Cantonese Dictionary

新民晚報

san1 man4 maan5 bou3

Mandarin: xin1 min2 wan3 bao4

Xinmin Evening News

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走投

zau2 tau4

Mandarin: zou3 tou2

left; leaving (spoken)

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鬯

coeng3

Mandarin: chang4

sacrificial spirit | wine | unhindered | a bow case | straight and clear | # adapted from cc-cedict

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通姦

tung1 gaan1

Mandarin: tong1 jian1

adultery

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gung

Mandarin: all

gong4

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內六角螺絲刀

noi6 luk6 gok3 lo4 si1 dou1

Mandarin: nei4 liu4 jiao3 luo2 ​si1​ dao1​

an Allen driver (which fits hexagon head screws)

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銜接

haam4 zip3

Mandarin: xian2 jie1

to combine; to join together

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本人

bun2 jan4

Mandarin: ben3 ren2

[1] I; me; myself [2] oneself [3] in person; personal

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什麼樣

sam6 mo1 joeng6

Mandarin: shen2 me5 yang4

what kind?; what sort?

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無從

mou4 cung4

Mandarin: wu2 cong2

to not have the means nor the ability

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dang

Mandarin: all

deng4

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失豬

sat1 zyu1

Mandarin: shi1 zhu1

Simplified: 失猪

to lose one's virginity (applies to women only) [colloquial]

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雜質

zaap6 zat1

Mandarin: za2 zhi4

impurity

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屎計

si2 gai2

Mandarin: shi3 ji4

Simplified: 屎计

a lousy plan

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以外

ji5 ngoi6

Mandarin: yi3 wai4

outside; beyond

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音樂

jam1 ngok6

Mandarin: yin1 yue4

music

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偏正式合成詞

pin1 zing3 sik1 hap6 sing4 ci4

Mandarin: pian1 zheng4 shi4 he2 cheng2 ci2

modified compound word

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落地窗

lok6 dei6 coeng1

French window

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打擊軍事力量

daa2 gik1 gwan1 si6 lik6 loeng6

Mandarin: da3 ji2 jun1 shi4 li4 liang4 (Taiwan), da3 ji1 jun1 shi4 li4 liang5

counterforce; 反對勢力 in Taiwan

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使魔法

sai2 mo1 faat3

Mandarin: shi3 mo2 fa3

conjure

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名銜

ming4 haam4

Mandarin: ming2 xian2

title

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牌坊

paai4 fong1

Mandarin: pai2 fang1

memorial arch; (placename) Pai Fong

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病人團體

beng6 jan4 tyun4 tai2

patient groups

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前夕

cin4 zik6

Mandarin: qian2 xi1/4 (PRC/Taiwan)

eve; the night before | Syn.: 前夜

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鎮壓

zan3 aat3

Mandarin: zhen4 ya1

[1] to suppress; to put down; to quell [2] repression; suppression

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肚兜

tou5 dau1

Mandarin: du4 dou1

an undergarment protecting the chest and abdomen [Syn.] 兜肚

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百厭星

baak3 jim3 sing1

Mandarin: bai3 yan4 xing1

Simplified: 百厌星

naughty kid; naughty person (slang)

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不獨

bat1 duk6

Mandarin: bu4 du2

not only

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濟寧

zai3 ning4

Mandarin: ji4 ning2

Ji'ning (city in Shandong)

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地質學

dei6 zat1 hok6

Mandarin: di4 zhi4 xue2

geology

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