Cantonese Dictionary

噴泉

pan3 cyun4

fountain

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懸崖勒馬

jyun4 ngaai4 laak6 maa5

Mandarin: xuan2 ya2 le4 ma3

to wake up and escape disaster at the last moment; to pull back before it is too late

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土星

tou2 sing1

Saturn - Planet, part of the Solar System, the one with the rings (光環).

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集體

zaap6 tai2

Mandarin: ji2 ti3

Simplified: 集体

(noun) Group

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對頭

deoi3 tau4

Mandarin: dui4 tou2

correct; true; OK; normal; appropriate

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結構

git3 kau3; git3 gau3

Mandarin: jie2 gou4

structure; composition; makeup; construction

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分化

fan1 faa3

Mandarin: fen1 hua4

[1] to split up; to break apart; to break up; to split apart; to become divided [2] (bio.) differentiation

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中庸之道

zung1 jung4 zi1 dou6

Mandarin: zhong1 yong1 zhi1 dao4

[n] middle of the road; Doctrine of the Mean

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霸凌

baa3 ling4

Mandarin: ba4 ling2

bully

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講評

gong2 ping4

Mandarin: jiang3 ping2

comment on and appraise

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頭牙

tau4 ngaa4

Mandarin: tou2 ya2

Simplified: 头牙

prayer to the God of land on the second day of the second month in Chinese calendar

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烏豆

wu1 dau2

Mandarin: wu1 dou4

Simplified: 乌豆

black beans

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政治取向

zing3 zi6 ceoi2 hoeng3

political leanings

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性別歧視

sing3 bit6 kei4 si6

Mandarin: xing4 bie2 qi2 shi4

sexism; sexual discrimination; discrimination against women

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蘆筍

lou4 seon2

Mandarin: lu2 sun3

asparagus | Scientific name: Asparagus officinalis

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抵押貸款

dai2 aat3 taai3 fun2

Mandarin: di3 ya1 dai4 kuan3

[n] mortgage loan

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指法

zi2 faat3

Mandarin: zhi3 fa3

finger method (in painting)

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黨員

dong2 jyun4

Mandarin: dang3 yuan2

political party member

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回魂

wui4 wan4

Mandarin: hui2 hun2

the soul | ghost goes back to the body after death

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無一倖免

mou4 jat1 hang6 min5

Mandarin: wu2 yi1 xing4 mian3

no one is spared; there are no exceptions

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noih

Mandarin: all

nai4

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天氣預測

tin3 hei3 jyu6 cak1

Mandarin: tian1 qi4 yu4 ce4

weather forecast

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拖拉機

to1 laai1 gei1

Mandarin: tuo1 la1 ji1

tractor

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椒

ziu1

Mandarin: jiao1

hot spiced plant; pepper

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印尼話

jan3 nei4 waa6*2

Mandarin: yin4 ni2 hua4

Indonesian (language)

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不規則的

bat1 kwai1 zak1 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 gui1 ze2 de5

anomalistic

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天然毒素

tin1 jin4 duk6 sou3

Mandarin: tian1 ran2 du2 su4

natural toxin

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婀娜多姿

o2 no5 do1 zi1

Mandarin: e1 nuo2 duo1 zi1

adj; graceful and charming , beautiful

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咖啡妹

gaa3 fe1 mui6

Mandarin: ka1 fei1 mei4

lit. coffee girl, a nickname for female traffic inspectors of Hong Kong

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先時

sin1 si4

Mandarin: xian1 shi2

Simplified: 先时

in the beginning; earlier on

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