Cantonese Dictionary

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搣柴
Mandarin: mie4 chai2
Cantonese
(of a cop) be demoted
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揭
Mandarin: jie1
to take the lid off | to expose | to unmask | to tear off | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict
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刺刀
Mandarin: ci4 dao1
bayonet
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口水歌
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 ge1
resung songs (lit., "saliva songs"): some mediocre singers will sing the hit songs of pop stars or well-known folk songs in order to attract an audience to build their way to stardom. 口水歌 are also popular with karaoke as they are usually within ordinary peoples' limited singing capabilities.
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hot
Mandarin: all
he4 he1
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伸懶腰
Mandarin: shen1 lan3 yao1
[v] stretch (oneself) when yawning
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一枕黃粱
Mandarin: yi1 zhen3 huang2 liang2
Simplified: 一枕黄粱
Fond dream
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東山
Mandarin: Dong1 shan1
[n] Dongshan (place in Fujian), Tung Shan
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爉
Mandarin: la4
wax
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癲癲喪喪
Mandarin: dian1 dian1 sang4 sang4
Cantonese
crazy; maniacal; deranged
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暖壺
Mandarin: nuan3 hu2
a thermos bottle
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全體選民
the electorate (lit., "complete body of voters")
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依鬱
Mandarin: yi1 yu4
Simplified: 依郁
unexpected misfortune
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萬維網
Mandarin: wan4 wei2 wang3
World Wide Web
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恣
Mandarin: zi4
to abandon restraint | to do as one pleases | comfortable (dialect) | unrestrained | to indulge oneself | # adapted from cc-cedict
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流
Mandarin: liu2
to flow | to disseminate | to circulate or spread | to move or drift | to degenerate | to banish or send into exile | stream of water or sth resembling one | class, rate or grade | fake | false | inferior | unreal | without status | influence | name of a triad poem used as a way to identify someone as a triad member | # adapted from cc-cedict
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擘梯
Mandarin: bai1 ti1
Simplified: 掰梯
noun; double ladder; standing ladder, herring bone ladder
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琉
Mandarin: liu2
precious stone | sparkling stone | glazed | opaque | # adapted from cc-cedict
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晏覺
Mandarin: yan4 jue2
Simplified: 晏觉
(noun) an afternoon nap
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糖果店
candy shop
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披
Mandarin: pi1
to drape over one's shoulders | to open | to unroll | to split open | to spread out | to hang down | to wear | a coat | a suit | # adapted from cc-cedict
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跣一鑊
Cantonese
used in form 跣你一鑊，跣佢一鑊 etc...
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拌飯
[1] a mixed rice dish [2] the Korean dish bibimbap (more specifically 韓式拌飯, 韓國拌飯, etc.)
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三足鼎
Mandarin: san1 zu2 ding3
tripod, three legs "ding" (an ancient Chinese vessel with three legs)
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日光節約時間
Mandarin: ri4 guang1 jie2 yue1 shi2 jian1
daylight-saving time | Also known as "Summer Time" (夏令時間) in some countries
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下下
every time, each time
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處理
Mandarin: chu3 li3
to handle; to deal with; to treat; to process
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鶴絨
Mandarin: he4 rong2
Simplified: 鹤绒
duck down
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賠
Mandarin: pei2
Simplified: 赔
to compensate for loss | to indemnify | to suffer a financial loss | to apologize | to ask for forgiveness | # adapted from cc-cedict
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交通燈
Mandarin: jiao1 tong1 deng1
Simplified: 交通灯
traffic lights | used to describe one who changes decisions frequently
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