密斗貨車
HiIs this a special type of truck? Or just a name for an ordinary truck?Thank you密斗貨車
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HiThis phrase means "to not look back". Can I use it for emotional issues? i.e. I won't remember or think about that thing?Thank you頭也不回
View Article柒到無朋友
HiI wonder what 柒 as I can't see it in the cantodict. 柒到無朋友Does anyone know what this sentence means?Thank you
View Article盤算?
HiDoes anyone know what盤算 means? It comes from the following sentence:世間沒有白拿的錢 那些國家自作自受 怪得誰 你純樸不等於中國人純樸 中共送錢時已經要盤算奪你
View Article賄賂開道
HiI am interested in this sentence. I know the first word refers to bribes, is開道 'to get things done/happening'?Thank you
View ArticleRe: 頭也不回
Mainly used for emotional issues, e.g. after bidding his last farewell to his parents, the young soldier walks away from home to report duty without turning back his head to take a last look at his...
View ArticleRe: 柒到無朋友
柒 [cat6] is a euphemism of the Canto taboo word that means “dick head”. 柒到無朋友 is a pun on 柒到冇人有. It means extremely muddle-headed.This is currently an internet fad that would likely lose its...
View ArticleRe: 盤算?
Beside CantoDict, you should also search Google Translate firstFrom [translate.google.ca]盤算verb: plan; calculate; figure
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Thanks for the adviceGoogle translate isn't always accurate unfortunately, I have tried many times, it is OK with some common words but not always with more colloquial things
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I use both Cantodict and Pleco. Pleco has very good coverage of written Chinese, also you can install add-on dictionaries which have decent coverage of Cantonese.
View ArticleRe: 盤算?
That's another one I can check, and will.Actually a lot of the stuff I read I am able to understand by context by searching the term and reading other articles. A lot of times it is difficult though,...
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