Cantonese Dictionary

鑫

jam1

Used for names

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膫

liu4

Mandarin: liao2

male genitals | old variant of 膋liáo [膋] | the fat covering the intestines | the omentum | # adapted from cc-cedict

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實用主義

sat6 jung6 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: shi2 yong4 zhu3 yi4

[phil.] pragmatism

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貪名

taam1 meng4*2

[adj] greedy for fame

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貧乏

pan4 fat6

lack of

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專屬

zyun1 suk6

Mandarin: zhuan1 shu3

exclusive

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政協

zing3 hip3

Mandarin: zheng4 xie2

CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee)

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蒲桃公

pou4 tou4 gung1

Mandarin: pu2 tao2 gong1

Rose Apple, a long-shaped fleshy seedless fruit

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編輯室

pin1 cap1 sat1

Mandarin: bian1 ji2 shi4

editorial office

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流行病學

lau4 hang4 beng6 hok6

Mandarin: liu2 xing2 bing4 xue2

epidemiology

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素養

sou3 joeng5

accomplishments

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落袋

lok6 doi6*2

pocket (as in billards)

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大細

daai6 sai3

Mandarin: da4 xi4

Simplified: 大细

the common table game in casino called 'over-under or O | U'; the size

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東德

dung1 dak1

Mandarin: dong1 de2

(former) East Germany

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蛭

zat6

Mandarin: zhi4

leech

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愈幫愈忙

jyu6 bong1 jyu6 mong4

Mandarin: yu3 bang1 yu3 mang2

more help is more interference | also 幫倒忙

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hēi

Mandarin: all

xi1

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相同名字

soeng1 tung4 ming4 zi6

Mandarin: xiang1 tong2 ming2 zi4

namesake; like-named; having the same name

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比賽

bei2 coi3

Mandarin: bi3 sai4

to compete; competition; race | [粵]: also 鬥

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船灣淡水湖

syun4 waan1 taam2 seoi2 wu4

Mandarin: chuan2 wan1 dan4 shui3 hu2

Simplified: 船湾淡水湖

Plover Cove Reservoir, a place in Hong Kong

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躀直

gwaan3 zik6

Mandarin: guan3 zhi2

total failure; a complete failure

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雪白

syut3 baak6

Mandarin: xue3 bai2

white as snow

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中國政府

zung1 gwok3 zing3 fu2

Mandarin: Zhong1 guo2 zheng4 fu3

Simplified: 中国政府

Government of China

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第七

dai6 cat1

Mandarin: di4 qi1

the seventh

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趕集

gon2 zaap6

to go to a village fair or market

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受損

sau6 syun2

Mandarin: shou4 sun3

damaged; injury

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李振藩

lei5 zan3 faan4

Mandarin: li3 zhen4 fan1

Bruce Lee ( typically 李小龍 )

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賣出匯率

maai6 ceot1 wui6 leot6*2

Mandarin: mai4 chu1 hui4 lv4

[stock market] selling rate

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露骨

lou6 gwat1

(to become) undisguised; bald; barefaced; palpable

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放言

fong3 jin4

Mandarin: fang4 yan2

to promise; boasted; to speak out

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