Cantonese Dictionary

大殮

daai6 lim5

Mandarin: da4 lian4

to encoffin

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星際

sing1 zai3

Mandarin: xing1 ji4

interstellar; interplanetary

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科技

fo1 gei6

Mandarin: ke1 ji4

technology

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部長職務

bou6 zoeng2 zik1 mou6

Mandarin: bu4 zhang3 zhi2 wu4

[n] portfolio

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個體

go3 tai2

Mandarin: ge4 ti3

Simplified: 个体

(noun) 1.Single object; 2. Entity

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簾

lim4

Mandarin: lian2

(hanging) screen; curtain; blind

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鎮痛器

zan3 tung3 hei3

trilene inhaler

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表嫂

biu2 sou2

Mandarin: biao3 sao3

the wife of an elder cousin

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編輯部

pin1 cap1 bou6

Mandarin: bian1 ji2 bu4

Simplified: 编辑部

Editorial board

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花和

faa1 wu4*2

Mandarin: hua1 hu2

(mahjong) flower hand, a hand with any 7 or 8 flowers (depending on agreed upon rules)

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福州人

fuk1 zau1 jan4

a person from Fuzhou

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把握不了

baa2 ak1 bat1 liu5

Mandarin: ba3 wo4 bu4 le5

unable to grasp

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放熱

fong3 jit6

Mandarin: fang4 re4

Simplified: 放热

to release heat; to give out heat

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涼茶

loeng4 caa4

Mandarin: liang2 cha2

Simplified: 凉茶

herbal tea

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涇源

ging1 jyun4

Mandarin: jing1 yuan2

Jingyuan (place in Ningxia)

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滾開

gwan2 hoi1

scram; get away; get out; beat it.

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外父

ngoi6 fu6*2

Mandarin: wai4 fu4

Cantonese

Father in law.

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梅姐

mui4*1 ze2*1

Mandarin: mei2 jie3

Anita Mui Yim-fong 梅艷芳 nickname (other nickname: 阿梅) 1963–2003

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矽膠

zik6 gaau1

silicon gel

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郵購

jau4 kau3

Mandarin: you2 gou4

mail order

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櫻花草

jing1 faa1 cou2

Mandarin: ying1 hua1 cao3

primrose

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潮州粉果

ciu4 zau1 fan2 gwo2

Mandarin: chao2 zhou1 fen3 guo3

(dim sum) a Chiu-Chow style dumpling

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可可樹

ho2 ho2 syu6

Mandarin: ke3 ke3 shu4

Simplified: 可可树

Cocoa trees

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強國

koeng4 gwok3

Mandarin: qiang2 guo2

powerful country

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社會問題

se5 wui2 man6 tai4

Mandarin: she4 hui4 wen4 ti2

Simplified: 社会问题

Social Issues

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細胞因子

sai3 baau1 jan1 zi2

Mandarin: xi4 bao1 yin1 zi3

cytokine

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吊砂煲

diu3 saa1 bou1

Mandarin: diao4 sha1 bao1

meaning one is unemployed and has no income, no money, no food

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狂妄

kong4 mong5

Mandarin: kuang2 wang4

extremely arrogant; conceited; wanton; presumptuous.

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慾火攻心

juk6 fo2 gung1 sam1

Mandarin: yu4 huo3 gong1 xin1

to be steeped in sensual passion; to be bombarded with sexual desires

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打喊路

daa2 haam3 lou6

Mandarin: da3 han3 lu4

verb; to yawn

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