 Section 101 of English and Cantonese Dictionary. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. English and Cantonese Dictionary by John Chambers, revised and enlarged by Thomas Kirkman-Devy. Section 101 Worse 更不好 or 更不好 or 重弊 or 惡過 or 惡過 that it's even worse 果果更不好 that it's even worse Daily becoming worse 日重一日 Make things worse 割肉補充 Worship 崇拜 or 拜 or 品臣 or 行鄉 to offer in worship 上功 or 公然 Bright worship of her husband's ancestors 苗見 Go to worship 上妙 Worship Worship 上妙 Worship on the second and the sixteenth days of each moon. 造雅 To worship idols 拜偶將 To worship the lorries 祭奧 Official worship at the temples 拜妙 Worship heaven and earth at marriage 拜天 day Worship the inferior spirits 拜 sun Worship at the tombs 拜 sun or 拜 toy or 拜 fun To go to worship at the tombs 答腾 Worship at and repair the tombs 拜 soul Worship at and repair the tombs 拜 soul Worship of hill tombs is not right 拜山分不窒 The worship of idols is sinful 拜仆殺咒有罪 There is no need to worship your father and mother after they are dead 父母死後唔使拜佢 Worship the tablets on the third day of the moon. Worship the tablets on the third day of the moon. Worship the tablets on the third day of the moon. Worship the tablets on the third day after a death. 宋三 Worship as a major. 拜斗 or 朝斗 Go in procession to worship. 尊香 Your worship Title of honor given to certain magistrates. 唐庸 or 太耶 Worshipful 尊 Worshipful master 尊師 or 老耶 or 尊掌 or 尊兄 Worship her 拜者 or 崇拜者 or 鄉下 Worshp 自我 Worshp 自我 Worshp 果個字唔好嘅 Worshp Worshp 再極難 Worshp Worshp 難至極 Worshp 受最多害 Worshp 由你如何 Worshp 由你如何 To get or have the worst of it 拜 Worsted 容先 Worsted stockings 容物 讓無物 Worth 直 抵 抵當 抵直 抵得 Meaning virtue Worth it 真係抵嘅 Not worth a copper cash Not worth a father 唔抵錢 Or 唔直一個錢 Not worth a rotten orange 唔直個難吉 Not worth anything 1177 1177 1177 Is this worth it or not? 直唔直 Not worth bringing forward 不中台舉 Worth hearing 滾滾可聽 An expression used of anything worth hearing 聽出已有 An act worth recording 一場錄視 Not worth his food 食塞米 Not worth mentioning 悲不足道 What is that man worth? 嗰個人有幾多家財呢? He is worth $10,000 佢有1萬銀 There are so many packs and hampers Not worth being taken into account 斗算之人何足算也 Good actions are of great worth 為善以為保 Not worth talking about 不足掛齊 Take all I am worth 取煩我所有 Worthless 不穿 或有財 或費物 Literally, a bottomless chair 無底繳 A worthless fellow Literally, orange from the bottom of the basket 羅底橙 Literally, a stemless pomelo 粒油 粒定粒油 或鏟頭 A worthless man 冇用嘅人 You worthless baggage 一身貴骨 A worthless article Literally, a pine tablet 參木靈牌 A worthless thing 唔成棄東西 Worthy Hump 或有得 或坑儀 Worthy man 言人 You, my worthy brother 言帝 A village worthy 香然 A traceman can never become a village worthy 做生意唔入得香然 Nominate a village worthy 舉香貴 Not worthy of your friendship 添在傷口 Dislike the worthy 責然 My worthy friend 言有 或貴有 A worthy example 何為發 活 肉 或願 或想 Would that 恨不得 或巴唔得 或願得 Would rather 寧願 Would not 唔肉 Would rather not 寧不 Would rather die 寧死 或情願死 Would that we have known each other soon? 傷食恨慢 Would that he would come and eat 將其來食 Wound 傷 Wound Wound Wound 傷 Wound 傷親 或葛選 或人傷 或打傷 Wound Mortal wound 重傷 Wounded three times 受傷傷 Lips of a wound 傷口 Wound 傷口 Wounded affections 傷懷 Statements of the wrong which started like wounds in the flesh 復仇之 so Horribly wounded 傷得慘 Riggle 亂捐 或 鳥咯 Riggle as a worm 秒秒下 A wriggling reptile 軟線 To wriggle through 捐過去 To wriggle out 閃脫 Wriggling 銳低頭 或 鳥鳥 Wriggler 鳥諾者 Ring Ring dry 扭乾 Ring out 扭出 或 撚 或 撚出 Ring a napkin dry 撚乾手筋 Ring his neck 撚住他頸 To ring off 扭脫 To ring the hands 挪手 To ring from 壁粒 或 粒紗 或 粒紗 Wrinkle 皺紋 To wrinkle 皺埋 Wrinkle as the skin of an old woman 保持阿婆皮公潮 Wrinkled back Sign of longevity 台背 A wrinkled face 面皮皺 Wrinkles on the face 面皺紋 Wrist 手腕 Or 手眼骨 To hold by the wrist 握腕 To hold by the wrist 握腕 The pulse in the wrist 脈门 The pulse of the right wrist 位脈 Wristlet 腕爛 A gold wristlet 甘牙 Writ 索写者 Or peel Holy writ 盛京 To serve a writ 全票 To issue a writ 出票 Write 寫 寫字 Or 寫字 Write down 寫落 Write an essay etc. 作 Literally, wheel the brush 輝河 Or 落筆 To write a monogram 握花鴨 Write new year inscriptions Literally, to flourish the spring pencil These two characters are seen commonly towards Chinese New Year above the stores of roadside writers 輝春 Write back 覆書 Graven on the bones and written on the heart 刻光明桑 Write out the names 開名 Written documents 書開 Written agreement 開約 Write between the lines 家啦寫 Write from memory 墨寫 Writing by the sound only 寫白字 Write it in a book 筆記於書 Write a strict and even hand 寫字斷街 Write full hand 寫盡滾白 Write a strict and even hand 寫字斷街 Write full hand 寫盡滾版 Write brief forms that is short hand 撿筆寫 Or 撒書 Write a good hand 寫得好 To write over again 再寫 Write fluently 順筆寫 Write a petition 書品 Write with one's own pen 親筆寫 Write a preface 作一篇罪 Write out prescriptions 開約方 Respect written paper 競識自止 Writer 寫字人 Feeds to a writer 筆記 Or 潤筆 Official writer 筆貼式 Or 筆證 He's a mere writer Literally a pen-clutcher That is Quill Driver 佢係紮筆嘅 Writing 文字 Short hand writing 草書 Model That is modern style of writing 街書 Official hand writing 帝書 Leave a space in writing 公開寫 Memorized writing 墨書 Letter writing 寫索 Authoritative writing 帝筆 Labeled hand writing 公筆 Free hand writing 以筆 My own hand writing 親筆 Writing utensils Literally the four precious things Ink, paper Pen and ink stone 寫寶 Essay writing 文章 Get a living by writing 現間 Rabbit writings 刁筆 Rive 抽抽 Wrong 錯 Or 唔著 Or 差錯 Or wrong 錯晒 To wrong 損害 Very wrong 大差得差 Wait or wrong 清差晒 Then all together wrong 做壞鬼頭 To be in the wrong 理片 Don't give it to the wrong man 米弄錯比人 Oh wrong 唔著 Not one character was wrong 隻字無我 Bendy about right and wrong 搬是非 Avenged the wrong 洗冤 Partly wrong 有不事 Reckoned wrong 掃錯 Do wrong and cause evil 為非作歹 There is something wrong 有啲唔妥 Wrong must be amended 錯過必改 A wrong step is difficult to amend 錯腳難翻 Does not confess the wrong 不應錯 Completely wrong 錯晒 Agree with wrong 冤枉 Or 冤枉 The spirit of the wrong Finds no rest Until avenged 冤枉不識 Agree with wrong 冤枉不識 Agrivious wrong Not yet cleared up 不白之冤 Agrave wrong Remaining hushed up 復盆之冤 To put up silently With agrivious wrong 行冤 Tell him it is wrong to do so 話佢唔好做咁樣 Counted wrong That is mistaken Agrivious wrong That is mistaken 計唔真 One wrong move Loses the game 下錯一步 門盤輸 He who has never done wrong Is not alarmed If weakened at midnight By knocking at the store That is an honest man Fears not 平生不作輝 過虧心事 不惹驚 You must not rub him the wrong way Literally A cat wants rubbing with the hair 你應該貓毛要順點 Or 你應該貓毛要順裂 Wrongfully 錯 To kill wrongfully What's up Or 鬥獸 Section 101 Section 102 Of English and Cantonese dictionary This is a Librebox recording All Librebox recordings Are in the public domain For more information Or to volunteer Please visit Librebox.org English and Cantonese dictionary By John Chambers Revised and enlarged by Thomas Kirkman-Dilly Section 102 Wrongly 錯 Or 差 He blames you wrongly 佢反怪你 Guest wrongly 目唔中 Or 差唔中 With the tones wrongly 咬錯字陰 Don't do it wrongly 米做錯 Accused wrongly 賴錯 Wroth 憤怒 Right Why Or 米 Or 扯 To make a right face at 扯米面 A right mouth 米嘴 Or 嘲嘅嘴 A right neck 米頭 Wiven 非舍 無中 無從 Letter X X and Y Algebraic symbols 天圓 Or 天地 Santheum Somerium 蒼耳 Santhocitum Alatum That is red pepper 唇膠 Or 花膠 Or 春膠 Or 熟膠 Or 假胡椒 Letter Y Yot 快舟 Yek 泥牛 Or 無西 Yem The common Yem 大樹 Or 大樹 Or 泥凍樹 Or 泥凍樹 The Chinese Yem 山藥 Yama Yimluo Yaman 亞門 Yaman A lock up in a Yaman 班館 I live near the Yaman 遇暑前 The Yaman of Foreign Affairs 總理各國事務衙門 Yang Ziqian Yang Ziqian Or 長江 Or 大江 That is the river of the province of Yang Yang Ziqian Yang Ziqian Yang Ziqian Yang Ziqian The river of the province of Yang Or Yang Ziqian Yang Qi 美國人 Yat Yat of a ship Kong Meshe Yat Ma Chek Manua Yat Fun Dei An open God Yat Tian Zheng Tian gai Prison Yat Ganfeng Ji Wei A timber Yat Mok Liao Zhan Or Mok Liao Chong Yat Stick Liang Bu Ma Guan Yang Sa Or Xin Cotton Yant Mian Sa Linan Yang Ma Sa There is a good market for cotton and yarn 花沙好市 The regular gossip likes to spin yarns 專好行談者 終以自作是講 Yon Da Ham Lu Or Da Ho Or Ho Him To stretch and yarn Sun Nan Yuer Lin Or Sui Years That is age Lian Ci A year of death Fang Lin Or Heap Sui A good year Sui Lam Or Lam Lin A disastrous year Sui Ngok A year without the Lachun term in it Mang Lian Nearly 60 years old Mung Lu Or Fa Gap Nearly a year Tai Chi Yat Zai Kicks left over from last year That is old stock And old quarrel Gap Lian Zhin Du To wind up the year with festivities Tuan Lian A plentiful year Fang Lian Literally nine years on one stock Yat Huo Gau Sui A bad year Fang Lian Or Mung Ho Si Lian A fruitful year Hong Ling A sidereal year Heng Sheng Lian The tropical year Tai Yang Lian The first year of the year cycle Yin Fong Around year of 366 days Ge Yut A year's morning Ge Ji Song Or Ge Fu The last month of the year Ge Yut For many years Lv Lian Late in the year Man Sui Happy in the later years of life Heng Man Fu Advanced in years Man Lian Or Lian Zhong Ten thousand years That is forever Man Lian He who lives ten thousand years That is the emperor Man Sui Ye This year Gam Lian Or Yin Lian Or Wun Lian Last year Hoi Lian Or Gau Lian Or Tao Lian Next year Loi Lian Or Ming Lian Or Chu Lian Year by year Lian Lian Beginning of the year Lian Tao End of the year Lian Dai Or Lian Mei All through the year Chuang Lian To perform the new year rites That is celebrate the new year Guo Lian Or Zhou Lian New year congratulations Bai Lian Cyclic characters for the year Month Day And hour of one's birth Lin Gang Ba Ji The years of youth Lin Heng Xin Graduates of the same year Lin Dai Close to the end of the year Mai Lin The last day of the year Lin Sam Sok Man Or Lian Lian Or Tao Lian Or Tao Lian Or Tao Lian Lian Sam Sok Man New year Sun Lian Or Sun Chun Or Sun Hei I congratulate you on the new year's happiness That is I wish you a happy new year Gong He Sun Hei Jubilee year Hei Nian Good years Long Sui Years of famine Ji Sui The great year That is the imaginary planet By which the year is calculated Tai Sui New year's vigil Shou Sui A feast on new year's eve Fun Sui Or Bi Sui Or Chi Sui Presents given on new year's eve Gui Sui The year of the triennial examination Dai Lian The end of the year is close at hand Lian Man Zui Zik Handed down a thousand years Qian Zui Ha 60 years of age Lu Chom Many years ago Yun Lian It is leap year next year Ming Lian Si Yun Lian New year's day Zheng Sok Or Yun Dan Or Year of rain Yun Lian One year Yat Lian Half a year Boon Lian A year and a half Lian Boon Every other year Ka Yat Lian Young in years Nian Siu Striking in years Lian Mai Or Lu Mai Year Lian Nian Nian Or Mui Lian Labor under yearly contract Zhu Lian Or Zhu Lian Yun Tong Xiang East Gao Mo Bo Ben Or Zou Mo Or Zou Gao Or Gao Yeo Dai Ham Or Gio Ham A year of murder Fu Gou Ming Yellow Derived from Wang Di That is the Taoist priesthood Wang Guan The Yellow Gua That is the cucumber Wang Gua A small yellow squash Fan Gua A yellow gauge Or plum Lamua Li The yellow chrysanthemum Gamling Sparkling Sparkling yellow amber Laba Resonance yellow amber Ming Ba Pale yellow streaked amber Sui Ba Heavy yellow amber Xie Ba Amber with red and yellow streaks Fa Ba Rich yellow Piyu Xiang Yat Lian Yat Lian Yellow Piyu Xiang Bordered yellow banner Xiang Wang Qi The Bordered yellow Plain yellow And white banners Xiang Sam Qi Somewhat yellow Dai Huo Pale yellow Qian Huo Small yellow persimmons Niu Sim Chi The yellow hair And wistened face of old age Wang Gou The wearer of a yellow girdle That is an imperial Clansman Wang Dai Ji Decoration of the yellow Riding Jacket Wang Ma Gua Applicant yellow Hang Wang Light ivory yellow Ngao Wang Three yellow papers hung over the door For luck Wang Qin The yellow of an egg Dan Wang Yellow ochre Lewis Wang Tou Yellow arsenic Pai Wang Flaky opiment of yellow Socorrect of arsenic Chi Wang Yellow orange Yellow orange Yellow oxide of lead Wang Dan Yellow footed cock That is a hanger on Wang Ge Ge Yellow jasmine Ying Chun Fa Yellow as a guinea Literally face The color of earth Mian Yu Tau Sik Yellow literally Dragon tooth Plantain Plantain Long Ngao The yellow river Wang He The yellow carp Gim Li Yelmen Fan Fu Or Xu Men Or Tian Xie Yong Or Heng Si Or Fu Guan Yelmen of the gods Wei Si Or Wei Bing Yelmenary Tian Xie Yong Zhe Or Heng Si Or Di Zhu Zhong Or Yi Bing Qie Du Yes Hai Lo Or Si Yes Ah Ho Or Hai Lo Yes Or Hai Lo It will do Yes 做得 Have you any? Yes I have 你有冇 有囉 Yesterday 昨日 Or 昨日 Or 昨日 The day before yesterday 前日 And the day before that The day before that 帶前日 Yesterday That is last night 昨晚 He left yesterday 他昨日去 Yesterday night 昨晚 Yet 上 Or 中 Not yet 未曾 Not yet 沒有 Or 未曾 None yet 未有 Have you yet been there? 去到未 Don't go yet 傾來啲 And yet 卻也 And yet you come again 卻有來 And yet it is so 卻是 Or 卻係 Or 知知係 I have not yet asked your name 未請教你 The best is yet to come Literally, eating is came backwards 倒淡謝 腰 tree 肥樹 Or 水蟲 Yield Meaning submit 規復 Meaning bend What Meaning produce 產 Meaning concede 許盡 Yield up 養 餓 有耐 Or 順養 Or 順從 Yielding 欽養 Or 傷養 Yield up 退養 Yield fruit 結實 Fields yielding a poor crop 再填 Yield to good influences Yield to good influences 尋尋善有 Yield to one's desires 重心所欲 Yield to constrain 曲藏 Yield willingly 遠藏 Yield to circumstances 自屈 Yield up the ghost 斷氣 The hedgehog Yields himself disgracefully To the magpie to be eaten 餵肉與著 Yogurt Meaning abstract meditation 瑜家 The secret school of yoga That is mysticism 瑜家物教 肉 鴨 肉 of oxen 兑牛 To be under the yoke 餵肉 To be under the yoke 當老博 Or 當老 Or 為老 To be under the same yoke 銅牛 To put the yoke on one 家義鴨 Yoke fellow 銅鴨者 Or 銅牛 Yokeau 川夫 Or 田夫 Yoke mate 銅盤 Or 匹牛 Yoke 蛋王 Yonder 個書地方 Place it yonder 放在個書 Yore 古 Or 古時 Or 食 In the days of yore 古時 Or 食時 You 你 Proform 你地 Or 你等 User 國下 User did strenuously protect and assist me 國下人權招拔 For user to see 台南 Does you great credit 做得官免 Just like you 此足你 You and I That is both of us 我照你 All you gentlemen 你仲為 Or 你仲為 Or 你仲為 You are you And I am I 以為以 我為我 Thank you 有心 Your steps 欲報 You can do anything Literally You can hoop a boiler 你會哭和 May a lucky star Guide you the whole way 一路覆聲 Continue the luck and OH to you 添福添瘦 You ought to have more courage 俾翁光你做膽 俾翁光你做膽 They are not compare myself with you 唔敢晚陪你 唔敢晚陪你 Excuse my leaving you 歇陪 Thank you for buying the whole lot 照顧一切 Glad to see you 請啊請啊 resemble you 照你個樣 Let me hear from you 俾啲陰我 Do not recognize you as a friend 唔認你做朋友 See thee And accept the truth 唔認你做朋友 See thee See thee End of section 102 Section 103 of English and Cantonese Dictionary This is a LibriVox recording All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org English and Cantonese Dictionary by John Chambers revised and enlarged by Thomas Kirkman Dilly Section 103 young siew liin or siew luan or liin fu or liin heng or liin heng of animals zai a younger sister ah mui young and hell siew zong a young lady gu leo young cougumbus bak gua pickle made of young cougumbus zheng gua the youngest born lai zai young and pretty miew ling very young ling miew the young lady miew ling the young that is crescent moon omei yue teach the young qi mu o fun mu a young fox pei lii died young luan shang young in ears siew liin young and old young and old luo siew or luo liun the youngest son siew zi young gentlemen polite expression used when speaking to another office son siew ye a young scholar man thong respect the old and be kind to the young siew zi a young scholar and be kind to the young ging luo chi you both old and young are here luo siew gai zai young gentlemen ah guan mun or ah guan mun several young ladies qi wai liang lui the young fry yu miew or yu yang younger geng siew or geng yau younger sister mui or ah mui your younger brother leng dai my younger brother se dai or o zi dai my younger sister lü dai a younger brother's wife dai fu youngest ji yau the youngest of the three guai youngish lek siew or lek yau di youngster siew liin zi or liin yau zi or thong zi your ni ge or ni dai your sister liin mui or liin mui what is your name li gieu mud ming or gui seng le or gui seng le indebted for your great kindness liang lii long cheng your letter your letter siew si or do wan your answer lai si written with your hand su han your esteemed letter wua han your humble servant yu dai or siew dai said by an official bei jik your honor tai ga or zhun ga or dai lou ye your honors return weng gui or weng suan your honors going weng heo where is your honored post weng yim heo su weng yim heo su your honored style tai fu for your honors inspection tai zhao your good self chien gam gui thai your daughter chien gam or liin ai or liin ai or yuk nui or yuk nui your father liin zhun or zhun yong or dai chun or chun toh or chun ting your mother liin toh or liin chi your wife zhun nui your parents your parents chun huan your family bo guen your father-in-law tai san your mother-in-law tai sui your son liin lang your age gui geng or zhun geng or gui shou grateful for your liberal promises cheng mong gam lo your excellency chien thai or gui dai yun before your majesty yu wang chien your grace gong ye your worship dai ye your residence polite reference fu shang or gui fu or zhun fu what is the name of your shop lii bo hou ne what is office hai muc guan hai your pupil epistolary ha mzhang zi ha or hou ho or hok hai your handmaid chip san follow your example hok li gom zhou good your health gam an your precious words gam yuk zi yin your opinion guo gian please give me your instructions please give me your instructions please give me your instructions chien gian giao keep up your courage yang hyi sum gong by your leave zhe gong or thai pong keep your seat ni chow kindly keep your seat chien chow beg your pardon de chui ni yourself de chui ni yourself ni ji ji do it yourself ni ji ji ji zhou look out for yourself ni zhe mian cha have you seen it yourself kien chan hu chou youth time of youth lian heng shi a youth hou shang or yao tong or daiji a youth is to be regarded with respect hou shang ho wai a youth is to be despised or disliked hou shang ho wu still quite a youth mei sheng dang in youth xiu lian ji shi xiu lian ji shi xiu lian ji shi youthful tong lian or dang lian or miu lian or lian heng of youthful rigor tong sum mei li a youthful face tong an youthful sibodhiana wu tou yu luok wu tou yu luok seng dang yi zi luong ge dai mok yu tai ye shou seng dang yi zi zhuk zhi yun nan wun nan yun nan opium wun nan ba the linked provinces of yun nan and gui chao wun gui wun gui letter z zhen li xiu chou or xiu fa miin ziu yi li ji yi with ziu yi yi sum or fen li zilis fa fen or fen li or hapei or yui hei zilis li yi sum dik or fen sum dik zibra fu pan ma or pan ma or fa lei or tiao min ma zibra wood tiao min mok or pan mok zibu fong ou or pin or yin dou ou zedari ou lang jiang zhenif tian dang or tian sum or shang zhenif and nadir shang ha zhe ver shai fong or wo fong or mii fong mii fong zero ling or mau or hui zero on a steel yant ding puan seng zest ji mii both to give zest to your joint and to prolong your days chie yi hii lo chie yi weng yat ze hou or je hou the emperor's summer retreat yi ho zik zek ji ci or wan kuk or kuk zit this road is zik zek lei tiao lo hai zi ji yang zing pa yuen or wo zah oxide of zing pa yuen dan zing is not as heavy as lead pa yuen mii yau yuen ci zong ze ze ze zhu zhu ba zou ze ze ze zinesis seng seng dried drops of ze ze ze nam zou or zou pi zod yek wang dou or yat dou science of the chinese zod yek yi sap ba tsuk or chien dou the twelve signs of the zod yek sap yi suk seng zong dai dou the five zones wung dai the torrid zone yu dai the temperate zones wung dai the frigid zones huan dai zong zi yau dai geological seng mat dik geological gardens seng mat yuen or seng mat yuen geological office geological office po tai zoologist seng mat bok si or dung mat hok ga zoology dung mat hok or seng mat zong lung zuo fai zi zhik chong or se pha zuo tong mi got seng mat zi pha zai motik phat gao tik end of section 103 end of English and Cantonese dictionary by John Chambers revised and enlarged by Thomas Kirkman Lili