Cantonese Dictionary

不聽話的

bat1 teng1 waa6 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 ting1 hua4 de5

refractory

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奇趣

kei4 ceoi3

Mandarin: qi2 qu4

[n] unusual charm

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十年

sap6 nin4

decade

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枸杞子

gau2 gei2 zi2

Mandarin: gou3 qi3 zi5

Chinese wolfberry fruit; goji berry

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着重號

zoek6 zung6 hou6

Mandarin: zhuo2zhong4 hao4

emphasis mark: it is a traditional punctuation mark in China, usually taking the form of either a circle or a dot (•).

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高領

gou1 leng5

Mandarin: gao1 ling3

turtleneck; polo neck | Also: 樽領

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殘暴

caan4 bou6

Mandarin: can2 bao4

ruthless; heartless; cruel; ferocious

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tung4

立

Mandarin: 12

tùhng

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楊紫瓊

joeng4 zi2 king4

Mandarin: yang2 zi3 qiong2

Michelle Yeoh (a.k.a., Michelle Khan)

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分身乏術

fan1 san1 fat6 seot6

Mandarin: fen1 shen1 fa2 shu4

Simplified: 分身乏术

to be fully occupied or busy with work

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休眠

jau1 min4

Mandarin: xiu1 mian2

dormancy, hibernate

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笑到轆地

siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2

Mandarin: xiao4 dao4 lu4 di4

Simplified: 笑到辘地

to burst out in laughter [colloquial]

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爛漫

laan6 maan6

Mandarin: lan4 man4

unaffected and behaving naturally

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幌子

fong2 zi2

Mandarin: huang3 zi5

shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense

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巨輪

geoi6 leon4

Mandarin: ju4 lun2

large ship; large wheel

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包枱

baau1 toi4*2

Mandarin: bao1 tai2

Cantonese

the last person to finish eating and leave his seat at a table [Syn][國]壓桌

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奧施康定

ou3 si1 hong1 ding6

Oxycontin, a highly addictive opiate-based painkiller also known as "hillbilly heroin"

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拗頸

aau3 geng2

Mandarin: ao4 jing3

Simplified: 拗颈

(slang) to disagree; to argue; to dispute; (adjective) stubborn; argumentative; obstinate

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稀飯

hei1 faan6

Mandarin: xi1 fan4

congee; rice porridge | [粵]: 粥 (zuk1)

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六安

luk6 on1

Mandarin: lu4 an1

Lu'an (city in Anhui)

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歸隊

gwai1 deoi6*2

Mandarin: gui1 dui4

rejoin one's unit; return to one's former profession

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桂花糖

gwai3 faa1 tong2

Mandarin: gui4 hua1 tang2

(noun) Osmanthus sugar, which is an Chinese cooking ingredient

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結婚典禮

git3 fan1 din2 lai5

Mandarin: jie2 hun1 dian3 li3

Simplified: 结婚典礼

Wedding ceremony

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手板

sau2 baan2

Mandarin: shou3 ban3

palm (hand)

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蘭州

laan4 zau1

Mandarin: lan2 zhou1

Lanzhou

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手裏劍

sau2 leoi5 gim3

shuriken, throwing stars (in Japanese: 手裏剣; lit: "hand hidden blade")

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又話

jau6 waa6

Mandarin: you4 hua4

Simplified: 又话

say also; referring to things one said before, similar to saying "didn't you say…?"

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開倉

hoi1 cong1

Mandarin: kai1cang1-

Simplified: 开仓

to set up an account with a broker [colloquial]

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成仁取義

sing4 jan4 ceoi2 ji6

Mandarin: cheng2 ren2 qu3 yi4

Simplified: 成仁取义

sacrifice one's life for justice

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動力

dung6 lik6

Mandarin: dong4 li4

Simplified: 动力

(noun) Motivation

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