Cantonese Dictionary

吃老本

hek3 lou5 bun2

Mandarin: chi1 lao3 ben3

live off one's past success

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肉鬆

juk6 sung1

Mandarin: rou4 song1

dried meat floss; shredded dried pork

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忌食

gei6 sik6

Mandarin: ji4 shi2

cannot eat; avoid eating something

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駁骨

bok3 gwat1

Mandarin: bo2 gu3

Simplified: 驳骨

connect broken bones

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上課時數

soeng5 fo3 si4 sou3

class hours (e.g., 1h per week, etc.)

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通才教育

tung1 coi4 gaau3 juk6

Mandarin: tong1 cai2 jiao4 yu4

liberal education

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萵

wo1

Mandarin: wo1

lettuce

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實驗

sat6 jim6

Mandarin: shi2 yan4

[1](v) to experiment [2](n) experiment

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觀音菩薩

gun1 jam1 pou4 saat3

Mandarin: guan1 yin1 pu2 sa4

[1] Guanyin Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (The Great Compassion Bodhisattva) [2] [contraction] 觀音 [3] [Syn.] 觀世音菩薩

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竊聽電話

sit3 teng1 din6 waa6*2

phone tapping; wiretapping

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隱隱

jan2 jan2

Mandarin: yin3 yin3

faint; indistinct

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宿鬆

suk1 sung1

Mandarin: su4 song1

Susong (place in Anhui)

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名流

ming4 lau4

Mandarin: ming2 liu2

celebrities; distinguished personages; the gentry; the great and the good; the beautiful people

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把脈

baa2 mak6

Mandarin: ba3 mai4

Simplified: 把脉

(noun) palpation

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公共汽車

gung1 gung6 hei3 ce1

Mandarin: gong1 gong4 qi4 che1

bus [Syn.] 公交車 [粵]: 巴士

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滔

tou1

Mandarin: tao1

overflow | torrent-dash | filled with | haughty | # adapted from cc-cedict

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閒時

haan4 si4*2

Mandarin: jian1 shi2

Simplified: 间时

during leisure time [written and colloquial]

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鶴嘴

hok6 zeoi2

Mandarin: he4 zui3

Simplified: 鹤嘴

Cape D'Aguilar | Hok Tsui, a place in Hong Kong; (鶴嘴鋤 a pickaxe)

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鬆動

sung1 dung6

Mandarin: song1 dong4

loose / slack

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歷久不衰

lik6 gau2 bat1 seoi1

Mandarin: li4 jiu3 bu4 shuai1

Simplified: 历久不衰

lasting; timeless; to be able to stand the test of time

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sihk jih

Mandarin: all

shi2 si4

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假定

gaa2 ding6

Mandarin: jia3 ding4

to assume; to suppose

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瘋狂的

fung1 kong4 dik1

Mandarin: feng1 kuang2 de5

deranged

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好人

hou2 jan4

Mandarin: hao3 ren2

good person

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褸

leoi5

Mandarin: lv3

Simplified: 褛

soiled | tattered | worn | ragged | lapel | collar | # adapted from cc-cedict

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西弗

sai1 fat1

Mandarin: xi1 fu2

sievert

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爆米花

baau3 mai5 faa1

Mandarin: bao4 mi3 hua1

popcorn; puffed rice

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反恐

faan2 hung2

Mandarin: fan3 kong3

anti-terror

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板塊構造

baan2 faai3 kau3 zou6

Mandarin: ban3 kuai4 gou4 zao5

plate tectonics

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丑生

cau2 sang1

Mandarin: chou3 sheng5

a clown; a buffoon; a comedian, funnyman

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