Cantonese Dictionary

釘書釘

deng1 syu1 deng1

Mandarin: ding4 shu1 ding1

Simplified: 钉书钉

staples

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頭套

tau4 tou3

Mandarin: tou2 tao4

balaclava

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鍍鋅鐵

dou6 san1 tit3

Mandarin: du4 xin1 tie3

Simplified: 镀锌铁

galvanized iron

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殄滅

tin5 mit6

Mandarin: tian3 mie4

Simplified: 殄灭

to wipe out; to exterminate

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因加得減

jan1 gaa1 dak1 gaam2

Mandarin: yin1 jia1 de5 jian3

Simplified: 因加得减

Decrease due to an increase

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翠

ceoi3

Mandarin: cui4

bluish-green | green jade | jadeite | malachite | a type of kingfisher | kingfisher-blue | # adapted from cc-cedict

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雜差

zaap6 caai1

Mandarin: za2 chai1

Simplified: 杂差

a plainclothes police officer; a criminal police; drudge work; a gofer | dogsbody running errands for others

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襲

zap6

Mandarin: xi2

Simplified: 袭

to attack | to inherit | classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) | to raid | to imitate | to receive hereditary rank | to plagiarize | to assail silently | # adapted from cc-cedict

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大朋

daai6 paang4

Mandarin: da4 peng2

everyone's; people; the public

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限定

haan6 deng6

Mandarin: xian4 ding4

set / defined a limit; to restrict

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貪圖

taam1 tou4

Mandarin: tan1 tu2

[v] to seek

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騎劫

ke4 gip3

Mandarin: qi2 jie2

Simplified: 骑劫

hijack; rob

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雨靴

jyu5 hoe1

Mandarin: yu3 xue1

waterproof boots

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人民陪審員

jan4 man4 pui4 sam2 jyun4

Mandarin: ren2 min2 pei2 shen3 yuan2

people's assessor; people's juror

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武功高強

mou5 gung1 gou1 koeng4

Mandarin: wu3 gong1 gao1 qiang2

Simplified: 武功高强

skillful in martial arts

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是日精選

si6 jat6 zing1 syun2

Mandarin: shi4 ri4 jing1 xuan3

today's specials

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鬚刨

sou1 paau4*2

razor (for shaving)

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生蛋

saang1 daan6*2

Mandarin: sheng1 dan4

to lay eggs | Also: 產卵

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瓦坑

ngaa5 haang1

Mandarin: wa3 keng1

tiled rooftop (spoken)

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招兵買馬

ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5

enlarge an army; recruit followers

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心都實

sam1 dou1 sat6

Mandarin: xin1 dou1 shi2

Simplified: 心都实

disappointed and unhappy

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航道

hong4 dou6

waterway

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眼福

ngaan5 fuk1

the good luck of seeing sth. rare

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開鎖

hoi1 so2

Mandarin: kai1 suo3

unlock (undo a lock)

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睇電視

tai2 din6 si6

Mandarin: di4 dian4 shi4

Simplified: 睇电视

Cantonese

(verb) watch TV shows or other TV programs

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水箱水

seoi2 soeng1 seoi2

engine anti-freeze coolant

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金大中

gam1 daai6 zung1

Mandarin: jin1 da4 zhong1

Kim Dae Jung (former president of South Korea 1998-2003, won Nobel Peace Prize in 2000)

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開門見山

hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1

Mandarin: kai1 men2 jian4 shan1

to get right to the point; to open the door and see the mountain

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手電筒

sau2 din6 tung4*2

Mandarin: shou3 dian4 tong3

flashlight; electric torch | [粵]: 電筒

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淺色

cin2 sik1

Mandarin: qian3 se4

light color

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