Cantonese Dictionary

斟掂

zam1 dim6

Mandarin: zhen1 dian1

to reach a satisfactory agreement

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外出血

ngoi6 ceot1 hyut3

Mandarin: wai4 chu1 xue4

External bleeding; external hemorrhage

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反之

faan2 zi1

Mandarin: fan3 zhi1

conversely; on the contrary; otherwise

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郵遞區

jau4 dai6 keoi1

Mandarin: you2 di4 qu1

a postal delivery zone

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歷史久遠

lik6 si2 gau2 jyun5

Mandarin: li4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3

ancient history

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希伯萊語

hei1 baak3 loi4 jyu5

Mandarin: xi1 bo2 lai2 yu3

Hebrew (language)

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熊貓

hung4 maau1

Mandarin: xiong2 mao1

Simplified: 熊猫

(slang) someone who has a big and dark eye bags because of lacking of sleep

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作證

zok3 zing3

give evidence; attest; bear witness; depose; tell; testify; witness

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問卷調查

man6 gyun2 diu6 caa4

Mandarin: wen4 juan4 diao4 cha2

questionnaire survey

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提升

tai4 sing1

Mandarin: ti2 sheng1

[1] to promote; [2] to upgrade; [3] exaltation; [4] hoisting

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荷爾蒙

ho4 ji5 mung4

Mandarin: he2 er3 meng2

hormone (as a loanword)

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教皇

gaau3 wong4

Mandarin: jiao4 huang2

the Roman Catholic Pope; Supreme Pontiff; also called 教宗

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猶太教

jau4 taai3 gaau3

Mandarin: you2 tai4 jiao4

Judaism

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罷喇

baa6 laa1

Mandarin: ba5 la3

Simplified: 罢喇

Cantonese

forget about it

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旦

daan3

Mandarin: dan4

dawn | morning | day-break | day | # adapted from cc-cedict

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泳兒

wing6 ji4

Mandarin: yong3 er2

Vincy Chan (birth name Chan Ka-Yan 陳家欣) born 16/10/1982, female Cantopop singer

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臨終喉鳴

lam4 zung1 hau4 ming4

Mandarin: lin2 zhong1 hou2 ming2

death rattle

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攬住

laam2 zyu6

Mandarin: lan3 zhu4

Simplified: 揽住

hugging (spoken)

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難以置信

naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3

hard to believe; incredible; inconceivable

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四環素

sei3 waan4 sou3

Mandarin: si4 huan2 su4

tetracycline

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太空站

taai3 hung1 zaam6

Mandarin: tai4 kong1 zhan4

space station

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東引鄉

dung1 jan5 hoeng1

Mandarin: dong1 yin3 xiang1

Tungyin (village in Taiwan)

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獨立自主

duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2

Mandarin: du2 li4 zi4 zhu3

(idiom) self-determination; independence of action

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冒牌貨

mou6 paai4 fo3

Mandarin: mao4 pai2 huo4

faker; counterfeit; bogus imitation; pirated goods goods

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另類

ling6 leoi6

Mandarin: ling4 lei4

being different; rebellious

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亞利桑納州

aa3 lei6 song1 naap6 zau1

Mandarin: ya4 li4 sang1 na4 zhou1

state of Arizona

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芍藥

coek3 joek6

Dahlia; herbaceous peony; Paeonia albiflora Pall.; Paeonia lactiflora Pall.

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唔好嘅時候水溝油

m4 hou2 ge3 si4 hau6 seoi2 kau1 jau4

Cantonese

when not in good relation, (the two are like) oil poured into water [Var.] 唔好嘅時候水勼油

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對頂角

deoi3 ding2 gok3

Mandarin: dui4 ding3 jiao3

[math.] vertically opposite angles

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落地生根

lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1

to settle down in a place with some form of gainful employment

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