Cantonese Dictionary

撩事生非

liu4 si6 sang1 fei1

Cantonese

to make trouble

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驚恐症

ging1 hung2 zing3

Mandarin: jing1 kong3 zheng4

panic disorder

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不甘示弱

bat1 gam1 si6 joek6

Mandarin: bu4 gan1 shi4 ruo4

unwilling to concede

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擺薄落

baai2 bok6 lok1

Mandarin: bai3 bo2 luo4

Simplified: 摆薄落

to set a road block; to set up a speed trap [colloquial]

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泛民主派

faan6 man4 zyu2 paai3

Mandarin: fan4 min2 zhu3 pai4

pan-democratic parties (Hong Kong)

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慈善事業

ci4 sin6 si6 jip6

Mandarin: ci2 shan4 shi4 ye4

Simplified: 慈善事业

noun; philanthropy; charity business

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吱吱吾吾

zi1 zi1 m4 m4

talking unclearly, ambiguously

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山窿山罅

saan1 lung1 saan1 laa3

Mandarin: shan1 long2 shan1 xia4

noun; complex terrain in the mountains

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慘笑

caam2 siu3

Mandarin: can3 xiao4

a sad smile

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校園骨幹

haau6 jyun4*2 gwat1 gon3

Mandarin: xiao4 yuan2 gu3 gan4

campus backbone

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甘甜

gam1 tim4

Mandarin: gan1 tian2

sweet

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火葬場

fo2 zong3 coeng4

Mandarin: huo3 zang4 chang3

crematorium; crematory [Var] 火葬塲

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毛孔

mou4 hung2

pores (skin)

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捐棄前嫌

gyun1 hei3 cin4 jim4

Mandarin: juan1 qi4 qian2 xian2

Simplified: 捐弃前嫌

to give up the past resentment and reconcile; to bury the old quarrels

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daahp

Mandarin: all

da2 ta4

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保安

bou2 on1

Mandarin: bao3 an1

[1] ensure public security; [2] ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)

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喫𡲢

jaak3 ke1

Cantonese

eat shit

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生菜包

saang1 coi3 baau1

Mandarin: sheng1 cai4 bao1

lettuce wraps

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上齒

soeng6 ci2

Mandarin: shang4 chi3

upper teeth

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咔咔聲

kaa4 kaa4*2 seng1

Cantonese

sound of laughing

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識食

sik1 sik6

Mandarin: shi2 shi2

Simplified: 识食

know a lot about food

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暴雨警告系統

bou6 jyu5 ging2 gou3 hai6 tung2

Mandarin: bao4 yu3 jing3 gao4 xi4 tong3

rainstorm warning system

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億

jik1

Mandarin: yi4

Simplified: 亿

100 million | many | # adapted from cc-cedict

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細語

sai3 jyu5

Mandarin: xi4 yu3

speak softly; whisper; chat in a low voice

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死腦筋

sei2 nou5 gan1

Mandarin: si3 nao3 jin1

Simplified: 死脑筋

'ROM brain'

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心思思

sam1 si1 si1

Mandarin: xin1 si5 si1

(verb) itching to (a restless desire to do something); hankering to; longing to; to keep on thinking about something (adverb) to have something at the back of one's mind constantly

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七個一皮

cat1 go3 jat1 pei4

Mandarin: qi1 ge4 yi1 pi2

Simplified: 七个一皮

stress and confusion due to huge workload

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豎心底

syu6 sam1 dai2

Mandarin: shu4 xin1 di3

Kangxi radical 61 (心) in its component form ⺗

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棣

dai6

Mandarin: di4

Kerria japonica | 'brother', an affectionate way to address younger friends | elegant and leisurely look | through | # adapted from cc-cedict

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照我所知

ziu3 ngo5 so2 zi1

Mandarin: zhao4 wo3 suo3 zhi1

as far as I know; from what I can tell; to the best of my knowledge

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