Cantonese Dictionary

等級

dang2 kap1

Mandarin: deng3 ji2

class; grade; degree; rank; stratum

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紅河

hung4 ho4

Mandarin: hong2 he2

Honghe (place in Yunnan)

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閂火

saan1 fo2

Mandarin: shuan1 huo3

Simplified: 闩火

to turn off the stove | oven; to turn off the lights [written and colloquial]

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掗位

aa3 wai6

Mandarin: ya3 wei4

Simplified: 挜位

to take up a lot of space

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此外

ci2 ngoi6

Mandarin: ci3 wai4

besides; moreover; other than this; in addition

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粵語時代曲

jyut6 jyu5 si4 doi6 kuk1

[n] Cantonese period songs

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吊橋

diu3 kiu4

Mandarin: diao4 qiao2

suspension bridge

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石灰籮

sek6 fui1 lo4

Mandarin: shi2 hui1 luo2

Simplified: 石灰箩

one who commits petty crime everywhere (slang)

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不動聲色

bat1 dung6 seng1 sik1

Mandarin: bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4

to maintain one's composure; stay calm and collected; not turn a hair; not bat an eyelid

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奀皮

ngan1 pei4

Mandarin: di2 pi2

naughty (spoken)

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看重

hon3 zung6

Mandarin: kan4 zhong4

regard as important; value; set store by

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細膩

sai3 nei6

Mandarin: xi4ni4

Simplified: 细腻

(adjective) (of work) Detail and delicate

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冧寶頭

lam1 bou2*4 tau4*2

Cantonese

Kangxi radical 40 宀

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立言

laap6 jin4

Mandarin: li4 yan2

Achieve glory by writing

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眼下

ngaan5 haa6

Mandarin: yan3 xia4

now; at present

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威爾斯親王

wai1 ji5 si1 can1 wong4

Mandarin: wei1 er3 si1 qin1 wang2

Simplified: 威尔斯亲王

Prince of Wales

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防疫

fong4 jik6

disease prevention

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學舌

hok6 sit6

Mandarin: xue2 she2

Simplified: 学舌

it describes parrots which repeat | imitate people's words; describes someone who just copies what others says without their own ideas

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汎濫

faan3 laam6

Mandarin: fan4 lan4

Simplified: 泛滥

to flood; to spill over; to spread without restriction [written and colloquial]

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遍體鱗傷

pin3 tai2 leon4 seong1

Mandarin: [TW]pian4 [PRC] bian4 ti3 lin2shang1

all bashed and bruised

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時年

si4 nin4

Mandarin: shi2 nian2

Simplified: 时年

war era; old times

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後來

hau6 loi4

Mandarin: hou4 lai2

afterwards, later | [粵]: 後嚟

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buht

Mandarin: all

bo1

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鴨子兒

aap3 zi2 ji4

Mandarin: ya1 zi3r

duck's egg

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出殯

ceot1 ban3

Mandarin: chu1 bin4

to hold a funeral procession | Cant.: 出山

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退化

teoi3 faa3

Mandarin: tui4 hua4

to degenerate; to atrophy

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反物質

faan2 mat6 zat1

Mandarin: fan3 wu4 zhi4

antimatter

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加拿大元

gaa1 naa4 daai6 jyun4

Mandarin: jia1 na2 da4 yuan2

Canadian dollar

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偉業

wai5 jip6

Mandarin: wei3 ye4

exploit; great undertaking

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罌粟

aang1 suk1

Mandarin: ying1 su4

poppy

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