Cantonese Dictionary

暖

nyun5

Mandarin: nuan3

warm

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邊個都

bin1 go3 dou1

whoever, anybody

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廉價

lim4 gaa3

Mandarin: lian2 jia4

low-priced; at a low price; cheap; inexpensive; bargain; economical; discount

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有多

jau5 do1

Mandarin: you3 duo1

surplus

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七成熟

cat1 sing4 suk6

Mandarin: qi1 cheng2shu2

medium-well done (steak) [written and colloquial]

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呀

haa1

Mandarin: ya5

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鮮花

sin1 faa1

Mandarin: xian1 hua1

fresh flowers

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纍

leoi6

Mandarin: lei2

Simplified: 累

to pile up | to bind together | together | in succession | repeatedly | burdensome | cumbersome | to implicate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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晒招

saai3 ziu1

Mandarin: shai4 zhao1

to show off [colloquial]

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普通教育文憑

pou2 tung1 gaau3 juk6 man4 pang4

General Certificate of Education (GCE) - the major certificate(s) of examination which secondary school students must obtain by sitting for examinations in certain countries, esp. those with UK-based education systems. The university entrance exam in such a system is usu. the GCE A-Levels (advanced level 高級程度)

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豉

si6

Mandarin: chi3

fermented soybean; pickled black bean

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香料

hoeng1 liu6*2

Mandarin: xiang1 liao4

spice(s), condiment, flavor, perfume

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生火

sang1 fo2

Mandarin: sheng1 huo3

fire up

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放火

fong3 fo2

Mandarin: fang4 huo3

(verb) Provoke someone into (doing) something

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圖書館館長

tou2 syu1 gun2 gun2 zoeng2

Mandarin: tu2 shu1 guan3 guan3 zhang3

librarian

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二地主

ji6 dei6 zyu2

Mandarin: er4 di4 zhu3

sub-landlord

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大豆芽菜

daai6 dau6*2 ngaa4 coi3

yellow bean sprouts

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按鈕控制

on3 nau2 hung3 zai3

Mandarin: an4 niu3 kong4 zhi4

[n] dash control

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基本法

gei1 bun2 faat3

Mandarin: ji1 ben3 fa3

Basic Law (of Hong Kong); fundamental law

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線民

sin3 man4

Mandarin: xian4 min2

Simplified: 线民

people who provide clue; informant

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刪改

saan1 goi2

Mandarin: shan1 gai3

Simplified: 删改

Delete and change

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漫畫

maan6 waa2

Mandarin: man4 hua4

Simplified: 漫画

comic

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jī

Mandarin: all

zhi1

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文娛館

man4 jyu4 gun2

Mandarin: wen2 yu2 guan3

cultural complex

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打哈赤

daa2 haa1 cek3

yawning

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船東

syun4 dung1

Mandarin: chuan2 dong1

[n] shipowner

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事故

si6 gu3

Mandarin: shi4 gu4

accident; mishap | Synon.: 意外 | Do not confuse with 故事 (story)

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伽

ke4

Mandarin: jia1

transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts | a Buddist temple | # adapted from cc-cedict

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樹

syu6

Mandarin: shu4

Simplified: 树

tree

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新聞學

san1 man4 hok6

Mandarin: xin1 wen4 xue2

journalism

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