Cantonese Dictionary

十扑

sap6 pok3

Mandarin: shi2 pu1

Support

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電影

din6 jing2

Mandarin: dian4 ying3

movie

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戶外

wu6 ngoi6

Mandarin: hu4 wai4

outdoor; outdoors

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自幼

zi6 jau3

Mandarin: zi4 you4

since childhood; since one was small

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綵排

coi2 paai4

Mandarin: cai3 pai2

Simplified: 彩排

rehearsal

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挈

hit3

Mandarin: qie4

to raise | to lift | to take along (e.g. one's family) | to assist | to lead by hand | # adapted from cc-cedict

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水尾

seoi2 mei5

Mandarin: shui3 wei3

the remaining or left over things (such as goods or food); the loss of the opportunity to make a quick or easy profit

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一心

jat1 sam1

Mandarin: yi1 xin1

wholeheartedly; heart and soul

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門風

mun4 fung1

Mandarin: men2 feng1

(mahjong) seat wind

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獺

caat3

Mandarin: ta3

otter

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一大早

jat1 daai6 zou2

Mandarin: yi1 da4 zao3

[1] very early in the morning [2] [Syn.] 大早

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高額長者生活津貼

gou1 ngaak6 zoeng2 ze2 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3

Mandarin: gao1 e2 zhang3 zhe3 sheng1 huo2 jin1 tie1

Higher Old Age Living Allowance

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出動

ceot1 dung6

Mandarin: chu1 dong4

to set out; to start out; to send out; to dispatch; to call out; to mobilise

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俱

keoi1

Mandarin: ju4

entirely | without exception | (lit.) to be together | to be alike | all | together | to accompany | # adapted from cc-cedict

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協

hip3

Mandarin: xie2

[1] [v] agree; an agreement [2] [v] be united; cooperate; bring into harmony; coordinate [3] [v] assist; aid; help

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走紅

zau2 hung4

Mandarin: zou3 hong2

have one's moment; to be in luck; to become a celebrity

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襄

soeng1

Mandarin: xiang1

to help | to assist | mutual assistance | to rush into or up | to raise or hold up | high | tall | old variant of 欀 | chariot horse (old) | change (old) | to undress | # adapted from cc-cedict

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下賤

haa6 zin6

Mandarin: xia4 jian4

Simplified: 下贱

dastardly; sometimes used to describe a woman who is often disloyal to her husband | boyfriend by having affairs with other men; it can also describe an unmarried woman who is overly open in her sex life and doesn't live her life with integrity and dignity

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基因碼

gei1 jan1 maa5

Mandarin: ji1 yin1 ma3

genetic code

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kit gāt

Mandarin: all

jie2 ji2

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為唔過

wai4 m4 gwo3

Mandarin: wei2 wu2 guo4

Simplified: 为唔过

Cantonese

not worthwhile; uneconomical; it does not pay

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便餐

bin6 caan1

Mandarin: bian4 can1

informal and plain dinner; lunch, luncheon, luncheonette

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濕碎

sap1 seoi3

Mandarin: chi4 sui4

a small matter; easy; trivial

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狐假虎威

wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1

Mandarin: hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1

bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections

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熔

jung4

Mandarin: rong2

to smelt | to fuse | to melt | to weld | # adapted from cc-cedict

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無軌電車

mou4 gwai2 din6 ce1

Mandarin: wu2 gui3 dian4 che1

trackless trolley; trolley bus

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民政署

man4 zing3 cyu5

Shortened form of 民政事務署 (Home Affairs Department)

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文化交流

man4 faa3 gaau1 lau4

Mandarin: wen2 hua4 jiao1 liu2

cultural exchange

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咪狗經

mei1 gau2 ging1

Mandarin: mi1 gou3 jing1

Simplified: 咪狗经

to read up on the dog racing tips [colloquial]

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體力勞動

tai2 lik6 lou4 dung6

Mandarin: ti3 li4 lao2 dong4

physical labour

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