Cantonese/English-Cantonese Glossary

Basic English-Cantonese Glossary (基礎英粤詞彙) Greetings and Basic Phrases Hello - nei5 hou2 - 你好 Goodbye - joi3 gin3 - 再見 Thank you - m4 goi1 - 唔該 You're welcome - m4 sai2 haak3 hei3 - 唔使客氣 Sorry - deoi3 m4 zyu6 - 對唔住 Please - m4 goi1 - 唔該 Yes - hai6 - 係 No - m4 hai6 - 唔係 Time Today - gam1 jat6 - 今日 Tomorrow - ting1 jat6 - 聽日 Yesterday - cam4 jat6 - 尋日 Family and Relationships Mother - maa4 maa1 - 媽媽 Father - baa4 baa1 - 爸爸 Sister - zi2 mui6 - 姊妹 Brother - hing1 dai6 - 兄弟 Friend - pang4 jau5 - 朋友 Husband - lou5 gung1 - 老公 Wife - lou5 po4 - 老婆 Food and Drink Rice - faan6 - 飯 Noodles - min6 - 麵 Meat - juk6 - 肉 Vegetable - coi3 - 菜 Water - seoi2 - 水 Tea - caa4 - 茶 Coffee - gaa3 fe1 - 咖啡 Everyday Objects Phone - din6 waa2 - 電話 Book - syu1 - 書 Pen - bat1 - 筆 Chair - dang3 - 凳 Table - toi2 - 檯 Car - ce1 - 車 House - uk1 - 屋 Places School - hok6 haau6 - 學校 Hospital - ji1 jyun2 - 醫院 Restaurant - caan1 teng1 - 餐廳 Market - gaai1 si5 - 街市 Bank - ngan4 hong4 - 銀行 Airport - fei1 gei1 coeng4 - 飛機場 Park - gung1 jyun2 - 公園 Weather Hot - jit6 - 熱 Cold - dung3 - 凍 Rain - jyu5 - 雨 Sun - taai3 yeung6 - 太陽 Wind - fung1 - 風 Cloud - wan4 - 雲 Common Verbs Eat - sik6 - 食 Drink - jam2 - 飲 Sleep - fan3 gaau3 - 瞓覺 Go - heoi3 - 去 Come - lei4 - 嚟 Buy - maai5 - 買 Speak - gong2 - 講 Common Adjectives Good - hou2 - 好 Bad - m4 hou2 - 唔好 Big - daai6 - 大 Small - sai3 - 細 New - san1 - 新 Old - gau6 - 舊 Beautiful - leng3 - 靚 Advanced English-Cantonese Glossary (英粤詞彙) Business and Economics Merger and acquisition - hip3 bing1 ji5 sou2 jip6 - 合併及收購 Stock market - gu2 piu3 si5 coeng4 - 股票市場 Inflation - tong4 zoeng3 - 通脹 Recession - suk1 tit3 - 蕭條 Cryptocurrency - maa5 faa3 wui4 bou6 - 加密貨幣 Technology Artificial intelligence - jing1 zoi3 nou5 nang4 - 人造腦能 Cloud computing - jun4 seon3 gai3 suan3 - 雲端計算 Cybersecurity - mong5 luk6 on1 ceon4 - 網絡安全 Virtual reality - ou3 ngon6 ji6 sik6 - 虛擬實境 Blockchain - lyun4 kau3 gei6 sou3 - 區塊鏈技術 Medicine and Health Immunotherapy - mian5 jik6 zik6 liao2 - 免疫治療 Genome sequencing - jing1 jyun4 zik6 sau2 - 基因測序 Telemedicine - jyun5 hang4 ji1 hok6 - 遠程醫學 Antibiotic resistance - kang4 saang1 mik1 jik1 mat6 dai3 noi6 - 抗生素抗藥性 Neuroplasticity - nao5 nou5 sau1 waan4 sing3 - 腦部可塑性 Environment Biodiversity - saang1 wu6 dik1 jung6 sing3 - 生物多樣性 Renewable energy - koi1 saang1 nang4 leong6 - 可再生能源 Carbon footprint - taan3 zik1 jung2 - 碳足跡 Ecosystem - sai3 toi4 - 生態系統 Sustainable development - koi5 coi4 faat3 zin2 - 可持續發展 Law and Politics Impeachment - daat6 jim6 - 彈劾 Filibuster - fong4 ngoi6 tau4 lung6 - 冗長演說 Diplomacy - wai6 gau3 - 外交 Lobbying - ling6 dau6 - 遊說 Gerrymandering - wai4 piu3 kau1 - 選區劃分操縱 Arts and Culture Abstract expressionism - cou3 sang4 biu2 dai2 zyu2 ji6 - 抽象表現主義 Avant-garde - sing1 wai6 - 前衛 Cinematography - din6 jing2 caai3 ing2 - 電影攝影 Surrealism - co1 si6 zyu2 ji6 - 超現實主義 Cultural appropriation - man4 faa3 tou1 joeng2 - 文化挪用 Psychology Cognitive dissonance - jin4 zik1 bat1 dang1 - 認知不協調 Mindfulness - jiu5 sam1 - 正念 Impostor syndrome - mou4 ming4 zoeng3 zang3 zing3 coeng4 - 冒名頂替症候群 Confirmation bias - bat1 dung6 jan4 si1 - 確認偏誤 Dunning-Kruger effect - dang1 leng6-gok3 lu1 gaa1 hau6 jing3 - 鄧寧-克魯格效應 Philosophy Existentialism - cyun4 zoi6 zyu2 ji6 - 存在主義 Epistemology - ji3 sik1 lun6 - 知識論 Utilitarianism - jung6 lei6 zyu2 ji6 - 功利主義 Nihilism - huk1 wu4 zyu2 ji6 - 虛無主義 Metaphysics - jung1 hei3 hok6 - 形而上學