Cantonese Dictionary

不見森林

bat1 gin3 sam1 lam4

Mandarin: bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2

fail to see the wood for the trees

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撳鷓鴣

gam6 ze3 gu1

Mandarin: qin4 zhe4 gu1

Simplified: 揿鹧鸪

verb; to fool someone | foolish; to take advantage of a victim

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餛飩麵

wan4 tan1 min6

Mandarin: hun2 tun5 mian4

Simplified: 馄饨面

Wonton noodles

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散band

saan3 ben1

Cantonese

[v] to split up the band; to split up the group

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化學能

faa3 hok6 nang4

Mandarin: hua4 xue2 neng2

chemical energy

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拒諫飾非

keoi5 gaan3 sik1 fei1

Mandarin: ju4 jian4 shi4 fei1

Simplified: 拒谏饰非

refusing people's good advice and attempting to cover | hide one's mistakes

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機不可失

gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1

Mandarin: ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1

can't afford to lose the opportunity; not let the opportunity slip through one's fingers

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分散式

fan1 saan3 sik1

Mandarin: fen1 san4 shi4

distributed

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鹹帶

haam4 daai2

Mandarin: xian2 dai4

Simplified: 咸带

video tape of a porn movie

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典範

din2 faan6

Mandarin: dian3 fan4

model; example; paragon

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埋身

maai4 san1

Mandarin: mai2 shen1

to get close to (physically) | to get itimate | to develop a close relationship with a hidden agenda

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全無是處

cyun4 mou4 si6 cyu3

absolutely without merit, totally wrong

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做齣好戲睇

zou6 ceot1 hou2 hei3 tai2

Mandarin: zuo4 chu1 hao3xi4 di4

Simplified: 做出好戏睇

Cantonese

to make or put on a good show for others to see [colloquial]

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切勿

cit3 mat6

Mandarin: qie4 wu4

must not

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路牌

lou6 paai4*2

a street sign

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莪

ngo4

Mandarin: e2

zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric | cowherb | artemisia | mushroom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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門前清

mun4 cin4 cing1

Mandarin: men2 qian2 qing1

(mahjong) concealed hand, a winning hand for which no sets have been melded

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新老爺

san1 lou5 je4

Mandarin: xin1 lao3 ye5

Simplified: 新老爷

the father of the groom

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命運

meng6/ming6 wan6

Mandarin: ming4 yun4

destiny, fate | [粵]: 命, 命水

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廢水

fai3 seoi2

Mandarin: fei4 shui3

drain water; effluent

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出活

ceot1 wut6

Mandarin: chu1 huo2

yield results in work; be efficient

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鋌而走險

ting5 ji4 zau2 him2

Mandarin: ting3 er2 zou3 xian3

to take desperate measures when at risk; to make a reckless move when in danger

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辟暑

pik1 syu2

Mandarin: bi4 shu3

to avoid summer heat; to go to a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke; to beat the heat

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傢俬雜物

gaa1 si1 zaap6 mat6

Mandarin: jia1 si1 za2 wu4

Simplified: 傢俬杂物

Furniture and sundries

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絲絨

si1 jung4*2

velvet | [粵]: 天鵝絨

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天理

tin1 lei5

Mandarin: tian1 li3

justice

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怏

joeng3

Mandarin: yang4

discontented | arrogant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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講野有骨

gong2 je5 jau5 gwat1

Cantonese

to insinuate; to say sth that seems harmless but is actually a criticism, insult or attack [國]: 話裡有刺

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勺

zoek3

Mandarin: shao2

spoon | ladle M: 把bǎ [把] | abbr. for 公勺gōngsháo [公勺], centilitre (unit of volume) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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沒完沒了

mut6 jyun4 mut6 liu5

Mandarin: mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3

there's no end to (sth.); endless; never-ending

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