Cantonese Dictionary

漲幅

zoeng3 fuk1

Mandarin: zhang3 fu2

range or rate of price rise; rise and fall of stock in one day's trading

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自律

zi6 leot6

self-discipline, autonomy

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麥當當

maak6 dong1 dong1

Mandarin: mai4 dang1 dang1

Cantonese

McDonald's

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炯

gwing2

Mandarin: jiong3

bright | clear | hot | brilliant | shining | # adapted from cc-cedict

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煙海

jin1 hoi2

Mandarin: yan1 hai3

a vast sea of fog-huge and voluminous

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諛

jyu4

Mandarin: yu2

Simplified: 谀

to flatter | to truckle | to toady to | to adulate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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國際開發協會

gwok3 zai3 hoi1 faat3 hip3 wui6*2

International Development Association

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開檯

hoi1 toi2

Mandarin: kai1 tai2

Simplified: 开台

to play mahjong; to set a dining table

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醫療保險

ji1 liu4 bou2 him2

Mandarin: yi1 liao2 bao3 xian3

health insurance

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伏爾加河

fuk6 ji5 gaa1 ho4

Mandarin: fu2 er3 jia1 he2

Volga River

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早先

zou2 sin1

Mandarin: zao3 xian1

earlier on; previously | Cant.: 一早就

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無論

mou4 leon6

Mandarin: wu2 lun4

regardless of; no matter; without regard to; irrespective of

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巡遊

ceon4 jau4

Mandarin: xun2 you2

1.[粵] parade 2.[國] stroll around; take a leisurely walk 3. make one's rounds (security guard, police etc.) 1. [粵] parade [Syn] 遊行

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jām

Mandarin: all

zhen1

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推三推四

teoi1 saam1 teoi1 sei3

Mandarin: tui1 san1 tui1 si4

it is used to describe someone who keeps making excuses so as not to have to do something

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微細加工

mei4 sai3 gaa1 gung1

Mandarin: wei1 xi4 jia1 gong1

microminiature technology

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老貓燒鬚

lou5 maau1 siu1 sou1

Mandarin: lao3 mao1 shao1 xu1

Simplified: 老猫烧须

(slang) even a skillful | experienced person or an expert would make mistakes sometimes; even Homer nods

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看門

hon1 mun4

gatekeeper

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商務午餐

soeng1 mou6 ng5 caan1

Mandarin: shang1 wu4 wu3 can1

Simplified: 商务午餐

Business lunch

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櫃面

gwai6 min2

Mandarin: gui4 mian4

Simplified: 柜面

the counter desk

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得以

dak1 ji5

Mandarin: de2 yi3

[conj] so that one can...

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行老文

haang4 lou5 man4

Mandarin: xing2 lao3 wen2

a pick pocket [colloquial]

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虛歲

heoi1 seoi3

Mandarin: xu1 sui4

traditional Asian method of calculating a person's age, which holds that a baby is one year old at birth / as opposed to 足歲 see also 實歲

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真愛

zan1 oi3

Mandarin: zhen1 ai4

true love

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湯匙領

tong1 ci4 leng5

Mandarin: tang1 chi2 ling3

scoop neck — a neckline style, somewhat more open than regular round neck, sometimes may also be called round neck 圓領

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唔精神

m4 zing1 san4

Mandarin: n2 jing1 shen5

Cantonese

looks tired or not energetic

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龍利

lung4 lei6*2

Mandarin: long2 li4

sole-- a type of flatfish (the formal name for this fish is 鰈魚). This word is also seen as 龍脷 but 脷 can be a difficult character to type because some input methods do not include this Cantonese character. Sometimes used to refer to flounder though this is not correct.

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交待

gaau1 doi6

fess; to justify oneself; to "explain" oneself to a superior

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賣身投靠

maai6 san1 tau4 kaau3

Mandarin: mai4 shen1 tou2 kao4

Simplified: 卖身投靠

to sell oneself out to somebody else

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形式婚姻

jing4 sik1 fan1 jan1

Mandarin: xing1 shi4 hun1 yin1

marriage of convenience; marriage for appearance sake

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