Cantonese Dictionary

月臺

jyut6 toi4

Mandarin: yue4 tai2

(railway) platform

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二胎

ji6 toi1

Mandarin: er4 tai1

a second pregnancy

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粗著

cou1 zoek6

Mandarin: cu1 zhe5

Simplified: 粗着

casual wear

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叉燒

caa1 siu1

Mandarin: cha1 shao1

Simplified: 叉烧

char siu; BBQ pork

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何來

ho4 loi4

Mandarin: he2 lai2

Simplified: 何来

to question on origin of one or something

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做功課

zou6 gung1 fo3

Mandarin: zuo4 gong1 ke4

Simplified: 做功课

do homework | to prepare

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難忘

naan4 mong4

Mandarin: nan2 wang4

unforgettable, memorable

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求情

kau4 cing4

Mandarin: qiu2 qing2

beg for leniency, plead, to ask a favor of

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南特

naam4 dak6

Nantes (major city in France)

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枝頭

zi1 tau4

Mandarin: zhi1 tou2

Simplified: 枝头

branch

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合同

hap6 tung4

Mandarin: he2 tong5

contract; formal agreement | There is more inclination to use 合同 in Mand. and 合約 in Cant.

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施施然

si1 si1 jin4

Mandarin: shi1 shi1 ran2

to do things slowly

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模糊

mou4 wu4

Mandarin: mo2 hu5

vague; indistinct; fuzzy | [粵]: 麻查

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足踝

zuk1 waa5

ankle | [粵]: 腳眼

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廣東腔

gwong2 dung1 hong1

Mandarin: guang3 dong1 qiang1

(speak a foreign language with a) Cantonese accent

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炒魷

caau2 jau4

Mandarin: chao3 you2

Simplified: 炒鱿

to be dismissed or fired from work (spoken)

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等運到

dang2 wan6 dou3*2

Mandarin: deng3 yun4 dao4

passively wait for good fortune to come on its own

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合情合理

hap6 cing4 hap6 lei5

Mandarin: he2 qing2 he2 li3

reasonable; sensible; fair | Also 合情理

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去威

heoi3 wai1

Mandarin: qu4 wei1

to go out to have a good time [colloquial]

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潛逃

cim4 tou4

Mandarin: qian2 tao2

to abscond; to slink off

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臺山話

toi4 saan1 waa6*2

Toishanese (language)

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主觀

zyu2 gun1

Mandarin: zhu3 guan1

subjective

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救護車

gau3 wu6 ce1

Mandarin: jiu4 hu4 che1

ambulance

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發惡

faat3 ngok3

Mandarin: fa1 e4

Simplified: 发恶

getting angry

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利偉倫

lei6 wai5 leon4

Mandarin: li4 wei3 lun2

Simplified: 利伟伦

A Hong Kong football player

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費

fai3

Mandarin: fei4

Simplified: 费

to cost | to spend | fee | wasteful | expenses | expenditures | # adapted from cc-cedict

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摘由

zaak6 jau4

Mandarin: zhai1 you2

high points (of a document); resume

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斬腳趾避沙蟲

zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4

Mandarin: zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2

Simplified: 斩脚趾避沙虫

a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in order to avoid a small problem; literally 'cut off one's toes to avoid sandworms'; palliative; something that treats the symptom but not the underlying problem

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少

siu3

Mandarin: shao3

young | junior | young master | used as part of terms for military ranks | # adapted from cc-cedict

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三角背心

saam3 gok3 bui3 sam1

Mandarin: san1 jiao3 bei4 xin1

halter; halter-neck; halter top; halter-neck top—a woman's clothing item (usu. upper garment) that meets behind the neck and the back leaving the shoulders, arms and the top part of the back uncovered

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