Cantonese Dictionary

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消閒
Mandarin: xiao1 xian2
1. kill free time; spend free time 2. leisurely and carefree
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黃頁
yellow pages
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耗費
Mandarin: hao4 fei4
consume; expend; squander; waste
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茂
Mandarin: mao4
luxuriant | (chemistry) cyclopentadiene | thick | lush | dense | talented | exuberant | profuse | excellent | fine | rich and splendid | # adapted from cc-cedict
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高處不勝寒
Mandarin: gao1 chu4 bu4 sheng1 [TW] / sheng4 [PRC] han2
it's lonely when one is at the top; people in high positions don't have a lot of intimate friends
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八股
Mandarin: ba1 gu3
eight-part essay; stereotyped writing
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深圳
Mandarin: shen1 zhen4 (PRC), shen1 zun4 (Taiwan)
Shenzhen (city in China)
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加零一
Mandarin: jia1 ling2 yi1
very very
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瀏覽軟件
Mandarin: liu2 lan3 ruan3 jian4
a web browser
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人心肉做
Mandarin: ren2 xin1 rou4 zuo4
a heart is made out of meat, which means no matter how cruel a person is, he or she still has some sympathy
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閥
Mandarin: fa2
Simplified: 阀
powerful or influential individual, family or group | clique | (loanword) valve | meritorious or distinguished family in feundal times | # adapted from cc-cedict
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yō
Mandarin: mandarin-or-written-only
yo1 yo5
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保護海港條例
the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance
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利用因特網拍賣
Mandarin: li4 yong4 yin1 te4 wang3 pai1 mai4
an internet auction
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有失遠迎
Mandarin: you3 shi1 yuan3 ying2
[expression] (polite way to say) sorry for not meeting you at the door
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訝
Mandarin: ya4
be surprised; be astonished; wonder
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土壤學
Mandarin: tu3 rang3 xue2
agrology; pedology
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一夜夫妻百日恩
Mandarin: yi1 ye4 fu1 qi1 bai3 ri4 en1
lit. once married for the first night, there are 100 days of gratitude, meaning one must treasure their partner
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心動周期
Mandarin: xin1 dong4 zhou1 qi1
cardiac cycle
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學無止境
Mandarin: xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4
knowledge is infinite; there is no limit to knowledge
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心路歷程
Mandarin: xin1 lu4 li4 cheng2
Simplified: 心路历程
spiritual journey; mentality
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嗦嗦聲
Mandarin: suo1 suo1 sheng1
Simplified: 嗦嗦声
an onomatopoeia for biting a crunchy food
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起租
Mandarin: qi3 zu1
start of renting period (spoken)
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型爆鏡
Mandarin: xing2 bao4 jing4
Simplified: 型爆镜
very stylish; very cool [colloquial]
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趲
Mandarin: zan3
Simplified: 趱
to hasten | to urge | to go in a hurry | # adapted from cc-cedict
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前不久
Mandarin: qian2 bu4 jiu3
not long before
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垂手可得
Mandarin: chui2 shou3 ke3 de2
easily to get it; very easy to acquire, with no effort at all
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裔
Mandarin: yi4
descendants | frontier | progeny | posterity | hem of a garment | borderland | distant land | # adapted from cc-cedict
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夠傑
Cantonese
matters are messy and hard to tidy up
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跟大隊
Mandarin: gen1 da4 dui4
Simplified: 跟大队
to go with the crowd
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