Cantonese Dictionary

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枱布
Mandarin: si4 bu4
(noun) table cloth
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痾蛋
Mandarin: e1 dan4
(soccer) (of goalie) the soccer passes through goalie's legs while the goalie is squatting down trying to catch the soccer
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收貴
Cantonese
to overcharge
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大衛
Mandarin: dai4 wei4
David
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齊頭數
Mandarin: qi2 tou2 shu4
Simplified: 齐头数
round-off; round-up; round-down (spoken)
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落手落腳
Mandarin: luo4 shou3 lao4 jiao3
Simplified: 落手落脚
(slang) someone is doing work by herself or himself physically; to get one's hands dirty in work; to put one's hands and feet to work
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盡量
Mandarin: jin4 liang4
reach the limit; (drink or eat) to the full
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試音
audition
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筷子基
Mandarin: kuai4 zi5 ji1
Fai Chi Kei, place in Macau
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毛皮海獅
Arctocephalus species (southern fur seals)
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由低做起
Mandarin: you2 di1 zuo4 qi3
Cantonese
start from a low position
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陰間
Mandarin: yin1 jian1
nether world; afterworld; hell; inferno; region beyond the grave
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李自成
Mandarin: li3 zi4 cheng2
name of a person, Li Zi Cheng, leader of Ming Dynasty peasant rebellion
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誓約
Mandarin: shi4 yue1
an oath
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Mandarin: qia4
a kind of cloth hat in ancient China
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冇研究
Mandarin: mao3 yan2 jiu1
Cantonese
did not research
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拯溺會
Mandarin: zheng3 ni4 hui4
lifesaving society
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應市
to supply the market demands
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禍患
Mandarin: huo4 huan4
calamity; harm; disaster
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木瓜
papaya; paw paw
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滾軸溜冰
Mandarin: gun3 zhou2 liu1 bing1
Simplified: 滚轴溜冰
roller-skating
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睇得起
Mandarin: di4 de5 qi3
Cantonese
(verb) trust on; count on; bet on
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數據
Mandarin: shu4 ju4
data; digital; numbers | used more than 資料 for data-related terms in IT
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價格反彈
Mandarin: jia4 ge2 fan3 dan4
price rebound
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半人馬
Mandarin: ban4 ren2 ma3
centaur (lit., half man half horse)
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搏一搏
Mandarin: bo2 yi1 bo2
to give it a go; to try out one's luck
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識趣
to know how to behave in a delicate situation; tactful
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Mandarin: pu3
river bank | shore | river drainage ditch (old) | part of a palce name | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict
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急流
Mandarin: ji2 liu2
torrent; rapids [Syn.] 激流 , 急湍
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大家噉話
Mandarin: da4 gu1 dan4 hua4
Simplified: 大家啖话
Cantonese
lit. everyone says no, meaning I agree with you
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