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Re: Help please

August 15, 2019, 3:45 pm
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Please someone help translate?

路好走一
仗有排打
交俾我地
自由公正的國度裡再見

路好走: It literally means a smooth way to walk, but is a metaphor for "an easy way to do things". There's a song with lyrics of 朋友多了路好走 "with more friends, things goes smoother", see: 路好走 and discussion in Baidu: Baidu discussion In Cantonese, I heard 路好行 used, whereas 路好走 is the SWC version.

仗有排打: 有排 in Cantonese means "takes a while", per Cantodict, and the complete expression means "the battle has a while to fight", or the "battle will go on for a while".
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Happy 21st birthday

August 16, 2019, 2:13 pm
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Hi. I understand happy birthday would simply be 生日快樂

But how would I say happy 21st birthday? Would this go at the start, middle or end or something else? 二十一

生日快樂二十一

Thanks!
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Re: Happy 21st birthday

August 25, 2019, 11:21 pm
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Re: Happy 21st birthday

August 25, 2019, 11:24 pm
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Perfect thanks so much and just in time ;)
Now all I need to do is draw it correctly in the card! 🤞
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please translate 抝

August 25, 2019, 11:40 pm
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This word is slightly from 拗 (with a stroke)

I searched cantodict, it didn't have this word. I've tried google translate and it gave same pronunciation (but in mandarin, but I want Cantonese) and same meaning, which I doubt, because 幻 (wan) and 幼 (you) look similar but sound and mean completely different.

thanks
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Re: please translate 抝

August 25, 2019, 11:49 pm
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click on 抝 @ [www.mdbg.net] and you will see Jyutping: aau2, aau3

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r10623
This word is slightly from 拗 (with a stroke)

I searched cantodict, it didn't have this word. I've tried google translate and it gave same pronunciation (but in mandarin, but I want Cantonese) and same meaning, which I doubt, because 幻 (wan) and 幼 (you) look similar but sound and mean completely different.

thanks
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Re: please translate 抝

August 26, 2019, 1:50 pm
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拗撬 (aau3 giu6 | ) : an argument - CantoDict

www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk › dictionary › words
CantoDict: an Online Collaborative Chinese (Cantonese) Dictionary. ... 拗撬 aau3 giu6 jyutping. an argument. This term is a phonetic transcription from the ...
拗柴 (aau2 caai4 | ) : twist one's ankle - CantoDict

www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk › dictionary › words
Jul 29, 2009 - CantoDict: an Online Collaborative Chinese (Cantonese) Dictionary. ... 拗柴 aau2 caai4 jyutping. twist/dislocate one's ankle. verb. Level: 3
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Re: please translate 抝

August 27, 2019, 6:46 am
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tattoo fails

August 28, 2019, 3:03 am
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My chat bobby asks about "tattoo fails". He is a creator of the game. But I am not good in Mandarin.

My chat bobby wrote: "We're thinking of making the agent's tattoo choice into an actual scene in a tattoo parlour. One of the choices the agent can have is a mandarin symbol of her chineze zodiac animal.

We thought it would be funny if – for agents who don't know any Mandarin – there is a random % chance of the tattooist putting something else on her (like IDIOT or BITCH or SLUT or something)."
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蟹皇, 韭皇, 海皇

September 10, 2019, 4:55 pm
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Hello. I came across the names of a few dishes on a menu. The full names are as follows: 红烧蟹皇金勾翅, 红烧海皇大生翅, 韭皇鲜虾肠粉, 鲍汁苗皇玉鲍甫, and 黑松露香煎带子皇.

I know what "皇" means individually, it means emperor. But when it's combined with 蟹, 韭, 海, 甫 and 带子, then I do not know what they mean. Could someone tell me what 蟹皇, 韭皇, 海皇, 苗皇, 带子皇 mean?

And while we are on this topic, could someone also tell me the difference between 金勾翅 and 大生翅. The only thing I know is that they are both a sub-type of shark fin's soup. But I wish to find out the exact difference between them, especially when it comes to looks.

Thanks.
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明虾球, 龙凤球, and 百花球

September 10, 2019, 5:40 pm
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Hello. I came across the names of a few dishes on a menu. The full names are as follows: 银丝橙香明虾球, 翡翠龙凤球, and 多子燕液百花球.

I know that 明虾球 and 百花球, refer to balls made of shrimp (feel free to correct me if wrong). And 龙凤球 is made of a mixture of shrimp and chicken. So these three items have a commonality. Anyway I was hoping someone could teach me how to tell them apart simply by looking. I know they probably taste different but I only want to be able to tell them apart by eyeballing them.

And while we are on this topic, I also hope to find out what 多子燕液 means. Does it mean the saliva of swallows?

Thanks.

P.s. This forum is a truly valuable resource for someone like me.
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Can someone please help me translate this? Thank you!!

September 13, 2019, 10:56 pm
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Hi, can anyone please help me translate this sentence and what does it mean: 戰戰兢兢如履薄冰一子錯滿盤皆落索
I would be really appreciated, thank you <3
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Re: Can someone please help me translate this? Thank you!!

September 14, 2019, 8:25 pm
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一子錯， 滿盤皆落索=one careless move and the whole game is lost.
戰戰兢兢=with caution
如履薄冰=tread as if on thin ice -- to be very careful

戰戰兢兢 - cantonese.sheik.co.uk
www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk › dictionary › words
CantoDict: an Online Collaborative Chinese (Cantonese) Dictionary. ... 戰戰兢兢 zin3 zin3 ging1 ging1 jyutping zhan4 zhan4 jing1 jing1 pinyin. full of fear and ...

如履薄冰 (jyu4 lei5 bok6 bing1 | ru2 lv3 bo2 bing1) : walking ...
www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk › dictionary › words
CantoDict: an Online Collaborative Chinese (Cantonese) Dictionary. ... 如履薄冰 jyu4 lei5 bok6 bing1 jyutping ru2 lv3 bo2 bing1 pinyin. walking on thin ice; skate ...
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My Cantonese name

September 25, 2019, 3:16 am
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My name is anglicised as Kung Song Uk, but unfortunately I've lost any records where it was written in Chinese characters. I understand there can be various interpretations, but if someone would like to have a go, that would be most appreciated
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Re: My Cantonese name

September 25, 2019, 1:16 pm
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Kung - 龔/恭
Song - 桑/爽
Uk - 屋
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Can you please translate this for me? Thanks

September 29, 2019, 6:17 pm
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好meng啊唔知点解
可能因为来m吧

It’s Cantonese and they could not type “meng” in Cantonese on phone to they had to stick with typing it in English. Thanks
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Re: Can you please translate this for me? Thanks

September 30, 2019, 9:34 am
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𤷪 / 䒐䒏/ 蠻倀/ 憫憎etc for mang2 zang2 - cantonese.sheik.co.uk
www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk › Home › 10: CantoDict
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𤷪 / 䒐䒏/ 蠻倀/ 憫憎etc for mang2 zang2: Is there a preferred form for this? I take it that it's ... We also have a phrase entry 發憫憎in CantoDict.

活潑廣東話 - 魯凡文藝坊: 活潑廣東話系列6
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Jul 13, 2013 - 發忟憎」，意指發脾氣。「忟憎」亦有作「憫憎」，此詞「忟」之正字應是目字旁加一孟字如（目孟），目前電腦尚沒有收錄本字，發音是「盟」之陰上（第2）聲。
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蒑 (Yun)

October 18, 2019, 6:31 am
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My niece named her newborn daughter 采蒑 (Choi Yun).

采 means spirit; complexion; color. However, CantoDict doesn't recognize the character of 蒑.

Can one of the editors add this character to the dictionary so that I will know what the character means?

Thank you so much!
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Re: 蒑 (Yun)

October 19, 2019, 7:56 am
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Dollar8888
My niece named her newborn daughter 采蒑 (Choi Yun).

采 means spirit; complexion; color. However, CantoDict doesn't recognize the character of 蒑.

Can one of the editors add this character to the dictionary so that I will know what the character means?

Thank you so much!

I'm not an editor. Found it in a Chinese dictionary with the Chinese definition. jan1 pronounced: "jan1" in Cantonese. The Chinese definition listed are: (1)菜名 (vegetable name) (2) 形容草色青青 (the green color of grass)

Hope this helps.
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Re: 蒑 (Yun)

October 20, 2019, 6:41 pm
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Yes, that was very helpful. Thank you. :notworthy:

Based on subsequent emails between the family members, I was told that it means the color of grass.
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