Cantonese Dictionary

多除少補

do1 ceoi4 siu2 bou2

Mandarin: duo1 chu2 shao3 bu3

Simplified: 多除少补

Any surplus money will be refunded, while any shortfall will have to be made up by the contributors.

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好鬼

hou2 gwai2

Mandarin: hao3 gui3

very, so

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吹笛

ceoi1 dek2

Mandarin: chui1 di2

Playing flute

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糖膠樹膠

tong4 gaau1 syu6 gaau1

chicle

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莫講

mok6 gong2

Mandarin: mo4 jiang3

not to mention..., let alone

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琴瑟

kam4 sat1

Mandarin: qin2 se4

qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony

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心中

sam1 zung1

Mandarin: xin1 zhong1

internal thoughts; in one's mind; in one's thought

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嗰時

go2 si4

Mandarin: g5? shi2

Simplified: 嗰时

Cantonese

at that time

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港督府

gong2 duk1 fu2

Mandarin: Gang3 du1 fu3

the Hong Kong Government House

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dīk

Mandarin: all

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宣傳

syun1 cyun4

Mandarin: xuan1 chuan2

Simplified: 宣传

to promote or market; promotion

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令人髮指

ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2

Mandarin: ling4 ren2 fa3 zhi3

to get one's hackles up ; to make one's hackles rise ; to make one's skin crawl

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吊墜

diu3 zeoi6*2

Mandarin: diao4 zhui4

Cantonese

pendant

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béi

Mandarin: all

bi3

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會東

wui6 dung1

Mandarin: hui4 dong1

Huidong (place in Sichuan)

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調檔

diu6 dong2

Mandarin: diao4 dang4

transfer a dossier; consult a dossier

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植物牛油

zik6 mat6 ngau4 jau4

Cantonese

margarine [Syn.] 人造牛油 [華]: 人造黃油 , 麥淇淋

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變賣

bin3 maai6

Mandarin: bian4 mai4

to sell off (one's property)

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真夠運

zan1 gau3 wan6

damn lucky

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二俄英

ji6 ngo4 jing1

Mandarin: er4 e4 ying1

dioxin

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形而上學

jing4 ji4 soeng6 hok6

Mandarin: xing2 er3 shang4 xue2

metaphysics - outside actual experience

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fóng

Mandarin: all

huang3 huang4

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不日

bat1 jat6

Mandarin: bu4 ri4

within the next few days; in a few days time

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魔

mo4

Mandarin: mo2

devil | magic | charm | witchery | evil spirits | demon | # adapted from cc-cedict

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四星級

sei3 sing1 kap1

Mandarin: si4 xing1 ji2

Simplified: 四星级

Four-stars

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百夫長

baak3 fu1 zoeng2

Mandarin: bai3 fu1 zhang3

centurion

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南澳

naam4 ou3

Mandarin: nan2 ao4

Nan'ao (place in Guangdong)

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發姣

faat3 haau4

Mandarin: fa1 jiao1

Simplified: 发姣

a series of actions to seduce, flirt and attract; libidinous

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廣闊

gwong2 fut3

Mandarin: guang3 kuo4

vast; wide; spacious; expansive; extensive; broad

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窩

wo1

Mandarin: wo1

Simplified: 窝

nest | pit or hollow on the human body | lair | den | place | to harbor or shelter | to hold in check | to bend | classifier for litters and broods | cave | hiding place | a small construction | a hiding place | to turn about to bend | to cramp | to depress | a hideout | residence | to hit | # adapted from cc-cedict

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