Cantonese Dictionary

媒界

mui4 gaai3

Mandarin: mei2 jie4

[n] a medium

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金食

gam1 sik6

Mandarin: jin1 shi2

to commit suicide by eating gold [written and colloquial]

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愛德玲

oi3 dak1 ling4

Mandarin: ai4 de2 ling2

Adeline

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冷笑話

laang5 siu3 waa6*2

Mandarin: leng3 xiao4 hua4

a "cold" joke, a joke that is funny in an unfunny way

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唔見得光

m4 gin3 dak1 gwong1

Mandarin: n2 jian4 de5 guang1

Simplified: 唔见得光

Cantonese

a description to something that cannot be revealed or exposed to the public, usually something that is scandalous or illegal

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施襲

si1 zaap6

Mandarin: shi1 xi2

make a suprise attack on

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世俗

sai3 zuk6

Mandarin: shi4 su2

profane; secular; worldly

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jaap

Mandarin: all

za2

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不光亮的火焰

bat1 gwong1 loeng6 dik1 fo2 jim6

Mandarin: bu4 guang1 liang4 de5 huo3 yan4

non-luminous flame

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天然鈾

tin1 jin4 jau4

Mandarin: tian1 ran2 you2

natural uranium

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別指望

bit6 zi2 mong6

don't count on; don't depend on

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囘

wui4

Mandarin: hui2

variant of 回

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城門隧道

sing4 mun4 seoi6 dou6

Mandarin: cheng2 men2 sui4 dao4

Simplified: 城门隧道

Shing Mun Tunnel, a vehicle tunnel that links Shatin and Tsuen Wan in New Territories, Hong Kong

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紙屑

zi2 sit3

Mandarin: zhi3 xie4

Simplified: 纸屑

(noun) paper scraps;

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麥理浩爵士

mak6 lei5 hou6 zoek3 si6

Mandarin: mai4 li3 hao4 jue2 shi4

Simplified: 麦理浩爵士

Sir Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, served as the 25th as the governor of Hong Kong from 1971 to 1982

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主動免疫

zyu2 dung6 min5 jik6

Mandarin: zhu3 dong4 mian3 yi4

active immunity

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góng

Mandarin: all

gang3

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酒保

zau2 bou2

Mandarin: jiu3 bao3

barkeep, barkeeper, barman, barmen, bartender

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歷史照片

lik6 si2 ziu3 pin3*2

historic photos

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姦屍

gaan1 si1

Mandarin: jian1 shi1

necrophilia

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殷墟

jan1 heoi1

Mandarin: jin1 xu1

Yin ruins -- The ruins of the last capital of China's Shang Dynasty (1766-1050 BC), rediscovered in 1899, are one of the oldest and largest archeaological sites in China, famous as the original source of oracle bones and oracle bone script which are the earliest recorded form of Chinese writing.

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使錢

sai2 cin4*2

Cantonese

to spend money (Standard Chinese: 花錢)

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氯氣

luk6 hei3

Mandarin: lv4 qi4

chlorine

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獨當一面

duk6 dong1 jat1 min6

Mandarin: du2 dang1 yi1 mian4

take charge of department or locality

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一𠹻風

jat1 zam6 fung1

Mandarin: yi1 zhen4 feng1

Cantonese

a gust/blast of wind | [國] 一陣風

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唐樓

tong4 lau4*2

Mandarin: tang2 lou2

old Chinese buildings (without lift)

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臉蛋

lim5 daan6*2

Mandarin: lian3 dan4

cheeks

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遇見

jyu6 gin3

Mandarin: yu4 jian4

to meet

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噫

ji1

Mandarin: yi1

yeah (interjection of approval) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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炫耀

jyun6 jiu6

Mandarin: xuan4 yao4

show off; flaunt (wealth, power, learning, skills, etc)

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