Cantonese Dictionary

士氣

si6 hei3

morale

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睡鋪

seoi6 pou1

Mandarin: shui4 pu4

Simplified: 睡铺

bunk

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鴻圖

hung4 tou4

Mandarin: hong2 tu2

grand plan; ambitious plan

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投射

tau4 se6

Mandarin: tou2 she4

dart, projection

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竹簽

zuk1 cim1

Mandarin: zhu2 qian1

Simplified: 竹签

Bamboo stick; a bamboo skewer

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蝴蝶式

wu4 dip6*2 sik1

[yoga] Baddha Konasana, Bound Angle

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亭亭玉立

ting4 ting4 juk6 lap6

Mandarin: ting2 ting2 yu4 li4

(said of a woman) slim and elegant

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三通

saam1 tung1

Mandarin: san1 tong1

the three direct links of trade, mail, and air and shipping services across the Taiwan Straits

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炕沙

hong3 saa1

Mandarin: kang4 sha1

stranded (boat)

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吹打

ceoi1 daa2

Mandarin: chui1 da3

blow and beat, to play music

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自由基

zi6 jau4 gei1

Mandarin: zi4 you2 ji1

[chem.] a free radical

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笑口噬噬

siu3 hau2 sai4 sai4

Mandarin: xiao4 kou3 shi4 shi4

grinning to feign cheerfulness

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無言

mou4 jin4

Mandarin: wu2 yan2

reticence, muteness

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小雪

siu2 syut3

Mandarin: xiao3 xue3

Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 22nd November-6th December

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隻言片語

zek3 jin4 pin3 jyu5

Mandarin: zhi1 yan2 pian4 yu3

Simplified: 只言片语

a few words;a word or two

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抖木

dau2 muk6

Mandarin: dou3 mu4

to do woodwork; to drive appallingly [colloquial]

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捉蟲

zuk1 cung4

Mandarin: zhuo1 chong2

catch bugs; cause oneself unnecessary trouble; from 捉蟲入屎窟

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人生

jan4 sang1

Mandarin: ren2 sheng1

one's lifetime

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觸鬚

zuk1 sou1

Mandarin: chu4 xu1

a tentacle, feelers, antenna, antennae | also 觸角

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官方網站

gun1 fong1 mong5 zaam6

Mandarin: guan1 fang1 wang3 zhan4

official web site; official website

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付

fu6

Mandarin: fu4

to pay | to hand over to | classifier for pairs or sets of things | to entrust | # adapted from cc-cedict

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怒火

nou6 fo2

Mandarin: nu4 huo3

[n] rage; fury

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pui

Mandarin: all

pei4

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城市生活

sing4 si5 sang1 wut6

Mandarin: cheng2 shi4 sheng1 huo2

City Life

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佛羅里達

fat6 lo4 lei5 daat6

Mandarin: fo2 luo2 li3 da2

Florida

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玩轉

waan4*2 zyun3

Mandarin: wan2 zhuan3

to possess knowledge of; having command of, being adept in

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暈船浪

wan4 syun4 long6

Mandarin: yun4 chuan2 lang4

Simplified: 晕船浪

noun; seasickness

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內毒素

noi6 duk6 sou3

Mandarin: nei4 du2 su4

endotoxin

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荷蘭航空公司

ho4 laan1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

Mandarin: He2 lan2 Hang2 kong1 gong1 si1

Simplified: 荷兰航空公司

KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines

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知唔知埞呀

zi1 m4 zi1 deng6 aa3

Mandarin: zhi1 n2 zhi1 di3 ya5

Cantonese

do you know what you are doing (said in a hostile tone) [colloquial]

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