 Section 21 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 21. Light, meaning not heavy. Hand, light in color. Tien, the light. Guang, bring a light. Dim for light. Du light. Dim or tau. Meaning a light. Luo, lighthouse. Deng ta. Lightning. Dian guang. Po, shim dian. Po, lang fo. Light, meaning resembling. Ho chi. Du light. Zhong yi. Light li. Da koi. Po, pa he gua. Lightness. Zhen. Po, shang. Light wise. Yik gua yau. Lilik. Qing lian shik. Lilie. Ba hao fa. What's a Lilie? Lian fa. Lim. Zhi ty. Lime, fui. Ho, hok fui. Ho, sec fui. Referring to the fruit. Lime kil fui yau. Limestone fui sec. Lime water sec fui sui. Limit gai han. Ho, han. The limit to four days. Han sei yat. A limited period. Han qi. Limit it. Yau han. A limited company. Yau han gong si. Limit it. Yau han gong si. Lim. A limp. Gat ge. Limit bian lo. Lai. Xien. Meaning a stroke. Wa. Linin ma bo. Fine Linin si ma bo. Ling ge. Dou lao. Linguist thong shi. Thong shi. Lining. Li bo ho. Li. Link a link. Lin wan. To link. Kou liin. Lin sit. Hu ma zi. Lin sit oil. Hu zi yau. Lint a cloth. Wa yong bo. Tiu mei. Lion si zi. Ran against a lion's nose. That is provoked a dangerous man. Chong chun zi zi bei. His hair is like a lion's mane. Si gam tou. Lioness mou si. Lip hou shung. Liquid shui leu. Liquid date. Liquid date. Liquid date. Liquid date. Liquid date accounts. Ching so. Liquor. Meaning spirit. Jau. Licorice. Gam chou. List. Tiu mok. Listen. Sai tang ho. Jing tang ho. Tang ha ho. Ness. Mou sam tang. Literary. Jing kong ho. Ji miin ho. Jing miin. Literary. Hok min ho. Si min. Literati. Duk shu yin ho. Sun shi. Literature. Min mok. Litigation. Zeng zong. Little. Sai ho. Siu ho. A little. Di. A very little. Di kong to. Very little. Siu siu di. Live. Sun ho ho. Meaning dwell. To live long. Chang mein. Livestock. Chok sang ho. Sang hau. Lifely hoot. Go日. Seeking a livelihood. Wan tou lo ho. Wan gai. Lifely. Wood put. As lively as a shrimp. Sang ha gong tiu. Gong gong. Locally yun. Live it. Chang ha. Lizit yim se. Lo, tain ah. Lo ch. Woo yu. Load a load. Daam ho. Daam zi ho. Doi. To load zong fo. Load sang ho. Load zong. Siu se. Loaf. Mian tou. Wo min bao. Lofer. Lou ge. Loan. Zhe zai. Put out to loan. Chut zhe. Loaf. Zang yim. Loaf sang. Lobby. Muen hou teng. Look, ear look. Yi do. Wo yi jim. Wo yi dang. Lobster. Long ha. Local. Yat fong. Wo yat fong ge. Local of this place. To. Wo boon di. Lock ma so. Lock with a latch or bolt. Gui so. Lock of a canal. Sui zha. To lock. So mai. Locust. Wong chou. Load to load. Hit so. Or zhu. Referring to the house. Hit dim. Lodger. Hit ha. Lofty. Go. Lock. Mok tou. Lodger. Ben lun zi li. Or ben lun fa. Logos. Do. Lawrence. Yeo. Or xiao yim. Or lo lo zhun. Lung li. Lang lo. Or gu do. Long in space. Chang. Chang gau. Bo gau. Or noi. Or noi. To long. Luen mo. Or hod ssang. Go chums. Long else. Buk gyi. Longevity. Chang xiu. Longitude. Dijing do. Long suffering. Yin noi. Look on. Or thai. To look steadily at a man. Ding an thai yin. Or ding an mong yin. Look carefully. Go ha. Look down a point. Pei ngai. To look for livelihood. Wan fan sik. Looking glass. Mien geng. Look out. The place. Mong lao. Hence the observatory. Mong sing lao. Loom an loom. Yek ga gai. Thai yun. Or loug an. Loom ho. Gau dou. Or chang hou. Or loug la. Loose. Song. Or san. To lose. Song hoi. Or gai lut. Let's go about our launch. Gai lam. Go ha. Look gracious. Go ha. Lougat. Lougat. Or pi pa gua. Lot. Chu. The house of Lot. Ying guok shang yi yun. Loar. Or maan. Or gau dou. Loose. Or wei sut. Loose in trade. Sit boon. Loose in the game. Su. To lose color. Bin sik. Lost. Soang wai. Or kuei kuei. I am in a loss how to do it. I mong zi dim dzu. Lost. Mung kien. Sib liu. Or sib hiu. Or mong. Lot. Cast lots. Chau tim. Or liem chau. Lotion. Siyue. Lottery ticket. Bag gat piu. Or lo piu. To open a lottery. Ai piu. Lui sung piu. Examination lottery ticket. In connection with the surnames of the successful metropolitan graduates. Wei seng piu. Lotus lien fa. Loud. Dai sen. Launch. To launch. San yi. Or han san. Loud. Or sib la. Loud. Lan lo. Love. Ai. Love tenderly. Or tong ai. Love reverently. Jing ai. Thanks to your kindness. Mung lii go ai. Don't like. Don't care for. Hands don't want.金錢 gat. Low. Low. Low. Water. Low to low. Ngo giao. Loyal. Zhong sung. Loyalty. Zhong seng. Lobber. Lue yue hin. Or da dong gua.儿 he is liu bun. Yue lobber. Da tou kha. Lobber lii. San xia sut. Or dai buong. Lubricate. Yun hua. Or zhen hua. Loose it. Ming liang. Or ming long. Loose it for match. Zhi lai fu. Luck 造化 or 命運 Good luck 好彩數 Luckily 好彩 Lucky 吉 or 行 or 有彩 or 歷史 or 長. Very lucky 大吉 A lucky day 吉日 A lucky dream 長夢 A lucky matter 吉事 A few or present of cash, given at the New Year or funerals for luck 歷史前 or 歷史前. Luckrative 發財嘅 Lucker 利益 Lucker 利益 Felt the lucker 無利 Lucker 無利 Lucker 無利 Luckerbration 正頁作文 Luckerbration 正頁作文 Luticrous 好笑 Luticrous 好笑 Luckerbrace Love, Ban Tho, or Man Dai. Lockage, Heng Li. Lagroupras, Shou Fu, or Fui Hei. Look warm, Buon Lang Buon Yit, or Lang Luan Gan. Low, Lek Sik. Lumbago, You Guat Tong. Luminaries, The Three Luminaries. Sam Guang, Luminous. Guang Ming, Lum, Phai, or Gao. A lump, that is a piece of beef. Yat Phai Ngau Yook, Thu Lum, Lak Mai. Lunatic, Phat Tin. Lunatic Asylum, Tin Yuen. Lunch, Ngan Chau, or Diem Sum, or Xiao Sik. To lunch, Sik Ngan, or Sik Diem Sum. Lungs, Fai Ga, or Fai Fu. Lungs and liver, that is most inward thoughts. Fai Con, Lurch, Dat Zik. Lek Mai Phuk, Luxious. Gum Mi, or Tien Lam Lam. Or Shem Gum, or Dai Gum. Lust, Yook Pho, or Yook Ching. After Lust, Tham Toh, or Si Yok, or Yook Seng. Luster, Guang, or Guang Wah. Lustring, Gyun Bu, Mixed Lustring. Ban Bu, Flowers Lustring. Cai Gyun, Placed Lustring for Paintings. Wa Gyun, Yellow Silk, that is an Imperial Order. Wang Gyun, Luxuriant. Ho Po So So, Luxurious. Ho Tan, Ho Giu Lo, Ho Che Chi, Ho Che Fu. Lai Si Am, Su Yuen. Lignits, Yu Me Yin. Lai Ko Podium, Gyun Pa. Lai Ko Podium, Involvance. Lai, Gansu. Lai Settiment, Gansah. Liar, Sam Yin. To Play Liar, Tan Sam Yin. Lyrics, Chi Kuk. Let's Am. Macau, Ho Mun. Macaroni, Tong Sam Phan, Ho Phan Tieu. Mace, One Mace. Yat Chin, Mace of Nut Macs. Dou Kao Fa. Maserate, Ngau, or Ngau Lan. To Maserate or Steep in Liquor, Yong Jau Ngau. To Fry a New Steep in Pork Fat, that is to Whip a Boy with a Return. Teng Xian Ngau Zhu Yu. Soaked till it is rotten, or till it stinks. Ngau Dou Chau. Mezzanation, Gei Mao, or Gei Mao. Machine, Gei Hei. Macarote, Chi Yu. Macarote, Ha. Maculate, Yim Wu, or Dim. Med, Kor, or Phat Kor. Med with Drink, Zau Kor. Bliplomania, Su Kor. Madam, Addressing Respectfully, Nai Nai. Meda, Xian Cao. Rubian Manchester, Xian Cao Gen. Made, Zou Liao, or Zou Yao, or Zou Ge. Maggots, To Breathe Maggots. San Zui, or San Cong. Maggots in Grain, Mui Cong. Magic, Mou Su, or Phat Su, or Yao Su. Magistracy, Chun Li Teng. Magistrates, Guan Fu. Magistrates, Police. Chun Li Fu. The Magistrate Says, Guan Wah. Mananimous, Hau Hap. Magnets, Dai Ren Ga, Hau Dai Su, Hau Dai In. Magnets, Sip Sek, Hau Nam Zem. Magnificent, Hau Dai, Hau Wah Lai. Magnify, Ying Dai, Hau Jing Dai. Magnitude, Yoh Gong Dai. Magnolia, Magnolia Fus Cutter, Hau Siu Fa. Magnolia Conspicua, Yoke Lan. Magnolia Pumila, Ye Hap. Mapai, Pika Rastika, Aizheb. Mahogany, Chinese Mahogany. Summok, Mahogany Flower, Pride of India. Fulin, Fa. End of Section 21. Section 22 of English and Cantonese Dictionary. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information on the volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. English and Cantonese Dictionary by John Chambers. Revised and enlarged by Thomas Kirkman-Dilly. Section 22. Mahomandanism. Hui Huigao. Tonggani, that is Chinese Maomidans. Huiman. Non-Chinese, that is Turban Maomidans. Cintao Huihui. Mosulums. Huizi. The 8 Maomidans cities in Chinese Turkestan. Huixing Ba. Maid, referring to the servant. Huihui, Old Maid. Luu Nui. Maiden, Tong Nui. Mel, meaning armor. Gap jau. Mel, letter carrying. Yik, go, daai sun. Maim, chan kue. Go, shang chan chi ty. Maim, meaning principle. Daai, go, jing. Meaning the bulk. Daai ty. Meaning most important. Zui yiu. The main object. Dai yi jien si. Main spring. Fa tiao. Maintain. Gu shou. O bo chu. O bo chu. Maize, in the corp. Bao su. Majestic. Wei yim. Majestic. Wai yi si. O bo majesty. Fu wai. Is majesty the emperor? Daai wang dai. O wang dai. O wang shang. Is majesty the emperor? Wu abdicated. Daai shang wang. Her majesty, late or present, the empress Dao zhe. Wang thai hou. Wang hou. Majority of age. Seng ding. Meaning correct number. Daai bun. Make. Principally with manual labor. Zou or zheng. Principally with mental effort. Zho. Make a story. An shi an fei. Make trouble. An shi. Make a way with. Soushap. To make good again. Zeng fan hou. To make up accounts. Gai sou. To make money. Zan chi. Make no profit. Mou de zhan. Barely made my outlay. Zan de lo. To make a trial. I abdicated. To make no. Bu zhi. To make the bed. Po chong. To make ready. Zeng chai be. To make versus. Job si. To make a mark. In new of a signature. Da zhi mo. I abdicated. I abdicated. Zou zhe. Malaria. San nam zhang qi. Mel. Na. O. Nam yin. Of beasts. Gong. General li. Yang leu. Manevalent. Haksam. Malicious. Ong o. Ook do. Melable iron. Sok teet. Melitz. Aitou mok chui. Melos kui. Mama mama. Memon chai sin. O chien chai. Man yin. O yin. O nam yin. O nam yin. O nam yin. O nam yin. A man, pero. Man of war. Penguin. A war tensun. O tiegab sen. Menachus, soou liu. Manage, ban li? O guun li? Manager, jong li? Oza ban? O za dai qi? O sih si tan. Manchuria, Muen Zhou, Manchu or Manchurian, Muen Zhou yin. Mandarin, Guan Fu, Mandarin dialect, Guan Hua. Main, Horses Main, Ma Zhong. Manchu, San Chi, Manga, Ma Cao. Mango, a mango, Xian Bu Ju, meaning to spoil, Chan. Mango, Mong Guo, Manina Mango, which is the best. Lv Song Mong, where mangoes are plentiful, rice is scarce. Mong Guo Du, Huo Xiu, the mango flower that is showy but delusive. Mong Guo Fa, Mango Steen, San Zhuk Guo, Manhut, Xing Yin. Man Yik, Guang. Manifest, Ming Ba, to Manifest, Hien Ming. Manifest, Fu Dan. Manina, Xiao Lv Song. Manis, Chuan San Gap. Mankind, Yan Lui. Manly, Kun Zi or Kun Zi ge. Mana, Yang or Yang. Manus, Lai. Mereformality, Hui Lai. Ordinary etiquette, Shang Lai. Mansion, Zha or Fu. Man slaughter, Ng Sha. Mantis, Ma Long Hau or Tong Long. Dementis stopping a carriage that is wasted efforts. Tong Long Bang Ju. Dementis catches the cicada and the strike catches the mantis. Tong Long Bao Sim. Mantle, Dai Lou. Mantle peace, Fo Lu Ng Ah. Manual labor, Shou Zuo. Manufacture, Zai Zou. Manual, Fung. To manual, Lok Fung. Manual yard, Fung Dai. Prepared manual, Fung Liu. Manual strips, Shou Chao or Xie Ge. Many, Doh. Many thanks, Doh Meng or Doh Zhe. Or, Mung Gai. At head of bills, Mung Chui. Map, Thu, Or, Bi Thu. Or, Bi Li Thu. Maple, Fung Shu. Ma, Xuan Wai. Or, De, Marble. Variegated marble. Flower粉石, Veined marble. Winshack, White marble. Black粉石. March, Ying Sam Yue. To March, Bous Si. Or, Chai Bu Heng. Mirror, Ma Mou. Marguerite, Zhen Zhu. Margin, Bin. Marines, Sui Si Bing. Mariners, Sui Shou. Marinette, Shou. Mook Tau Gong Zai Hi. Or, Yibai Mook Tau Gong Zai. Mark, Ji Hao. Or, Wah. To Mark, Da Yin. Or, Da Hao. Meaning, Observe. Tai Zhen. Market, Shi. Market price, Shi Ga. Second-class goods, Lan Shi Fo. Marketplace, Shi Tau. Or, Lan. Referring to a Tan. Huy, Pick Market. Zhu Lan. Cattle Market. Hau Lan. Vegetable Market. Rui Lan. Fruit Market. Guo Lan. Fish Market. Yu Lan. Soft Fish Market. Hau Lan. Potry Market. Gai Lan. Mocking Line. Mek Tau. Marquis Hau. Marriage, Fun Yin. Marrow, Sui. Beef Marrow. Liu Gu Shui. Mary, Mary a Wife. Qu, Or, Qu Sampo. Mary a Husband. Jia Lu Gong. Or, Chut Muen. Couple Mary. Cheng Chun. Mars, the Planet. Four Sing. The God of War. Mou Dai. The God of War. Guan Dai. Marsh. Khasa. Or, Satan. Or, Zha. Mart. Fou Tou. Or, Zhen Shi. Martin. Diao Shu. Marshall. Mou. Marshall Luo. The God of War. Marvel. Kei Shi. Or, Kei Mut. Marvel. Cha Yi. Marvel of Peru. That is Mirabilis Dagotoma. Yin Zi Fa. Marvelous. Chut Kei. Or, Kei Guai. Or, Kei Yi. Masculine Gender. Yang Lui. Marsh. Chai Lan. Mask. Xiao Mian He. Mason. Li Shui Ren. Stone Mason.石 Zhang. Mask. Tuan. Or, Gou. Mask of People. Ha Min. Sat Lu. Massive. Hau Dai. Mask. Zhi Wei. Master, meaning employer. Shih Tau. Or, Zhu Yan Gong. Or, Zhu. Meaning Teacher. Sin Sang. Or, Shifu. Chut Master. Xuan Zhu. Mastiff. Dai Zhong Gou. Mat. Zhe. Mat of Bamboo. Dark. Cushion. Dian. Matador. Sat Ou Zhe. Mat Shed. Peng Chong. Mat Shed Builders. Da Peng Lu. Lucifer Match. Fo Tai. Match, meaning a mate. Ngou. Matches, that is marriages, are made in heaven. Ngou Zhi Tian Seng. Match maker. Mui Po. Mate. Chief Mate. Fo Zhang. Or, Dai Fo. Second Mate. Fou Kei. Materials. Chai Liao. Or, Mat Liao. Matrix. Fo Tai. Tong Ban Mou. Matter. Zhe. Meaning Affair. Shih Guan. No Matter. Mou Mat Gain Yiu. Or, Mou Mat Xiang Guan. From a boil, long. Metal Facts. Si Shat. Matrix. Chong Yu. Mature. Cheng Su. Maxim. Zem Gui. Mei, meaning can. Duc. Or, Hoi Yi. Ai, or we wish. Yuen. Fun Fun. Middle. Chou Chao. Miu. Chan. Referring to flower. Fun. Miu. Rice Miu. Mui Fun. Miu Mouth. Hau Chi. Mien. Meaning Base. Or, Jin. To hit the mean. De Zhong. To mean. Yi Hai. The doctrine of the mean. Zhong Rong. Meaning. Yi Si. Means. Ji Bun. Meaning Method. Fat. Means. Measles. Ma Qing. Or, Chu Ma. Measure. To measure. Dog. Or, Liang Dog. A measure. Liang. Or, Dou Liang. Food measure. Che. Meat. Yook. Children.親骨肉. Mechanic.工障. Mechanism.機器. Meadow. 上排. Or, Gong Pai. Meadow. 尋試. Or, Da Li. Mediator. Zhong Bao. Medicine. Yook Choy. Medicine Fruit. Yook Sui. Medicated Spirit. Yook Zou. A dose of medicine. Yook Zai Yook. To take medicine. Sik Yook. Or, Fook Yook. Books on Materia Medica. Yook Sui. Science of Medicine. Meditate. 墨賞. Mediterranean. 地中海. Medusa. Sui Mou. Meat. Hymn War. Meat. To meat. Yu Zhek. Happen to meat. Yu Kien. Or, Yu Mien. Appointments. 聚會. Happen to be busy. 預有事. Meeting. 會. 過. 聚集. Melancholy. Muen Muen. Melo. 淑林. Melody. 佳陰. 木瓜. Eggplant. 蚊瓜. Watermelon. 西瓜. Pumpkin. 冬瓜. Rindle. That is, Momotica Balsamina. 虎瓜. A herikind of brindle. 節瓜. Young cucumbers. 白瓜. 香瓜. Musk melon. 香瓜. Melt. 融化. Remember. 古. Church member. 兄弟. Members. 白體. Membrane. 衣膜. Memoir. Memory. A worthless memory. 冇乜記性. Mentors. 孟子. Man. 補. 修整. Minio. 下翼. Mentors. Mental. 心內. Mention. M persuaded thegawees. Merging. Merging. Merging. Whysae. Merging. Whysae. Merging. Hearing the rings. Merging. Merging. Hearing the rings. Same. Merging. or 起, or 起心, end of section 22. Section 23 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 Dilley, section 23. Merciless, Langsum, Mercury, Sui An, referring to the planet Sui Xing, Mercy, Chibi, or Lian Min, Millie,不過, or 讀係, or Jack, Merge,去埋. Meridian, Zi Meng Xian, Meridian Lines, Jing Xian, Merino, Yu Che, Merit, Gong Lu, or Gong, to Merit, Ying De, or Gong Lu, Ying De, to record Merit, Ji Gong, Meritorious, You Gong, a Meritorious Statement, Gong Sun, and Deserving, Mao Gong, Merit, Hei Xiao, or Hau Chui, Merit Andrew, Zab Ge, or Chau, Mesh, Mao An, Mesh, meaning Metaly, Lha Zab, Mesh Together, Tong Chuan, Message, O Sun, Messenger, Tsai Yan, Official Messenger, Wei Yuan, Metal, Geng Lui, Metaphor, Zhe Yu, or Zhe Yi, Metampsychosis, Lun Hui, Meteor, Liu Xing, or Zui Xing, or Fei Xing, Method, Fang Fa, or Fa Zi, An Excellent Method, Xian Fa, or Mei Fa, Metonymy, Zhe Gong, Metropolis, Gingseng, or Ging Do, Metal, Jing Hei, the Metal, that is High Spirit of Youth, Small年氣質, Mew or Mew, Ngau Seng, Meshmer, Zhang Hei, Meaning Damn, Zab Hei, or Zab Zhang, Micah, Qian Cheng Zi, Microcosm, Xiao Tian De, Micros Group, Hien Mei Geng, Mid, Zhong, Midday, An Zhou, Middle, Zhong Gan, Middleman, Mui Yin, Middlewoman, Mui Po, Midling, Mama De, Midnight, Buon Ye, Midsummer, Ha Zhi, or Duan Yang, Midway, Buon Lu, Midwife, Zip Seng Po, or Wan Po, or Zab Ma, Mighty, I know, Migratory, Yi Shi Lai Wong, Mile, Wen Liang, Miu Diu, Mui, O, Ngau Mui, O, Fa Mui, O, Fa Mou, Smiled by Miu Diu, Mui Lan, Mile, 36 over 100 of an English Mile, Li, how many miles, Mile Stone, Lu Ting Pei, or Li Xie, Militant, Zhen, The Church, Militant, Zhen Hui, Military, Mou, Hu, Po, Bing, O, Kun, Military Authority, Bing Quan, Military Officer, Mou Guan, Militia, Zhuang Ding, Milk, Yu, Po, Nai, Cow's Milk,牛奶, Ghost's Milk, Yang Nai, Miu Kuei, Tian He, Ho, Ngang Ho, Miu, Mou, Ho, Mou, Paper Miu, Zu Zi Gu, Milit, Xiao Mi, Ho, Suk, Million, Pak Man, Millions, Xiao, Miu Stone, Mou Xie, Mimic, Ho, Mince, Chi Sai, Mince, Niu No, to work in a mincing manner, Siu Pou Heng, Mind, Sum, To Mind, Gu Zu, Mindful, Youa Mindful, Yousum, Mind, To Mind, Guat Lung, Or Guat Gam Lung, A Mind, Kuang, A Mining Engineer, Or Expert, Kuang Si, Minister, To Minister, 執事, Or Si Si, A Minister, 神, Prime Minister, 在上, Mint, 香花菜, A Mint, 前局, Minus, 減, Minute, 細味, Minute of Time, 婚事, Miracle, 儀職, Mire, 禮拜, Mirror, 面鏡, Myth, 快樂, Miscarriage, 小產, Miscellaneous, 凌聲, 鵝, 閘, 鵝, 十歲, 鵝, 十歲, A Consignment of Miscellaneous Goods, 一單雜貨, Mischief, 故傷, 鵝, 損害, Miser, 省財人, 鵝, 省外, Miserable, As a Miser, 自賤, Meningpur, 傲藝, Misery, 輔助, Or 妻娘, Happiness and Misery, 和福, Misfortune, 不幸, Or 撫命, Or 公事, Misinterpret, 解錯, Mislead, 引錯, Misprint, 印錯, Mispronounce, 講錯, Misreport, 報錯, Misrepresent, 講美, Misreferring to young lady, 姑娘, To miss, 失, Or, 不中, To miss the road, 行錯, Misinery, 全教人, Misinery Society, 全教會, Or in a vulgar expression, 講耶穌嘅, Misspend, 浪費, Mist, 煙霧, Or 下霧, Or 雲霧, Mistake, 古錯, Mistake, 錯, Or 錯, Or 錯過, There is a mistake, 有錯, No mistake, 冇錯, To make a mistake, 做錯, Mr, 先生, Or 公, Mistress, 奶奶, Mistress of a household, 獅頭娘, Can also be referred to as 獅頭婆, But it is impolite to address her as such, Or 主人娘, Or 主母, Mistress of a school, 女師, Acapt Mistress, 老契, Misunderstand, 不會議, Or 聽錯, Mites, 豪門, Or 奢小, Mix, 攪雲, Or 條和, Or 攪雲, Or 攪埋, Mix in equal quantities, 對攪, Mixed, that is adulterated with sand, 扣沙, Don't mix them up, 米打亂佢, Moin, 遮探, Or 探棄, Mop, 百姓鬧亂, Mock, 棄龍, Or 善小, Model, 模樣, Or 模樣, Moderate, 不多不小, Or 適中, Or 中和, Moderate in eating and drinking, 節飲食, Moderate in all things, 凡事節省, Moderate win, 和風, To moderate, 條運, Modern, 今, Or 生, Modern times, 近世, Modest, 有廉恥, Or 自修, Or 欠退, A modest woman, 節苦, Modify, 改削, Modity, 一半, Or 半分, Moist, 濕, Or 淋, Modest, 願, Modest, 堂水, Half candied, Modest, 堂膠, Mo, 填鼠, Mo on the skin, 刻痴, Or 刻智, Mo cricket, 土狗, Modest, 難為, Moment, 片刻, Or 景刻, Momentous, 仲要, Monastery, For Taoist, 冠, For Buddhist, 自, Or 增遠, For Roman Catholics, 修到遠, Monday, 禮拜一, Money, 錢, Or 錢, Or 錢, Or 銀, Ready Money, That is cash down, 現銀, Money changes shop, 早前鋪, Moneyless, 無錢, Or 噴, Monopolist, 等家, Monopolize, 等貨, Monstrous, 怪稅, Month, 月, Along month, 月大, A short month, 月少, Monument, 牌坊, Or 牌機, Traveller's talk is as public as the instruction on a monument, 路上行人口似碑, Mood, 心情, 過情景, Moodie, 古氣, Moon, 月, Moonlight, 月光, More, to more, 灣泊, 河灣閘, Mop, 布忽, Mop, 法門, Morally, 依情理, Morals, 行為, Or 德行, Good Morals, 善德, Or 善行, Bad Morals, 拜風作, To practice moral duties, 行善, More, Team, Or 多, Add a little more, Give some more, 畀D team, The least bit more, 得咁多, Comparative degree, 更過重, Moreover, 更堅破, 放扯, 破而扯, Morning, 早, I told you in good time, 我大祖話你, Very early, 早早, Or 早, This morning, 今朝, He came every morning, 他朝朝來, Early in the morning, 早頭早, Good morning, 早晨, Morning Star, 啟明星, Morals, 陰沉, Moral, that is, duplicated in cups of native wine, by guessing at fingers thrust out, 猜每, Or 猜馬, Moral, 明天, Or 明日, Moral, 明天, Or 明日, Moral, 明日, 摩托 會死 摩托先 死罪 或摩托s 凡人 摩托裏 自死 摩托 泥 或灰沙 摩托 中陷 摩托 for mixing lime 灰陷 1. Mortgage. Mortgage a house 點屋 或房屋. Mortgage e 點住. Modification. 付費 或付. 2. Menengangrian. 欲死. Modification of spirit. 潮水. Mortice. 瞬眼. Mosque. 會會教禮拜堂. 3. Mosquito. 蚊. The striped or tiger mosquito. 虎蚊 或花蚊. Mosquito curtain. 蚊仗. A mosquito boring a cow's horn. That is wasted exertion. 4. Menengangrian. 蚊針牛角. A homely mosquitos. 蚊咁吵. Mosquito curtain. A mosquito curtain. 一堂蚊仗. Mosque. 台線. 或煤台. 或青台. Most of quantity. 至 或十分. Of quantity. 至多 或大多. Most of quantity. 4. Mosquito. 或大多. Mostly, 大改. 或大藥. 或大體. Moth. 鵝. 或燈鵝. Silkworm moth. 蟬鵝. The crescent moon, principally like antennae of silkworm moth. 鵝微月. Mother. 老母. More respectfully. 母親. The politest form. 嶺授堂. Mother in law. 外母. Mother of pearl. 云母鶴. Mother what? 亦母草. Motion. 動. Motive. 起見. 或念頭. Motive. 提句. Mode. A mode. 無色. Mode. 法無. Mount. 土堆. 或風土. Mount. To mount. 上. 或升上去. Mountain. 山. Wood and bamboo. Wood and bamboo were shot. 山 for pole. To go on the hills to tomb worshipping. 拜山. Grave diggers, grass cutters. 山狗. 玄通. 山左. 山西. 山右. To go into retirement. 入山. A prosperous family. 普加山風水. End of section 23. Section 24 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 24. Mon. 吊喪. 或愛哭. Morning. 喪福. Put on morning. 著福. To lay aside morning. 脫福. Mouse. 鼠仔. Field mouse. 石鼠. Mouth. 口. Hands. Estuary or furth. 哀口. Good enunciation. 口欠. To smoke two or three pipes of tobacco. 壓兩三口煙. Intractable. 無口話佢. Mouthful. A mouthful. 一口. 或一口. Move. 欲動. Remove. 搬. Mouse. 鏟. To wet a razor. 鏟體刀. May all your rays be extinguished. That is, may your entire rays be cut off. 含家產. 牧者. 哀用. There are the Misia herb hung over the door of the fifth day of the fifth moon. 哀撫. Mudge. Toe. Mud. 麦. A clot of earth at Gaonai. Cannot last the walls with rotten mud. That is a good for nothing. 爛泥爛糊壁. Carved mud and molded wood. That is a born fool. Adult. 泥雕木掃嘅. Just wanted. 收埋烏泥. Muddy. 粥. 鵝泥斑. 鵝 牛肉. Muddy style. 湯泥帶水. Muff. 拱手套. Mud. 水桶. Mulberry. Referring to the tree. 桑樹. Keep digger. Lighthouse. 桑樹門燈流. Mew. 雷馬. Mullet. Yellow-tailed mullet. 黃美劑. Greenish mullet. 白美劑. Multiplied. 成. Rules for multiplication. 成法. Meaning increase. 生多. Multitude. 中. The multitude. 書文. Po. 群文. Po. 萬文. Po. 少文. Po. 大中百姓. Mumble. 淫沉. Always grumbling. 淫來淫去. Mummary. 鬼馬事. Meaning full of tricks. 鬼鬼馬馬. Po. 鬼馬腳色. Mumps. 生炸衰. Unificent. 厚重. Po. 四海嘅. Murder. 殺. Po. 孤殺. Po. 殺人. A murder case. 命案. To plot murder. 謀殺. Murderer. 攻守. Murex. 刺鑼. Mermor. 論蠢. Mermor at. 怨嘆. Muscle. Muscle of the body. 幾乎. Or. 瘦肉. Museum. 博物園. Mushroom. 菌. Or. 菌. Music. 樂音. Musicians. 催打佬. More respectfully. 樂師. A band of musicians. 一班樂師. Musk. Musk. 社鄉. Adulterated musk. 假社鄉. Musk melon. 香瓜. Musket. 冰窗. Muslin. 棉紗. Muscle. Meaning shellfish. 黃沙衍. Po. 衍. Five of shells. 衍學. Dysalabic words. 衍學字. Shelled clams. 衍肉. Muscle man. Meaning more. 摸摸人. Meaning we're meeting. 為止. Must be. Or. 必定. Or. 必要. Or. 是必. Mustardous. 痴. Or. 八字蘇. Or. 兩不蘇. Or. 蝦餃蘇. Or. 貓蘇. Mustard. 界末. Or. 界蠟. Mustard seed. 界子. Mustard. 板. Mustard of forces. 回兵. Musty. 巷鎚. Or. 鱷怪. Mute. 唔聲. Or. 啞口. Mutilate. 殘害. Mutiny. 叛逆. Or. 離叛. Mutile. Mutile. Glocule. 講嘢嘢聲. Or. 講啖啖聲. Mutin. 羊肉. Mutin chop. 羊排骨. Mutile. Mute. 雙. 鵝. 交雙嘅. 鵝. 彼此. Mutile. 口. 鵝嘴. Mutile. 立住口. My. My. 我嘅. My humble village. 閉香. Our native customs. 閉續. My master. 閉東. My own country. 本國. Miriut. 慢. 御兒。 活躍. myself. 我自己. Or 本身. I fit myself. 我吃自己. Mysterious. 毫苗. Or. 難明. 古語 letter n now 丁 now 一口丁 fingernail etc. 指甲 or 爪 nick it check or 光 start nick it to check left nick in this meaning destitution check 貧 name or 名 to name改名 or 安名 what is your name? 叫做乜名 or 姓乜名乜 namely 職 nick in cloth 指花布 or 赤布 nick in 南京 nap 毛 or 勇頭 meaning sleep 俠俠 or 俠眼瞓 napkin 布仔 table napkin 茶筋 narcissus 水鮮花 narcotic 迷藥 narrate 出泥 narrow narrow-minded 心腸砸 too narrow 砸個頭 meaning tight the two pinches 鞋骨 anesthesia or 鞋鱼 nasty bad bugs nasty foul mouth fellows 臭蟲 a foul stench 臭哼哼 a small-footed woman a nasty fellow 臭腳 nation native 本地 or 口 natural 天生 or 本性 naturally or 天然 nature long practice becomes second nature 雜九成生 a good nature 好性情 naughty 頑皮 or 不好 nausea 會嘔 or 想嘔 nautilus 浮水裸 navel navel troops 水師兵 navel officer 水師官 navel engagement 水箭 navel of a will 輪心 of a church 禮拜堂之中間 navel 討詞 navel strength navigation 洗船 navigation 行船 rules of navigation 洗髮 navigation laws 行船彰情 to miss one spot 洗錯港口 nae 不是 or 不是 near 近 or 近 or 附近 or 親 near sighted 近視眼 nearly 差不多 or 將近 or 上下 nearly related 甚親 need 整齊 clean 乾淨 necessary 必要 or 定必 or 無唔得 daily necessaries 日用之物 neck 頸 irresistible 火頸 highly nervous 內傷頸 ill-tempered 唔好頸骨 don't be obstinate 米細頸 necklace 頸鏈 neck tie 頸靚 necrosis 死骨 need 需要 呢度 眼針 nedo 指腩針 to scrape iron out of the eye literally nose of the needle 針被削貼 thread the needle 鑽針 needle woman 保聯婆 or 保三婆 needness 唔洗 or 唔要 needy nefarious 醜惡 negative 對面話頭 positive and negative 有無 neglect 忘卻 or 失機 or 失覺 or 唔顧 negligent 忽略 negotiates necro 黑花旗人 necros 黑花旗女 need 屍風 or 馬叫 neighbor 輪人 or 街坊 neighbor sir 街坊呀 is the talk of the neighborhood 佢係街嚟講嘅 is my next door neighbor 佢係隔離住 neighbors 輪理 or 死輪 neighboring 輪近 or 隔離 neighbor li 好相遇 neither nor 不是 something 又不是 or 唔係 something 又唔係 or something 都唔係 nephew daughter or sons of brothers or sons of brothers in law 侄子 sons of sisters or of wives brothers 愛侄 Neptune 龍王 or 愛神 or 海王星 nerf 老氣筋 nerfers meaning timid 無志氣 meaning irritable 內傷頸 nest 茶窩 or 鬥 nest of thieves 擦擦 all the birds have gone to roost 白鳥歸巢 birds nest a dog kennel 狗鬥 a feral of pigs 一斗豬 a brood of chickens 一斗雞 a thief's den 擦鬥 net 網 a net to fish with a net 網魚 to throw a net to bait nets with egg white 張網 to set a net 張網 or 切網 to net all at once swoop to make a clean sweep 一網打中 to fall into the trap unwittingly 枝頭羅網 lifting net 蒸 to let down the net 怪針 or 頭針 to raise the net 拉針 to fish with a lifting net 鰲魚 net weight 淨寵 net to rash 風冷 neutral 涼不傷涉 neutralize neutralize medicine neutralize poison 解毒 never never passed 未有 or 原來無 or 總無 never to come 中不 or 永遠無 never mind 無相干 nevertheless 雖然 新 or 新來 a new hand 新手 news 新聞 or 聲器 newspaper 新聞紙 or 日報 news render my 新聞紙嘅 next 第二 or 對下 next day etc. 明日 etc. meaning near to 近住 nice or 好樣 or 瓦結 meaning particular 仔細 too particular 鹽尖 name or 雲名 news 宅女 negative hand or 皮論 or 論色 night 夜晚 night time at night 夜晚個時 towards nightfall 哀晚 during the night 晚間 last night 作晚 morning and night that is early and late 早晚 meaning advanced in years 晚年 meaning late in the evening 晚黑 supper 晚餐 nightmare 鬼宅 night dress fun-sum end of section 24 section 25 of English and Cantonese dictionary this is the Librebox recording all the 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-Dealy section 25 nimble 興快 or 快節 nimbers 雨雲 night 九 night 十九 night fold 九倍 night pins to play at night pins 打大彈指 nighty 九十 night 第九 nip or 欠 or me nippers 欠 nipple 乃頭 or 雨頭 nipon 室拿春 nidra 鹹燒 nor 不是 nor no matter 冇相干 no one no thoroughfare 路不通行 post no bills 指數不得貼自指 no admittance except on business 行人免尊 nobility 著 noble 尊貴 noble-minded 慷慨 or 光明正大 not 點頭 or 低頭 or 押頭 motion to him to come 押距離 hands and ducks bopping to each other that is bowing like old friends 雞頭鴨鴨頭 noise 聲響 no sum 毒 noisy 嘈鬧 as noisy as a fear 虛空嘈 don't deafen one with your noise 米嘈人耳 don't make a noise no nominal meaning merely 有名無實 or 掛名 or 虛名 nominate 啟名 nonconductor 不引電器之物 none no nonsense 暗話 or 虛話 or 胡說 or 菜 poor what nonsense are you talking 菜發硬話咩 nonsense the plague take you 菜溫你 nook 各 or 各頭 noon 眼周 or 正午 noose 生結 or 老鼠耳 or 老鼠極 to noose 極住 nor snider north north east etc 東北 etc the north star 北斗 or 北神 the north pole 北極 nose 鼻 鼻哥 the bridge of the nose 鼻樑 the mucus discharge of the nose 鼻太 tip of the nose 鼻端 a hooked or roman nose 歐鼻 or 鱗哥鼻 nose running 流鼻水 follow your nose that is go straight ahead terribly afraid 鼻哥都冇用 nose gay 鮮花口 nostril 鼻孔 or 鼻孔 not but or 非 or 唔 not here not serious 冇乜相干 not very good 唔係幾好 not yet 未沉 or 唔沉 notable 出眾 or 非相 not 割口 a notch 缺 or 崩口 note to note yam referring to a paper 一張字 referring to money 銀紙 note paper nothing 冇乜嘢 or 冇嘢 notice go back to notice 個 or 菇 or 知見 得 or 睇見 to give notice 通知 official notice 告示 notification 報單 notify 報支 notion 上頭 notoriety notwithstanding 衰言 down 實至 nourish 養 or 養肉 nourishment 養生之物 or 養物 novel a novel 小說 as an adjective 新 or 奇乖 novity 新樣 or 新事 a novelty 新出物 November 已經十一月 novice 阿錯歌 or 新手 or 伸手 now 如今 or 家下 or 而家 or 呢陣時 or 現時 or 現今 or 如今 before now 先時 now high now low 有時高有時低 notious or 獨 not so 嘴 nudity to check lab nugatory 虛圖 nugget nuisance uzo or 臭物 now and forward 廢字詞 numbs ma mok or ma be number so n o dot di numeral numerically so nun three kinds of nun samgu namely buddhist negu Taoist daugu and connected with either of the two names zhaigu nun of the roman catholics soudou nui nunnery amthau or 女修道院 sigu am to enter a convent that is take the veil yab am nurse amma more frequently called asam wet nurse nai ma or sub ma dry nurse gong ma to nurse wai nai to carry po give the child to the wet nurse or mother be lai kuei sik or be lai kuei yam gong das the child nurse an wai rin gin ne nursery garden lun suyuan nut khat zi nut crackers khat zi kim nut mac dou kou nut shell guo zi ho nut vamaker ma chien let's o oak zhang chestnut oak zhang wuan shu acorn flower zhang fun oak bark zhang shu pi quilcus serrata ling wang liu or ma gen used by Chinese jok si or zi jang oasis samok zong zi cao di ove shi yuan or mong shi to take an ove in court wa shi yuan or ci shi to burn a written ove before the gods xiao shi zhang to violate an ove boi shi oak mill cause oak mill chou mak fun obedient tian hua guo tian hua ge obis yasun yu obisans kui kui obei zun or teng wa object ma gen object of a verb so meaning aim yi hang or ci hang object object to ling bok object as an inferior bok zui obligation we fun obligation of a debt zhang oblige meaning to force gam or kyang oblige me yang guo o oblige by letting him go first yang kui xin han oblige or compel you to do it gam lii zu I was really forced to do it obliged much obliged do deo or juk ling or sam ling obliging sun ting or bo lii oblige che o che o che me oblige sun rays che yang across wind the afternoon sun is hot xi che yin obliterate miet hui oblivion ma mut oblong chang fang or yat zi yang obliquy ling yuk to be patient under obliquy yin yuk obscen chou guo chou wa or bu zhou obscur yau miu obscuris zong lii or sang lii or sang si to be well the dead deo sang to watch by a corpse shou sang morning staff carried by eldest son bu sang pang to report a parent's death bu sang the bereaved family sang ga obliquyus bu sun or hyem yang or yin yau obliquyus to the rich ba ga ng an observe tai or guan meaning keep obsolete fei or tai guo obstinate pi hee ngao or gu zhap or gu zhap butong or zhap ngao or ngao geng sticks out till he gets his own way ngao do dim wai ci ngao do dim wai ci obstruct guo yong zhi guo sak chu obstruction for wai guo zo sak guo wai si guo wai mat obtain deo guo chu obstrucibly ci xien guo xian kuen obtuse obliquyus min o min deo obliquyus li do mien ocassion ghi hui pi or si hou nuo ocassion nuu sai ocassion 2 sai ocassional or li yau si ocaut bay mat occupation si yip guo gung fu occupy meaning take possession of guo zu occur yu you occurrence si or si gong ocean oi yau oi dai yau occur seh wong oi jie seh oi chi wong octagon yau ba gong oi yau ba min an octagonal table ba xin tai a small octagonal board with the eight trigrams from the yi geng written round it hung up over doors etc for luck ba gwa hence a wall clock with a visible pendulum is called ba gwa yu mei zong october ying sap yue ocular ngan kien oculist nan yi fo yi san oct meaning single qi dan one who levies blackmail da dan cha a single specimen dan ding yi go only one way here dan bin lu oi Ling meaning strange gu guai oi qi guai oi chuk qi odds the odds are in his favor literally 9 to 10 it won't sink sub chum gau po odds and ends sub sui oi sub sui oi Ling Ling sui sui odd jobs Ling sui gong fu old si the book of old si ging the four divisions of the books of old sei si a single old yi sao si odious oi oi odium yin kue odium deo yin han oder heung hi of something ji something oi something ge something of course ji yin made of be something do off hui go li meaning distance yuan off the stage go do be off to take off clothes to or mock badly off pen fu well off do chai a little way off li mu ji yuan of hong kong hong kong siang do ji hai mien of and on wang lai to get off ha to run off bun be off hui la offence to take offence kien guai public offence gong zui offence gong fan offer hui or hui hou offer a price chut or huan meaning present hui or song or hien meaning promise yin xing offers office building or guan or phong offer situation post office su shun guan end of section 25