Cantonese Dictionary

工商界

gung1 soeng1 gaai3

Mandarin: gong1 shang1 jie4

industry; the world of business

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上環

soeng6 waan4

Sheung Wan (MTR station)

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秀才

sau3 coi4*2

Mandarin: xiu4 cai5

scholar; skilful writer; cultivated talent

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亂噏

lyun6*2 ngap1

Cantonese

talk nonsense | Mand.: 胡說 | Also: 發噏風

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手洗

sau2 sai2

hand wash

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響口

hoeng2 hau2

Mandarin: xiang3 kou3

Simplified: 响口

to announce; to disclose [colloquial]

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宮縮

gung1 suk1

Mandarin: gong1 suo1

contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

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痴愚

ci1 jyu4

Mandarin: chi1 yu2

imbecility; moronity [Var.] 癡愚

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解究

gaai2 gau3

Mandarin: jie3 jiu1

reason; explanation

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坑渠水

haang1 keoi4 seoi2

Mandarin: keng1 qu2 shui3

drain water; ditch water; wastewater; sewage water; salty red bean rice porridge [colloquial]

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支氣管肺炎

zi1 hei3 gun2 fai3 jim4

Mandarin: zhi1 qi4 guan3 fei4 yan2

bronchopneumonia, bronchial pneumonia, bronchogenic pneumonia

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拉勻

laai1 wan4

Mandarin: la1 yun2

Simplified: 拉匀

to make even, to spread equally

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唔好喐

m4 hou2 juk1

Mandarin: n2 hao3 yu4

Cantonese

don't move

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冧巴

lam1 baa2

Mandarin: lin1 ba1

number

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壞死

waai6 sei2

Mandarin: huai4 si3

necrosis

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相濡以沫

soeng1 jyu4 ji5 mut6

Mandarin: xiang1 ru2 yi3 mo4

mutual help in humble circumstances

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識

zi3

Mandarin: shi2

Simplified: 识

to remember | sign | an inscription | # adapted from cc-cedict

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大熱門

daai6 jit6 mun2

Mandarin: da4 re4 men2

Simplified: 大热门

a hit; very popular

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衚

wu4

Mandarin: hu2

lane; alley; side street; sublane

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又一村

jau6 jat1 cyun1

Mandarin: you4 yi1 cun1

Yau Yat Chuen, name of a place in Hong Kong

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儲蓄額

cyu5 cuk1 ngaak6

Mandarin: chu3 xu4 e2

Simplified: 储蓄额

Savings amount

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𨶙開

lan2 hoi1

Cantonese

"prick off", an obscene and aggressive instruction for someone to leave

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多神教

do1 san4 gaau3

Mandarin: duo1 shen2 jiao4

[religion] polytheism

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風疹病毒

fung1 can2 beng6 duk6

rubella virus

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蘇眉

sou1 mei4

Mandarin: su1 mei2

Simplified: 苏眉

Humphead wrasse

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新龍

san1 lung4

Mandarin: xin1 long2

Xinlong (place in Sichuan), Sun Lung

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一草嘢

jat1 cou2 je5

Mandarin: yi1 cao3 ye3

Cantonese

ten bucks | dollars [colloquial]

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姿

zi1

Mandarin: zi1

beauty | disposition | looks | appearance | posture | gesture | one's manner | # adapted from cc-cedict

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美國海軍

mei5 gwok3 hoi2 gwan1

Mandarin: Mei3 guo2 Hai3 jun1

Simplified: 美国海军

US Navy

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絕緣材料

zyut6 jyun4 coi4 liu2

Mandarin: jue2 yuan2 cai2 liao4

Simplified: 绝缘材料

Insulation Materials

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