Cantonese Dictionary

踢晒腳

tek3 saai3 goek3

Mandarin: ti1 shai4 jiao3

Simplified: 踢晒脚

very busy

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慘綠愁紅

caam2 luk6 sau4 hung4

Mandarin: can3 lv4 chou2 hong2

Simplified: 惨绿愁红

the feeling responding to one's sad life story

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眉精眼企

mei4 zeng1 ngaan5 kei5

Mandarin: mei2 jing1 yan3 qi3

(adjective) to describe one's external appearance which gives off the impression (can be used in a sarcastic sense) of being smart | shrewd | astute | crafty | sly

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閂埋門

saan1 maai4 mun4

Mandarin: shuan1 mai2 men2

Simplified: 闩埋门

to close the door

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老番涼茶

lou5 faan1 loeng4 caa4

Mandarin: lao3 fan1 liang2 cha2

Simplified: 老番凉茶

beer (slang)

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魚鷹

jyu4 jing1

Mandarin: yu2 ying1

cormorant bird; great cormorant

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冇搭颯

mou5 daap3 saap3

Mandarin: mao3 da1 sa5

Simplified: 冇搭飒

Cantonese

irresponsible

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價值工程

gaa3 zik6 gung1 cing4

Mandarin: jia4 zhi2 gong1 cheng2

value engineering

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扯晒火

ce2 saai3 fo2

Mandarin: che3 shai4 huo3

getting angry

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唯一

wai4 jat1

Mandarin: wei2yi1

(noun) Only one

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睥睨

pai3 ngai6

Mandarin: pi4 ni4

look sideways (at)

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悟性

ng6 sing3

Mandarin: wu4 xing4

perception, savvy

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又是

jau6 si6

Mandarin: you4 shi4

also (be)

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hón

Mandarin: all

kan3

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易拉架

ji6 laai1 gaa2

Mandarin: yi4 la1 jia4

roll-up stand; roll-up banner; easy roll banner

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滌

dik6

Mandarin: di2

Simplified: 涤

to wash | to cleanse | to sweep | to wash away | to get rid of | # adapted from cc-cedict

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ám

Mandarin: cantonese-only

an3

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貲

zi1

Mandarin: zi1

Simplified: 赀

to estimate | to fine (archaic) | variant of 资zī [资] | to count | wealth | a limited amount | to calculate | price | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蝮

fuk1

Mandarin: fu4

poisonous snake (archaic) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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德拉庫拉

dak1 laai1 fu3 laai1

Mandarin: de2 la1 ku4 la1

Dracula

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官運亨通

gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1

Mandarin: guan1 yun4 heng1 tong1

to have a successful career as an official

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胸毛

hung1 mou4

Mandarin: xiong1 mao2

chest hair

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磨杵成針

mo4 cyu5 sing4 zam1

Mandarin: mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1

perseverence spells success; constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle [Syn.] 只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成針 ; 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 ; 只要有恆心，鐵柱磨成針 ; 鐵杵磨成針 ; 鐵杵成針 ; 磨杵作針

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施工

si1 gung1

Mandarin: shi1 gong1

to do work on a construction | eg.: 正在施工 under construction

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草莓族

cou2 mui4 zuk6

Mandarin: cao3 mei2 zu2

strawberry generation; stawberry generation is a term coined to describe Taiwanese generation y youth and young adults primarily born between the 80's and 90's. Similar to strawberries that are cultivated in a sheltered green house, they are easily bruised when under pressure. Their defining traits include unreliability; materialistic; narcissitic; individualistic; uncompliant; unstable and academic credentials but lacking in practical experience and abilities.

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地名

dei6 meng2

Mandarin: di4 ming2

place name

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淫蕩

jam4 dong6

Mandarin: yin2 dang4

licentious; have no moral restraint interms of sexuality;lascivious

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半邊艸

bun3 bin1 cou2

Mandarin: ban4 bian1 cao3

Kangxi radical 45 屮

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人羣

jan4 kwan4

Mandarin: ren2 qun2

a group of people; a crowd

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中文報紙

zung1 man4 bou3 zi2

Mandarin: zhong1 wen2 bao4 zhi3

[n] a Chinese language newspaper

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