Cantonese Dictionary

Try: 食飯  ·  nei5 hou2  ·  hello  ·  靚
T1 High
T2 Rising
T3 Mid
T4 Low Fall
T5 Low Rise
T6 Low
82,965 words · 115,838 definitions
Show definitions in:
Browse by Jyutping Initial
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Showing 11611–11640 of 82,784
打岔
Mandarin: da3 cha4
interrupt, interruption; cut in
View full entry →
搵嚟講
Mandarin: wen3 li2 jiang3
Simplified: 揾嚟讲
Cantonese
empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just for the sake of finding something to say
View full entry →
皮衣
Mandarin: pi2 yi1
(noun) fur coat; leather jacket
View full entry →
劉亦菲
Mandarin: liu2 yi4 fei3
Liu Yifei (a.k.a., Crystal Liu)
View full entry →
破舊
old and shabby; worn-out
View full entry →
寡母婆咁多心
Mandarin: gua3 mu3 po2 gan1 duo1 xin1
Cantonese
indecisive, cannot make a decision
View full entry →
擒上去
Mandarin: qin2 shang4 qu5
to climb up
View full entry →
責備
Mandarin: ze2 bei4
Simplified: 责备
to condemn
View full entry →
后里鄉
Mandarin: hou4 li3 xiang1
Houli (village in Taiwan)
View full entry →
蜜汁叉燒
sliced barbecued pork coated with honey
View full entry →
悶嚫
Cantonese
become bored
View full entry →
張文光
Mandarin: zhang1 wen2 guang1
Simplified: 张文光
Cheung Man Kwong, name of a politician in Hong Kong
View full entry →
濕熱
Mandarin: shi1 re4
Simplified: 湿热
damp heat
View full entry →
貪酒
[v] to be or become an alcoholic
View full entry →
舊金山
Mandarin: jiu4 jin1 shan1
the city of San Francisco, California, USA | This term is used by Mandarin speakers. Cantonese speakers tend to use '三蕃市'. The "new" Gold Mountain refers to when gold was later found in Australia.
View full entry →
一實
Mandarin: yi1 shi2
Simplified: 一实
certainly; definitely [colloquial]
View full entry →
上鋪
Mandarin: shang4 pu4
Simplified: 上铺
Upper berth
View full entry →
一轆木噉
Mandarin: yi1 lu4 mu4 dan4
Simplified: 一辘木啖
Cantonese
[adjective] to describe someone sluggish, or slow on thought and action
View full entry →
自我
Mandarin: zi4 wo3
self; oneself; ego
View full entry →
三六
Mandarin: san1 liu4
dog (slang)
View full entry →
草蜢
Mandarin: cao3 meng3
(celebrity) The Grasshopper, a former bang in Hong Kong
View full entry →
麩皮
Mandarin: fu1 pi2
(wheat) bran
View full entry →
乍冷
Mandarin: zha4 leng3
cold snap | Also '驟寒'
View full entry →
年來
Mandarin: nian2 lai2
over the last ... years
View full entry →
舒展運動
stretching (for exercise)
View full entry →
閑閑地
Mandarin: xian2 xian2 di4
Simplified: 闲闲地
at least
View full entry →
土壤
Mandarin: tu3 rang3
soil; ground
View full entry →
詳悉
Mandarin: xiang2 xi1
Simplified: 详悉
To know in detail
View full entry →
唔夠班
Cantonese
not good enough, incompetent [Syn.] 未夠班
View full entry →
唸咒
Mandarin: nian4 zhou4
to chant incantations [Var.] 念咒
View full entry →