 section 38 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 38. Rattan-Satang, Rattan-Shavings-Tung-Si, Split-Rattan-Tung-Tiu, Rattan-Cortage-Ching-Tang, as tough as Rattan-Tung-Gung-An. To tie up with Rattan-Datang-Rattle-Ngou, referring to a drum, Ling-Lum-Goo, Death-Rattle-Ce-Hee, O-Tam-Shang-Geng, O-Tam-Yong, Rattlesnake-Hang-Mei-She, O-Fan-Shi-Tou-She, Ravage-Gie-Wai, The Ravages of Smallpox, Dou-Ching-Sing-Heng, Rave-Song-Sum-Oh-Fat-Nam-Wah, Rave-In-Anger-Bou-Nou, Raviled-Luen, Raven-Woo-Nah, Raviness-Hungry-Moh-Duck-Guck, Gritty-Wai-Sick, Rave-In-San-Kok, Ravage-Kyong-Due, Meaning Force, Care, Ravage-Heart, Duit-Sum, Ravage-With-Delight, S'ai-Hee-Yue-Zi-Gi, Ro-Sang-Oh-Sang-Gae, Ro-Meat-Sang-Yong, Ro-Height-Sang-Oh-Pee, Ro-Silk-Sang-Si, Liberation of Raw Fish, Yu-Sang, Ray, Ray-of-Light, S'ai-Guang, Referring to a Fish, Bu-Yu-Oh-Pee-Pah-Sah, The Sun's rays, Yat-Sé-Chu-Ke-Guang-Hee, Razor-Thai-Dou-Oh-Thai-Tou-Dou, Razor-Stroop, Mo-Dou-Pee, Razor-Home, Mo-Dou-Seg, Rich-Dou-Oh-Dou-Duck, Rich-With-The-Hand, O-Dou, Rich-Out, Sun, I-Can-Rich-It, O-O-Duck-Dou, Did-Not-Rich-A-Hundred, Mei-Chu-Yi-Bah, The Desired End is Riched, S'O-Yu-Hang-Ge-Si-Yi-Seng-Gong, The Goods have safely reached their destination, O-Dee-For-Yi-Di-Fou-Tou-Dong, Within Rich-of-A-Gun, Pao-Da-Dou-Shu, O-Of-A-Man's Rich, 人力所不及, Rich-of-A-River, 兩岸的遠近, To-Reach-the-Bottom, 到底, Read-Dok, Read-in-Silence, Horn-or-Thai, To-Read-to-Another, 讀與人聽, To-Read-and-Compare, 對讀, To-Read-Proofs, 改告, To-Read-Praise, is not read as follows, 舉順月, Reading the Rich-of in Morning, 讀禮, To-Read-Silently, that is to oneself, 默讀, Reader of the Grand Secretariat, 內閣士讀學士, Assistant-Reader of the Grand Secretariat, 內閣士讀, Reader of the Hang-Lin, 士讀學士, Sub-Reader of the Hang-Lin, 士讀, He reads well, 佢讀得明白, Readily, 即是, Or, 易易, Readiness, 傲容易, Or, 咁心快手, Readiness of Speech, Readiness of Apprehension, 聰明, Or, Are in Readiness, Ready Money, 燃銀, Ready Made, Real, 真, Real Estate, 實業, His Real Name, 佢真名, My Real Motives, Reality, 實, Or, 真實, In Reality, 實在, A Name without Reality, 有名無實, Really, 果然, Or, 確實, Rim, 國家, Or, 幫國, Or, 幫家, Rim, 一滾子, Rip, 收割, To rip the rice, 割鑊, A Ripper, 收割佬, Or, 割鑊佬, Rare, like a horse, 惡高前提, Or, 裝, Meaning race, 養, Rare pics, 操, Rare, the rare, May, Or, 後變, In the rare, 後面, Or, 後頭, The rare of the army, 軍後, To follow in the rare, 跟後, To attack the rare, 功後, Rare emerald, 三等水師提督, Rare guard, 後衛兵, Reason, 道理, Or, 情理, A reason, 緣故, Reasoning, 理論, Or, 辯論, Reasonable, 有道理, Or, 有理, Or, 合理, We are sure, 裝, someone, 膽, Rebate, Meaning a Groove, 入樓, Rebel, To rebel, 作反, Rebels, 易策, Or, 作反者, Or, 易匪, Or, 反黨, The rebel forces, 亂黨嘅拆軍, Rebellion, 叛亂, Or, 謀反事, To plan a rebellion, 謀反作亂, Rebellion breaks out, 有作亂起來, Rebound, 贊開, Rebuild, 再建造, Or, 再作, Rebuild, 扎成, Or, 扎馬, His father used to rebuke him for his misconduct, 佢嘅父上以唔好行為罵佢, Rebate, 踏倒, Recall, 叫, someone, 返, Recall to mind, 上得返, We can't, 反口, Reset, 退, Or, 吞口, Reset, 收單, On receipt of your answer, 收到你回信之時, The receipt for this account, 收此掃嘅收單, After receipt of this notice, 接圍論之後, I am in receipt of yours of the 10th instant, 我今收到你十步所來嘅信, Receive, 接收, Or, 接到, Or, 受, Receive from a superior, 領, To receive rent, 收租, To receive a letter, 接信, He received that is welcomed me very kindly, 佢待我甚善, Recent, 近似, Or, 近似嘅, Recently, 近來, Receptical, 藏, Or, 房, Or, 藏住, Recipe, 方法, Or, 房子, Recipient, 收物嘅人, Reciprocate, 互相交接, Resite, 換眾, Or, 念出, To recite prayers, 念經, To recite a lesson, 念書, He recited a piece of poetry, 佢念絲數學, Reckless, 刁蠻, Or, 唔打你乜嘢, Reckon, 點數, Or, 算, Reckon accounts, 計數, Reclaim, 攞返, Or, 夠返, Recline, 憤低, Or, 憤, Or, 哀倒, Or, 哀下, Or, 依著, Or, 憑身, Or, 哀住, Recline here, 憤到哂數, Reclose, 再閉, Reclose, 離世獨居, Or, 幽隱者, Or, 獨居修行者, Or, 獨居修道者, Reconition, 借餘功勞, Or, 認, In recognition of his valuable services, 以紀念佢功勞, Reconnaissance, 自認嘅保單, Or, 拒結, He was afterwards released on his own reconnaissance, 佢自立拒結後將佢釋放, Ordered to enter into a reconnaissance, 命佢自立保結, Recognize, 認, Or, 認得, And somebody recognizing my services to him, 多謝我與佢待勞, I felt to recognize him, 我唔認得佢. Recall, 吞, Or, 吞後, Or, 讚起, Or, 挑回, Or, 退步, You record a little, 你退後幾步, Recollect, 記起, Or, 抑起, Or, 回想, Or, 記, Or, 記念. To recollect distinctly, 記得清楚, Unable to recollect, 想唔出, As nearly as I can recollect. To recollect, 盡照我記得, Recommend, 再起手做, Or, 由此再做, Recommend, recommend a person, 舉箭, Or, 補舉, Or, 輔託, Meaning advice, 勸, A friend recommends him, 一個朋友舉箭佢. Recommendation, 箭書, Or, 箭紙, The house courier has no letter of recommendation. 個管店冇舉箭紙, Recompense, 報答, I must recompense your kindness, 我必報答你嘅因, He is recompensed by the fruit of his labor. 舉行事有制得還其功, Reconcilable, 和得翻, Reconcile, 令某人再好, Reconcile, 復活. Reconciliation, 勸和嘅事, Do effect a reconciliation between them, 令佢哋相好如初。 Reconcite, 傲妙, Or, 心傲, Reconnoiter, 打探, Record, 錄, To record, 記, Placed on record, 記載, A record office, 記室, A record book, 登記報, To record daily affairs, 記日事, To record merit, 記功, Official records, 按文, Or, 按券, On record, 再按, Live on record, 全按, Record of one's own actions, 言行錄, Honorably recorded five times, 記錄五次, An act worth recording, 一場錄事, Recount, 述出例, Recover, 得翻, Meaning get well, 病翻, Recreate, 又灑下, Recrimination, 互相攻撤, Or, 互相爭重, Recruit, 添補, Recruit health, 養返下, Mostly recruits, 多係新入營嘅軍事, To recruit the body, 補養身子, Rectify, 整靜, Or, 改靜, Or, 整好. Mistakes can be ratified within 24 hours, 限24點鐘內將錯述改靜, Retolino, 直少的, Ratitude, 義氣, Or, 靜跡, Rector, 教會長, Or, 靜老師, Or, 治理者, Or, 掌教, Rectum, 直腸, Or, 帶腸, Recumbent, 誰賭, Or, 挨住, Recur, 又來, Or, 來服, Recur in speaking, 再講, The idea recurred to my mind. Reminds, 可真有思喜其事。 The veer recurres, 熱靜再發。 Recurrence, 再有, Or, 再遇。 Red 紅 or 珠 as red as a rose 如玫瑰花之紅 Red as blood 如血之紅 Red as fire 如火之邪 Note in red ink 珠牌 Red hot 燒紅 or 火紅 The fire is still red hot 奇異火燒紅 and of section 38 section 39 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-Deely section 39 Redeem 熟 or 熟番 Redeem from sin 熟醉 Redound to 跪翻 Redress Redress a grievance 生冤 No redress 無法 To seek redress from the king 求各皇生冤 Backing for the redress of certain wrongs they had suffered 求生理受屈的冤情 Reduce meaning bring 令 or 自洗 Meaning diminish 減 Meaning change 化 or 變 Meaning subdue 打服 To reduce dollars to cents 將銀轉為先使 Reduce the price 減少 Or 減價 Cannot reduce it 不減得 Reduce to extremities 困極 Reduce to ashes 成灰 Reduce to subjection 精平 Reduce in rank 降職 Reduce to starvation 窮之受惡 Reduce expenses 省費用 Redundant 太多冇用 Metaphorically 蛇足 Read 爐位 Or 爐敵 Real and stagger 行動搖擺 Glocally 行得啤啤下 Real to real 訪 Or 以車訪屍 That woman makes a living by reeling silk 個女人訪屍線度日 To real seek from the cocoons 訪出蟬的屍 A real 訪屍的車 A real 訪屍的車 Wheel of threat 線路 Or 車路 Reimbark 再落船 Reconnect 再切法律 Reenter 再入 Or 再進 To reenter the army 再當兵 Reestablish 再切蠟 Reexamine 再查 Reexchange 服役 Or 蟲翼 Reexport 服出口 Refashion 再做 Or 再行 Refaction 補身 Or 點心 Refactory 食點心 for Refer, refer to 指, meaning speak of 講及, meaning apply to 轉長 Or 轉問 To refer to nature 指性而言 To refer to a book 人書 He refers all things to himself 他以各自歸自己 I refer the decision to you 我教與你作主 He refers to you 他指你 Refine 傾煉 Or 煉 Refit 修正 Reflect 反照 Or 射轉 Meaning think 思想 The lights on the bridges are reflected in the water 橋上嘅光反照然光於水面 Their eyes reflect the inward joy 其眼形出其心嘅歡喜 His character reflects great honor on his parents 佢嘅品行致榮於父母 Reformed 變靜 Or 改惡千善 To reform a nation 新聞 Or 花紋 Reformed 變靜 Or 改惡千善 To reform a nation 新聞 Or 花紋 Reformed To reform one's errors 改過去 Reformation 改邪歸政 Refalt 轉邪 Or 說曲 Refrain 戒 Or 忍守 Or 忍口 I refrain from speaking . 我噤口不言 Refresh 翼保 This is the retina, not 太挑剔 I reframed from speaking. 我禁口不言 Refresh 亦保 or 知保 felt refreshed by the sleep. 隨後覺得爽神 refreshment 知保野 or 點心 refuge 躲避處 or 避身所 refund 常懷 refund money 還錢 refuse 推遲 or 唔搵 meaning not receive 唔接 refuse 搏贏 regain 得翻 or 贏翻 regard 顧住 meaning pity sort regardless 唔打理 regard to express regards 問候 regard 鬥算 regenerate 更生 or 重生 or 翻生 regent 涉症 registerize 殺君者 regiment 介口 regiment 營 or 棋 or 一營兵 region 地方 register 記錄 to register 想測 or 註測 register of population 戶口測 to fill in the register 點測 register of shareholders 股份測 to enter on the register 注入測內 to register a letter 擔保訊 register the payment in a book 進掃注入部內 register of the inmates of a house hung up at house doors 門牌測 to register names 登名 or 諸名 it is registered 全安 or 再安 registrar 長安師 registrar general in Hong Kong 安撫華民政務司 regret 識 or 臉識 meaning repent 悔 or 反悔 I regret exceedingly 我心甚不落 not worthy of regret 不足識 his death is regretted by his friends 他死去有人痛識 regular 有次罪 or 依法 or 證 there are now two regular clerks here 同個長功寫字在這間行 as regular as clockwork 如中之行而準 regular troops 證兵 or 兵丁 a regular life 端證行為 regulate 定制 or 整好 or 自 or 收你 to regulate one's life 收身 to regulate the empire 自天下 regulation 彰情 rules and regulations 規條 or 規例 rehearsal 踩起 rain 為王 or 造王 one rain 一王之世 he has rained three years 舉燈為有三年之久 during the reign of Tung Chi 同治連奸 reimbursed 田環與銀 rain 令 pride 悲頭 rain deer 不大陸 reinforce 添寶 or 天兵 or 助以兵 or 助以力 reinstate 叫翻 or 請翻 the king has been reinstated on his throne 國王復活王位 reject 丟棄 or 丟拋 or 拋棄 I reject it is over 我不找他所求 rejoice 喜悅 or 歡喜 or 喜歡 to rejoice in what pleases you 落你之落 or 與你同落 I rejoice to hear 我聞之甚喜 Japan rejoices over her victories 日本國恩得盛將大喜 rejoin meaning answer again 復答 rejoin the 回音 relapse 復陷 relapse of sickness 復病 or 舊病再發 he relapsed into his old habits after amendment 恢改之後再行惡 relapse 雪之 or 廣屬 meaning belong to 屬 to relate legends or stories 廣古 to relate dreams or absurd stories 雪夢話 the deeds which relate to this property 關涉此業的戒指 it does not relate to me 不關我事 relations, five relations 五論 or 人論 relation or relative 親戚 or 相屬 blood relations 骨肉的親 relatives by blood and affinity 親戚 relatives by affinity 因親 relatives of the same surname 親派 relatives of another surname 親倦 or 親寸 the six nearest relatives 六親 the relation of husband and wife 夫妻的情義 the nine relatives 九座 namely great-great-grandfather 九祖 great-grandfather 曾祖 grandfather 祖 father 父 oneself 己身 身子 grandson 孫 great-grandson 曾孫 great-great-grandson 元孫 in relation to 論及 no relation whatever to 毫無干涉 no relation to 無關 relax 放鬆 he relaxed his hold 舉放鬆手 relaxation 輸身 release 釋放 放去 to release a prisoner 釋犯人 relent 悔 or 可憐 or 發慈心 or 發憐心 or 下棄 relevant 關涉 relic 前人守責 or 如物 or 為物 or 聖骨 the most important relic is left 佢所為下緊要嘅物 relic 寡婦 relive meaning relive 浮突 auto-relive 高突 basal-relive 低突 demi-relive 中突 relive relive the poor 救濟 meaning lighten 減輕 relive suffering 救苦 no relief 無救 religion meaning doctrine 教 poor 教門 the religion of Jesus that is Protestantism 耶穌教 Moammadan religion 回回教 Roman Catholic religion 天主教 the religion of the literati that is Confucianism 余教 the religion of Buddha 食教 佛教 the religion of Tao 道教 to adopt a religion 進教 or 逢教 to follow a religion 重教 or 信教 to propagate a religion 全教 to forsake a religion 反教 or 為教 these men have no religion 這些人沒有教門 religious 驚旗 religious books 法門經書 religious societies 教會 or 教門 a most religious people 極神心的人 religious tenets 教條 to lead a religious life 修道 or 習教 relinquish 寫 relish to relish 知味 a relish 味道 or 知味 or 味 may no relish for food 唔試食 relish the flesh of dogs 好食狗肉 relish a joke 月於談笑 relish your words 喜聽理所講 reluctantly 勉強 rely on 依賴 or 試 or 哀矣 powerful friends to rely upon literally to have a big mountain close by 有大山哀 to have something to rely on something to fall back upon 有得哀笨 nothing to rely on 無所依靠 remain 留住 remain over sing end of section 39 section 40 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-Deely section 40 remainder 雨聲 or 重有地 he puts the remainder in the bank 其與方有銀行 remount 命 someone 反 or 著 someone 回去 remounts the case for a week 將按額後一個禮拜 remark meaning 試 體見 meaning 死 is remarked 所說的話 a man remarked 有人願 remarkable 非常 or 其意 or 出名的 a remarkable phenomenon 格外出奇的景象也 remedy 自法 or 意志 no remedy 無法 is not easily remedied 係非易解救 remember 既得 or 記住 remember me kindly to my old friends 同我問候有人嘅安 remember me to all your family 同我與虎尚各位請安 remind 提醒 remit 放縱 remit remit meaning forgive meaning send meaning relax song remit a case 解按 remounts 如歲 remounts rate 責論 remorse remorseless 殘忍 remote 軟 or so remove meaning flip 半千 meaning put away 除去 remove from office 除官 to remove the outer shell 除去愛學唔要 re-numerate 陪答 rent 裂 or 扯裂 render meaning return whan meaning make 寧 or 洗 rendezvous 罪處 renew or renovate 更新 or 改新 or 整翻新 renounce rent 租銀 or 租價 to rent 租 meaning torn 爛腰 rent on lease 包租 rent by the month 省租 rent paid in advance 上期租 rent book or 補 meaning go to 去到 to repair a clock 修整鐘 to repair a coat 補衫 to repair to Peking 改前去北京 repair 還翻 or 陪還 repeal 廢除 再做 or 重複 or 再說 repeat a lesson 背書 or 念書 or 念出 to repeat an action 再朝前一樣行事 not to be repeated 不得再為 you repeated what I said 佢將我話說念出來 the man desired to repeat his visit the next day 個人育命日再去探佢個人育命日再去探佢 repeat a lesson 再三 or 數次 repeat a lesson I have heard it said I have been hearing people say repeal 拒住 or 拒絕 or 寒雨 or 防雨 or 抵雨 or 干預 to repeal an enemy 預敵 or 與敵軍抵擋 repent 復仁 repent and mend 復改 repent of faults 復過 repent of sin I sincerely regret having taken his advice 我復仁聽佢嘅勸言 he now repents having assisted that man 佢前幫助個人咁佢恨錯了 he now repents having assisted that man 佢前幫助個人咁佢恨錯了 he tries to make man repent 佢欲勸人知悔 repent repetition 罪女 the repetition of his visits to this man made people suspicious 佢嘅女女往探呢個人令人生意 repent repent or 憂怨 or 怨仗 to repent at property 怨窮 he never repents 永無生怨 replace 補翻 回補 補回 復位 to replace it with one of approved pattern 以合色的以代之 replaced by one of common glass 平常玻璃以代之 replaced human nature by the divine nature 以天性而逆人性 replaced human nature by the divine nature 以天性而逆人性 replant 再重 replenish 滿翻 he replenished his lamp with oil 佢加油於燈 to replenish bodily strength 補氣力 replant 滿盈 reply 回音 not yet replied to my letter 未有答我嘅信 reply in writing 回信 report 風聲 give a report 回覆 referring to a sound globally when we get to the police station I will report to you 到差管時我必品理 to report in person 親品 submit a report 新品 to report in detail 品名 to report to a superior 品購 meaning the petition of 居品者 meaning humbly petition 購品 report on orders received 品名 report 安靜 the greatest confidence is reposed in him 極深信於佢 represent meaning stand for 作為 or 當做 meaning symbolize 建議 represented by a solicitor 原告驚請壯司代辦 they represented to the king 佢哋對皇上說之 repress 禁制 or 押制 to repress oneself 押幾 reprisals to make reprisals 搶返 report reprimand or reprove 扎乘 or 扎扎 reprimand or reprove to the face 赤白 or 免赤 a severe reprimand 隐扎 to reprove oneself 自責 reptile 爛虫 large classes of reptiles 爬虫有四種 republic 民主之國 or 合眾政治之國 repudiate hey to repudiate knowledge of 說不知 to repudiate a wife 出妻 to repudiate death 唔應欠債 repugnant 相反 or 相公 or 易 or 額 repugnant to reason 不合道理 repulse 打退 to repulse the enemy 舉退敵人 repulsive 鬥貓 reputation 明星 or 睇面 repulsive 鬥貓 reputation 明星 or 睇面 a good reputation 美明 or 有睇面 of no reputation 無明星 the reputation of a family 門風 to lose one's reputation 失體面 to bring discredit on one's family's reputation by 門風 to ruin a man's reputation by 人聲望 to seek reputation 求命 request 求請 or 問取 he requests to go on leave 舉高價 or 舉品價 as requested 照所求 cannot assist to your request 唔准你所求 to be in request 有人買 at my request 照我所請 to request earnestly 苦求 to request an audience 請見 requiem 安行 or 甘色 require 需要 difficult matters require steady attention 難事而有恆心 absolutely require 必要 you are required to quit this house 你要由這間屋簽出 to require of 立令 required 報 or 仇答 or 報答 to require evil for good 因將仇報 to require heaven's favor 仇答天恩 to require favor 報恩 rescue 救 or 打救 or 救出 to rescue from fire and water 救於水火 I will rescue you from danger 我救你出險 to the rescue to the rescue 救命 research 考救 resemblance 像樣 or 貌 resemble 似得 or 像似 resembling 由之負 resentment 怨恨 to cherish resentment 抱怨 lifelong resentment 抱恨 留有餘 to reserve 存下 reserve 深沉 reserve and at ease 休下 reserve seats 好出位 reservoir 速披 or 披持 or 水井 or 大水塗 recite 居住 residence 住家 or 宅 or 雨 Mr. Kham's residence 金雨 during our residence in Macau 在澳門居住的時 resign 告退 or 辭職 resign once self to resign the throne 退位 resigns office 舉辭職位 resigns meaning submissive 舒服 resin 重明 or 重明 or 重香 or 重枝 or 重樹膠 resists reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve difficulties, 解難, to resolve doubts, 適疑, it is resolved, 已定, resolved to become a good man, 立意做好人。 Resort to a place, 去到, resort to a person, 轉向, to a thing, etc., 轉洗, a place of resort, 再去, meaning an escape, 去路, a favorite resort for pedestrians, 行人最好散步嘅地。 Resorted to blows, 佢用拳打, result, 響聲, meaning a echo, 回響, or 撞聲, resource, 所依賴, meaning escape, 去路, without resources, 棍手 full of resource, 多方法, or 多計, You are a man of infinite resource, 你有好多心思, at the end of his resources, that is, at the end of his tether, 無法指, our resources are limited, 我哋前人短小, respect, to respect, 驚, or 驚重, meaning regard, 顧。 To obey and respect one's parents, 考驚父母, to respect one's reputation, 顧睇面, the English show great respect to women, 英人甚驚婦女, Chinese respect the aged, 華人驚老, and of section 40, section 41 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 41. Respectable, 有睇面, respectful, 恭敬, respecting, 論及, 個 自愈, respectable, 恭敬, respectable, 恭敬, respect a, respect 論及, or 自愈, to pay respect, 拜後, respect to, to pay respect, to pay respect, 拜後, Respiration, Full Cup, Respite, Heat-S. Resplendent, 光朗, Resplendent, 光朗, Resplendent, 光朗, Resplendent, 光朗, respond 應答 response 應答 or 複答 no response 無回音 in response to the man's cry 應人所負 responsibility 負荷 or 擔待 or 試問 the responsibility rests on me 為我試問 I will take the responsibility 我擔上身 the office is important the responsibility great 任重責貸 too many responsibilities 責任太多 disavowed responsibility 不肯擔待 legally exonerated from all responsibility 照例可說面一蓋擔待 each on his personal responsibility 各自擔保 responsible 試問 a responsible office 重任 hold me responsible for everything 各試問我 I am not responsible for any risk 我不以外是 I am responsible 我擔任 a responsible government position 重任的差事 I am not responsible for his debts 他所欠的銀不關我事 rest sick or 安息 to rest hit ha or 休息下 or 休息下 the rest 如性 or 如性的 or 其餘 or 還有 the prerequisite may he rest in peace 會向千秋 at rest one thing when the mind is at rest then there is joy someone 執落 to go to rest 去睡 to retire to rest 退息 it rests with me 在我 as to the rest 至於其餘 this matter rests with me 這事歸入我手里 restaurant 走硬店 or 番菜館 rest in place 安息之處 rest institution 陪寶 or 交匯 restive 傲頸 restless 無靈內 or 淹尖 restoration 復匯 the restoration of peace and prosperity 復太平及慶望 restore 挽匯 or 復 meaning safe 救番 restrain 禁制 or 拘束 restrict 限住 to restrict one's movements 限制其舉動 restricted to time 限定日期 restriction 限度 without restriction as to time 但限期 result result in 中歸 result from 出乎 the result 關係 or 效厭 always with the same result 其效厭上是階同 as a result 因為這件事 result in good or 結果 the result in evil or 結果 the result in calamity 將有禍 or resume 開番手 meaning return to 做番 to resume his post 再行理事復任 resurrection 復生 or 翻生 resuscitate 翻生 to resuscitate a quarrel 翻開爭端 retell my say for or 靈脈 retell trade 少犯 without trade 少生意 or 少買賣生意 retain 留番 or 收留 to retain a visitor 留客 to retain by force 拘留 retain under disfavor in office 留任 retic retic a place 克服 retic a prisoner 抓番 retellate 還手 or 報番 retellate evil for evil 以惡報惡 retard 制 or 阻慢 or 整慢 wretch 作偶 retentive memory 好記性 retina 眼望 retinue 跟番 with his retinue retire 退避 or 去 or 歸隱 to retire from office 自事 or 歸田 to retire from business 歸隱 to retire one step 退後一步 it was obliged to retire on half pay 拒退食半諷 he has retired on a pension 拒退即食長量 a retired soldier 告老歸田之兵士 retired 憂政 or 背 retired and elegant 憂瓦 a retired life 隱居 a retired street 偏壁的街 a retired scholar 忍者 or 居事 retirement 正宗過 忍處 or 厭居 high officials retirement into private life retort to retort 還口 retrace 回報 or 後悔 or 返轉去 he retraced his steps 舉返轉頭而去 retract 返口 or 食言 or 返悔 to retract verbal evidence 改口供 i will not retract 我唔食言 i will not retract retreat 退 or 走 a retreat 忍處 to retreat towards the capital 迫退回經食 retreated to the mountains 退入深山 retrench 減省 to retrench expenses 減省費用 retribution 報應 retrieve 得翻 or 贏翻 or 夠 he retrieved his lost reputation 佢得回所失嘅明星 retro c 加回 retrograde 倒行 retrograde motion 易行 retrospect 回顧 or 回事 or 回事 return 返 or 回 or 返去 or 返禮 or 歸 to return a present 遮疑 to return a call 遮報 to pay a digestion call that is after a feast or dinner 遮走 to return home 返去歸 to return a visit 答拜 or 回拜 to return thanks 答因 or 借因 to return an answer 忌回音 to return to 貴 the returns of the population 戶口策 return passage ticket 回頭飄 the return of the year 新春 the return of the seasons 四季復甘 reunite 合翻埋 or 再合 reveal 啟示 revel 鬧走 to revel in the moonlight harvest festival 上月 to revel among flowers 想花 revenge 報仇 or 說恨 to revenge oneself revenue 富銀 or 稅響 or 稅銀 revenue derived from land 田稅 revenue derived from the ground 地稅 customs revenue 關稅 bought of revenue 戶部 revenue department or treasury full form revenue cruiser 執思船 reverberation 迴勢 reverberation of sound 應響 revere 陰叢 or 崇敬 or 鳳敬 or 敬慧 to revere the sacred truth heard there 恭敬所聞的聖道 reverence to love and reverence our parents 敬愛父母 the sages reverenced this heavenly teaching 聖賢敬此天道 reverent meaning honorable 尊 meaning elderly 老 the reverent Mr. Lee 李牧師 reverie 想入神 reverence the reverse 想反 or 對面 to reverse 倒轉 to reverse a sentence 反案 evil is the reverse of good 惡與善相反也 the reverse of a coin 前輩 revert 歸反 review 月 or 簡月 or 平 to review a book 平書 to review essays 平文章 to review troops 月兵 revile 惠罵 or 講壞 I reviled him to his face 我當面罵他一場 revise 修改 or 修淑 revive 復興 or 復生 or 再往 revive the spirits 打醒精神 revoke 反變 or 追回 or 廢 to revoke a law 徐例 to revoke verbal evidence 改口供 revote 背叛 or 叛逆 subdue a revolt 彈押 revoting 齊慘 revolution 周 or 回 revolution in a state being revolve 噔噔轉 or 噔噔轉 or 旋轉 revolve in an orbit 周轉 to revolve mentally fancy the earth revolves 地轉 revolver 連環窗 or 對面笑 reward 想 or 想吸 or 想刺 or 花紅 or 想蜜 or 想刺嘅借物 to gain a reward 得賞 he rewarded my services 舉賞我的功勞 to reward workmen 打賞工人 the good will be rewarded 善人執授賞 a play card offering a reward 賞貼 public offer of a reward 賞借花紅 scale of rewards 賞價 command and reward 鑑賞 rewrite 再寫 or 復寫 reynard 胡理 rhapsodic 史詩的 or 不相連的 rhapsody rhetoric 善言的法 or 善論的理 or 口才 rhetorician 善變的事 or 善言者 or 善論者 room 淡 yellow room 黃淡 rheumatism fong sub 風濕 rhinoceros 西牛 rhinoceros horn supposed to detect poison saikok rhubarb 戴王 or 旺略 rhyme hip one good rhyme 口音律 to match rhymes with another person wǒ xi rhymes in the event tone pěng wǎn to make rhymes 壓 one without rhyme or reason is sometimes loses his temper kù yǒu shì mǒ guu phà luu hǐ lǎi rhyming dictionaries wǎn shu oblique rhymes that is rhymes in the deflected tones zhé gǎn rhymes in successive lines liǎng gǉ wǎn rhymes in alternate lines gan gǉ wǎn rhymes alternating in successive lines gǎ wǎn medial rhymes words of the same sound rhyming together in different tones sèi sēng tōng wǎn and of section 41 section 42 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 42 rīp lǎi or lǎxā guāt rīps tǎi guāt the rīps gan lǎi the long that is through rīps chǎng lǎi the short force of floating rīps duǎn lǎi wǎn rīps lǎi tǎi guāt the rīps generally lǎxā guāt a hands rīp that is useless gǎi lǎi umbrella rīps that is framework zhē guāt the rīps of a fan xīn guāt rebaltery wǎng mǎn chǎo qì rīpon rīpon sīdāi rice hot rice mǎi boiled rice fan growing rice wǒ meaning patty guk old man's rice nò mǎi rice flour mǎi fun rice cakes mǎi běng to eat rice that is to eat a meal generally sèk fan the cover of a rice boiler fan guāi to steam rice zhǔ fan to grow that is plant rice zhōng guǒ he does not know the price of rice that is he is inexperienced gui mǎi jiā he's not worth his rice we say salt sèk sāt mǎi spilled the rice that is spoiled the affair dǒu mǎi broken rice mǎi zǎi water in which rice has been washed mǎi gāng shuì boil your rice that is slender you zhǔ lǐ ge mǎi to buy rice that mǎi to sell rice tiǔ mǎi red rice hǎo guu mǎi rice of the best quality shāng bǎo mǎi rice or patty field wǒ tiān rice grew zhūc to boil rice to a thick grew that is congee bōu zhū thin rice glue zhūng yǎm porridge of rice and pork zhūr yǒu zhū to stock a field with rice seedlings shì tiān shi wǒ rice weevil mǐchōng rice liquor lǎo mǐ zhǎo ordinary soft rice zhīm lǎo rice bird wǒ fā zhè rice paper tōng zǐ rice paper pictures tōng zǐ wǎ rice paper plants that's here papyrifaria tōng chǒu rice pounder a fly which has a work tail-like motion of the body when settled on anything coming in the summer zhōng mǐ gōng gōng rich fu hǎo or fu gui rich man chǎi zhū or chǎi zhū lǒ the god of riches chǎi shǎn or chǎi bǎxīngguān riches that is money will buy even the gods that is everyone has his price chǎi hǎi yī tōng shǎ he who steals the household riches that is that thief of a cook tōu gā chǎi rich and insipid lǒng dāng richly spiced hāng lǒng a rich flavor lǒng mì rich strong wine lǒng zhǒu riches chǎi bǎ rīcati yī yu rīt chǎi liu or lǎt hǐu to rid of care fōngshām or gāi lǒu to rid of trouble tui lǎn to get rid of dāg tui to rid of moss chǎi tǎi riddle meaning sieve, sayi, meaning puzzle mì ask a riddle dǎ mì yi or dǎ gu zǎi or dǎ mì it gave me a riddle to guess kùi dǎ mì gòu ngòu gu riddle with zhōu shēn dǎ chūn or tāo dǎn dǎ mùn shēn the vessel's funnel is riddled with a shot and a shell gòu chèk shūn yīn tōng chūn sān wéi dǎn zǐ pào mǎ sǒo dǎn dǒu chūn lǎn called quite riddled with bullets yī chūn kīn wéi xǎo dǎn dǎ chūn ride, care, or sing to ride a horse, care mǎ or sing dǎi mǎ shāng to ride in a sedan chair chǎo gǎo to ride in a carriage chǎo chē to ride in a rickshaw chǎo chē zǐ to ride at anchor wān pò the vessel rides at anchor xuǎn pào nǎo to ride out a gale dāi fōng chui bù tuu lǎo rich, tiǎo chè rich in the field lai the rich of a hill sān zhè or sān bùi the rich sim on a chinese shoe hái liǎo good luck on raising the rich pole sǎo liǎo dàigat rich pole liǎo zhè no bad boom that is no moral courage mǎo mǎ zhè guat ridicule zhāo xiǎo or shuì chi or hei xiǎo an object of ridicule xiǎo bēn to fall into ridicule yǎn yǎn xiǎo ridiculous or xiǎo riding jacket mǎ quā riding master gào kè xi riding school or kè guǐn rivaled meaning grooved yǎng lǎo right zhè or zheng or guǎn dǎo right side yào right hand yào shǎo a right angle zhè gào a right line zhè xiān all right quite right ngām shài on the right zhòi yào bēn his work is all right qùi hàp zhōu gōng fū he is all right qùi shān zǐ tǎo dāng everything is all right shì shì tǎo dāng in the right hàp dòu lǐ or zhè to put to rights hōn fāng tǎo dāng righteous yì rigid ngāng or gǎn rigid with code dōng dōu ngāng a rigid teacher yǐm shì rigid laws yǐm lǐ rigmarōu wàn suì rigorous yǐm gǎn or zhīm yǐm real xǐu hòu or xǐu qī or gǎn rim yǐn bīn the rim of a cup pui hǎo ring wǎn finger ring gāi zǐ to ring hǎng to ring a bell dǎ zhōng ring finger mōu méng zǐ ring leader tǎo mō or tǎo yǎn ringlet xǐu wǎn ringworm xǐn to get ringworm sāng xǐn red ringworm hǒng wǎn hǐu xǐn a leperous patch gāng qǐn xǐn ringlets yǐzǐzǐ rinse long rinse it clean yǒng gāng zhèo or long gāng zhèo to rinse the mouth xǒu hǒu riot luìn nào or nào xi there was a riot of considerable dimensions yǒu yì dài dǎng yǐn zhī yǔ a formidable riot dài lào yìchèm rip open tāng hǎi rip sǒu ripen on the tree 樹上树 rip fruit 树生果 rip corn 树菊 the fruit is over ripen 齊果太树 as ripe similar to our ruddy as a cherry 树如山楂桃 a ripe scholar 飽和的事 ripen 長树 or 成树 riple 波吻 or 水波吻 or 水吻 rice 上 or 起 or 興起 meaning get up 起身 or 升 or 登 or 發達 or 上達 or 增 or 漲 the flood is rising 水漲 the rising price 增加 the river rises 水氣上升 the river is rising 河水漲起 the tide rises 水潮漲 stocks are rising 古粉漲價 sun rise 日出 or 日升 or 日上 to rise in rebellion 作反 or 作伴 or 伴奕 to rise in full of a country 國嘅輕敗 rise in full in prices 價嘅起跌 to rise in full in office 升降 the rise of an affair 時嘅跟游 rise that is source of a river 河嘅沿 to give rise to 智 or 所以有 or 故有 rise in office 升官 or 高升 rising that is rebellion 作亂 rising and at rest 起居 risk 險 to risk 伴 at his risk 講有意外事歸舉 to run a risk 行險 or 冒險 to risk one's life 拼命 to risk one's property 拼家業 at the risk of his life 冒生命嘅險 willing to risk life and limb 願以生嘅險 to risk one's all 換狂 to risk that in doing it 換死去做 right 禮儀 or 禮問 funeral rights 喪禮 or 壯禮 the board of rights 禮部 office of rights in a Yemen 禮課 the three books of rights 周禮 而禮 and 禮記 hence in the book of rights it is said 禮月 rival 對頭 rivalry 相爭 bitter rivalry 苦爭 rive poor lead arrive 條列 or 條列口 river 河 a river 條河 or 條江 Canton river is called 海 or 條海 a river mouth 河口 river water 河水 up the river 河上 down the river 河下 river source 河源 the source of the river 光號 聲源 the cause of a river 河道一帶所流的水 tributary of a river 知河 river basin 附近河的地 the god of the yellow river 河白 inspector of river police in Canton 河白所 intendant general of rivers that is of inland waters 種毒河道 river to river 鑽釘尾 meaning to man 馬翻 a river 兩頭釘 river a broken bowl 釘碗 river is a tension 令它留意 the river iron plates together 釘埋鐵板 reverence 溪 or 小河 or 山坑 road 準魚 road road high road 官路 or 大道 or 通渠 to make a road 整路 to repair a road 保路 on the right road to fortune 瞻瞻行好運 on the road to prosperity 瞻瞻發達 on the road 路上 a level road 平路 a royal road 遇到 or 遇路 by the road side 路邊 cross roads 十字路 a fork in a road 哀叉路 the meeting of three roads 三叉路口 room 油 roar how or harm roar of thunder 廣廣聲 roar of water 行拜 colloquially pop pop sand roast seal roast in ashes 煨 roast goose 燒鵝 a roasted pig 燒豬 roast beef 燒牛肉 to roast over charcoal fire 炭煨 to roast brown 煨龍 to roast in the embers 煨火煨 end of section 42 section 43 of English and Cantonese Dictionary this is a Librebox recording all Librebox recordings are in the public domain for more information not to volunteer please visit Librebox.org English and Cantonese Dictionary by John Chambers revised and enlarged by Thomas Kirkman-Deely section 43 rob 搶奪 robber 查 rob 譜 robust 裝肥 or 裝見 rock 鵬 rock 盤石 or 帶石頭 to rock 兩邊擺 rock fish 石口公 rocket a rocket 一支起火 falling rocket 九龍到地 a rocket to be caught 砲頭 or 花砲 rocking chair 鹿耳 rock salt 石鹽 rock work 假石山 rocky 蠶岩 or 溪區 or 多個石的 a rocky precipice 石鹽 rod 乾 or 棍 or 棚 the rod of iron 鐵條 to give the rod to the child 摘子 or the montee 網然 or 跨口 or 虛跨 row referring to female deer 腰 or 鹿母 fish grow 魚春 row 擦仔 or 爛仔 or 棍頭 or 小擦 rockery 棍頭嘅事 row to row look row up 捲埋 row as water 滾 a row 捲 to roll together and to unroll 捲書 roll it together 捲埋 or 捲起來 a row of cloth 一卷布 a row of paper 一卷紙 a hot row 熱小慢頭 a row core 點明 the row that is register of names 明布 when the row was called 點明知識 to roll a ball 捲球 to roll the ground smooth 捲泥 to roll ink in printing 捲墨 to fold rolling over 捲落地 to roll tool and throw that is to rock 捲來捲去 to roll with the feet 捲腳捲 a game of rolling cache or corpus 捲牛 roll the blinds up 捲起張臉 to roll the eyes about 捲眼 to throw the embroidered ball that is to choose a husband 拋售球 the ball rolls 球錄 the ship rolls 船載海上搖錄 to roll between the fingers 搓撓 to roll incense sticks 搓香 to roll out the dough 搓開麵粉 capital must be kept rolling 裁員滾滾 roller 剪 or lock a stone roller 石滾 the roller of a map 地圖繼續 rollers that is heavy waves at sea roller romantic to go over to room in server in room 2 as the roman's do 入香隨俗,入水隨彎 Roof 牙杯 河 屋杯 河 牙面 Roof of the mouth 上河 To roof 蓋牙面 This house is roofed with slates. 這一間屋用石板蓋面 Roof to roof, that is to cheek. 欺騙 Roof,房 個,廳 Meaning space 地方 個,廳 A little room 房仔 個,小地方 No room for hope 無可望處 Next room 隔房 Dining room 餐房 Bedroom 分房 A library 書房 Drawing room 客廳 或 人客房 Spare room 限房 This room is occupied. 這一間房有人住 In the room of 袋 My private room 我私家房 No room 無地方 或 無位 Roost 雞齊 To roost 貓 A roost for birds 著鳥齊子的樹 The birds are roosting. 著鳥齊式 Roots 根 Root and ranch 本活 Root and rice 內力 The root of a tree 樹根 Lily root 蓮藕 Sugar lily root 糖藕 Pull it up by the roots 拔起根本 Love of money is the root of all evil 愛才來和的根 To take root To strike root 落地發根 或 生實於地 The roots of a vigorous tree strike deep 壯樹的根深入地下 To root up or out 拔 或 脆 或 去根 Dependent area roots of the banyan 融騷 Literally, banyan beard Rootlet, cairn Root, 醒 或 濫 A root, 條 醒 A bamboo root 竹 濫 To make a root 打 濫 To give him root enough 放 中 佢 Roots 玫 桂 花 Monthly rows 月 桂 Quarterly rows 四 桂 春 The dark rows 唐 鶯 花 A prickly rose 似 梅 花 Rose apple 葡萄 果 Rose wood 花 里 木 Roason 蟲 香 Rot Dry rot 枯 果 Damn rot 梅 Rotten 梅 爛 Meaning putrid 腐 爛 Meaning worm eaten 柱 爛 Rotate 輪 轉 Retire by rotation annually 每 年 輪 流 告 退 Rotary motion 輪 動 Roosh 枝 粉 或 煙 枝 Rough 粗 或 鞋 或 粒 卡 Rough hand writing 手 粗 Cause and rough 粗 鞋 A rough draft or first copy 草 稿 A rough day 打 風 日 止 A rough sea 浪 大 Round 圓 或 淡 淡 圈 Meaning turn 轉 或 淡 淡 轉 Around some 齊 頭 銀 素 Around some 共 計 或 總 素 All round 周 為 The whole round of a life 一 生 The whole year round 周 年 Round about 四 處 或 四 為 Can't they come round to see me? 請 你 來 見 我 To walk round 行 過 各 書 To turn round 轉 頭 或 回 頭 To roll round in the hand 搓 圓 To fire three rounds 放 三 響 炮 Round tip 起 或 打 醒 Meaning urge 鼓 舞 To round to fight 激 鬥 To rout a rebellion 激 反 Round 中 人 亂 罪 或 亂 走 或 敗 走 To rout 敗 陣 或 打 敗 Root 道 路 Routine 慣 經 或 規 舉 或 常 規 或 辦 法 The daily routine of work 日 日 所 做 嘅 功 夫 Rove 遊 或 閒 遊 或 去 框 Rover 遊 手 Row, meaning rank 行 過 乱 Plant them in open rows 種 開 一 乱 乱 Arranged in five rows 排 列 五 行 The trees are in rows 樹 列 成 行 A row of houses 一 條 屋 與 相 連 Row, meaning disturbance 鬧 事 或 嘈 炒 或 相 爭 He kicked up a row with his master about his wages 舉 與 東 主 為 人 功 一 事 相 爭 起 例 Row to row 罩 Row ashore 罩 埋 頭 Row across the river 罩 過 海 Row harder 出 力 罩 Rowdy 匪 徒 Row lock 掌 腳 Royal 國 王 或 王 或 與 The royal law 朝廷 律 法 A princess royal 公 主 A royal couple 王 與 王 后 二 人 A royal salute 朝 拜 君 王 Royal authority 皇 帝 嘅 權 Members of the royal family 皇 帝 嘅 親 人 A royal palace 一 座 公 殿 或 王 殿 Royal residence 皇 公 Royal ascent 陰 準 Royalty 皇 道 Emblems of royalty 與 物 Meaning attacks on money payment 報 效 銀 Rub 採 或 採 或 無 採 Rub the hands Nor so To rub with wax and polish 擦 立 To rub down ink 磨 脈 To rub on paint As native painters do 糯友 Wash and rub 洗 抹 To rub off 抹 去 To rub along 一 直 做 去 To rub up meaning polish and brighten 擦 光 To rub with salt 以 鹽 擦 枝 Rubbish 廢 物 或 爛 泥 或 垃 殺 或 發 濟 野 Rubble 慢 石 Ruby 紅 寶 石 Rub 準 如 Rubber 托 或 採 Rub 操 或 武 禮 或 匹 略 或 老 網 A root about 操 路 鏡 屋 Rub work 絕 功 Root language 操 話 A root winter 鹽 東 Rudiments 配 或 操 做 嘅 Rudiments of learning 小 學 Rudiments of grammar 文化 初 皆 To teach the rudiments 啟 無 如 都 如 悔 Referring to a plant 臭 草 Roofle 閉 矮 Roofle 空 圖 Rubble 周 埋 Rub Roofle 爐 口 煎 Rugged 啟 區 或 粒 級 或 鹽 蟬 Ruin 破 敗 或 崩 敗 或 敗 壞 Someone has tried to ruin me 有 人 欲 害 我 Trade is ruined 生 以 壞 To ruin a reputation 拜 明 如 規 舉 或 發 到 To rule 管 理 Rule paper 間 線 The rule of a country 國 制 Rules of a school 管 規 The rule of a family 家 政 To rule the empire 自 天 下 To rule over 管 治 Ruler 主 宰 或 民 目 或 人 目 或 目 師 Defend to an instrument 間 尺 The Taylor's Food Rule 排 前 尺 The Mason's Food Rule 周 通 尺 Rum 借 執 走 Meaning strange 古 路 陽 或 古 怪 或 古 識 的 Rumble 光 Locally 藤 藤 聲 The rumble of thunder 雷 光 Ruminate 翻 草 或 反 熱 Meaning reflect 心 思 思 或 再 三 思 度 Rumage 找 穩 或 撈 亂 Rumor 消 識 或 風 聲 或 流 風 Rumor says that 人 傳 Rumor's got about that 有 人 傳 說 Rum 美 根 或 美 龍 骨 Rumble 潮 或 潮 蒙 蒙 Run 走 或 跑 走 或 奔 走 Run as water 流 Run off 走 路 Arrange with help 我 走 去 坐 佢 To run around 各 潛 Reverse run into the sea 河 流 入 海 The bill has 30 days to run 此 單 行 30 日 交 銀 The waves run high 浪 大 It has rained 3 days running 一 年 三 日 落 雨 I ran short of pens and paper 我 用 完 紙 筆 To fight cocks and run that is raised dogs 鬥 雞 走 狗 In the long run 到底 A run of good luck 遇 得 好 彩 嘅 事 The letter runs 此 信 月 To run a race 鬥 走 To run off 走 脫 To run into 走 入 A run on the bank 向 銀 行 取 銀 Run to an enormous size 發 將 期 身 Run to seat 結 總 Don't run into debt 唔 好 欠 人 錢 To run after 跟 美 To run out That is expire 滿 期 To run over That is overflow 流 出 泥 Run up a flag 升 高 Or 扯 起 To run into pot 洗 盡 講 口 To run wild 繁 生 End of section 43