Cantonese Dictionary

壓力引致的疾病

aat3 lik6 jan5 zi3 dik1 zat6 beng6

stress-induced illnesses

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鹹菜西裝

haam4 coi3 sai1 zong1

Mandarin: xian2cai4 xi1zhuang1

Simplified: 咸菜西装

a crumpled suit [colloquial]

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雕刻

diu1 hak1

Mandarin: diao1 ke4

to carve; to engrave; sculpture; carving; engraving

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惜

sik1

Mandarin: xi1

(adjective) (of period of time) 1. old or past (e.g. old day = "惜日"); (adverb) Too bad than…

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孔子

hung2 zi2

Mandarin: kong3 zi3

Confucius - founder of Confucianism [also] 孔夫子

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悲痛的

bei1 tung3 dik1

Mandarin: bei1 tong4 de5

lamentable

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牀下底

cong4 haa6 dai2

Mandarin: chuang2 xia4 di3

Simplified: 床下底

(noun) under the bed

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吹風

ceoi1 fung1

Mandarin: chui1 feng1

Simplified: 吹风

to enjoy some breeze

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轉身

zyun3 san1

to turn round and stand still

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皮黃骨瘦者

pei4 wong4 gwat1 sau3 ze2

barber's cat

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生人勿近

saang1 jan4 mat6 gan6

Mandarin: sheng1 ren2 wu4 jin4

warning for the living to stay away as dangerous or deadly

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當機立斷

dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6

make a prompt decision

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齊柏林飛船

cai4 paak3 lam4 fei1 syun4

Mandarin: qi2 bo2 lin2 fei1 chuan2

Simplified: 齐柏林飞船

Led Zeppelin, a British rock band

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同音字

tung4 jam1 zi6

Mandarin: tong2 yin1 zi4

homonym (character with exactly the same sound)

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留產所

lau4 caan2 so2

Mandarin: liu2 chan3 suo3

Simplified: 留产所

maternity home

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柏林牆

paak3 lam4 coeng4

Mandarin: bo2 lin2 qiang2

Berlin Wall

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神婆

san4 po4

Mandarin: shen2 po2

(noun) a witch; ghost whisperer; a sorceress; necromancer

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還

waan4

Mandarin: hai2

Simplified: 还

still | still in progress | still more | yet | even more | in addition | fairly | passably (good) | as early as | even | also | else | besides | to return (to a place) | to give back | to repay | to return something | again | to revert to the original state | # adapted from cc-cedict

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年初七

nin4 co1 cat1

Mandarin: nian2 chu1 qi1

7th day of the Lunar New Year

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動筷子

dung6 faai3 zi2

Mandarin: dong4 kuai4 zi5

"let's eat" (Lit. move your chopsticks) [粵]: 起筷

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每個

mui5 go3

Mandarin: mei3ge5

Simplified: 每个

each; every [written and colloquial]

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沙地阿拉伯

saa1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3

Mandarin: sha1 di4 A1 la1 bo2

(noun) Saudi Arabia

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盯

ding1

Mandarin: ding1

to watch attentively | to fix one's attention on | to stare at | to gaze at | to keep eyes on | # adapted from cc-cedict

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盲鰽

maang4 cou4

Mandarin: mang2 qiu2

Barramundi (fish) (Lates calcarifer)

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品嚐

ban2 soeng4

Mandarin: pin3 chang2

Simplified: 品尝

to taste

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磳

zang1

Mandarin: zeng1

cliff | foothill | # adapted from cc-cedict

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氣咳

hei3 kat1

Mandarin: qi4 ke2

Simplified: 气咳

short of breath and coughing (caused by being annoyed; spoken)

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豬頭骨

zyu1 tau4 gwat1

Mandarin: zhu1 tou2 gu3

Simplified: 猪头骨

(n.) pork bone, usually for making stock; (slang something that is tough but not rewarding; something that is unprofitable; (slang) something that is not good enough to get you excited but that is still a pity to be discarded; the expendable things; the non-essentials

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眩暈槍

jyun6 wan4 coeng1

Mandarin: xuan4 yun1 qiang1

a stun gun

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扽

deon6

Mandarin: den4

to yank | to pull tight | to move | bounce | tremble | to shake something out | # adapted from cc-cedict

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