Cantonese Dictionary

炸角

zaa3 gok3*2

Mandarin: zha2 jiao3

samosa, a fried triangular shaped turnover

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少爺

siu3 je4

young gentleman

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雞肉

gai1 juk6

chicken (meat)

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下體思考動物

haa6 tai2 si1 haau6 dung6 mat6

Mandarin: xia4 ti3 si1 kao3 dong4 wu4

to think with your penis

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傷殘人士

soeng1 caan4 jan4 si6

physically disabled person

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椽

jyun4

Mandarin: chuan2

beam | rafters | # adapted from cc-cedict

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窠臼

wo1 kau5

Mandarin: ke1 jiu4

set pattern (usually referring to writing or artistic creation)

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海洛因

hoi2 lok6 jan1

heroin - drug

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終須有日龍穿鳳

zung1 seoi1 jau5 jat6 lung4 cyun1 fung6

Mandarin: zhong1 xu1 you3 ri4 long2 chuan1 feng4

Simplified: 终须有日龙穿凤

one will become successful one day

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神龍見首不見尾

san4 lung4 gin3 sau2 bat1 gin3 mei5

Mandarin: shen2 long2 jian4 shou3 bu4 jian4 wei3

Simplified: 神龙见首不见尾

appear and disappear in quick succession; to be secretive in one's movement and trace; to be mysterious about one's whereabouts, appearing one moment and disappearing the next

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扭曲

nau2 kuk1

distort; distortion; retortion; skew; tortuosity; turn; twist; writhe; wry

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西裝骨骨

sai1 zong1 gwat1 gwat1

Mandarin: xi1 zhuang1 gu3 gu3

Simplified: 西装骨骨

to look all spiff dressed in suit

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靠得住豬乸會上樹

kaau3 dak1 zyu6 zyu1 naa2 wui5 wui4 soeng5 syu6

Mandarin: kao4de5zhu4 zhu1 na2 hui4 shang4 shu4

Simplified: 靠得住猪乸会上树

when pig flys; impossible; a phrase to express disbelief in someone's reliability or trustworthiness [colloquial]

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熱痱

jit6 fai2

Mandarin: re4 fei4

Simplified: 热痱

(noun) (of skin) Miliaria; sweat rash; heat rash

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抽後腳

cau1 hau6 goek3

Mandarin: chou1 hou4 jiao3

Simplified: 抽后脚

to sieze | pounce on someone's flaws and turning that against them; to exploit someone's shortcomings; to use one's own words to against them (usually by taking it out of context)

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啦啦隊長

laa1 laa1 deoi6*2 zoeng2

Mandarin: la1 la1 dui4 zhang3

cheerleader

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啤牌

pe1 paai4*2

Cantonese

poker; playing cards [loanword] |[華]: 撲克 ; 撲克牌

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助燃

zo6 jin4

Mandarin: zhu4 ran2

combustion-supporting [chemistry]

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乾噌噌

gon1 zang1 zang1

Mandarin: gan1 ceng1 ceng1

Simplified: 干噌噌

dry and bland (taste)

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有學問

jau5 hok6 man6

Mandarin: you3 xue2 wen4

learned

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不怎麼

bat1 zam2 mo1

Mandarin: bu4 zen3 me5

not very; not particularly | [粵]: 冇乜, 好少

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君悅酒店

gwan1 jyut6 zau2 dim3

Mandarin: Jun1 yue4 jiu3 dian4

Simplified: 君悦酒店

Grand Hyatt

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勸勉

hyun3 min5

Mandarin: quan4 mian3

to advise; to encourage

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便捷

bin6 zit6

Mandarin: bian4 jie2

convenient and fast

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吊帶裝

diu3 daai3*2 zong1

a tube top

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璧

bik3

Mandarin: bi4

jade annulus | fine jade | # adapted from cc-cedict

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七國集團

cat1 gwok3 zaap6 tyun4

G7 (Group of Seven)

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山草藥

saan1 cou2 joek6

Mandarin: shan1 cao3 yao4

Simplified: 山草药

wild medicinal herbs

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油尖旺區

jau4 zim1 wong6 keoi1

Mandarin: You2 jian1 wang4 qu1

Simplified: 油尖旺区

(noun) Yau Tsim Mong Distract in Hong Kong

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鉛粉

jyun4 fan2

Mandarin: qian1 fen3

ceruse, lead powder

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