Cantonese Dictionary

短處

dyun2 cyu3

Mandarin: duan3 chu4

shortcoming; defect; fault

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取而代之

ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1

Mandarin: qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1

replace; supersede; displace; supplant; take over; substitute for; take the place of

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裙褂

kwan4 gwaa3*2

wedding dress

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法老

faat3 lou5

Mandarin: fa3 lao3

pharaoh

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么

mo1

Mandarin: yao1

Simplified: 幺

an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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頭像

tau4 zoeng6

Mandarin: tou2 xiang4

[1] avatar (esp. in internet forums) [2] head portrait [3] head sculpture; bust

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角球

gok3 kau4

[soccer] corner kick

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元旦

jyun4 daan3

Mandarin: yuan2 dan4

New Year's Day, January the 1st, not Chinese New Year's 初一

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正規

zing3 kwai1

Mandarin: zheng4gui1

Simplified: 正规

(adjective) Formal

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西伯利亞

sai1 baak3 lei6 aa3

Siberia

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黃日華

wong4 jat6 waa4

Mandarin: huang2 ri4 hua2

Felix Wong

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上線

soeng5 sin3

Mandarin: shang4 xian4

go online

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煤氣費

mui4 hei3 fai3

Mandarin: mei2qi4 fei4

Simplified: 煤气费

a gas bill [written and colloquial]

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suk1

夕

Mandarin: 6

sūk

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運腳

wan6 goek3

Cantonese

freight, charges for loading and unloading

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數據通信

sou3 geoi3 tung1 seon3

Mandarin: shu4 ju4 tong1 xin4

data communication

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掛慮

gwaa3 leoi6

Mandarin: gua4 lv4

to worry about

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拔刀相助

bat6 dou1 soeng1 zo6

Mandarin: ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4

to help somebody because of justice

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哈姆太郎

haa1 mou5 taai3 long4

Hamutaro (Japanese cartoon characer)

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隔籬

gaak3 lei4

Mandarin: ge2 bi4

Simplified: 隔壁

Cantonese

next door; nearby (Cantonese)

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放長雙眼睇

fong3 coeng4 soeng1 ngaan5 tai2

Mandarin: fang4 chang2 shuang1 yan3 di4

Cantonese

just watch; open your eyes and take a good look

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再加上

zoi3 gaa1 soeng5

Mandarin: zai4 jia1 shang4

in addition to

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頭緒

tau4 seoi5

Mandarin: tou2xu4

Simplified: 头绪

(noun) 1. Clue; 2. Idea

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júng

Mandarin: all

zong3

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船工

syun4 gung1

Mandarin: chuan2 gong1

[n] boatman, junkman

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賽博格

coi3 bok3 gaak3

Mandarin: sai4 bo2 ge2

cybernetic organism (cyborg)

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不變價格

bat1 bin3 gaa3 gaak3

Mandarin: bu4 bian4 jia4 ge2

constant price; fixed price

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好大喜功

hou3 daai6 hei2 gung1

Mandarin: hao4 da4 xi3 gong1

crave for greatness and success; have a fondness for the grandiose

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動不動

dung6 bat1 dung6

Mandarin: dong4 bu5 dong4 (PRC), dong4 bu4*2 dong4 (Taiwan)

easily; frequently; at every turn | [粵]: 喐啲, 喐親

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趣事

ceoi3 si6

Mandarin: qu4 shi4

an amusing thing; an interesting episode

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