan1 cai2 ben3

money saved up for one's death

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南半球

naam4 bun3 kau4

Mandarin: nan2 ban4 qiu2

the Southern Hemisphere

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物理學家

mat6 lei5 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: wu4 li3 xue2 jia1

a physicist

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留

lau4

Mandarin: liu2

to leave (a message etc) | to retain | to stay | to remain | to keep | to preserve | to halt | to stop | to detain | to study abroad | to grow | to bequeath | to set aside | to take in | to ask someone to stay | to pay attention to | to concentrate on | # adapted from cc-cedict

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生龍活虎

sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2

Mandarin: sheng1 long2 huo2 hu3

to be as lively and energetic as a dragon and tiger

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贏咗

jeng4 zo2

Cantonese

victory (having won sth.)

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作賤

zok3 zin6

Mandarin: zuo4 jian5

Simplified: 作贱

self-demeaning

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友愛

jau5 oi3

Mandarin: you3 ai4

friendly affection; fraternal love

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吞拿魚治

tan1 naa4 jyu4 zi6

tuna sandwich

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七情上面

cat1 cing4 soeng5 min6

Mandarin: qi1 qing2 shang4 mian5

seven emotions all on the face, which means someone delivers strong emotional expressions

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國家教育委員會

gwok3 gaa1 gaau3 juk6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2

State Education Commission

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科學研究

fo1 hok6 jin4 gau3

Mandarin: ke1 xue2 yan2 jiu1

scientific research; scientific study

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銀行存款

ngan4 hong4 cyun4 fun2

Mandarin: yin2 hang2 cun2 kuan3

[n] bank account

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飲勝佢

jam2 sing3 keoi5

Mandarin: yin3 sheng4 qu2

Simplified: 饮胜渠

Cantonese

toast;cheers;bottoms up

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乜𨳍

mat1 cat6

Cantonese

expresses irritation: "for what fucking reason?"

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元首

jyun4 sau2

Mandarin: yuan2 shou3

head of state

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犂

lai4

Mandarin: li2

see 犂靬Líjiān [犂靬] | variant of 犁lí [犁] | to plough | a plow | # adapted from cc-cedict

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承建商

sing4 gin3 soeng1

Mandarin: cheng2 jian4 shang1

Contractors

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少不更事

siu3 bat1 gang1 si6

Mandarin: shao4 bu4 geng1 shi4

adj; young and inexperienced; inexperience in life

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鹵水鴨

lou5 seoi2 aap3

Mandarin: lu3 shui3 ya1

Simplified: 卤水鸭

brine-soaked duck; marinated duck

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