Cantonese words starting with A

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to hold; to clench (one's fist); classifier: a handful

to restrain; harness shafts

dirty; despicable

aak1 aak1 pin3 pin3

呃呃騙騙呃呃骗骗

the act of cheating

(a merchant who) cheats the customer by rigging the scales

aak1 faan6 sik6

呃飯食呃饭食

to mooch (to cheat someone for food); to hoax and swindle or rely on deceptive tricks to make a living; to not do much at work [colloquial]

difficult situation

aak1 gwaa1 do1 ji5

厄瓜多爾厄瓜多尔

lit. to lie to a ghost, meaning to lie

aak1 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6

呃鬼食豆腐

a feeble attempt to trick someone or to lure someone into a trap that is very easy to see through

aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3

扼喉撫背扼喉抚背

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)

aak1 jam2 aak1 sik6

呃飲呃食呃饮呃食

cheating for free meals

to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc)

aak1 ji5 bou3 lou5 si6

厄爾布魯士厄尔布鲁士

(Mount) Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountains, southwest Russia

aak1 ji5 nei4 nok6

厄爾尼諾厄尔尼诺

(meteorology) El Niño

aak1 ji5 nei4 nok6 jin6 zoeng6

厄爾尼諾現象厄尔尼诺现象

El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean

aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

aak1 laap6 dak6 lei5 aa3

厄立特里亞厄立特里亚

aak1 lak6 hoi2 haap6

厄勒海峽厄勒海峡

(strength of one's) grip

Plight; Tragic fate

to cheat; to bilk [colloquial]

aak1 san4 pin3 gwai2

呃神騙鬼呃神骗鬼

the act of lying to ; swindling others

aak1 sap6 taap3

Ørsta (city in Norway)

to strangle; to stifle (opinions)

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

aan1 maa1 ni1 paa1 mi1 hung1

唵嘛呢叭咪吽

om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

(noun) 1. lunch; 2. afternoon

later; later on [colloquial]

to die (exclusively of the Emperor)

(noun) an afternoon nap

Yan Ying (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as Yanzi 晏子[Yan4 zi3] , hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]

aan3 ping4 zung6

another name for Yan Ying 晏嬰|晏婴[Yan4 Ying1] or Yanzi 晏子[Yan4 zi3] (-500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2]

(noun) afternoon; noon; (adverb) in the afternoon; at noon

aan3 zau3 faan6

晏晝飯晏昼饭

Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2], also known as 晏嬰|晏婴[Yan4 Ying1], hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]

aan3 zi2 ceon1 cau1

Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States

earthen jar with small mouth

earthen jar with small mouth