Cantonese Dictionary

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招牌燈
[n] a neon sign, a lit sign
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雜聲
hissing, rumbling, humming (as in background interference)
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定啲嚟
Mandarin: ding4 di1 li2
Cantonese
calm down and do it slowly and steadily
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光頭仔
Mandarin: guang1 tou2 zai3
Simplified: 光头仔
bald baby or young man
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它
Mandarin: ta1
it | other | used as a meaningless mock object | # adapted from cc-cedict
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佢哋
Mandarin: ta1 men5
Simplified: 他们
Cantonese
they; them (Cantonese)
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儺
Mandarin: nuo2
Simplified: 傩
to exorcise demons | graceful | # adapted from cc-cedict
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一起
Mandarin: yi1 qi3
together | [粵]: 一道, 一齊
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熟人
Mandarin: shu2 ren2
a person one knows well; good acquaintance
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北極熊
Mandarin: bei3 ji2 xiong2
polar bear
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鱷魚頭
Mandarin: e4 yu2 tou2
Simplified: 鳄鱼头
a ruthless person (literally a "crocodile's head")
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電荷
Mandarin: dian4 he4
(electric) charge
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花臣
Cantonese
fashion (as a loanword)
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初級中學
Mandarin: chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2
middle school
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縈
Mandarin: ying2
Simplified: 萦
to wind around | to entangle | to entwine | to coil | to encompass | to be concerned for | to be preoccupied with | # adapted from cc-cedict
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冷藏法
Mandarin: leng3 cang2 fa3
refrigeration
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花奶
Mandarin: hua1 nai3
evaporated milk
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攞錢
Cantonese
withdraw money (e.g., from an ATM) [華]: 取錢
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西雅圖
Mandarin: xi1 ya3 tu2
The city of Seattle, Washington, USA
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核陀螺
Mandarin: he2 tuo2 luo2
nuclear gyroscope
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電子念佛機
electronic pray to Buddha machine. The size of a small pocket AM/FM transistor radio but it recites/chants constantly to Amitabha as long as the machine is switched on (or the batteries haven't gone dead). Can often be found as free gifts at various temples.
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𠮩𠹌
Cantonese
odd, strange, rare
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新年
Mandarin: xin1 nian2
(noun) Lunar New Year
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頂喉頂頸
Mandarin: ding3 hou2 ding3 jing3
Simplified: 顶喉顶颈
to reply | talk back defiantly(in an argument); to answer back sarcastically
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嘉定
Mandarin: jia1 ding4
Jiading (place in Shanghai)
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訊號
Mandarin: xun4 hao4
radio signal; broadcast signal
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朝政
Mandarin: chao2 zheng4
(noun) country affiliation; the affairs of a state
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豐收
Mandarin: feng1 shou1
bumper harvest
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脆皮
Mandarin: cui4 pi2
crispy skin
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盡力
Mandarin: jin4 li4
Simplified: 尽力
(verb) Try one's best
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