Cantonese Dictionary

imposter

CAPTION

Mandarin: AUTOSTATUS

grifter [Syn.]

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盜版

dou6 baan2

Mandarin: dao4 ban3

fml. n. pirated edition, adj. pirated, v. pirate, especially for software, cds and etc.; colloq. 老翻 /lou5 faan1/ infml. 翻版 /faan1 baan2/

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源氏物語

jyun4 si6 mat6 jyu5

Mandarin: yuan2 shi4 wu4 yu3

The Tale of Genji (a classic work of Japanese literature)

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寫低

se2 dai1

Mandarin: xie3 di1

Simplified: 写低

verb; write it down

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銅

tung4

Mandarin: tong2

Simplified: 铜

copper (chemistry) | see also 红铜hóngtóng [红铜] M: 块kuài [块] | brass | bronze | # adapted from cc-cedict

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血口噴人

hyut3 hau2 pan3 jan4

Mandarin: xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2 (PRC), xie3 kou3 pen1 ren2 (Taiwan)

venomously slander; make unfounded and malicious attacks (lit., "spraying at people with a bloody mouth")

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玓

dik1

Mandarin: di4

pearly

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消弭

siu1 mei5

Mandarin: xiao1 mi3

avert; prevent; put an end to

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債務國

zaai3 mou6 gwok3

Mandarin: zhai4 wu4 guo2

Simplified: 债务国

Debtor nation

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一國兩制

jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3

Mandarin: yi4 guo2 liang3 zhi4

one country two systems; a massage parlor that offers both regular and sexual massage

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電影劇本

din6 jing2 kek6 bun2

Mandarin: dian4 ying3 ju4 ben3

[n] photoplay; screenplay

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雄兵

hung4 bing1

Mandarin: xiong2 bing1

a powerful army

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醒返

seng2 faan1

Mandarin: xing3 fan3

to become conscious [colloquial]

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勁到無倫

ging6 dou3 mou4 leon4

Mandarin: jin4 dao4 wu2 lun2

Simplified: 劲到无伦

magnificent [colloquial]

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藥水針

joek6 seoi2 zam1

hypodermic needle

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貨

fo3

Mandarin: huo4

[1] [n] goods; commodities; products; freight; cargo [2] money; currency; property [3] [v] bribe; bribery [4] [v] sell [5] used as a term of reviling with an abusive suffix

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鋪草皮

pou1 cou2 pei4

Mandarin: pu1 cao3 pi2

Simplified: 铺草皮

lose money in horse betting (spoken)

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機械工程

gei1 haai6 gung1 cing4

Mandarin: ji1 xie4 gong1 cheng2

mechanical engineering

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金錢

gam1 cin4

Mandarin: jin1 qian2

money; currency

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暫且

zaam6 ce2

Mandarin: zan4 qie3

temporarily

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荊棘載途

ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4

Mandarin: jing1 ji2 zai4 tu2

to face many setbacks and adversities

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máih

Mandarin: all

mi3

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自然選擇

zi6 jin4 syun2 zaak6

Mandarin: zi4 ran2 xuan3 ze2

natural selection

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走漏風聲

zau2 lau6 fung1 sing1

Mandarin: zou3 lou4 feng1 sheng1

Simplified: 走漏风声

to let out a secret; to leak (out) information

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改革進程

goi2 gaak3 zeon3 cing4

Mandarin: gai3 ge2 jin4 cheng2

reform process

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獨奏

duk6 zau3

Mandarin: du2 zou4

(to play) a solo [music]

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雞頭

gai1 tau4

Mandarin: ji1 tou2

Simplified: 鸡头

chicken head; a procurer for prostitutes

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外生殖器

ngoi6 sang1 zik6 hei3

Mandarin: wai4 sheng1 zhi2 qi4

external genital organs

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一碌杉

jat1 luk1 caam3

Mandarin: yi1 lu4 shan1

lit. a piece of log, meaning one who is inflexible, stiff, awkward or non-responsive, especially while one is standing still

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頭崩額裂

tau4 bang1 ngaak6 lit6

Mandarin: tou2 beng1 e2 lie4

Simplified: 头崩额裂

(literally: with cracked head and forehead); to describe the condition of an intense competition or in a difficult position

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