Cantonese Dictionary

當黑

dong1 hak1

Mandarin: dang1 hei1

Simplified: 当黑

to be out of luck; to have rotten luck

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流落

lau4 lok6

Mandarin: liu2 luo4

wander all over penniless

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蛋白奶粉

daan6*2 baak6 naai5 fan2

milk protein powder

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胳膊

gaak3 bok3

Mandarin: ge1 bo5

arm; forearm | Syn.: 手臂

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有頭威冇尾陣

jau5 tau4 wai1 mou5 mei5 zan6

Mandarin: you3 tou2 wei1 mao3 wei3 zhen4

Simplified: 有头威冇尾阵

Cantonese

starting strong at the beginning but not ending strong; to abort a mission halfway through

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U形釘

jiu1 jing4 deng1

Mandarin: you1 xing2 ding1

staple

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濕度

sap1 dou6

Mandarin: shi1 du4

Simplified: 湿度

(noun) Humidity

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絲

si1

Mandarin: si1

Simplified: 丝

silk | thread | trace M: 条tiáo [条] | the number 10-4 | strings | # adapted from cc-cedict

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誓死

sai6 sei2

Mandarin: shi4 si3

swear to death

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防火牆

fong4 fo2 coeng4

Cantonese

firewall (lit., "wall that prevents fire")

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亞倫街

aa3 leon4*2 gaai1

Allen Street

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一檔

jat1 檔:dong2

Mandarin: yi1 dang4

Simplified: 一档

classifier for shops | first gear

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窩棚

wo1 paang4

Mandarin: wo1 peng5

Simplified: 窝棚

shack; shed

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圍爐

wai4 lou4

Mandarin: wei2 lu2

Cantonese

to gather around the stove, usually used to describe a family reunion on New Year's Eve

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策勒

caak3 lak6

Mandarin: ce4 le4

Cele (place in Xinjiang)

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執法單位

zap1 faat3 daan1 wai6*2

law-enforcement agencies

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始終

ci2 zung1

Mandarin: shi3 zhong1

throughout; all along; always; from start to finish; from beginning to end

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香港體育學院

hoeng1 gong2 tai2 juk6 hok6 jyun6*2

Hong Kong Sports Institute

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露兩點

lou6 loeng5 dim2

Mandarin: lu4 liang3 dian3

Simplified: 露两点

Cantonese

(literally: to expose two spots); topless, with breasts exposed

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關係

gwaan1 hai6

Mandarin: guan1 xi5

Simplified: 关系

Cantonese

(noun) connection

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嚙齒動物

jit6 ci2 dung6 mat6

Mandarin: nie4 chi3 dong4 wu4

rodent

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匪徒集團

fei2 tou4 zaap6 tyun4

Mandarin: fei3 tu2 ji2 tuan2

gangster

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瀰

nei4

Mandarin: mi2

Simplified: 㳽

brimming or overflowing | # adapted from cc-cedict

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瀨粉

laai6 fan2

Mandarin: lai4 fen3

Simplified: 濑粉

thick vermicelli made out of rice powder

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正常速度

zing3 soeng4 cuk1 dou6

Mandarin: zheng4 chang2 su4 du4

normal speed, atempo

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民間組織

man4 gaan1 zou2 zik1

Mandarin: min2 jian1 zu3 zhi1

non-governmental organization (NGO)

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謝幕

ze6 mok6

Mandarin: xie4 mu4

to respond to a curtain call

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劉玉婷

lau4 juk6 ting4

Mandarin: liu2 yu4 ting2

Tiffany Liu

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從俗

cung4 zuk6

Mandarin: cong2 su2

Simplified: 从俗

follow the norm | tradition

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係威係勢

hai6 wai1 hai6 sai3

Mandarin: xi4 wei1 xi4 shi4

Simplified: 系威系势

Cantonese

to bluster; the behavior of trying to act smart and being arrogant; to be in the limelight

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