Cantonese Dictionary

買手

maai5 sau2

Mandarin: mai3 shou3

Simplified: 买手

buyer

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地庫

dei6 fu3

Mandarin: di4 ku4

Simplified: 地库

an underground storage; the basement

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藍領

laam4 leng5

Mandarin: lan2 ling3

blue-collar workers

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明初

ming4 co1

Mandarin: ming2 chu1

the early Ming dynasty (i.e. from second half of 14th century)

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遊歷

jau4 lik6

Mandarin: you2 li4

to travel for pleasure or enlightenment

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本來

bun2 loi4

Mandarin: ben3 lai2

Simplified: 本来

(adverb) initial

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國計民生

gwok3 gai3 man4 sang1

Mandarin: guo2 ji4 min2 sheng1

Simplified: 国计民生

the country's economy and people's livelihood

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jin

Mandarin: all

jian4

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公因子

gung1 jan1 zi2

Mandarin: gong1 yin1 zi3

[math.] common factor

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機床

gei1 cong4

Mandarin: ji1 chuang2

machine tool

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骨痛熱症

gwat1 tung3 jit6 zing3

dengue; dengue fever

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遠銷

jyun5 siu1

to sell something far away from your own base

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naauh

Mandarin: all

nao4

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凍水

dung3 seoi2

Mandarin: dong4 shui3

Simplified: 冻水

cold water

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老套的

lou5 tou3 dik1

stereotypical

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篤數

duk1 sou3

Mandarin: du3 shu4

Simplified: 笃数

(verb) (of illegal accounting fraud) change the numbers of expenses, costs, etc. to bigger

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𡃁妹

leng1 mui1

Mandarin: liang4 mei4

young girl; teen girl [colloquial]

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形象思維

jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4

Mandarin: xing2 xiang4 si1 wei2

Simplified: 形象思维

imagery thinking

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付賬

fu6 zoeng3

Mandarin: fu4 zhang4

pay/foot a bill

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低谷

dai1 guk1

Mandarin: di1 gu3

a low valley; rock bottom

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照顧者

ziu3 gu3 ze2

Mandarin: zhao4 gu5 zhe3

caregiver

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晨曦

san4 hei1

Mandarin: chen2 xi1

first rays of the morning sun; dawn

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黃花筒

wong4 faa1 tung4*2

silver white croaker

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低人一等

dai1 jan4 jat1 dang2

Mandarin: di1 ren2 yi1 deng3

inferior to others

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浴衣

juk6 ji1

Mandarin: yu4 yi1

bathrobe

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哐

gwaang1

Mandarin: kuang1

(onom.) clang | see 哐啷, clatter | # adapted from cc-cedict

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從現在起

cung4 jin6 zoi6 hei2

Mandarin: cong2 xian4 zai4 qi3

Simplified: 从现在起

starting from now

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gai

Mandarin: all

ji4

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遠東地區

jyun5 dung1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: Yuan3 dong1 di4 qu1

Simplified: 远东地区

far east region

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上饒

soeng6 jiu4

Mandarin: shang4 rao2

Shangrao (city in Jiangxi)

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