基 jī (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) syn 粤语拼音 粵語拼音 yuè yǔ pīn yīn Cantonese romanization / Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems 軚 dài (Cantonese) steering wheel / (Cantonese) tire (car, bicycle) 诉讼 訴訟 sù sòng lawsuit syn 起诉 起訴 qǐ sù to sue / to bring a lawsuit against / to prosecute 官司 guān si lawsuit / CL:場|场[chang2] 状告 狀告 zhuàng gào to sue / to take to court / to file a lawsuit syn 打官司 dǎ guān si to file a lawsuit / to sue / to dispute syn 告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb / to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit syn 败诉 敗訴 bài sù to lose a lawsuit syn 撤诉 撤訴 chè sù to drop a lawsuit 告 gào (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue syn 造 zào to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops syn 涉讼 涉訟 shè sòng to be involved in a lawsuit 状 狀 zhuàng (bound form) form / appearance / shape / (bound form) state / condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint / lawsuit / (bound form) certificate syn 两造 兩造 liǎng zào both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant 讼案 訟案 sòng àn lawsuit 诉论 訴論 sù lùn lawsuit / legal action / accusation 词讼 詞訟 cí sòng lawsuit / legal case syn 词讼费 詞訟費 cí sòng fèi legal fees / costs (of a lawsuit) 诤讼 諍訟 zhèng sòng to contest a lawsuit 适格 適格 shì gé to be qualified (to bring a complaint, lawsuit etc) (law) 在身 zài shēn to possess / to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit) 粤语 粵語 yuè yǔ Cantonese language 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 按揭 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage 饮茶 飲茶 yǐn chá to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese) syn 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) syn 无厘头 無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century 夏娃 xià wá Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1}) 埋单 埋單 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility 广东人 廣東人 guǎng dōng rén Cantonese (people) 粤菜 粵菜 yuè cài Cantonese cuisine 广东话 廣東話 guǎng dōng huà Cantonese language 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 粤剧 粵劇 yuè jù Cantonese opera syn 烧腊 燒臘 shāo là barbecue (Cantonese style) 吉列 jí liè breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese) 牛腩 niú nǎn brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin 呢 nī this (Cantonese) / see also 哩[li1] syn 叫鸡 叫雞 jiào jī rooster / cock / (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 豉油 chǐ yóu soy sauce (chiefly in Cantonese and Hakka areas) 哩 lī this (Cantonese) / see also 呢[ni1] / see also 哩哩羅羅|哩哩罗罗[li1 li1 luo1 luo1] syn 粤 粵 yuè Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] 唔 wú oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not syn 佬 lǎo male / man (Cantonese) syn 噼 pī child's buttocks (esp. Cantonese) / (onom.) crack, slap, clap, clatter etc 呔 tāi tie / necktie / tire (Cantonese) syn 乜 miē used in 乜斜[mie1xie5] / (Cantonese) what? syn 腩 nǎn brisket / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese / erroneously translated as sirloin 瞓 xùn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 瞓 fèn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 脷 lì (cattle) tongue (Cantonese) 篼 dōu bamboo, rattan or wicker basket / sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese) 腬 róu greasy (Cantonese) 屌 diǎo penis / (slang) cool or extraordinary / (Cantonese) to fuck 鬼佬 guǐ lǎo foreigner (Cantonese) / Westerner 鬼婆 guǐ pó Caucasian woman (Cantonese) 咁 gān so (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 這樣|这样[zhe4 yang4] 冇 mǎo to not have (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 沒有|没有[mei2 you3]) 奶昔 nǎi xī milkshake (Note: 昔[xi1] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1) 佢 qú (Cantonese) he, she, it 㗂 shěng variant of 省[sheng3] / tight-lipped / to examine / to watch / to scour (esp. Cantonese) 㗎 jià sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese) / see also 嘅[kai4] 乜嘢 miē yě what? (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]) 九声六调 九聲六調 jiǔ shēng liù diào nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) 乪 nāng a bend in a river (Cantonese) 乸 nǎ feminine suffix (Cantonese) / postfix indicating feminine 仆街 pū jiē drop dead! / go to hell! / fuck you! (Cantonese) 八婆 bā pó meddling woman / nosy parker (Cantonese) 利事 lì shì (Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hong2 bao1] 北佬 běi lǎo northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese) 唔好睇 wú hǎo dì unattractive (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 不好看[bu4 hao3 kan4] 唞 dǒu to take a rest (Cantonese) 啱 yān correct / suitable / to suit sb / just now (Cantonese) 啲 dī some / few / a little (Cantonese) 啽 án to speak (Cantonese) 喥 dù used in location words (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 裡|里[li3] 喺 xǐ to be at, in or on (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 在[zai4] 嗰 gě that (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 那[na4] 嘅 kài possessive particle (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 的[de5] 嘢 yě (Cantonese) thing / matter / stuff 嘥 sāi to waste (Cantonese) 噏 xī to gossip / to babble (Cantonese) 埲 běng used in 塕埲[weng3beng3] / (Cantonese) classifier for walls 好睇 hǎo dì good-looking (Cantonese) 孭 miē to carry on the back or shoulders (Cantonese) 屋企 wū qǐ (Cantonese) home / family (Mandarin equivalent: 家[jia1]) 巴闭 巴閉 bā bì (Cantonese, Jyutping: baa1 bai3) / to act high and mighty / to make big fuss over a small matter / impressive 手掣 shǒu chè handbrake / game controller (Cantonese) 揾食 搵食 wèn shí to earn one's living (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生[mou2 sheng1] 撚 niǎn to play tricks on or toy with / delicate / exquisite (Cantonese) 攰 guì totally exhausted (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 累[lei4] 晒骆驼 曬駱駝 shài luò tuo xylitol (Cantonese) / see also 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2] 炆 wén (Cantonese) to simmer / to cook over a slow fire 烧味 燒味 shāo wèi siu mei / spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine 白车 白車 bái chē ambulance (slang) (Cantonese) 白鬼 bái guǐ "white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese) 