Cantonese words starting with A
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握
aak1to hold; to clench (one's fist); classifier: a handful
軛轭
aak1to restrain; harness shafts
齷龌
aak1dirty; despicable
呃呃騙騙呃呃骗骗
aak1 aak1 pin3 pin3the act of cheating
握別握别
aak1 bit6to shake hands
呃秤
aak1 cing3(a merchant who) cheats the customer by rigging the scales
呃飯食呃饭食
aak1 faan6 sik6to mooch (to cheat someone for food); to hoax and swindle or rely on deceptiv...
扼頸扼颈
aak1 geng2to strangle
厄境
aak1 ging2difficult situation
厄瓜多
aak1 gwaa1 do1Ecuador (Tw)
厄瓜多爾厄瓜多尔
aak1 gwaa1 do1 ji5Ecuador
呃鬼
aak1 gwai2lit. to lie to a ghost, meaning to lie
呃鬼食豆腐
aak1 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6a feeble attempt to trick someone or to lure someone into a trap that is very...
扼喉撫背扼喉抚背
aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
呃飲呃食呃饮呃食
aak1 jam2 aak1 sik6cheating for free meals
握有
aak1 jau5to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining...
厄爾布魯士厄尔布鲁士
aak1 ji5 bou3 lou5 si6(Mount) Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountains, southwest Russia
厄爾尼諾厄尔尼诺
aak1 ji5 nei4 nok6(meteorology) El Niño
厄爾尼諾現象厄尔尼诺现象
aak1 ji5 nei4 nok6 jin6 zoeng6El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean
呃逆
aak1 jik6to hiccup
扼要
aak1 jiu3to the point
扼襟控咽
aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
握拳
aak1 kyun4to make a fist
厄立特里亞厄立特里亚
aak1 laap6 dak6 lei5 aa3Eritrea
厄勒海峽厄勒海峡
aak1 lak6 hoi2 haap6Øresund
握力
aak1 lik6(strength of one's) grip
厄洛斯
aak1 lok6 si1Eros (Cupid)
厄難厄难
aak1 naan6Plight; Tragic fate
呃騙呃骗
aak1 pin3to cheat; to bilk [colloquial]
扼殺扼杀
aak1 saat3to strangle
呃神騙鬼呃神骗鬼
aak1 san4 pin3 gwai2the act of lying to ; swindling others
厄什塔
aak1 sap6 taap3Ørsta (city in Norway)
扼守
aak1 sau2to hold a pass
扼死
aak1 sei2to strangle; to stifle (opinions)
扼腕
aak1 wun2to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
扼制
aak1 zai3to control
握住
aak1 zyu6to grip
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
aan1 maa1 ni1 paa1 mi1 hung1om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)
晏
aan3(noun) 1. lunch; 2. afternoon
晏啲
aan3 di1later; later on [colloquial]
晏駕晏驾
aan3 gaa3to die (exclusively of the Emperor)
晏覺晏觉
aan3 gaau3(noun) an afternoon nap
晏嬰晏婴
aan3 jing1Yan Ying (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also kn...
晏平仲
aan3 ping4 zung6another name for Yan Ying 晏嬰|晏婴[Yan4 Ying1] or Yanzi 晏子[Yan4 zi3] (-500 BC), ...
晏晝晏昼
aan3 zau3(noun) afternoon; noon; (adverb) in the afternoon; at noon
晏晝飯晏昼饭
aan3 zau3 faan6lunch
晏子
aan3 zi2Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国[Qi2 g...
晏子春秋
aan3 zi2 ceon1 cau1Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), ...
甖
aang1earthen jar with small mouth
罌罂
aang1earthen jar with small mouth
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