Cantonese Dictionary

禡

ngaa2

Mandarin: ma4

Simplified: 祃

last worship to the earth god of the lunar year, the year end dinner for employees | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貶

bin2

Mandarin: bian3

Simplified: 贬

to diminish | to demote | to reduce or devaluate | to disparage | to censure | to depreciate | criticism | # adapted from cc-cedict

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起尾注

hei2 mei5 zyu3

Mandarin: qi3 wei3 zhu4

to set a trap and await the right opportunity to strip someone of all they have in one go; to enjoy the fruits of somebody else's labour

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矮細

ngai2 sai3

Mandarin: ai3 xi4

Simplified: 矮细

short; stubby

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所有權

so2 jau5 kyun4

Mandarin: suo3 you3 quan2

ownership; possession; rights

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綻放

zaan6 fong3

Mandarin: zhan4 fang4

to blossom

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漆皮

cat1 pei2

Mandarin: qi1 pi2

(noun) japanned leather

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好戰

hou3 zin3

Mandarin: hao3 zhan4

warlike

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擱

gok3

Mandarin: ge1

Simplified: 搁

to place | to put aside | to shelve | to endure | to delay | # adapted from cc-cedict

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雙曲型偏微分方程

soeng1 kuk1 jing4 pin1 mei4 fan6 fong1 cing4

Mandarin: shuang1 qu1 xing2 pian1 wei2 fen1 fang1 cheng2

Simplified: 双曲型偏微分方程

hyperbolic partial differential equation

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窮苦

kung4 fu2

Mandarin: qiong2 ku3

poor; improvished; destitute

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碉堡

diu1 bou2

Mandarin: diao1 bao3

pillbox (military fortification); blockhouse

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失手

sat1 sau2

Mandarin: shi1 shou3

(verb) Make a mistake

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搭扣

daap3 kau3

Mandarin: da1 kou4

buckle or fastener for clothing, accessories, or devices that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g., the buckle on metal wristwatches, hasp for locks)

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卓依婷

coek3 ji1 ting4

Mandarin: zhuo1 yi1 ting2

Timi Zhuo

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老軍

lou5 gwan1

Mandarin: lao3 jun1

Simplified: 老军

an uniformed police [colloquial]

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民眾

man4 zung3

Mandarin: min2 zhong4

populace, the people, the masses

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表明

biu2 ming4

Mandarin: biao3 ming2

to make known; to state clearly; to clarify; to indicate

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贔

bei6

Mandarin: bi4

Simplified: 赑

Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known as 龟趺guīfū [龟趺] | straining (exerting a lot of strength) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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矖招

saai3 ziu1

Mandarin: xi3 zhao1

to show off [colloquial]

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細胞壁

sai3 baau1 bik1

Mandarin: si4 bao1 bi4

[bio.] cell wall

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試點

si3 dim2

Mandarin: shi4 dian3

test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme

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批改

pai1 goi2

correct

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痴

ci1

Mandarin: chi1

simplified form of 癡

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泥濘

nai4 ning6

Mandarin: ni2 ning4

muddy, mud

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雙蒸

soeng1 zing1

Mandarin: shuang1 zheng1

Simplified: 双蒸

double distilled rice wine

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yip yīm

Mandarin: all

yan1

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首席法官

sau2 zik6 faat3 gun1

Mandarin: shou3 xi2 fa3 guan1

Chief Justice (of the Court of Final Appeal); Chief Judge (of the High Court)

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剪草

zin2 cou2

Mandarin: jian3 cao3

lawn pruning or mowing

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石山

sek6 saan1

Mandarin: shi2 shan1

(noun) Rocky Mountain

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