Cantonese Dictionary

彘

zi6

Mandarin: zhi4

swine

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一刀切

jat1 dou1 cit3

Mandarin: yi1 dao1 qie1

Cantonese

across the board; applicable to all; indiscriminately

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洲

zau1

Mandarin: zhou1

continent | island in a river | islet | # adapted from cc-cedict

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同行如敵國

tung4 hong4 jyu4 dik6 gwok3

Mandarin: tong2 hang2 ru2 di2 guo2

Simplified: 同行如敌国

to describe two people in the same industry are always like two countries in rivalry

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瓣瓣

faan6 baan6

Mandarin: ban4 ban4

everything

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錛

ban1

Mandarin: ben1

adz, adze

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鑽研

zyun3 jin4

Mandarin: zuan1 yan2

intensively research; to dig into; to study intently

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安德尊

on1 dak1 zyun1

Mandarin: an1 de2 zun1

Junior Anderson, name of a TV host and actor in Hong Kong

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集體主義

zaap6 tai2 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: ji2 ti3 zhu3 yi4

collectivism

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臨終

lam4 zung1

Mandarin: lin2 zhong1

approaching death; on one's deathbed

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中國香港

zung1 gwok3 hoeng1 gong2

Mandarin: Zhong1 guo2 Xiang1 gang3

Simplified: 中国香港

Hong Kong, China

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魏

ngai6

Mandarin: wei4

tower over a palace gateway (old) | a surname | name of several states and dynasties in history | # adapted from cc-cedict

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淬礪

ceoi3 lai6

Mandarin: cui4 li4

Simplified: 淬砺

to work hard and with stamina

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瘡

cong1

Mandarin: chuang1

Simplified: 疮

sore | skin ulcer | tumor | wound | # adapted from cc-cedict

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十二點鐘

sap6 ji6 dim2 zung1

Mandarin: shi2 er4 dian3 zhong1

12 o'clock

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打領帶

daa2 leng5 daai2

Mandarin: da3 ling3 dai4

Simplified: 打领带

to tie a tie

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沒有

mut6 jau5

Mandarin: mei2 you3

[1] do not have; none; be without [2] not so ... as [3] less than [4] did not [] Classical Chinese: 無 | Cant.: 冇 | May sometimes be shortened to just '沒'

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六四事件

luk6 sei3 si6 gin6*2

Mandarin: liu4 si4 shi4 jian4

Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989

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綠色急救通道

luk6 sik1 gap1 gau3 tung1 dou6

Mandarin: lv4 se4 ji2 jiu4 tong1 dao4

emergency green path

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帝王企鵝

dai3 wong4 kei5 ngo4*2

Mandarin: di4 wang2 qi3 e2

emperor penguin

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三元牌

saam1 jyun4 paai4*2

Mandarin: san1 yuan2 pai2

(mahjong) dragon tiles

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無論如何

mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4

Mandarin: wu2lun4ru2he2

Simplified: 无论如何

(adverb phrase) No matter what

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fāt fīt

Mandarin: all

fu2

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雞皮

gai1 pei4

Mandarin: ji1 pi2

Simplified: 鸡皮

chicken skin

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yauh

Mandarin: mandarin-or-written-only

you4

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唔會

m4 wui2

Mandarin: n2 hui4

Simplified: 唔会

Cantonese

would not; not possible

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謬誤

mau6 ng6

Mandarin: miu4 wu4

error; mistaken idea; falsehood

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全能神

cyun4 nang4 san4

Mandarin: quan2 neng2 shen2

Church of the Almighty God, controversial religious sect banned in the PRC, sometimes referred to as 東方閃電

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足字旁

zuk1 zi6 pong4

Mandarin: zu2 zi4 pang2

Kangxi radical 157 (足) in its component form ⻊

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穰

joeng6

Mandarin: rang2

abundant | stalk of grain | # adapted from cc-cedict

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