Cantonese Dictionary

大造

daai6 zou6

Mandarin: da4 zao4

to make up something exaggeratedly; an abundant year for the harvesting

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冠詞

gun3 ci4

Mandarin: guan4 ci2

[ling.] article

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軍事設施

gwan1 si6 cit3 si1

Mandarin: jun1 shi4 she4 shi1

military installations

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關刀

gwaan1 dou1

Mandarin: guan1 dao1

Simplified: 关刀

a halberd, a big sword with long stick as a holder

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亞瑟王

aa3 sat1 wong4

Mandarin: ya3 se4 wang2 (Taiwan), ya4 se4 wang2 (PRC)

King Arthur

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揈

gwang1

Mandarin: hong1

to drive away | # adapted from cc-cedict

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迅雷不及掩耳

seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5

Mandarin: xun4 lei2 bu4 ji2 yan3 er3

(a swift clap of thunder leaves no time for one to cover the ears); to be extremely sudden and swift

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ói oi

Mandarin: all

ai4

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配合

pui3 hap6

Mandarin: pei4 he2

to coordinate; to work with; to act in concert with; to cooperate with | [粵]:　合手

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浮雲朝露

fau4 wan4 ziu1 lou6

floating clouds and morning dew; life is like an empty dream

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較量

gaau3 loeng6

Mandarin: jiao4 liang4

to compete; to measure up against

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頻頻撲撲

pan4 pan4 pok3 pok3

Mandarin: pin2 pin2 pu1 pu5

Simplified: 频频扑扑

running round in circles; busy on the go (spoken)

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厚面皮

hau5 min6 pei4

Mandarin: hou4 mian4 pi2

thick-skinned; insensitive; arrogrant

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互惠

wu6 wai6

Mandarin: hu4 hui4

reciprocal

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輊

zi3

Mandarin: zhi4

[literary] higher rear portion of chariot

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週期

zau1 kei4

Mandarin: zhou1 qi1 (PRC), zhou1 qi2 (Taiwan)

period; cycle; periodical duration

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錦屏

gam2 bing2

Mandarin: jin3 ping2

Jinping (place in Guizhou), Kam Ping

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百有

baak3 jau5

Mandarin: bai3 you3

another way to address the mother of one's friend [colloquial]

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湯飯

tong1 faan6

Mandarin: tang1 fan4

rice soup

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序言

zeoi6 jin4

Mandarin: xu4 yan2

preface; foreward (in a book)

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séuih

Mandarin: all

xu4

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自大

zi6 daai6

Mandarin: zi4 da4

arrogant, self-important

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新淨

san1 zeng6

Mandarin: xin1 jing4

(item, goods, products) as new, in very good condition

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刻骨銘心

hak1 gwat1 ming5/4 sam1

engraved on one's bones and heart; unforgettable

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扒錢

paa4 cin2

Mandarin: ba1 qian2

Simplified: 扒钱

verb; stealing money

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解放軍

gaai2 fong3 gwan1

Mandarin: jie3 fang4 jun1

(PRC) People's Liberation Army, PLA

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修理

sau1 lei5

Mandarin: xiu1 li3

to fix; to repair; to perform maintenance | [粵]: 修整, 整 (zing2)

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儀器

ji4 hei3

Mandarin: yi2qi4

Simplified: 仪器

(noun) Equipment

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之餘

zi1 jyu4

Mandarin: zhi1 yu2

Simplified: 之余

other than

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珍珠都冇咁真

zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam2 zan1

Mandarin: zhen1 zhu1 dou1 mao3 gan1 zhen1

Cantonese

completely genuine or real (slang)

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