Cantonese Dictionary

出馬

ceot1 maa5

Mandarin: chu1 ma3

Simplified: 出马

to get involved or participate

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洗塵宴

sai2 can4 jin3

Mandarin: xi3 chen2 yan4

welcome dinner given to a visitor from afar

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退㷫

teoi3 hing3

Mandarin: tui4 qing3

to bring down a fever

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疏堂老表

so1 tong4 lou5 biu2

Mandarin: shu1 tang2 lao3 biao3

distant relative

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雞仔媒人

gai1 zai2 mui4 jan2

Mandarin: ji1 zai3 mei2 ren5

Simplified: 鸡仔媒人

a meddlesome person; a busybody; a matchmaker

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滋事

zi1 si6

Mandarin: zi1 shi4

to cause trouble, stir up a disturbance

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腳車

goek3 ce1

Mandarin: jiao3 che1

Simplified: 脚车

bicycle [written]

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嘰哩咕嚕

gei1 li1 gu1 lou1

Mandarin: ji1 li5 gu1 lu1

Simplified: 叽哩咕噜

(slang) if someone is "嘰哩咕嚕", it implies the listener does not know what the person said

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研船

jin4 syun4

Mandarin: yan2 chuan2

Boat-shaped herbal medicine mortar

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碗仔翅

wun2 zai2 ci3

Mandarin: wan3 zi3 chi4

(food) vegetarian Shark-fin Soup

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làhm

Mandarin: all

lin2 lin4

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木結構

muk6 git3 kau3

Mandarin: mu4 jie2 gou4

[architecture] timber structure; wood construction

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岡巒

gong1 lyun4

Mandarin: gang1 luan2

Simplified: 冈峦

an uninterrupted stretch of hills

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滿江

mun5 gong1

Mandarin: man3 jiang1

Man Jiang

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揞住良心

ngam2 zyu6 loeng4 sam1

Mandarin: an3 zhu4 liang2xin1

to go against one's conscience [colloquial]

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懞閉閉

mung5*2 bai3 bai3

Cantonese

being silly; absent minded [Var.] 懵閉閉

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壞疽

waai6 zeoi1

gangrene

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前額

cin4 ngaak6

Mandarin: qian2 e4

forehead

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選拔賽

syun2 bat6 coi3

Mandarin: xuan3 ba2 sai4

Simplified: 选拔赛

qualification trials; (selective) trials; auditions

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踏實

daap6 sat6

Mandarin: ta1 shi5

Simplified: 踏实

down-to-earth | good foundation

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收音機

sau1 jam1 gei1

Mandarin: shou1 yin1 ji1

radio

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仙台

sin1 toi4

Mandarin: xian1 tai2

Sendai

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舌頭打結

sit6 tau4 daa2 git3

Mandarin: she2 tou5 da3 jie2

to be tongue-tied

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行唔埋

haang4 m4 maai4

Mandarin: xing2 n2 mai2

Cantonese

incompatible; to not get along

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拐彎

gwaai2 waan1

Mandarin: guai3 wan1

[1] to turn a corner; to turn [粵]: 轉彎 [2] to turn round; to change direction; to pursue a new idea [3] corner; turning

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吟沉

ngam4 cam4

Mandarin: yin2 chen2

nagging; mumbling

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廠家

cong2 gaa1

Mandarin: chang3 jia1

factory

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倒翻轉

dou3 faan1 zyun3

Mandarin: dao4 fan1 zhuan3

Simplified: 倒翻转

upside down

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目

muk6

Mandarin: mu4

eye | item | section | list | catalogue | table of contents | order (taxonomy) | goal | name | title | to see | to look | division | topic | # adapted from cc-cedict

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通用字符組

tung1 jung6 zi6 fu4 zou2

Mandarin: tong1 yong4 zi4 fu2 zu3

[Computer] Universal Character Set, UCS [Syn.] 通用字元組

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