Cantonese Dictionary

鱸魚

lou4 jyu4*2

Mandarin: lu2 yu2

sea bass; perch (fish)

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為人正直

wai4 jan4 zing3 zik6

to be a fair person

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有條理

jau5 tiu4 lei5

neat and tidy; has orderliness

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條氣順晒

tiu4 hei3 seon6 saai3

Mandarin: tiao2 qi4 shun4 shai4

Simplified: 条气顺晒

to feel calm (usually after an argument); to feel better about something

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策劃

caak3 waak6

Mandarin: ce4 hua4

to plot; to scheme; to engineer; to bring about

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老鬼

lou5 gwai2

Mandarin: lao3 gui3

an old person (colloquial or derogatory)

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明顯

ming4 hin2

Mandarin: ming2 xian3

clear, obvious, evident

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無辜

mou4 gu1

Mandarin: wu2 gu1

innocent; blame-free; not guilty

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yàhn

Mandarin: all

ren2

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意識形態

ji3 sik1 jing4 taai3

ideology

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兜巴冚

dau1 baa1 kam2

Mandarin: dou1 ba1 kan3

Cantonese

slap; to smack across the face

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偷窺

tau1 kwai1

to peep

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當兵

dong1 bing1

Mandarin: dang1 bing1

to serve in the army; to be a soldier

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死火山

sei2 fo2 saan1

Mandarin: si3 huo3 shan1

extinct volcano

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享受主義

hoeng2 sau6 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: xiang3 shou4 zhu3 yi4

[n] hedonism

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腰果

jiu1 gwo2

cashew nut

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帶來

daai3 loi4

brought

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港紙

gong2 zi2

Mandarin: gang3 zhi3

Simplified: 港纸

(currency) Hong Kong money bill; Hong Kong dollar

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遊船河

jau4 syun4 ho2

Mandarin: you2 chuan2 he2

Simplified: 游船河

to cruise

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gong3

Mandarin: []

水

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雙親節

soeng1 can1 zit3

Mandarin: shuang1 qin1 jie2

Parents' Day

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鼠嘢

syu2 je5

Mandarin: shu3 ye3

Cantonese

pickpocketing; shoplifting (spoken)

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不至於

bat1 zi3 jyu1

Mandarin: bu4 zhi4 yu2

Simplified: 不至于

(adverb) Unlikely

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相

soeng2

Mandarin: zhao4 pian4

Simplified: 照片

Cantonese

photo; picture (Cantonese)

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威斯康星

wai1 si1 hong1 sing1

Mandarin: wei1 si1 kang1 xing1

Wisconsin

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繁華世界

faan4 waa4 sai3 gaai3

Vanity Fair

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猫

maau1

Mandarin: mao1 mao2

simplified form of 貓

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白喉毒素

baak6 hau4 duk6 sou3

Mandarin: bai2 hou2 du2 su4

diphtheria toxin

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欺君犯上

hei1 gwan1 faan6 soeng6

Mandarin: qi1 jun1 fan4 shang4

deceive and offend a ruler

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迴腸

wui4 coeng4

Mandarin: hui2 chang2

[anat.] ileum

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