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Adjective |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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蠻
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maan4 |
man2 |
rude; quite |
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蜚
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fei1 fei2 |
fei1 fei3 |
rumoured; become famous |
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競選
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ging6 syun2 |
jing4 xuan3 |
run for an office |
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猖獗
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coeng1 kyut3 |
chang1 jue2 |
run wild |
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俚
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lei5 |
li3 |
rustic; popular |
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狠
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han2 |
hen3 |
ruthless; resolutely |
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違天悖理
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wai4 tin1 but6 (bui6) lei5 |
wei2 tian1 bei4 li3 |
sacrilege; rebel against the laws of heaven and contradict reason |
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泰
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taai3 |
tai4 |
safe; Thailand |
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閉月羞花
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bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 |
bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 |
said of a women's beauty; outshine the moon and put flowers to shame; gorgeous |
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唔襟擠
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m4 kam1 zai1 |
wu2 jin1 ji3 |
said of an elderly person that cannot take the risk of being inactive, lest he or she die earlier |
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孖公仔
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maa1 gung1 zai2 |
ma1 gong1 zai3 |
said of two people who get along so well that they are pratically inseparable |
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寶藍
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bou2 laam4 |
bao3 lan2 |
sapphire blue, navy blue |
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稱心
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can3 sam1 |
chen4 xin1 |
satisfactory |
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左慳右慳
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zo2 haan1 jau6 haan1 |
zuo3 qian1 you4 qian1 |
save money wherever one can |
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淥
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luk6 |
lu4 |
scald |
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唔見得光
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m4 gin3 dak1 gwong1 |
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scandalous; illegal |
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寥
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liu4 |
liao2 |
scanty; silent |
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緋
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fei1 |
fei1 |
scarlet; crimson |
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風光
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fung1 gwong1 |
feng1 guang1; feng1 guang5 |
scenery; view; impressive |
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幸災樂禍
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hang6 zoi1 lok6 wo6 |
xing4 zai1 le4 huo4 |
schadenfreude; enjoying seeing or hearing about troubles of other people |
