Cantonese Dictionary

林內鄉

lam4 noi6 hoeng1

Mandarin: lin2 nei4 xiang1

Linnei (village in Taiwan)

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扃

gwing2

Mandarin: jiong1

(literary) to shut or bolt a door | door | a door latch | bolt | # adapted from cc-cedict

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出花臣

ceot1 faa1 san2

Mandarin: chu1 hua1 chen2

to play tricks [colloquial]

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鍚紙

sek3 zi2

Mandarin: yang2 zhi3

Simplified: 钖纸

aluminium foil [written and colloquial]

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扒仔

paa4 zai2

Mandarin: ba1 zi3

someone who acts as a middle man between a loan shark and a debtor; someone in charge of changing gambling chips in a casino [colloquial]

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山月桂

saan1 jyut6 gwai3

Kalmia cuneata (whitewicky kalmia)

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芝士蛋糕

zi1 si6*2 daan6 gou1

Mandarin: zhi1 shi4 dan4 gao1

cheesecake; cheese cake; tiramisu

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畀人燉

bei2 jan4 dan6

Mandarin: bi4 ren2 dun4

Simplified: 畀人炖

Cantonese

to be demoted [colloquial]

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妳哋自己

nei6 dei6 zi6 gei2/1

Mandarin: ni3 di4 zi4 ji3

Cantonese

yourselves (female) | Mand.: 你們自己; 妳們自己 | 你 is often used for both male and female

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雙氧水

soeng1 joeng5 seoi2

oxydol

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唱片騎師

coeng3 pin3*2 ke4 si1

Mandarin: chang4 pian4 qi2 shi1

disk jockey, disc jockey

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堅稱

gin1 cing1

Mandarin: jian1 cheng1

to assert positively; to claim; to insist

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特

dak6

Mandarin: te4

special | unique | distinguished | especially | unusual | very | merely | a bull | a partner | exclusive | exceptional | # adapted from cc-cedict

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指住

zi2 zyu6

Mandarin: zhi3 zhu4

to point at

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亦然

jik6 jin4

Mandarin: yi4 ran2

also

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鼻成形術

bei6 sing4 jing4 seot6

Mandarin: bi2 cheng2 xing2 shu4

rhinoplasty (colloquially known as a "nose job")

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改掉

goi2 diu6

Mandarin: gai3 diao4

to change

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屄

hai1

Mandarin: bi1

vagina | cunt (vulgar) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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抨擊

ping1 gik1

Mandarin: peng1 ji2 (Taiwan), peng1 ji1 (PRC)

to verbally attack

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跑鐘妹

paau2 zung1 mui6

Mandarin: pao3 zhong1 mei4

Simplified: 跑钟妹

a young woman working as a prostitute [colloquial]

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背默

bui3 mak6

Mandarin: bei4 mo4

recite

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甄試

jan1 si3

Mandarin: zhen1 shi4

entrance exam (for university in Taiwan)

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寸

cyun3

Mandarin: cun4

a unit of length | inch | thumb | very small in amount | just right | cocky | arrogant | to provoke | to display disrespect to | jargon used by triad to represent ten | # adapted from cc-cedict

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糝

sam3

Mandarin: san3

Simplified: 糁

to mix (of powders) | scattered grains of rice | to sprinkle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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繁體中文

faan4 tai2 zung1 man4 / man4*2

Mandarin: fan2 ti3 zhong1 wen2

traditional chinese script

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烏

wu1

Mandarin: wu1

Simplified: 乌

a crow | black | dark | a surname | what | how | when | # adapted from cc-cedict

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清湯寡水

cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2

Mandarin: qing1 tang1 gua3 shui3

Simplified: 清汤寡水

(noun) watery tasteless soup

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打仰瞓

daa2 ngong5 fan3

Mandarin: da3 yang3 fen4

Cantonese

a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back

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重開

cung4 hoi1

Mandarin: chong2 kai1

to reopen

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清香爽口

cing1 hoeng1 song2 hau2

pleasant to the palate

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