Cantonese Dictionary

不足的

bat1 zuk1 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 zu2 de5

little, scant, scanty, sparing

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夒

naau4 / nou4

Mandarin: nao2

nou4} | a type of gibbon

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麒麟

kei4 leon4

Mandarin: qi2 lin2

kirin

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靈機

ling4 gei1

Mandarin: ling2 ji1

brainwave, sudden inspiration

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褲頭帶

fu3 tau4 daai2

Mandarin: ku4 tou2 dai4

Simplified: 裤头带

(noun) (of pants) a belt

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你鹵味

nei5 lou5 mei6*2

Cantonese

your mother [var.] 你滷味 [Syn.] 你老母

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choi

Mandarin: all

cai4

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化裝品店

faa3 zong1 ban2 dim3

a cosmetics shop

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薯頭

syu4 tau4

Mandarin: shu3 tou2

Simplified: 薯头

(noun) dimwit; addle-head; dolt

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骯

ong1

Mandarin: ang1

dirty; filthy; vile; foul

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劣根性

lyut3 gan1 sing3

Mandarin: lie4 gen1 xing4

deep-rooted bad habits

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卜位

buk1 wai2

Mandarin: bu3 wei4

to make a reservation

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收穫

sau1 wok6

Mandarin: shou1 huo4

Simplified: 收获

reap

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國際級

gwok3 zai3 kap1

Mandarin: guo2 ji4 ji2

(at an) international level

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自由球

zi6 jau4 kau4

Mandarin: zi4 you2 qiu2

free kick; free throw (sports)

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散光

saan2 gwong1

astigmatism (lit., "scattered light")

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洋芋

joeng4 wu6

Mandarin: yang2 yu4

a potato

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大冬瓜

daai6 dung1 gwaa1

Mandarin: da4 dong1 gua1

original meaning: a big winter melon; can be used to describe a stupid or clumsy person; an oaf

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斐

fei2

Mandarin: fei3

phonetic fei or fi | elegant | phi (Greek letter Φ, φ) | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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不合比例

bat1 hap6 bei2 lai6

not in proportion

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施捨

si1 se2

Mandarin: shi1 she3

to give alms; to give to charity

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香港茶

hoeng1 gong2 caa4

Mandarin: xiang1 gang3 cha2

[botany] Hong Kong Camellia (Camellia hongkongensis)

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調查人員

diu6 caa4 jan4 jyun4

Mandarin: diao4 cha2 ren2 yuan2

investigator

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三教

saam1 gaau3

The Three Teachings: Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism

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燒牛肉

siu1 ngau4 juk6

barbecued beef

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雞雜

gai1 zaap6

Mandarin: ji1 za2

Simplified: 鸡杂

chicken giblets

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不情願

bat1 cing4 jyun6*2

Mandarin: bu4 qing2 yuan4

to be unwilling

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自由體操

zi6 jau4 tai2 cou1

Mandarin: zi4 you2 ti3 cao1

floor (gymnastics)

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香港動植物公園

hoeng1 gong2 dung6 zik6 mat6 gung1 jyun4

Mandarin: Xiang1 gang3 dong4 zhi2 wu4 gong1 yuan2

Simplified: 香港动植物公园

Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

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知悉

zi1 sik1

Mandarin: zhi1 xi1

[literary] know; learn; be informed/aware of

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