Cantonese Dictionary

家園

gaa1 jyun4

Mandarin: jia1 yuan2

home, homestead

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和龍

wo4 lung4

Mandarin: he2 long2

Helong (city in Jilin)

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不碎玻璃

bat1 seoi3 bo1 lei4*1

Mandarin: bu4*2 sui4 bo1 li2/5 (Taiwan/PRC)

shatterproof or safety glass

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心要熱,頭要冷

sam1 jiu3 jit6 tau4 jiu3 laang5

Mandarin: xin1 yao4 re4 tou4 yao4 leng3

One needs to approach a task with a cool head and objective attitude but at the same time with enthusiasm and zeal

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查對

caa4 deoi3

Mandarin: cha2 dui4

Simplified: 查对

to check against something; to verify

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富錦

fu3 gam2

Mandarin: fu4 jin3

Fujin (city in Heilongjiang)

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失德

sat1 dak1

Mandarin: shi1 de2

Misconduct

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侍候

si6 hau6

Mandarin: shi4 hou4

to wait upon; to serve | [粵]: 服侍

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肥腯腯

fei4 tan4 tan4

Mandarin: fei2 tu2 tu2

greasy ; oily (food) ; fat ; obese [colloquial]

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求助

kau4 zo6

appeal; recourse; seek help; fall back on; have recourse to; refer oneself to

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高級專員

gou1 kap1 zyun1 jyun4

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 zhuan1 yuan2

high commissioner

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立於不敗之地

laap6 jyu1 bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6

Mandarin: li4 yu2 bu4 bai4 zhi1 di4

Simplified: 立于不败之地

Remain invincible

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謝孝

ze6 haau3

Mandarin: xie4 xiao4

to visit friends to thank them after a funeral

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水蒼玉

seoi2 cong1 juk6*2

Mandarin: shui3 cang1 yu4

jasper

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打獻

daa2 hin3

Mandarin: da2 xian4

Cantonese

variant of 打芡

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長短

coeng4 dyun2

Mandarin: chang2 duan3

length; duration

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圖解說明

tou4 gaai2 syut3 ming4

Mandarin: tu2 jie3 shuo1 ming2

illustrate

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亂作決定

lyun6 zok3 kyut3 ding6

Mandarin: luan4 zuo4 jue2 ding4

to make arbitrary decisions

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聘書

ping3 syu1

Mandarin: pin4 shu1

employment letter; agreement of employment; employment contract

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重拾

cung4 sap6

Mandarin: chong2 shi2

get back again; regain; recover

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tóuh

Mandarin: all

du4 du3

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酩

ming5

Mandarin: ming3

drunk | intoxicated | tipsy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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西口西面

sai1 hau2 sai1 min6

Cantonese

used to describe women who have an impolite look: this is a euphemism for the profanity 閪口閪面

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柱子

cyu5 zi2

Mandarin: zhu4 zi5

pillar | [粵]: 柱 (cyu5)

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五香

ng5 hoeng1

Mandarin: wu3 xiang1

five spices (powder) | a mixture, in powder form, of five spices (prickly ash 花椒, star anise 八角, cinnamon 桂皮, clove 丁香, and fennel 茴香) used as seasoning in Chinese cooking

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香港教育學院

hoeng1 gong2 gaau3 juk6 hok6 jyun6*2

Hong Kong Institute of Education

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好過冇

hou2 gwo3 mou5

Mandarin: hao3 guo4 mao3

Simplified: 好过冇

Cantonese

it is better than nothing

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滑草場

waat6 cou2 coeng4

Mandarin: hua2 cao3 chang3

grass-skiing slopes

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國門

gwok3 mun4

Mandarin: guo2 men2

Simplified: 国门

National Gate, Sino-Russia border gate at Manzhouli

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死過翻生

sei2 gwo3 faan1 sang1

Mandarin: si3 guo4 fan1 sheng1

Simplified: 死过翻生

reborn (spoken)

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