Cantonese Dictionary

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三邑
Mandarin: san1 yi4
Sanyi: three regions Nanhai 南海, Panyu 番禺 and Shunde 順德
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好番
Mandarin: hao3 fan1
verb; to recover (sickness)
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話啫
Mandarin: hua4 ze1
Simplified: 话啫
a modal particle used by the speaker to show that they do not totally agree with something, actual interpretation varies depending on the context, such as 'in saying so, but....'; 'only applies to....but as for'; 'like one says...'
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照顧
Mandarin: zhao4 gu5
to look after; to care for; to consider
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彰
Mandarin: zhang1
clear | conspicuous | manifest | to show | to reveal | to display | to pay tribute to worthy character or conduct by praise or award | # adapted from cc-cedict
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鹹鹹臭臭
Mandarin: xian2 xian2 chou4 chou4
Simplified: 咸咸臭臭
smell of perspiration
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方便
Mandarin: fang1 bian4
convenient [Syn.] 便利
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人情紙咁薄
Cantonese
human decency is thin like paper (i.e., don't expect decency from people)
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劃花口面
Mandarin: hua4 hua1 kou3 mian4
Simplified: 划花口面
to scratch a mark on one's face
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家傭
Mandarin: jia1 yong1
a servant
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唔知醜
Mandarin: n2 zhi1 chou3
Simplified: 唔知丑
Cantonese
(slang) someone is unashamed; shameless; brazen
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發揚精神
develop an idea
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印度國家銀行
State Bank of India
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爛叻
Cantonese
variant of 讕叻
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塘基
Mandarin: tang2 ji1
pond embankments
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氣羅氣喘
Mandarin: qi4 luo2 qi4 chuan3
Simplified: 气罗气喘
panting; gasping; out of breath
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請求信
Mandarin: qing3 qiu2 xin4
petition
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井陘礦區
Mandarin: jing3 xing2 kuang4 qu1
Jingxingkuang (area in Hebei)
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睫
Mandarin: jie2
eyelash
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躺板
a mechanics creeper | also 修車躺板
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短命種
Mandarin: duan3 ming4 zhong3
Simplified: 短命种
Short-lived
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事情
Mandarin: shi4 qing5
matter; affair; thing; business | [粵]: 事 (si6)
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撚菜
Mandarin: nian3 cai4
Simplified: 捻菜
a signature dish (撚手菜 nan2 sau2 coi3)
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渣甸
Jardine, Matheson Co Ltd
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細說
Mandarin: xi4 shuo1
tell in detail
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核武器研製計劃
Mandarin: he2 wu3 qi4 yan2 zhi4 ji4 hua4
nuclear weapons (manufacturing) program
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工資
Mandarin: gong1 zi1
Simplified: 工资
salary
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信賴
Mandarin: xin4 lai4
to confide; to trust
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未經認可
unapproved
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明碼
Mandarin: ming2 ma3
Simplified: 明码
noun; plain code; with the price clearly marked
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