Cantonese Dictionary

堅決否認

gin1 kyut3 fau2 jing6

Mandarin: jian1 jue2 fou3 ren4

Simplified: 坚决否认

to strongly deny

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英國航空

jing1 gwok3 hong4 hung1

Mandarin: Ying1 guo2 Hang2 kong1

Simplified: 英国航空

British Airways

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試吓

si3 haa5

Mandarin: shi4 xia4

Simplified: 试吓

To give it a try

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狐猴

wu4 hau4

Mandarin: hu2 hou2

lemur, a primate indigenous to Madagascar.

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巡航導彈

ceon4 hong4 dou6 daan6*2

Mandarin: xun2 hang2 dao3 dan4

cruise missile

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古裝片

gu2 zong1 pin2

Mandarin: gu3 zhuang1 pian4

Simplified: 古装片

traditional Chinese costume drama

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尖扎

zim1 zaat3

Mandarin: jian1 zha1

Jianzha (place in Qinghai)

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三個骨

saam1 go3 gwat1

Mandarin: san1 ge4 gu3

Simplified: 三个骨

three quarters | forty-five minutes (slang)

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盤錢

pun4 cin4*2

examine thoroughly (luggage at customs)

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生硬

saang1 ngaang6

Mandarin: sheng1 ying4

stiff; rigid; harsh

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巨集指令

geoi6 zaap6 zi2 ling6

macro, macro command, macro program

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各式各樣

gok3 sik1 gok3 joeng6

Mandarin: ge4 shi4 ge4 yang4

all kinds; all sorts

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板塊

baan2 faai3

Mandarin: ban3 kuai4

tectonic plate; continental plate

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情報官員

cing4 bou3 gun1 jyun4

Mandarin: qing2 bao4 guan1 yuan2

intelligence official

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手術刀

sau2 seot6 dou1

scalpel

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三邑方言

saam1 jap1 fong1 jin4

Mandarin: san1 yi4 fang1 yan2

Sanyi division of Yue dialects (From three regions 南海, 番禺 and 順德)

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雞翅

gai1 ci3

Mandarin: ji1 chi4

Simplified: 鸡翅

chicken wing(s)

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場合

coeng4 hap6

Mandarin: chang3 he2

situation; occasion

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油瓶

jau4 peng2

Mandarin: you2 ping2

step children

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心口針

sam1 hau2 zam1

Mandarin: xin1 kou3 zhen1

Simplified: 心口针

brooch

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菜碼兒

coi3 maa5 ji4

Mandarin: cai4 ma3 er5

sliced vegetables

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八小時工作制

baat3 siu2 si4 gung1 zok3 zai3

Mandarin: ba1 xiao3 shi2 gong1 zuo4 zhi4

eight hour working day

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金山灣

gam1 saan1 waan1

Mandarin: jin1 shan1 wan1

San Francisco Bay

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整備

zing2 bei6

Mandarin: zheng3 bei4

Simplified: 整备

preparation; readiness; servicing; maintenance; reconditioning; setup

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寶藏

bou2 zong6

Mandarin: bao3 zang4

depository of treasures; treasure house

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節氣

zit3 hei3

Mandarin: jie2 qi5

solar term: any of 24 points in traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars that matches a particular astronomical event or signifies some natural phenomenon

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自動防止輻射程序

zi6 dung6 fong4 zi2 fuk1 se6 cing4 zeoi6

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 fang2 zhi3 fu2 she4 cheng2 xu4

fail-safe procedures

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人一

jan4 jat1

Mandarin: ren2 yi1

first star, a Chinese constellation [written and colloquial]

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宋朝

sung3 ciu4

Song Dynasty

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把火

baa2 fo2

Mandarin: ba3 huo3

one's energy, temper; to be angry; torch

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