Cantonese Dictionary

機佬

gei1 lou2

Mandarin: ji1 lao3

Simplified: 机佬

a camera man; a camera operator [colloquial]

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思思縮縮

si1 si1 suk1 suk1

Mandarin: si1 si1 su4 su4

Simplified: 思思缩缩

(adjective) stealthy; furtive; surreptitiously; sneaky;timid; ill at ease; hesitant; indecisive; curled up (due to coldness)

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託管

tok3 gun2

Mandarin: tuo1 guan3

Simplified: 托管

Trusteeship; to entrust

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讕正經

laan4 zing3 ging1

Mandarin: lan2 zheng4 jing5

Simplified: 谰正经

act decent (spoken)

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發個輪

faat3 go3 leon4

Mandarin: fa1 ge4 lun2

Simplified: 发个轮

to make a telephone call [colloquial - dated]

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側生

zak1 saang1

Mandarin: ce4 sheng1

adnation

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又屙又嘔

jau6 ngo1 jua6 au2

Mandarin: you4 e1 you4 ou3

Cantonese

have diarrea and vomit; to have the runs and puke | also 上吐下瀉

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張學友

zoeng1 hok6 jau5

Mandarin: zhang1 xue2 you3

Jacky Cheung

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豪豬

hou4 zyu1

Mandarin: hao2 zhu1

porcupine

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打噎

daa2 ik1

Mandarin: da3 ye1

hiccup | burp

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上文

soeng5 man4

Mandarin: shang4 wen2

foregoing paragraphs or chapters; preceding part of the text

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笸籮

bo1 lo4*1

wicker, wicker basket; a shallow basket

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噍

zeu6

Mandarin: jiao4

to chew | to munch | to physically assault | to beat up | to have sex with a woman | to occupy | arrogant | boastful | # adapted from cc-cedict

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監人飲酒

gaam1 jan4 jam2 zau2

force someone to drink (alcoholic beverages)

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嘥心機捱眼訓

saai1 sam1 gei1 ngaai4 ngaan5 fan3

Mandarin: sai1 xin1 ji1 ai2 yan3 xun4

Simplified: 嘥心机捱眼训

Cantonese

waste of time and energy [colloquial]

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無幾

mou4 gei2

very few; very little

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打頭鑼

daa2 tau4 lo4

Mandarin: da3 tou2 luo2

Simplified: 打头锣

being the leader; to take the lead

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荃

cyun4

Mandarin: quan2

(fragrant plant) | fine cloth (figurative representation of the emperor) | your esteemed (used in phrases in correspondence) | a device for catching fish | # adapted from cc-cedict

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迷妳

mai4 nei5

Mandarin: mi2 nai3

Simplified: 迷奶

mini [written and colloquial]

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善哉

sin6 zoi1

Mandarin: shan4 zai1

an expression of praise (Sādhu 娑度 in Sanskrit 梵語), often said by Buddhist monks in movies

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怠惰

toi5 do6

Mandarin: dai4 duo4

indolent; idle; lazy; slothful

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跟紅頂白

gan1 hung4 ding2 baak6

Mandarin: gen1 hong2 ding3 bai2

Simplified: 跟红顶白

to be snobbish

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耐啲時間

noi6 di1 si4 gaan1*3

Cantonese

a longer time

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橫丫腸

waang4 aa1 coeng4

Mandarin: guang1 ya1 chang2

Simplified: 橫丫肠

caecum | bad ideas

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博士

bok3 si6

Mandarin: bo2 shi4

doctor - holder of a doctoral degree

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李群

lei5 kwan4

Mandarin: Li3 qun2

[math] Lie group

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巴勒斯坦

baa1 lak6 si1 taan2

Mandarin: ba1 le4 si1 tan3

Palestine

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小題大作

siu2 tai4 daai6 zok3

make a fuss over something small; make a fuss over nothing

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齋

zai1

Mandarin: zhai1

Simplified: 斋

to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc | vegetarian diet | study room | study building | to give alms (to a monk) | to be celibate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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零件

ling4 gin6*2

Mandarin: ling2 jian4

spare parts; spares

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