137 realizations found in Cantonese Chinese
Download Excel| ID | Shift | Language | Lexeme | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #121 | to turn, rotate (intr.) → to reincarnate | Cantonese Chinese | zyun2 (转 / 轉) / zyun2 sai3 (转世 / 轉世) | to turn; to revolve | → | (Buddhism) to reincarnate; to transmigrate | Open realization |
| #155 | radish → carrot | Cantonese Chinese | lo4 baak6 (蘿蔔 / 萝卜) / hung4 lo4 baak6 (紅蘿蔔 / 红萝卜) | radish | → | carrot | Open realization |
| #314 | faeces → negative evaluation | Cantonese Chinese | si2 (屎) | faeces | → | bad; poor; of inferior quality | Open realization |
| #783 | to fall asleep → to die | Cantonese Chinese | min4 (眠) / wing5 min4 (永眠) | to fall asleep | → | to die | Open realization |
| #1005 | head → chief, boss | Cantonese Chinese | tau4 (頭) | head | → | chief, boss | Open realization |
| #1419 | circle → <money> | Cantonese Chinese | jyun4 (圓／圆) | circle | → | round coin; yuan | Open realization |
| #1496 | bowels, intestine ↔ sausage | Cantonese Chinese | coeng4 (腸, 肠) / hoeng1 coeng4-2 (香腸, 香肠) | bowels, intestine | — | sausage | Open realization |
| #1692 | to fall down → to fall (of rain, snow) | Cantonese Chinese | lok6 (落) / lok6 jyu5 (落雨) | to fall down | → | to fall (of rain) | Open realization |
| #1953 | acorn ↔ oak | Cantonese Chinese | zoeng6 (橡) | acorn | — | oak | Open realization |
| #1985 | silver ↔ money | Cantonese Chinese | ngan4 (銀) | silver | — | classifier for money | Open realization |
| #2372 | day → 24 hours | Cantonese Chinese | jat6 (日) | day | → | 24 hours | Open realization |
| #2691 | mouse ↔ rat | Cantonese Chinese | syu2 (鼠) | mouse | — | rat | Open realization |
| #2723 | to shine, glitter → to boast | Cantonese Chinese | jyun6 / jyun4 (炫) | to shine, glitter | → | to boast | Open realization |
| #2791 | chameleon → person who changes opinions | Cantonese Chinese | bin3 sik1 lung4 (變色龍) | chameleon | → | opportunist; fickle person | Open realization |
| #3135 | wing ↔ feather | Cantonese Chinese | jyu5 (羽) | wing | — | feather | Open realization |
| #3498 | to rest → to stop doing smth. | Cantonese Chinese | jau1 (休) | to rest | → | to stop, cease | Open realization |
| #3906 | child (vs. adult) → pupil (of an eye) | Cantonese Chinese | tung4 (童) / tung4 (瞳) | child | → | pupil (of an eye) | Open realization |
| #4168 | to sow → to vaccinate, inoculate | Cantonese Chinese | zung3 (種) / zung3 ngau4 dau6 (種牛痘) | (obsolete) to sow; to plant, cultivate | → | to vaccinate, inoculate | Open realization |
| #4263 | nameless → ring finger | Cantonese Chinese | mou4 ming4 / mou4 ming4 zi2 | nameless | → | ring finger | Open realization |
| #4314 | tape, band, ribbon → tapeworm | Cantonese Chinese | tou1 (絛 / 绦) / tou1 cung4 (絛蟲 / 绦虫) | silk braid; cord; sash | → | tapeworm | Open realization |
| #4343 | water → Mercury | Cantonese Chinese | seoi2 (水星) / seoi2 sing (水星) | water | → | Mercury | Open realization |
| #4345 | fire → Mars | Cantonese Chinese | fo2 (火星) / fo2 sing1 (火星 ) | fire | → | Mars | Open realization |
| #4346 | metal → Venus | Cantonese Chinese | gam1 (金) / gam1 sing1 (金星) | metal | → | Venus | Open realization |
| #4348 | wood, timber → Jupiter | Cantonese Chinese | muk6 sing1 (木) / muk6 sing1 (木星) | wood, timber | → | Jupiter | Open realization |
| #4537 | middle, centre → middle finger | Cantonese Chinese | zung1 / zung3 (中) / zung1 zi2 / zung3 zi2 (中指) | middle, centre | → | middle finger | Open realization |
| #4589 | pomegranate → guava | Cantonese Chinese | sek6 lau4-2 (石榴) | pomegranate | → | guava (Psidium guajava) | Open realization |
| #4686 | blind → caecum (blind gut) | Cantonese Chinese | maang4 (盲) / maang4 coeng4-2 (盲腸) | blind | → | caecum (blind gut) | Open realization |
| #4847 | tortoise, turtle → cuckold, deceived husband | Cantonese Chinese | gwai1 (龜) | tortoise, turtle | → | cuckold | Open realization |
| #4864 | heart → hearts (in cards) | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 sam1 (紅心, 红心) | heart | → | hearts (in cards) | Open realization |
| #4868 | diamond → diamonds (in cards) | Cantonese Chinese | zyun3 sek6 (鑽石) | diamond (precious stone) | → | diamonds (in cards) | Open realization |
| #4870 | square (geometrical) → diamonds (in cards) | Cantonese Chinese | fong1 (方) / fong1 faai3 (方塊, 方块) | square (geometrical) | → | diamonds (in cards) | Open realization |
| #4987 | horse → seahorse (Hippocampus) | Cantonese Chinese | maa5 (馬) / hoi2 maa5 (海馬) | horse | → | seahorse (Hippocampus) | Open realization |
| #5008 | shield → coin | Cantonese Chinese | teon5, seon5 (盾) | shield | → | coin | Open realization |
| #5030 | mother → native land | Cantonese Chinese | mou5 (母) / mou5 gwok3 (母國, 母国) | mother | → | motherland | Open realization |
| #5219 | wind → rumour | Cantonese Chinese | fung1 (風) | wind | → | rumour | Open realization |
| #5451 | sorghum ↔ maize | Cantonese Chinese | suk6 syu2 (蜀黍) / juk6 suk6 syu2 (玉蜀黍) | sorghum | → | maize | Open realization |
| #5531 | leaf (of door, window) → fan (hand-held) | Cantonese Chinese | sin3 (扇) | leaf (of door) | → | fan (hand-held) | Open realization |
| #5802 | roof beam → middle finger | Cantonese Chinese | dung3 loeng4 (棟樑) | ridgepole | → | middle finger | Open realization |
| #5830 | brain (cerebrum) → computer | Cantonese Chinese | nou5 zi2 (腦子) / din6 nou5 (電腦) | brain (cerebrum) | → | computer | Open realization |
| #5923 | sparrow → bird | Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese |
zoek3 (雀) / què, qiǎo, qiāo (雀) | bird | — | sparrow | Open realization |
| #5934 | rooster → trigger (of a gun) | Cantonese Chinese | gai1 (雞, 鸡) | rooster | → | trigger (of a gun) | Open realization |
| #5986 | earth, soil → Saturn | Cantonese Chinese | tou2 (土) / tou2 sing1 (土星) | earth | → | Saturn | Open realization |
| #6025 | spear → firearm | Cantonese Chinese | coeng1 (槍, 枪) | spear | → | firearm | Open realization |
| #6114 | fur, hair (of animals) → wool, yarn | Cantonese Chinese | mou4 (毛) / joeng4 mou4 (羊毛) | fur, hair (of animals) | → | wool, fleece | Open realization |
| #6152 | pineapple → hand grenade | Cantonese Chinese | bo1 lo4 / bo1 lo3* (菠蘿) | pineapple | → | (Hong Kong Cantonese) hand grenade; explosive | Open realization |
| #6156 | pear → pineapple | Cantonese Chinese | lei4 / wong4 lai4-2 (黃梨, 黄梨) | pear | → | pineapple | Open realization |
| #6157 | jackfruit → pineapple | Cantonese Chinese | bo1 lo4 mat6 (菠蘿蜜) / bo1 lo4 / bo1 lo3* (菠蘿) | jackfruit | → | pineapple | Open realization |
| #6158 | pockmarked → pineapple | Cantonese Chinese | maa4 zi2 (麻子) | pockmarked person | → | pineapple | Open realization |
| #6160 | to stink → skunk | Cantonese Chinese | cau3 (臭) / cau3 jau6 (臭鼬) | smell bad | → | skunk | Open realization |
| #6161 | weasel (Mustella nivalis) → skunk | Cantonese Chinese | jau6 (鼬) / cau3 jau6 (臭鼬) | weasel (Mustella nivalis) | → | skunk | Open realization |
| #6175 | bear (Ursus) → raccoon | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 (熊) / wun5 hung4, wun2 hung4 (浣熊) | bear (Ursus) | → | raccoon | Open realization |
| #6180 | bear (Ursus) → wombat | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 (熊) / doi6 hung4 (袋熊) | bear (Ursus) | → | wombat | Open realization |
| #6181 | bear (Ursus) → red panda | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 (熊) / siu2 hung4 maau1 (小熊貓) | bear (Ursus) | → | red panda | Open realization |
| #6182 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) → red panda | Cantonese Chinese | fo2 wu4 (火狐) | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | → | red panda | Open realization |
| #6183 | bear (Ursus) → koala | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 (熊) / syu6 hung4 (樹熊) | bear (Ursus) | → | (chiefly Hong Kong) koala | Open realization |
| #6184 | bear (Ursus) → wolverine | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 (熊) / diu1 hung4 (貂熊) | bear (Ursus) | → | wolverine | Open realization |
| #6185 | badger (Meles) → wolverine | Cantonese Chinese | fun1 (獾) / long4 fun1 (狼獾) | badger (Meles) | → | wolverine | Open realization |
| #6186 | bear (Ursus) → giant panda | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 (熊) / hung4 maau1 (熊貓) | bear (Ursus) | → | giant panda | Open realization |
| #6670 | cinnabar ↔ red | Cantonese Chinese | daan1 (丹) | cinnabar | ← | red | Open realization |
| #6670 | cinnabar ↔ red | Cantonese Chinese | zyu1 (硃) | cinnabar | ← | red | Open realization |
| #7035 | <horned animal> → longhorn beetle | Cantonese Chinese | ngau4 (牛) / tin1 ngau4 (天牛) | ox; cow; bull | → | longhorn beetle | Open realization |
| #7054 | trap, snare (n.) → trick, deceit | Cantonese Chinese | haam6 zing6 (陷阱) | trap (device designed to catch animals) | → | (figuratively) trick; snare; trap | Open realization |
| #7171 | white → Arctic fox | Cantonese Chinese | baak6 (白) / baak6 wu4 (白狐) | white | → | Arctic fox | Open realization |
| #7287 | twelve → December | Cantonese Chinese | sap6 ji6 (十二) / sap6 ji6 jyut6 (十二月) | twelve | → | December | Open realization |
| #7382 | first → January | Cantonese Chinese | jat1 (一) / jat1 jyut6 (一月) | first | → | January | Open realization |
| #7439 | second (num.) → February | Cantonese Chinese | ji6 (二) / ji6 jyut6 (二月) | second (num.) | → | February | Open realization |
| #7525 | hundred → myriapod | Cantonese Chinese | baak3 (百) / baak3 zuk1 (百足) | hundred | → | myriapod | Open realization |
| #7561 | white → ermine; stoat (Mustela erminea) | Cantonese Chinese | baak6 (白) / baak6 jau6 (白鼬) | white | → | ermine; stoat (Mustela erminea) | Open realization |
| #7915 | sixth → June | Cantonese Chinese | luk6 (六) / luk6 jyut6 (六月) | sixth | → | June | Open realization |
| #7916 | seven → July | Cantonese Chinese | cat1 (七) / cat1 jyut6 (七月) | seven | → | July | Open realization |
| #7917 | eight → August | Cantonese Chinese | baat3 (八) / baat3 jyut6 (八月) | eight | → | August | Open realization |
| #7918 | nine → September | Cantonese Chinese | gau2 (九) / gau2 jyut6 (九月) | nine | → | September | Open realization |
| #7930 | sugar → sweets, candy | Cantonese Chinese Macanese Patois |
tong4 (糖) / tôm-tôm | sugar | → | sweets, candy | Open realization |
| #7936 | sand → sugar | Cantonese Chinese | saa1 (砂) / saa1 tong4 (砂糖) | sand | → | granulated sugar | Open realization |
| #7967 | tile → diamonds (in cards) | Cantonese Chinese | gaai1 zyun1 (階磚) | ceramic floor tile | → | diamonds (in cards) | Open realization |
| #7970 | peach → spades (in cards) | Cantonese Chinese | tou4 (桃) / hak1 tou4 (黑桃) | peach | → | spades (in cards) | Open realization |
| #7971 | plum blossom → clubs (in cards) | Cantonese Chinese | mui4 faa1 (梅花) | plum blossom | → | clubs (in cards) | Open realization |
| #7972 | fan (hand-held) → spades (in cards) | Cantonese Chinese | kwai4 sin3 (葵扇) | palm fan (fan made from a whole Chinese fan palm leaf) | → | spades (in cards) | Open realization |
| #8012 | sheep — goat | Cantonese Chinese | joeng4 (羊) | sheep | — | goat | Open realization |
| #8025 | silver → mercury | Cantonese Chinese | ngan4 (银, 銀) / seoi2 ngan4 (水银, 水銀) | silver | → | mercury | Open realization |
| #8108 | butterfly → butterfly stroke | Cantonese Chinese | dip6 (蝶) / dip6 sik1 (蝶式) | butterfly | → | (chiefly Taiwan and Hong Kong) butterfly stroke | Open realization |
| #8257 | woman → queen (playing card) | Cantonese Chinese | neoi5 | woman | → | queen (playing card) | Open realization |
| #8620 | crab → Cancer (constellation) | Cantonese Chinese | haai5 (蟹) / geoi6 haai5 zo6 (巨蟹座) | crab | → | Cancer (constellation) | Open realization |
| #8695 | shrew ↔ mouse | Cantonese Chinese | zim1 syu2 (尖鼠) / syu2 (鼠) | shrew | ← | mouse | Open realization |
| #8697 | sharp point → shrew | Cantonese Chinese | zim1 (尖) / zim1 syu2 (尖鼠) | sharp point | → | shrew | Open realization |
| #8890 | empty → false, wrong | Cantonese Chinese | heoi1 (虛) | empty | → | fake | Open realization |
| #8976 | dog → fur seal | Cantonese Chinese | gau2 (狗) / hoi2 gau2 ((海狗) | dog | → | fur seal | Open realization |
| #9000 | straight → right angle | Cantonese Chinese | zik6 (直) / zik6 gok3 (直角) | straight | → | right (angle) | Open realization |
| #9014 | sun → fried eggs | Cantonese Chinese | taai3 joeng4 (太陽/太阳) / taai3 joeng4 daan6-2 (太陽蛋/太阳蛋) | sun | → | fried eggs | Open realization |
| #9015 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) → Arctic fox | Cantonese Chinese | wu4 (狐) / baak6 wu4 (白狐) | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | → | Arctic fox | Open realization |
| #9074 | hen → night-blindness | Cantonese Chinese | gai1 (雞) / gai1 maang4 (雞盲) | hen | → | night-blindness | Open realization |
| #9112 | brave person → warrior | Cantonese Chinese | jung5 si6 (勇士) | brave person | → | warrior | Open realization |
| #9183 | gall bladder → courage | Cantonese Chinese | daam2 (膽) | gall bladder | → | courage | Open realization |
| #9191 | seven → Big Dipper (Ursa Major) | Cantonese Chinese | cat1 (七) / bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1 (北斗七星) | seven | → | Big Dipper | Open realization |
| #9192 | North → Big Dipper (Ursa Major) | Cantonese Chinese | bak1 (北) / bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1 (北斗七星) | North | → | Big Dipper | Open realization |
| #9381 | monarch → king (chess) | Cantonese Chinese | wong4 (王) | monarch | → | king (chess) | Open realization |
| #9542 | snail → cochlea | Cantonese Chinese | wo1 / waa1 / gwaa1 (蜗 / 蝸) / ji5 wo1 / ji5 waa1 / ji5 gwaa1 (耳蜗 / 耳蝸) | snail | → | cochlea | Open realization |
| #9560 | <natural fibres> → asbestos | Cantonese Chinese | sek6 min4 (棉) / sek6 min4 (石棉) | cotton | → | asbestos | Open realization |
| #9563 | fire → flint | Cantonese Chinese | seoi6 (燧 / 燧) / seoi6 sek6 (燧石 / 燧石) | fire | → | flint | Open realization |
| #9600 | mother → motherwort (Leonurus) | Cantonese Chinese | mou5 (母) / jik1 mou5 cou2 (益母草) | mother | → | motherwort (Leonurus) | Open realization |
| #9695 | oil (food) → kerosene | Cantonese Chinese | fo2 jau4 (油) / fo2 jau4 (火油) | oil (food) | → | kerosene | Open realization |
| #9698 | water → kerosene | Cantonese Chinese | seoi2 / fo2 seoi2 | water | → | kerosene | Open realization |
| #9699 | coal → kerosene | Cantonese Chinese | mui4 (煤) / mui4 jau4 (煤油) | coal | → | kerosene | Open realization |
| #9704 | steam, vapour → petrol, gasoline (motor fuel) | Cantonese Chinese | hei3 jau4 (汽) / hei3 jau4 (汽油) | steam, vapour | → | petrol, gasoline (motor fuel) | Open realization |
| #9705 | electricity → petrol, gasoline (motor fuel) | Cantonese Chinese | din6 (電) / din6 jau4 (電油) | electricity | → | petrol, gasoline (motor fuel) | Open realization |
| #9747 | three → clover | Cantonese Chinese | saam1 (三) / saam1 jip6 cou2 (三葉草) | three | → | clover | Open realization |
| #9767 | mother → vowel | Cantonese Chinese | mou5 (母) / mou5 jam1 (母音) | mother | → | vowel | Open realization |
| #9770 | child (son or daughter) → consonant | Cantonese Chinese | zi2 (子) / zi2 jam1 (子音) | child (son or daughter) | → | consonant | Open realization |
| #9813 | <numeral> → lamprey (Petromyzontidae) | Cantonese Chinese | baat3 (八) / baat3 muk6 maan4 (八目鰻) | eight | → | lamprey (Petromyzontidae) | Open realization |
| #9816 | eel (Anguilla anguilla) → lamprey (Petromyzontidae) | Cantonese Chinese | maan4 (鰻) / baat3 muk6 maan4 (八目鰻) | eel; Anguilla rostrata | → | lamprey (Petromyzontidae) | Open realization |
| #9842 | to give birth, to deliver (a baby) → to lay eggs | Cantonese Chinese | caan2 (產) / caan2 leon2 (產卵) | to give birth | → | to lay eggs | Open realization |
| #9851 | honeycomb → reticulum (zoology) | Cantonese Chinese | fung1 caau4 (蜂巢) / fung1 caau4 wai6 (蜂巢胃) | honeycomb | → | reticulum (zoology) | Open realization |
| #9895 | capital (architecture) → stigma (botany) | Cantonese Chinese | cyu5 tau4 (柱頭) | capital (architecture) | → | stigma (botany) | Open realization |
| #9944 | <fruit> → Adam's apple | Cantonese Chinese | laam2 (榄) / hau4 laam2 (喉欖) | olive | → | Adam's apple | Open realization |
| #9997 | stone (of a fruit) → Adam's apple | Cantonese Chinese | wat6-2 (核) / hau4 wat6-2 (喉核) | stone of a frut | → | Adam's apple | Open realization |
| #10132 | zebra ↔ horse | Cantonese Chinese | baan1 maa5 (斑馬/斑马) / maa5 (馬/马) | zebra | ← | horse | Open realization |
| #10196 | head → glans penis | Cantonese Chinese | tau4 (頭 / 头) / gwai1 tau4 (龜頭 / 龟头) | head | → | glans penis | Open realization |
| #10271 | body → health | Cantonese Chinese | san1 tai2 (身體) | body | → | health | Open realization |
| #10280 | lion (Panthera leo) ↔ cougar | Cantonese Chinese | si1 (獅) / mei5 zau1 si1 (美洲獅) | lion (Panthera leo) | → | cougar | Open realization |
| #10291 | honey → nectar | Cantonese Chinese | mat6 (蜜) / faa1 mat6 (花蜜) | honey | → | nectar | Open realization |
| #10342 | faeces → earwax | Cantonese Chinese | si2 (屎) / ji5 si2 (耳屎) | faeces | → | earwax | Open realization |
| #10414 | evil spirit → person of the Caucasian race | Cantonese Chinese | gwai2 (鬼) / gwai2 lou2 (鬼佬) | ghost | → | (colloquial, derogatory, sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) person of the Caucasian race | Open realization |
| #10414 | evil spirit → person of the Caucasian race | Cantonese Chinese | gwai2 (鬼) / faan1 gwai2 (番鬼) | ghost | → | (derogatory) foreigner, especially a Westerner | Open realization |
| #10414 | evil spirit → person of the Caucasian race | Cantonese Chinese | gwai2 (鬼) / hung4 mou4 gwai2 (紅毛鬼) | ghost | → | (derogatory) a Dutch or British person, or Western foreigners in general | Open realization |
| #10414 | evil spirit → person of the Caucasian race | Cantonese Chinese | gwai2 (鬼) / baak6 gwai2 (白鬼) | ghost | → | person of the Caucasian race | Open realization |
| #10415 | red-haired → person of the Caucasian race | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 mou4 jan4 (紅毛人) | red-haired person | → | person of the Caucasian race | Open realization |
| #10415 | red-haired → person of the Caucasian race | Cantonese Chinese | hung4 mou4 (紅毛) / hung4 mou4 gwai2 (紅毛鬼) | red-haired | → | (derogatory) a Dutch or British person, or Western foreigners in general | Open realization |
| #10419 | to stand → penguin | Cantonese Chinese | kei5 ngo4-2 (企) / kei5 ngo4-2 (企鵝) | to stand | → | penguin | Open realization |
| #10431 | that ↔ third-person singular | Cantonese Chinese | kei3 (其) | (Shenzhen) that | — | (Shenzhen) third-person singular | Open realization |
| #10476 | to dilute → nitrogen | Cantonese Chinese | daam6 (淡) / daam6 (氮) | to dilute | → | nitrogen | Open realization |
| #10497 | light (vs. heavy) → hydrogen | Cantonese Chinese | hing1 (輕／轻) / hing1 (氫) | light (vs. heavy) | → | hydrogen | Open realization |
| #10547 | mold (hollow form) → model, template, pattern | Cantonese Chinese | jing4 (型) | (obsolete) mold (hollow form) | → | model, template, pattern | Open realization |
| #10553 | water → horizontal (vs. vertical) | Cantonese Chinese | seoi2 (水) / seoi2 ping4 (水平) | water | → | horizontal (vs. vertical) | Open realization |
| #10557 | edge, border → horizon | Cantonese Chinese | zai3 (際) / tin1 zai3 (天際) | border; edge; boundary | → | horizon | Open realization |
| #10557 | edge, border → horizon | Cantonese Chinese | bin1 (邊) / tin1 bin1 (天邊) | side; edge; margin | → | horizon | Open realization |
| #10595 | part → syllable | Cantonese Chinese | zit3 (節) / jam1 zit3 (音節) | fragment | → | syllable | Open realization |
| #10607 | to hear → sense of hearing | Cantonese Chinese | ting3 (聽) / ting3 gok3 (聽覺) | to hear | → | sense of hearing | Open realization |