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laaih
Mandarin: all
lai4
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捐贈
Mandarin: juan1 zeng4
to donate; to give
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烏喱馬扠
Cantonese
messily written, painted or drawn; be illegible and sloppy; poorly produced
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睪丸
Mandarin: gao1 wan2
testicle; testicles [Var.] 睾丸
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聲調
Mandarin: sheng1 diao4
tone (of a language)
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勢成騎虎
Mandarin: shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3
it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so (lit., "if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off")
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醒目
Mandarin: xing3 mu4
(adjective) (of person) 1. clever; 2. smart
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鬆懈
Mandarin: song1xie4
Simplified: 松懈
(adjective) 1. Unguarded; 2. Sluggish (to danger)
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糕盤
Mandarin: gao1 pan2
Simplified: 糕盘
Cake mould; cake tin
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下來
Mandarin: xia4/5 lai5
[1] (Mand.: /xia4 lai5/) to come down; to descend | Cant.: 落來; 落嚟 [2] (Mand.: /xia5 lai5/) (suffix, indicating continuation) | No direct Cant. equivalent
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仆轉
Mandarin: pu2 zhuan3
Simplified: 仆转
face front and lay down
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白豆
soybean
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越野賽跑
Mandarin: yue4 ye3 sai4 pao3
a cross-country race
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冇手尾
Mandarin: mao3 shou3 wei3
Cantonese
to fail to see something through: a description for the act of neglecting or ignoring the proper completion of the matter; started off something, but did not finish it off properly; to not tidy up after oneself
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鮨
Mandarin: qi2
grouper (Portuguese: garoupa) | Epinephelus septemfasciatus | # adapted from cc-cedict
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張文慈
Mandarin: zhang1 wen2 ci2
Pinky Cheung
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出晒位
Mandarin: chu1 shai4 wei4
to make a reputation for oneself beyond expectations [colloquial]
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瓜籽
Mandarin: gua1 zi3
melon seeds, a snack
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年事
Mandarin: nian2 shi4
age; years
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鏡錫
Mandarin: jing4 xi1
Simplified: 镜锡
to take good care of [colloquial]
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北杏
bitter apricot seeds (in TCM, have medicinal use)
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賭博
Mandarin: du3 bo2
to gamble; gambling
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三度板斧
Mandarin: san1du4 ban3fu3
to have a limited repertoire of skills [written and colloquial]
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叫對碰
Mandarin: jiao4 dui4 peng4
(mahjong) waiting to complete one of two triplets to win
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臨尾香
Mandarin: lin2 wei3 xiang1
Simplified: 临尾香
issues arise close to end or completion (slang)
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正反面
Mandarin: zheng4 fan3 mian4
the positive and the negative aspects; the front and the back of something
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焦屍
a charred body
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好嗎
Mandarin: hao3 ma5
Simplified: 好吗
is it ok?; is it alright?; is it good or not? [written and colloquial]
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掟煲費
Mandarin: ding4 bao1 fei4
Simplified: 掟煲费
Cantonese
break-up fee, divorce fee
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國立暨南國際大學
Chi Nan University (located in Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan)
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