Cantonese Dictionary

連身裙

lin4 san1 kwan4

Mandarin: lian2 shen1 qun2

Simplified: 连身裙

a one piece dress

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藥石罔效

joek6 sek6 mong5 haau6

Mandarin: yao4 shi2 wang3 xiao4

be in critical condition; very sick; medicine is of no avail | also 病入膏肓

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彌賽亞

nei4 coi3 aa3

Mandarin: mi2 sai4 ya3 (Taiwan), mi2 sai4 ya4 (PRC)

[loanword] Messiah

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賀縣

ho6 jyun6

Mandarin: he4 xian4

He county (county in Guangxi)

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巡迴

ceon4 wui4

Mandarin: xun2 hui2

to make a circuit of, travelling (eg. show, concert), circulating (eg. library)

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森然

sam1 jin4

Mandarin: sen1 ran2

(of tall trees) dense or thick; awe-inspiring

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有口無心

jau5 hau2 mou4 sam1

Mandarin: you3kou3wu2xin1

Simplified: 有口无心

(People) don't mean what they say

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畏難

wai3 naan4

Mandarin: wei4 nan2

Simplified: 畏难

fear of difficulties (為難 wai2 naan4- put somebody in a difficult position)

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壬

jam4

Mandarin: ren2

9th of the 10 Heavenly Stems (of Chinese calendar)

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金枕頭

gam1 zam2 tau4

Mandarin: jin1 zhen3 tou5

durian monthong

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導致

dou6 zi3

Mandarin: dao3 zhi4

to create; to lead to; cause; to bring about

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盧比

lou4 bei2

a rupee

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危地馬拉

ngai4 dei6 maa5 laai1

Mandarin: wei1 di4 ma3 la1

Guatemala

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冒險者

mou6 him2 ze2

Mandarin: mao4 xian3 zhe3

an adventurer

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印第安部落

jan3 dai6 on1 bou6 lok6

Mandarin: yin4 di4 an1 bu4 luo4

an Indian tribe

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烊

joeng6

Mandarin: yang2

(shop) to close for the night | # adapted from cc-cedict

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橙皮紋

caang4*2 pei4 man4

[1] cellulite [2] [書]: 脂肪團

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每年

mui5 nin4

Mandarin: mei3 nian2

every year, annually

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水圳

seoi2 zan3

Mandarin: shui3 zhen4

irrigation canal

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刑事處分

jing4 si6 cyu2 fan1

Mandarin: xing2 shi4 chu3 fen4

criminal disposal; criminal sanction; penal treatment

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實用

sat6 jung6

Mandarin: shi2 yong4

practical

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條

tiu4

Mandarin: tiao2

Simplified: 条

measure word for long thin objects (road, fish, rope)

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香蕉蘋果

hoeng1 ziu1 ping4 gwo2

Mandarin: xiang1 jiao1 ping2 guo3

banana-apple, a variety of apple with pale yellow skin and a mild, banana-like flavour

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建

gin3

Mandarin: jian4

to establish | to found | to set up | to build | to construct | a lunar month | a surname | to overturn | # adapted from cc-cedict

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黃禍

wong4 wo6

Mandarin: huang2 huo4

yellow peril - so-called threat of East Asian peoples, esp the Chinese, to White supremacy, old term originated in the late nineteenth century

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一個心眼兒

jat1 go3 sam1 ngaan5 ji4

Mandarin: yi1 ge5 xin1 yan3 r5

have one's heart set on sth; devotedly; stubbornly; be of one mind

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絕對溫標

zyut6 deoi3 wan1 biu1

Mandarin: jue2 dui4 wen1 biao1

Simplified: 绝对温标

Absolute temperature; Kelvin

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總預算

zung2 jyu6 syun3

Mandarin: zong3 yu4 suan4

Simplified: 总预算

Total budget

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蠡縣

lai5 jyun6

Mandarin: li3 xian4

Li county (county in Hebei)

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鴆羽

zam6 jyu5

Mandarin: zhen4 yu3

the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen

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