Cantonese Dictionary

遺下

wai4 haa6

Mandarin: yi2 xia4

Simplified: 遗下

to leave behind; to bequeath

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使牛

si2 ngau4

Mandarin: shi3 niu2

usage of cows for farming

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崽

zoi2 zai2

Mandarin: zai3

child; small animal (variant of 仔 )

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烏賊

wu1 caak6

Mandarin: wu1 zei2

cuttlefish - the marine animals of the order Sepiida belonging to the Cephalopoda class

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盡己所能

zeon6 gei2 so2 nang4

Mandarin: jin4 ji3 suo3 neng2

try one's best; to the outmost of one's ability

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停業

ting4 jip6

Mandarin: ting2 ye4

(go) out of business; shut out; put up the shutters

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暗適應

am3 sik1 jing3

Mandarin: an4 shi4 ying4

dark adaptation

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理事會

lei5 si6 wui6*2

board of directors; board of governors; board of management

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龍捲風

lung4 gyun2 fung1

Mandarin: long2 juan3 feng1

tornado | Literally, a dragon stirring up/curling up the wind | Also written as '龍卷風'

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豎

syu6

Mandarin: shu4

Simplified: 竖

to erect | vertical | vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) | perpendicular | upright | a boy before puberty | an eunuch | to stand up | # adapted from cc-cedict

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簽

cim1

Mandarin: qian1

Simplified: 签

to sign one's name | visa | variant of 签qiān [签] | to endorse | slip of paper | bamboo slips for drawing lots of divinations | # adapted from cc-cedict

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內裡

noi6 leoi5

Mandarin: nei4 li3

Cantonese

inwardly; deep down inside; hidden inside; in fact

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註解

zyu3 gaai2

Mandarin: zhu4 jie3

comment

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揚言

joeng4 jin4

threaten

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完蛋

jyun4 daan6

Mandarin: wan2 dan4

to fall from prestige; to be finished; to be done for; to bite the dust

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聯想集團有限公司

lyun4 soeng2 zaap6 tyun4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

Lenovo Group Ltd.

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看牛

hon1 ngau4

Mandarin: kan1 niu2

to cowherd; often used as an expression to describe the energy required to look after an overactive child

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撕票

si1 piu3

Mandarin: si1 piao4

to kill a hostage; of kidnappers to kill the victim they're holding for ransom (lit., "tear the ticket")

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許配

heoi2 pui3

Mandarin: xu3 pei4

to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages); to marry off

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嗯

ng6

Mandarin: en1

(a groaning sound) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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去死去死團

heoi3 sei2 heoi3 sei2 tyun4

Lovers-go-die Club, a club against lovers or couples

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七碌

cat1 luk1

Mandarin: qi1 lu4

euphemism for 𨳍碌, a dickhead [colloquial]

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地名詞典

dei6 meng2 ci4 din2

gazetteer

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核潛艇

hat6 cim4 teng5

Mandarin: he2 qian2 ting3

Simplified: 核潜艇

a nuclear submarine

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狗閪

gau2 hai1

Mandarin: gou3 se1

dog cunt, a term of insult [colloquial]

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法蘭克福

faat3 laan4 haak1 fuk1

Mandarin: fa3 lan2 ke4 fu2

Frankfurt

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目標管理

muk6 biu1 gun2 lei5

Mandarin: mu4 biao1 guan3 li3

Simplified: 目标管理

Management by Objectives (MBO)

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獮猴

sin2 hau4

macaque monkey

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九龍醫院

gau2 lung4 ji1 jyun2

Mandarin: Jiu3 long2 yi1 yuan4

Simplified: 九龙医院

Kowloon Hospital

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衛星

wai6 sing1

Mandarin: wei4 xing1

satellite (celestial object that orbits around other objects) [Var.] 衞星

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