Can18 Flashcards
1
Q
稱讚
A
to praise; to compliment; to acclaim; to commend | [粵]: 讚
cing zaan
2
Q
臺
A
[1] terrace; tower; lookout [2] platform; stage; rostrum
[3] stand; support; base [4] station; channel; network [5] you; your (a title of respect)
[6] short for Taiwan (toi)
3
Q
臺
A
[7] [classifier] whole set (of certain machinery)
Though generally regarded as traditional or standard form, 臺 is being replaced by its simplified form 台 in both Taiwan and HK.
(toi)
4
Q
讚賞
A
to admire; to praise; to appreciate
zaan soeng
5
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讚揚
A
to praise; to approve of | [粵]: 讚
zaan joeng
6
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讚美
A
to admire; to praise; to applause; to eulogize
zaan mei
7
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讚
A
praise; commend; extol; laud
Simplified character 赞 represents two traditional homophones: 贊 and 讚.
(zaan)
8
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精靈
A
spirit; fairy; elf; genie
zeng leng
9
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精
A
(zeng) [1] [adj] refined; polished; choice | [antonym] 粗 [2] [adj] best; essential; delicate [3] [adj] smart; sharp; clever [4] [adj] skilled; versed; proficient [5] [n] essence; extract; concentrate [6] [n] energy; vigour; spirit [7] [n] sperm; semen; seed [8] [n] goblin; spirit; demon Jyutping zing1 is the literary reading used on most occasions; zeng1 is the colloquial reading mainly used for the meaning of "smart". (zeng)
10
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精乖靈利
A
intelligent and obedient
zeng gwai leng lei
11
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精乖
A
clever, quick witted
Jyutping zing1 is the literary reading used on most occasions; zeng1 is the colloquial reading mainly used for the meaning of “smart”.
(zeng gwai)
12
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荒疏
A
to be out of practice; rusty
fong so
13
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疏扶
A
comfortable; feel well; soft, nice and cozy | [Var.] 疏乎
so fu
14
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疏堂老表
A
a distant relative
so tong lou biu
15
Q
疏利
A
[loanword] sorry (used as if it’s a Chinese word: e.g. 疏咩利)
so lei
16
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疏乎厘
A
souffle [loanword]: from French “soufflé”,
light, fluffy, baked dish made with egg
| [Syn.] 疏乎里
(so fu lei)
17
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疏乎
A
comfortable; relax; enjoy life [loanword]: from the Mandarin pronunciation of 舒服 (shu1 fu5) or the English word “soft” | [Var.] 疏扶
(so fu)
18
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疏
A
(so) [1] [adj] sparse; thin; scattered | [antonym] 密
[2] [adj] distant; not familiar | [antonym] 親
[3] [v] scatter; thin out; disperse
[4] [v] dredge (a river); remove obstruction
[5] [adj] hollow; void; shallow
[6] [adj] negligent; neglect; careless
(so)
19
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生疏
A
[1] unfamiliar; strange [2] out of practice; rusty
saang so
20
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服務臺
A
service desk; information desk; reception desk
fuk mou toi
21
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服務
A
service
fuk mou
22
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律師事務所
A
law firm
leot si si mou so
23
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公務位
A
business class (gung mou wai)
24
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事務
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(political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs
si mou
25
務
[1] [v] be engaged in; devote one's efforts to
[2] [n] task; affair; business
[3] [adv] definitely; necessarily; must
(mou)
26
事務律師
solicitor
| si mou leot si
27
商務客艙
```
business class (airplane)
(soeng mou haak cong)
```
28
機艙
1.engine room 2. cabin; passenger compartment (of an airplane)
(gei cong)
29
經濟艙
```
economy class
(ging zai cong)
```
30
艙
cabin (of an airplane or ship)
| cong
31
荷里活
Hollywood: the movie kingdom [Syn.] 菏里活 , 荷李活
| ho lei wut
32
野外生活
```
outdoor life
(je ngoi saang wut)
```
33
活學活用
able to learn and use something quickly
| wut hok wut jung
34
活到老學到老
it's never too late to learn, it's never too old to learn
| wut dou lou hok dou lou
35
忙活
to be really busy
| mong wut
36
復活蛋
Easter egg
| fuk wut daan
37
復活節
Easter, a Christian festival period celebrating the resurrection of Christ.
The holiday is also observed by many non-religious people, as a traditional time to eat chocolate eggs!
(fuk wut zit)
38
復活
[1] to bring back to life; to revive; to come back from the dead; to resuscitate; to rejuvenate; to renew; to reactivate; to resurrect [2] revival; resurgence; resurrection; Resurrection (of Christ) | [粵]: 翻生
(fuk wut)
39
活
```
[1] [v] live; exist; survive
[2] [n] work; job; livelihood
[3] [v] save the life of; keep alive
[4] [adj] vivid; lively; active
[5] [adj] movable; moving; flexible
[6] [adj] live; alive; living
(wut)
```
40
快活谷
Happy Valley
| faai wut guk
41
阿謬
a stupid person
| aa mau
42
錯謬
wrong; false
| co mau
43
謬論
absurd theory; falsehood; fallacy
| mau leon
44
謬
erroneous; false; wrong; mistaken; absurd
| mau
45
荒謬
irrational; absurd; foolish; ridiculous
| fong mau
46
乖謬
absurd
| gwaai mau
47
魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
(jyu daan fan jau jyu daan, ngau jyun jau ngau jyun, gam me fan jau syut gou tung syu pin? se fan.)
48
烤薯
grilled potatoes
| haau syu
49
薯
potato; yam; tuber
| syu
50
薯片
crisps - thin slices of potato deep fried and then sprinkled with artificial flavourings and msg. Also known as "chips" to silly Americans.
(syu pin)
51
薯條
chips (UK); french fries (US) - deep fried sticks of potato, goes well with fish. NOT fried potato slices, those are crisps, see 薯片.
(syu tiu)
52
炸薯條
french fry; fried potato
| zaa syu tiu
53
薯仔
potato
| syu zai
54
蕃薯
sweet potato | Usu. written as “番薯"
| faan syu
55
番薯
sweet potato
| faan syu
56
大番薯
a stupid person (lit., "big sweet potato”)
| daai faan syu
57
你全部錯左
you are entirely wrong
| neih cyun bou co co
58
全部都唔識呀
I don't know anything.
| cyun bou dou m sik aa
59
我可唔可以用你部電話?
May I use your phone?
60
按部就班
to do things step by step
| on bou zau baan
61
男裝部
men's clothing department
| naam zong bou
62
局部
part
| guk bou
63
全部
entire; all; whole; total
| cyun bou
64
自傳
autobiography, memoirs
| zi zyun
65
傳遞
to transmit; to pass on
| cyun dai
66
傳真號碼
fax number
| cyun zan hou maa
67
傳真
facsimile; fax
| cyun zan
68
傳授
to impart; to convey; to teach; to pass on; to hand down; to instruct
(cyun sau)
69
傳呼
to notify sb. of phone call
| cyun fu
70
傳召出庭令
subpoena (lit., "order to summon before court”)
| cyun ziu ceot ting ling
71
傳
```
1] [v] pass; transmit; hand down
[2] [v] spread; circulate; propagate
[3] [v] convey; express; show
[1] [n] biography; story; novel
[2] [n] commentaries on classics
(cyun)
```
72
亞士匹靈
aspirin [華]: 阿斯匹靈, 阿司匹林, 阿士匹靈
| aa si pat leng
73
亞
[1] second; inferior [2] Asia (亞洲)
| aa
74
你拍拖一個月, 唔開心嗎？
You were going out on a date this month, are you not unhappy?
(neih paak tou jat go jyut, m hoi sam maa?)
75
我同佢而家冇拍拖
I'm not dating her any more.
Lit. I with her now don't have dating, i.e. we split up. 而家我同佢冇拍拖 is also valid.
(ngoh tung keoi ji gaa mou paak to)
76
拍硬檔
work well together; cooperate
| paak ngaang tong
77
拍攝
(shoot a) picture
| paak sip
78
拍拖
[1] courting - mating ritual, to have a romantic relationship with sb
[2] to go out on a date
(paak to)
79
拍手
[1] to clap one's hands
| paak sau
80
你講慢啲我聽唔到
If you speak more slowly then I will hear you
| neih gong maan dik ngoh teng m dou
81
我開緊會, 我冇時間; 我遲啲打俾你
I'm in a meeting, I'm busy, and I will call you later
| ngoh hoi gan wui. ngoh mou si gaan; ngoh ci di da bei neih.
82
回首
to turn one's head; to recall; to call to mind
| wui sau
83
用信用咭買
buy with a credit card
| jung seon jung kaat maai
84
有啲…橙...係好...甜嘅。
some oranges are sweet
| jau di caang hai hou tim ge
85
啲橙幾多錢一個呀?
The oranges, how much money for one?
| di caang gei do cin jat go aa?
86
啲苹果點賣呀?
The apples how much?
| di ping gwo dim maai aa?
87
平衡
balance: to balance
| peng hang
88
失去平衡
overbalance (lit: "lose level/even measure”)
| sat heoi peng hang
89
收支平衡
break-even
| sau zi peng hang
90
黑面口
[v] to give a stern or displeased look. It is used to described the expression of somebody when they see or hear something that they don't like.
It is usually expressed as: 黑面 ; 黑晒塊面
(haak min hau)
91
黑晒塊面
[v] to give a stern or displeased look. It is used to described the expression of somebody when they see or hear something that they don't like.
It is usually expressed as: 黑面 ; 黑面口
(haak saai faai min)
92
黑面
[v] to give a stern or displeased look. It is used to described the expression of somebody when they see or hear something that they don't like.
It is usually expressed as: 黑晒塊面 ; 黑面口
(haak min)
93
淨係
only; merely; just |Also written as '剩係’
| zeng hai
94
佢嘅車係乜嘢顏色㗎 ?
What colour's his car ?
| keoi ge ce hai mat yeh ngaan sik gaa ?
95
剩餘
remainder; surplus
| zing jyu
96
我剩係識講少少廣東話.
I can speak a little Cantonese.
| ngoh sing hai zing sik gong siu siu gwong dong waa
97
剩
[1] [v] remain; be left over;
[2] [adj] residual; surplus
(zing)
98
剩係
only; merely; just | Usu. written as '淨係’
| zing hai
99
only; merely; just | Usu. written as '淨係’
| zing hai
to turn back; to retrace one's steps; to return (using the same route)
(haang faan zyun tau)
100
唔淨只
not only; not just; not the only one
| m zeng zi
101
唔淨止
not only; not just; not the only one
| m zeng zi
102
淨
```
[1] [adj] clean; tidy; pure
[2] [v] make clean; cleanse; purify
[3] [adv] only; always; nothing but
[4] [n] [opera] painted face role
Jyutping zing6 is literary reading; zeng6 is colloquial.
(zeng)
```
103
當前
current; present
| dong cin
104
臘腸卷
chinese (pork) sausage rolls
| laap coeng gyun
105
打喊路
to yawn, yawning [Var.] 打喊露
| daa haam lou
106
打喊露
to yawn, yawning [Var.] 打喊路
| daa haam lou
107
露
[n] dew
[2] [n] beverage or cosmetics made by distilling flowers, fruit or leaves
[3] [v] show; reveal; expose; be in the open
(lou)
108
你去大埔墟做乜嘢
you are going to Tai Po Market and what are you doing there?
| neih heoi daai bou heoi zou mat aa
109
吞
[v] swallow; absorb; annex; engulf; gulp
| tan
110
我介紹你識…呢位...
let me introduce you ….
| ngoh gaai siu neih sik … ni (lie) wai …
111
膠
```
(gaau) [1] [n] glue; gum
[2] [n] resin; sap
[3] anything sticky
[4] rubber; plastics
[5] [v] stick on; stick together; adhere
[6] stubborn; obstinate
[7] a Chinese family name
(gaau)
```
112
鮮竹牛肉球
fresh beef ball lay on tofu skin
| sin zuk ngau juk kau
113
竹
[1] [n] bamboo [2] slips of bamboo for writing [3] a Chinese family name [4] Kangxi radical 118
(zuk)
114
果撻
fruit tart
| gwo taat
115
撻嘢
steal; commit petty theft such as shoplifting
| taat jeh
116
撻
[1] [v] start (a car); turn on (ignition) - a loanword from "start"
[2] [n] tart - a loanword from "tart"
[3] [v] steal; cheat; grab
(taat)
117
茜
[1] parsley
[2] name of female and place
(sai)
118
黑鯇
a black carp
| hak waan
119
鯇
grass carp
| waan
120
鯇魚
```
grass carp (Ctenopharyngoden idella) -- a delicious fish that originates in China
(waan jyu)
```
121
顏料
colours; pigment, paint
| ngaan liu
122
顏
```
[1] colour; pigment; paint
[2] face; countenance; facial expression
[3] prestige; reputation; honour
[4] a Chinese surname
(ngaan)
```
123
膠袋
```
plastic bag
(gaau doi)
```
124
粟
[1] grain; paddy [2] millet [3] goose flesh; goose pimples; goose bumps; goose skin [4] a Chinese family name
(suk)
125
粟米羹
corn soup
| suk mai gang
126
粟米油
corn oil
| suk mai jau
127
粟米
corn; maize
| suk mai
128
孖膶腸
huge lips; swollen lips
| maa jeon coeng
129
膶腸
liver sausage - Chinese sausage made with duck liver, dark brown or black in colour
(jeon coeng)
130
膶
animal liver
| jeon
131
刀片
[1] razor blade
[2] (tool) bit; nose
Classifier: 張
(dou pin)
132
剃刀
razor [Syn.] 剃鬚刀片
| tai dou
133
剃
[v] shave
| tai
134
剃鬚
to shave
| tai sou
135
鬚後水
after shave
| sou hau seoi
136
鬚
[1] beard; moustache; whiskers
[2] feelers; tassel
(sou)
137
自然風景
scenery, often shortened to just 風景
| zi jin fung ging
138
風景
scenery; Alt: 自然風景
| fung ging
139
青
```
[1] [adj] (of colour) green; blue; black
[2] [n] sth green, e.g. crops, grass
[3] [adj,n] young; youth; youthful
Jyutping cing1 is literary pronunciation; ceng1 is colloquial.
(ceng)
```
140
衡
1] [v] weigh; measure; judge; assess
[2] [n] weighing apparatus; beam of a steelyard
(hang)
141
沙
[1] sand; grit; tiny gravel
[2] sth resembling sand; sth granular or powdery
[3] utensils made of sand or pottery clay
[4] [adj] (of voice) hoarse; husky
(Classifier(s): 粒)
(saa)
142
豆
[1] beans; peas; bean-shaped; legume
[2] ancient stemmed cup/bowl (for food)
(Classifier(s): 粒)
(dau)
143
豆沙
sweetened bean paste
| dau saa
144
紅豆沙
red bean soup (dessert/sweat)
| hung dau saa
145
菌
[1] fungus; mushroom
[2] bacteria; germ
(kwan)
146
青蔬什菌雞球包
mixed mushroom, vegetables, chicken ball bun
| ceng so sap kwan gai kau paau
147
荔
lychee; litchi; lichee
| lai
148
蓮花
lotus - Nelumbo nucifera
| lin faa
149
蓮
[1] the lotus; water lily [2] Buddhist paradise; the "clean" land (Buddhism)
(lin)
150
失衡
unbalance
| sat hang
151
平均
average
| peng gwan
152
均
[1] equal; even; impartial
[2] all; without exception; also
(gwan)
153
均衡
balance; equilibrium; proportion
| gwan hang
154
我唔見左個手機
I lost my cell phone
| ngoh m gin co go sau gei
155
鮮蝦蔬菜四式餃
fresh shrimp vegetables 4 style dumplings
| sin haa so coi sei sik gaau
156
蔬菜
vegetables (general term)
| so coi
157
蔬
vegetables; greens
| so
158
蓉
[1] mashed fruit flesh, seeds, etc
[2] shortened form of 芙蓉
[3] another name for Chengdu (成都)
(jung)
159
墟
[1] country fair/market
[2] ruins; ghost town
[3] village; hamlet
(heoi)
160
魷魚
squid
| jau jyu
161
炒魷魚
get the sack; to be fired; (literally: to fry squid)
| caau jau jyu
162
糯米
```
glutinous rice (sometimes also called sticky rice or sweet rice)
(no mai)
```
163
糯米雞
glutinous rice chicken - a Dim Sum dish usually served wrapped in lotus leaves
(no mai gai)
164
炸
[1] deep-fry; fry in deep fat or oil
| zaa
165
愉快
(n.) pleasure; delight (adj.) pleasant; cheerful; happy; delightful
(jyu faai)
166
耳仔 (耳朵)
ear; ears | Std. Chin.: 耳朵
| ji zai (ji do)
167
耳
[1] [n] ear; ears [2] merely, only, contraction of 而已 [3] a Chinese family name
(ji)
168
雲吞
wonton (dumplings)
| wan tan
169
鮮竹
tofu skin
| sin zuk
170
滑牛肉片
smooth beef slices
| waat ngau juk pin
171
美國肥牛
american fresh sliced beef (meat)
| mei gwok fei ngau
172
魚肉燒賣
fish meat dumpling
| jyu juk siu mai
173
旅程愉快
"have a nice trip”
| leoi cing jyu faai
174
去旅行
to go traveling
| heoi leoi hang
175
臘腸
臘腸
176
魷
squid
| jau
177
水魷
water squid / water cuttlefish
| seoi jau
178
炸雲吞
deep fried dumplings with sweet and sour sauce
| zaa wan tan
179
煎炸點
fried dim sum with oil
| zin zaa dim
180
炸子雞
crispy fried chicken
| zaa zi gai
181
餃
stuffed dumplings
| gaau
182
景
```
[1] [n] view; landscape; sight
[2] [n] situation; condition
[3] [n] setting; scene/scenery (of a play)
[4] [v] admire; revere; esteem
(ging)
```
183
喜
[1] [v] like; love; enjoy; be fond of [2] [n] joyful thing; happy event [3] joy [4] joyful; happy; delightful; pleasant; auspicious
(hei)
184
恭
respectful; reverent; deferential
| gung
185
愉景灣
Discovery Bay
| jyu ging waan
186
愉
pleased; happy; joyful; cheerful; delighted
| jyu
187
程
[1] [n] form; pattern [2] degree; extent [3] journey; trip [4] [n] schedule; agenda; order [5] [n] course [6] [v] measure; assess [7] distance [8] a general name of measurements of all kinds [9] a Chinese family name
(cing)
188
旅程
journey (often used in a metaphorical sense); route
| leoi cing
189
旅行
travel, tour
| leoi hang
190
旅
[1] [v] travel; tour; stay away from home
[2] [n] [military] brigade; troops; forces
(leoi)
191
大埔墟
Tai Po Market
| daai bou heoi
192
糯米卷
glutinous rice roll
| no mai gyun
193
熨
[v] iron; press (clothes)
[adj] appropriate; apt
(tong)
194
好耐搵唔度你
long time I can not find you
| hou noih wan m dou neih
195
煎芋頭糕
fried taro cake
| zin wu tau gou
196
香煎芋頭糕
fried taro cake
| hoeng zin wu tau gou
197
芋頭
taro
| wu tau
198
芋
[1] taro
[2] potatoes and sweet potatoes
(wu)
199
蒜
garlic
(Classifier(s): 瓣 (faan), 挂 (掛 / 挂) (gwaa), 頭 (tau))
(syun)
200
蒜頭
garlic bulb
| syun tau
