Cantonese Dictionary

悟醒之路

ng6 sing2 zi1 lou6

the Raelian Movement (UFO cult)

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鹹水角

haam4 seoi2 gok3*2

Mandarin: xian2 shui3 jiao3

deep fried dumpling containing pork and a lot of air -- a common dim sum (點心) dish. The shell is crispy on the outside but glutinous on the inside. It's shaped like an egg with slightly pointy ends. (literally, "salt water corners").

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蒸餾法

zing1 lau6 faat3

Mandarin: zheng1 liu2 fa3

distillation

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每

mui5

Mandarin: mei3 mei4 mei2

every; each; per

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本銀

bun2 ngan4*2

Cantonese

capital (money); principal | [普]: 本錢, 本金

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老伴

lou5 bun6

Mandarin: lao3 ban4

spouse, "better half"

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火法冶金

fo2 faat3 je5 gam1

Mandarin: huo3 fa3 ye3 jin1

pyrometallurgy

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形容

jing4 jung4

Mandarin: xing2 rong2

[v] to describe; [n] look; appearance

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縮短

suk1 dyun2

Mandarin: suo1duan3

Simplified: 缩短

(verb) Shorten

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人見人愛

jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3

Mandarin: ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4

everyone will love; lovable; likable

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陋室

lau6 sat1

Mandarin: lou4 shi4

a simple | humble room; a room totally without decoration

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為數

wai4 sou3

Mandarin: wei2 shu4

Simplified: 为数

(verb) to sum up; to count

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北川

bak1 cyun1

Mandarin: bei3 chuan1

Beichuan (place in Sichuan)

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yeuhn

Mandarin: all

run4

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女生

neoi5 sang1

Mandarin: nv3 sheng1

(noun) Female

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典型肺炎

din2 jing4 fai3 jim4

classical pneumonia

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加利福尼亞大學

gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2

University of California

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滾水蛋

gwan2 seoi2 daan2

Mandarin: gun3 shui3 dan4

Simplified: 滚水蛋

(food) a boiled egg

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乳山

jyu5 saan1

Mandarin: ru3 shan1

Rushan (city in Shandong)

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灌湯包

gun3 tong1 baau1

Mandarin: guan4 tang1 bao1

soup filled steamed buns | also 灌湯餃

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長篇劇

coeng4 pin1 kek6

television series

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解纈

gaai2 lit3

Mandarin: jie3 xie2

Simplified: 解缬

solve the difficulties; to untangle a knot

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罒

mong5

Mandarin: wang3

net (Kangxi radical 122) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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有所改善

jau5 so2 goi2 sin6

Mandarin: you3 suo3 gai3 shan4

to have made some improvements

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專責委員會

zyun1 zaak3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2

Select Committee

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試管架

si3 gun2 gaa3

Mandarin: shi4 guan3 jia4

test tube rack

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暴風

bou6 fung1

cyclone, windstorm

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匯報

wui6 bou3

Mandarin: hui4 bao4

[1] to report; [2] to give an account of; [2] debrief

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儲值票

cyu5 zik6 piu3

Mandarin: chu2 zhi2 piao4

Simplified: 储值票

stored value ticket or card

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jaahm

Mandarin: all

zan4

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