Cantonese Dictionary

長治鄉

coeng4 zi6 hoeng1

Mandarin: chang2 zhi4 xiang1

Changchih (village in Taiwan)

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心不在焉

sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4

Mandarin: xin1 bu4*2 zai4 yan1

absent-minded

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輪米

leon4 mai5

getting in line for or queuing for rice handouts

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定金

deng6 gam1

a down payment; a deposit

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松脂精

cung4 zi1 zing1

Mandarin: song1 zhi1 jing1

turpentine | Also '松脂'

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金塊

gam1 faai3

Mandarin: jin1 kuai4

gold bullion

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逃避現實

tou4 bei6 jin6 sat6

Mandarin: tao2 bi4 xian4 shi2

Simplified: 逃避现实

escapism; to escape from reality

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偈油

gai2 jau4*2

Mandarin: jie2 you2

Cantonese

lubricating oil

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隨口

ceoi4 hau2

Cantonese

blurt out; speak thoughtlessly

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踩波車

caai2 bo1 ce1

Mandarin: cai3 bo1 che1

Simplified: 踩波车

to lose balance after stepping on the ball (football jargon)

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便利食品

bin6 lei6 sik6 ban2

Mandarin: bian4 li4 shi2 pin3

convenient foods

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多計

do1 gai3

Mandarin: duo1 ji4

Simplified: 多计

many plans or strategies (spoken)

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急性子

gap1 sing3 zi2

Mandarin: ji2 xing4 zi5

of impatient disposition; impetuous; an impetuous person

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電死

din6 sei2

Mandarin: dian4 si3

Simplified: 电死

to die from an electric shock [written and colloquial]

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看護

hon1 wu6

Mandarin: kan1 hu4

keep watch over; nurse (a patient)

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重覆

cung4 fuk1

Mandarin: chong2 fu4

repeat; duplicate; redundant; do sth again

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筠

wan4

Mandarin: yun2

skin of bamboo | bamboo | # adapted from cc-cedict

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考生

haau2 sang1

Mandarin: kao3 sheng1

examinee; examination candidate

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秋楓

cau1 fung1

Mandarin: qiu1 feng1

Simplified: 秋枫

Autumn Maple

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kwàih

Mandarin: all

xie2

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油彩

jau4 coi2

Mandarin: you2 cai3

oil paint

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按門鈴

on3 mun4 ling4

Mandarin: an4 men2 ling3

to ring a doorbell

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信不信由你

seon3 bat1 seon3 jau4 nei5

Mandarin: xin4 bu4 xin4 you2 ni3

believe it or not

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chòh

Mandarin: all

chu2

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喜帖街

hei2 tip3 gaai1

Mandarin: xi3 tie3 jie1

Lee Tung Street, street in Hong Kong

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交涉

gaau1 sip3

Mandarin: jiao1 she4

to negotiate; to discuss matters; to make representations

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打假波

daa2 gaa2 bo1

Mandarin: da3 jia3 bo1

match-fixing

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掹牙

mang1 ngaa4

Mandarin: meng1 ya2

to extract a tooth; to pull out a tooth [colloquial]

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饌

zaan6

Mandarin: zhuan4

Simplified: 馔

food | delicacies | to preopare food | to feed | # adapted from cc-cedict

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賽

coi3

Mandarin: sai4

Simplified: 赛

to compete | competition | match | to surpass | better than | superior to | to excel | contest | race | to be comparable to | to be a match for | an ancient sacrificing ceremony to gods | # adapted from cc-cedict

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