Cantonese Dictionary

睇小

tai2 siu2

Mandarin: di4 xiao3

Cantonese

(verb) to look down on; to underestimate

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化妝舞會

faa3 zong1 mou5 wui6*2

Mandarin: hua4 zhuang1 wu3 hui4

masquerade

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gá ga

Mandarin: all

jia3 jia4

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孤

gu1

Mandarin: gu1

lone | lonely | orphan | a high ranking official | my humble self, a term of address used by ancient prince or king | to show ingratitude to | aloof | solitary | isolated | # adapted from cc-cedict

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啃他雞

hang2 taa1 gai1

Mandarin: ken3 ta1 ji1

KFG: a 山寨 (shanzhai) version of Kentucky Fried Chicken

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樹頭

syu6 tau4

Mandarin: shu4 tou2

Simplified: 树头

trunk of a tree

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毛竹

mou4 zuk1

Mandarin: mao2 zhu2

bamboo

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電話簿

din6 waa6*2 bou6*2

(n.) telephone directory (cl: bou6 部; bun2 本)

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顳

jip6

Mandarin: nie4

Simplified: 颞

bones of the temple (on the human head) | see 颞颥, temple | # adapted from cc-cedict

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負責任

fu6 zaak3 jam6

Mandarin: fu4 ze2 ren4

to take responsibility for an incident (literally: bear responsibility)

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菜欄

coi3 laan1

Mandarin: cai4 lan2

Simplified: 菜栏

wholesale vegetable market

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鴿子

gap3 zi2

Mandarin: ge1 zi3

pigeon; dove | Cant: 白鴿 or just 鴿 gap3(2)

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屎窟窿

si2 fat1 lung1

Mandarin: shi3 ku1 long5

anus

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午覺

ng5 gaau3

Mandarin: wu3 jue2

lie-down; to nap

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到訂

dou3 deng6

Mandarin: dao4 ding4

Simplified: 到订

to come (in sex) [colloquial]

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坐山觀虎鬥

zo6 saan1 gun1 fu2 dau3

Mandarin: zuo4 shan1 guan1 hu3 dou4

sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight (watch in safety while others fight, then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted)

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歷來最低點

lik6 loi4 zeoi3 dai1 dim2

Mandarin: li4 lai2 zui4 di1 dian3

all time low (point)

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噩運

ngok6 wan6

Mandarin: e4 yun4

bad luck [Syn] 惡運

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失真

sat1 zan1

Mandarin: shi1 zhen1

anamorphosis; distortion; to lack fidelity

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牛頭角

ngau4 tau4 gok3

Mandarin: niu2 tou2 jiao3

Simplified: 牛头角

Ngau Tau Kok, a town situated in eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong

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亞麻布

aa3 maa4 bou3

Mandarin: ya3 ma2 bu4 (Taiwan), ya4 ma2 bu4 (PRC)

linen

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花上花

faa1 soeng5 faa1

Mandarin: hua1 shang4 hua1

(mahjong) flower-on-flower, winning on a flower supplement tile after drawing a flower as a flower replacement

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燬

wai2

Mandarin: hui3

burn up/down; destroy by fire

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育兒

juk6 ji4

Mandarin: yu4 er2

parenting

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哥本哈根

go1 bun2 haa1 gan1

Mandarin: ge1 ben3 ha1 gen1

Copenhagen

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大化瑤族自治縣

daai6 faa3 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

Mandarin: da4 hua4 yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4

Dahua Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

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花生糖

faa1 sang1 tong2

Mandarin: hua1 sheng1 tang2

Peanut brittle

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遣散

hin2 saan3

Mandarin: qian3 san4

dismiss, demobilization, demobilize, severance, lay off

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不吝

bat1 leon6

Mandarin: bu4 lin4

not stingy

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明知故問

ming4 zi1 gu3 man6

Mandarin: ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4

to ask about something one already knows

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