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Noun |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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電光
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din6 gwong1 |
dian4 guang1 |
1.light produced by lightning 2. light produced by electricity 3.electro-optics |
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實情
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sat6 cing4 |
shi2 qing2 |
1.low-down, the truth; the real state of affairs 2.(Cantonese only) really; indeed |
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毒蟲
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duk6 cung4 |
du2 chong2 |
1.poisonous insects/snakes 2. (Taiwanese slang) drug addict |
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三教九流
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saam1 gaau3 gau2 lau4 |
san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2 |
1.the three main religions and nine schools of thought in ancient China 2.people from all different walks of life |
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飲糖水
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jam2 tong4 seoi2 |
yin3 tang2 shui3 |
1.to drink a Cantonese style dessert soup 2.oral glucose tolerance test for pregnant women 3. rent a hotel room for a few hours of illicit love |
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巡遊
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ceon4 jau4 |
xun2 you2 |
1.[粵] parade 2.[國] stroll around; take a leisurely walk 3. make one's rounds (security guard, police etc.) |
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馨香
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hing1 hoeng1 |
xin1 xiang1 |
1.[粵] reputable; appealing 2. fragrant |
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九折
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gau2 zit3 |
jiu3 zhe2 |
10% discount |
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癸
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gwai3 |
gui3 |
10th Heavenly Stem |
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戌
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seot1 |
xu1 qu5 |
11th terrestrial branch; latch; fasten |
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十五二十
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sap6 ng5 ji6 sap6 |
shi2 wu3 er2 shi2 |
15-20, a Chinese drinking game |
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數字拳
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sou3 zi6 kyun4 |
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15-20, a Chinese drinking game |
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人行道
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jan4 haang4 dou6 |
ren2 xing2 dao4 |
1] footpath; walkway [2] pavement; sidewalk |
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功夫
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gung1 fu1 |
gong1 fu1 |
1] skill; art; labour; effort [2] kung fu |
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二二八
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ji6 ji6 baat3 |
er4 er4 ba1 |
2-28-1947, Taiwan's Holocaust |
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箏
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zang1 zaang1 |
zheng1 |
21-stringed zither; kite |
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密率
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mat6 leot6*2 |
mi4 lv4 |
355/113, the approximation of Pi as found by Chinese mathematician and astronomer Zu Chongzhi |
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嫖賭飲吹
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piu4 dou2 jam2 ceoi1 |
piao2 du3 yin3 chui1 |
4 vices |
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四拍四
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sei3 paak3 sei3 |
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4/4 time in music; (slang) to thrust out one's chest |
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卯
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maau5 |
mao3 |
4th Earthly Branch |
