Cantonese Dictionary

青龍頭

cing1 lung4 tau4

Mandarin: qing1 long2 tou2

Simplified: 青龙头

Tsing Lung Tau, a place in Hong Kong, China

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露三點

lou6 saam1 dim2

Mandarin: lu4 san1 dian3

Simplified: 露三点

Cantonese

(literally: to expose three spots); full frontal nudity (for a woman)

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橙色

caang2 sik1

Mandarin: cheng2 se4

orange (color)

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伯叔祖母

baak3 suk1 zou2 mou5

Mandarin: bo2 shu1 zu3 mu3

father's father's brother's wife; great aunt

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yùhng

Mandarin: all

rong2

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天才

tin1 coi4

Mandarin: tian1 cai2

genius; talent; gift

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玟

man4

Mandarin: wen2 min2

gem; streaks in jade

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政務

zing3 mou6

Mandarin: zheng4 wu4

government affairs

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屏東

ping4 dung1

Mandarin: ping2 dong1

Pingtung (city in Taiwan)

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工人房

gung1 jan4 fong2

Mandarin: gong1 ren2 fang2

noun; maid bedroom

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古拉格

gu2 laai1 gaak3

Mandarin: gu3 la1 ge2

gulag (as a loanword)

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態子

taai3 zi2

Mandarin: tai4 zi5

state of matter (solid, liquid or gas)

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寧死不屈

ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1

Mandarin: ning2 si3 bu4 qu1

to rather die than submit

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射擊

se6 gik1

Mandarin: she4ji1

Simplified: 射击

(adjective) Shooting (sport)

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敲門

haau1 mun4

Mandarin: qiao1 men2

knock; knock on a door

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機警

gei1 ging2

Mandarin: ji1 jing3

alert

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隨機

ceoi4 gei1

Mandarin: sui2 ji1

at random

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駿

zeon3

Mandarin: jun4

Simplified: 骏

spirited horse | excellent horse | noble steed | great | lofty | swift | fleet | # adapted from cc-cedict

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寫劇本

se2 kek6 bun2

write the screenplay

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今昔

gam1 sik1

Mandarin: jin1 xi1

past and present; yesterday and today

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能源

nang4 jyun4

Mandarin: neng2 yuan2

energy source; source of energy

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躁狂抑鬱症

cou3 kong4 jik1 wat1 zing3

Mandarin: zao4 kuang2 yi4 yu4 zheng4

manic depression

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無所遁形

mou4 so2 deon6 jing4

Mandarin: wu2 suo3 dun4 xing2

Simplified: 无所遁形

(verb) have no way to flee away or no place to hide

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怕死鬼

paa3 sei2 gwai2

Mandarin: pa4 si3 gui3

Cantonese

coward--literally, death-fearing ghost

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世界遺產

sai3 gaai3 wai4 caan2

Mandarin: shi4 jie4 yi2 chan3

Simplified: 世界遗产

World heritage

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心曠神怡

sam1 kong3 san4 ji4

Mandarin: xin1 kuang4 shen2 yi2

joyful and relaxed; carefree and happy

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多子魚

do1 zi2 jyu4*2

shishamo smelt; capelin

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中文輸入法

zung1 man4 syu1 jap6 faat3

Mandarin: zhong1 wen2 shu1 ru4 fa3

Chinese input methods for computers

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睇好

tai2 hou2

Mandarin: di4 hao3

Cantonese

(verb) believe in;

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疴

o1

Mandarin: ke1

[literary] illness

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