Cantonese Dictionary

開原

hoi1 jyun4

Mandarin: kai1 yuan2

Kaiyuan (city in Liaoning)

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抗氧化劑

kong3 joeng5 faa3 zai1

Mandarin: kang4 yang3 hua4 ji4

[chemi.] antioxidant

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香爐𣎴

hoeng1 lou4 dan2

only son in a family

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盡管

zeon6 gun2

Mandarin: jin3 guan3

Simplified: 尽管

In spite of

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冧價

lam3 gaa3

Mandarin: lin1 jia4

Simplified: 冧价

a price drop

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搜救行動

sau2 gau3 hang4 dung6

Mandarin: sou1 jiu4 xing2 dong4

search-and-rescue operations

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喧嚷

hyun1 joeng6

Mandarin: xuan1 rang3

speak very loud | a noisy environment

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多黨

do1 dong2

Mandarin: duo1 dang3

multiparty

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淆

ngaau4

Mandarin: xiao2

confused; mixed

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棒打鴛鴦

paang5 daa2 jyun1 joeng1

Mandarin: bang4 da3 yuan1 yang1

Simplified: 棒打鸳鸯

to break up affectionate couples

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豬網油

zyu1 mong5 jau4

Mandarin: zhu1 wang3 you2

Simplified: 猪网油

mesentery of a pig; pork caul fat; pork fat netting; pork lace fat

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深秋

sam1 cau1

Mandarin: shen1 qiu1

late autumn

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生於斯，長於斯

sang1 jyu1 si1, zoeng2 jyu1 si1

Mandarin: sheng1 yu2 si1, zhang3 yu2 si1

born and raised here; locally born and raised

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汗流滿面

hon6 lau4 mun5 min6

Mandarin: han4 liu2 man3 mian4

have sweat running down one's face

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鄧

dang6

Mandarin: Deng4

Simplified: 邓

surname Deng | part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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示意

si6 ji3

Mandarin: shi4 yi4

a signal; a hint; to suggest some idea to sb.

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偵察部隊

zing1 caat3 bou6 deoi6*2

reconnaissance unit

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才俊

coi4 zeon3

Mandarin: cai2 jun4

of outstanding talent, apply to males only

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貓抓熱

maau1 zaau2 jit6

cat scratch fever

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十五年

sap6 ng5 nin4

Mandarin: shi2 wu3 nian2

fifteen years

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貪生

taam1 sang1

Mandarin: tan1 sheng1

Simplified: 贪生

cravenly cling to life (and mortally afraid of death)

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研討會

jin4 tou2 wui6*2

Mandarin: yan2 tao3 hui4

[1] discussion forum; [2] seminar

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大地

daai6 dei6

Mandarin: da4 di4

(noun) The World

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近因

gan6 jan1

Mandarin: jin4 yin1

a proximate cause

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開源

hoi1 jyun4

open source (referring to software)

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咖喱魚蛋

gaa3 lei1 jyu4 daan6*2

Mandarin: ga1 li2 yu2 dan4

curry fish balls

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大量毀滅

daai6 loeng6 wai2 mit6

to decimate

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烏蠅

wu1 jing4*1

Mandarin: wu1 ying2

Cantonese

the fly. Mand.: 蒼蠅

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朱唇皓齒

zyu1 seon4 hou6 ci2

Mandarin: zhu1 chun2 hao4 chi3

red lips and white teeth- extremely gorgeous or handsome

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抽出者

cau1 ceot1 ze2

Mandarin: chou1 chu1 zhe3

an extractor

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