Cantonese Dictionary

攻其不備

gung1 kei4 bat1 bei6

Mandarin: gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4

Simplified: 攻其不备

verb; attack before the enemy | someone is prepared

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姨

ji1

Mandarin: yi2

mother's sister | aunt | concubine | one's wife's sister | a general term of address for an older female who is around the same age as one's mum | # adapted from cc-cedict

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相映

soeng1 jing2

Mandarin: xiang1 ying4

(verb) to form; to reflect

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梳子

so1 zi2

Mandarin: shu1 zi5

comb | Cant.: 梳

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腍厴

nam4 jim2

Mandarin: ren3 yan3

Simplified: 腍厣

subcostal

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脢

mui6

Mandarin: mei2

meat on the back of an animal | tenderloin | # adapted from cc-cedict

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又試

jau6 si3

Mandarin: you4 shi4

Simplified: 又试

once again; to try again

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口拙

hau2 zyut3

Mandarin: kou3 zhuo1

not good at speech or talking

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腥膻

seng1 zin1

Mandarin: xing1 shan1

the smell of fish, lamb or mutton; meat; a meat diet; a derogatory way to address foreign enemies who have invaded one's country

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借

ze3

Mandarin: jie4

to lend | to borrow | by means of | to take (an opportunity) | to make use of | # adapted from cc-cedict

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癔

jik1

Mandarin: yi4

hysteria | # adapted from cc-cedict

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出痲

ceot1 maa4*2

Mandarin: chu1 ma2

get measles

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遠遁山林

jyun5 deon6 saan1 lam4

Mandarin: yuan3 dun4 shan1 lin2

seek seclusion from society in the wooded hills

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仙都唔仙吓

sin1 dou1 m4 sin1 haa5

Mandarin: xian1 du1 n2 xian1 xia4

Cantonese

without a dime; empty wallet; without money

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如果

jyu4 gwo2

Mandarin: ru2 guo3

if; in case

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掌相

zoeng2 soeng3

palmistry

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雞蛋餡烘餅

gai1 daan6 haam2 hong3 beng2

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 xian4 hong1 bing3

[1] egg custard tart -- often featured at dim sum (點心) restaurants [2] [粵]: 蛋撻

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吹

ceoi3

Mandarin: chui1

to sing and play music | # adapted from cc-cedict

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專員

zyun1 jyun4

Mandarin: zhuan1 yuan2

assistant director

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花生糊

faa1 sang1 wu4*2

peanut soup

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咄咄逼人

cyut3 cyut3 bik1 jan4

Mandarin: duo4 duo4 bi1 ren2

to use immense pressure to force someone to do something; overbearing

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吊味

diu3 mei6

Mandarin: diao4 wei4

seasoning

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皮蛋粥

pei4 daan6*2 zuk1

Mandarin: pi2 dan4 zhou1

preserved egg congee; century egg congee

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轟炸機

gwang1 zaa3 gei1

Mandarin: hong1 zha4 ji1

bomber (aircraft)

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文件格式

man4 gin6*2 gaak3 sik1

Mandarin: wen2 jian4 ge2 shi4

file format

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摯愛

zi3 oi3

Mandarin: zhi4 ai4

1.genuine love 2. sth. that one loves and treasures

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露械

lou6 haai6

Mandarin: lu4 xie4

to show weapon

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跌倒落地

dit3 dou2 lok6 dei6

fell or to have fallen on

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弓箭手

gung1 zin3 sau2

Mandarin: gong1 jian4 shou3

archer

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中日關係

zung1 jat6 gwaan1 hai6

Mandarin: zhong1 ri4 guan1 xi5

Sino-Japanese relations

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