Cantonese words starting with A
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丫
aa11. fork 2. branch 3. bifurcation 4. girl 5. (reduplication丫丫) baby 6. (onomat...
吖
aa1phonetic a, similar to 呵; final particle expressing consent and denial, livel...
呀
aa11. In rhetorical question, it is used as an interrogative word; (interjection...
啊
aa1modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation ; surprise ; consent
啞哑
aa1onomatopoeia for baby talk ; chirping
孲
aa1baby
扼
aa1to grip forcefully; to guard; to hold; to take firm hold of; salient
椏桠
aa1forking branch
錒锕
aa1actinium (chemistry)
雅
aa1an alternative form for 鴉, crow
鴉鸦
aa1crow
啊呀
aa1 aa1interjection of surprise
丫巴兒丫巴儿
aa1 baa1 ji4fork (of a tree, road, argument etc); fork junction
丫杈
aa1 caa1fork (of a tree)
椏杈桠杈
aa1 caa3variant of 丫杈[ya1 cha4]
吖嗪
aa1 ceon4-azine
吖啶
aa1 ding6acridine (antiseptic and disinfectant)
丫髻
aa1 gai3bun (of hair)
啊喲啊哟
aa1 jo1interjection of surprise or pain; Ow
吖嗎吖吗
aa1 maa3a way of expression, with surprised or doubtful feeling
吖嘛
aa1 maa3isn't it; okay; right
吖嗱
aa1 naa4a way of expression, maybe to agree on something or to be attentive
鴉片鸦片
aa1 pin3(loanword) opium
鴉片戰爭鸦片战争
aa1 pin3 zin3 zang1the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
丫頭丫头
aa1 tau4girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
丫頭片子丫头片子
aa1 tau4 pin2 zi2(coll.) silly girl
丫挺
aa1 ting5(Beijing dialect) bastard
丫環丫环
aa1 waan4servant girl
丫鬟
aa1 waan4servant girl
鴉烏婆鸦乌婆
aa1 wu1 po2a scary old hag in the legends, often used to scare children [colloquial]
鴉嘴卷尾鸦嘴卷尾
aa1 zeoi2 gyun2 mei5(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens)
鴉雀無聲鸦雀无声
aa1 zoek3 mou4 sing1lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence
嗄
aa2interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; what?
掗挜
aa2to wave; brandish
阿
aa2an interjection
啞巴哑巴
aa2 baa1a mute
啞巴吃黃蓮哑巴吃黄莲
aa2 baa1 hek3 wong4 lin4variant of 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2]
啞巴吃黃連哑巴吃黄连
aa2 baa1 hek3 wong4 lin4no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ...
啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
aa2 baa1 hek3 wong4 lin4 ，jau5 fu2 syut3 bat1 ceot1to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom); sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄...
啞巴虧哑巴亏
aa2 baa1 kwai1pent-up unspoken grievances
啞點哑点
aa2 dim2blind spot
啞鼓哑鼓
aa2 gu2drum practice pad (music)
啞光哑光
aa2 gwong1Matte
啞口哑口
aa2 hau2as if dumb
啞口無言哑口无言
aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)
啞語哑语
aa2 jyu5sign language
啞劇哑剧
aa2 kek6pantomime; mime show
啞鈴哑铃
aa2 ling4dumbbell (weight)
啞佬哑佬
aa2 lou2speech-impaired man
啞謎哑谜
aa2 mai4puzzle
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