Cantonese Dictionary

賽馬

coi3 maa5

Mandarin: sai4 ma3

Simplified: 赛马

horse racing

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遷居

cin1 geoi1

Mandarin: qian1 ju1

move residence; change one's abode; migrate elsewhere

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人情紙咁薄

jan4 cing4 zi2 gam2 bok6

Mandarin: ren2 qing2 zhi3 gan1 bo2

Simplified: 人情纸咁薄

Cantonese

Literal | Direct translation: Favor is as thin as a piece of paper – Describes the situation where a person is not getting any favor from the person he | she has asked.

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外用

ngoi6 jung6

Mandarin: wai4 yong4

external

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鄧麗欣

dang6 lai6 jan1

Mandarin: deng4 li4 xin1

Simplified: 邓丽欣

Stephy Tang Lai Yan, a Hong Kong singer and actress

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相與

soeng1 jyu5

Mandarin: xiang1 yu3

Simplified: 相与

(v.)(adv.) together; get along with; deal with

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紅會

hung4 wui2

Mandarin: Hong2 hui4

Simplified: 红会

the Red Cross society

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釉

jau6

Mandarin: you4

glaze (of porcelain) | enamel in porcelain | # adapted from cc-cedict

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旦夕

daan3 zik6

Mandarin: dan4 xi1

in a very short time

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慶祝

hing3 zuk1

Mandarin: qing4 zhu4

(v.) to celebrate; (n.) celebration

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魂

wan4

Mandarin: hun2

(noun) Ghost

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插曲

caap3 kuk1

Mandarin: cha1 qu3

episode; interlude

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搵鬼幫手

wan2 gwai2 bong1 sau2

Mandarin: wen3 gui3 bang1shou5

Simplified: 揾鬼帮手

Cantonese

describe a situation where it is impossible to find someone to help [colloquial]

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小隊

siu2 deoi6*2

Mandarin: xiao3 dui4

a platoon; a squad

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一九九七年

jat1 gau2 gau2 cat1 nin4

Mandarin: yi1 jiu3 jiu3 qi1 nian2

Year 1997

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哄

hung6

Mandarin: hong1

to crowd around | to gather around | # adapted from cc-cedict

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瑪麗醫院

maa5 lai6 ji1 jyun2

Mandarin: ma3 li4 yi1 yuan4

Simplified: 玛丽医院

(hospital) Queen Mary Hospital, which is located in Pok Fu Lam Road in Hong Kong

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瘌痢

laat3 lei6*1

head bald from scabies; favus of the scalp

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存款

cyun4 fun2

Mandarin: cun2 kuan3

to deposit money in a bank; a bank deposit; a bank account

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蛇仔

se4 zai2

Mandarin: she2 zai3

literal meaning or translation: small snake(s); the driver's assistant whose job is to help with maintaining the vehicles and to solicit customers; a middleman who helps loansharks to solicit customers

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油器

jau4 hei3

Mandarin: you2 qi4

deep fried food (especially ones in congee shop)

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心理

sam1 lei5

Mandarin: xin1 li3

mental; psychological

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原告

jyun4 gou3

Mandarin: yuan2 gao4

complaint; plaintiff

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艾草

ngaai6 cou2

Mandarin: ai4 cao3

Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)

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歪音

me2 jam1

Cantonese

distorted pronunciation

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敗血病

baai6 hyut3 beng6

Mandarin: bai4 xue4 bing4

Simplified: 败血病

noun; septicemia

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黠慧

kit3 wai6

Mandarin: xia2 hui4

clever;shrewd; artful

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過頭笠冷衫

gwo3 tau4 lap1 laang5*1 saam1

Cantonese

a pullover (sweater)

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撞到

zong6 dou3*2

Mandarin: zhuang4 dao4

to bump into; to crash into; to run into; to come across [colloquial]

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早婚

zou2 fan1

Mandarin: zao3 fun1

marrying too early

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