Cantonese words starting with A

1,257 entries

aang1 suk1
罂粟
poppy
aap2
(slang) male prostitute
aap3
to mortgage; to detain in custody; (literary) to sign; a surname; pawn
aap3 baa1 din1
鸭巴甸
Aberdeen, Scotland
aap3 daan2
鸭蛋
duck egg
aap3 daan2 ceng1
鸭蛋青
pale blue
aap3 dim3
鸭店
a gigolo brothel
aap3 goek3
鸭脚
duck feet
aap3 goek3 zaat3
鸭脚扎
steamed duck feet wrapped in a beancurd sheet roll, a famous dish of Cantonese cuisine
aap3 juk6
鸭肉
duck meat
aap3 jung2
鸭绒
eiderdown; duck down
aap3 lei2
鸭梨
Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)
aap3 lei6
鸭脷
duck tongue
aap3 lei6 zau1
鸭脷洲
Ap Lei Chau, an island offshore from Hong Kong Island in the Southern District
aap3 liu4 gaai1
鸭寮街
Apliu Street, a street in Hong Kong, China
aap3 luk6 gong1
鸭绿江
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
aap3 naa2 tai4
鸭乸蹄
flat foot
aap3 san2
鸭肾
duck gizzard
aap3 sit6 mou2
鸭舌帽
peaked cap
aap3 zai2
鸭仔
a duckling
aap3 zai2 daan2
鸭仔蛋
Balut-Vietnamese cuisine (a duck's egg during the 15th-18th day of the incubation period)
aap3 zai2 tyun4
鸭仔团
a tour group
aap3 zau1
鸭洲
Robinson Island
aap3 zeoi2 lei4
鸭嘴梨
Chinese white pear
aap3 zeoi2 lung4
鸭嘴龙
hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)
aap3 zeoi2 mou6
鸭咀帽
cricket-cap; baseball cap
aap3 zeoi2 mou6
鸭嘴帽
cricket-cap; baseball cap
aap3 zeoi2 sau3
鸭嘴兽
platypus
aap3 zi2
鸭子
duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
aap3 zi2 ji4
鸭子儿
(coll.) duck's egg
aap3 zoeng2
鸭掌
duck foot
aat1
to eradicate
aat1 miu4 zo6 coeng4
揠苗助长
see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
aat3
dam; check
aat3
to press; to keep under (control); to oppress; to suppress; to restrain; to draw near
aat3
lance; to scrape; custom
aat3
to restrain; to hold back; to suppress
aat3 baan2
压板
vise jaw
aat3 bik1
压迫
to oppress; to constrict; stress (physics)
aat3 bin2
压扁
to squash
aat3 bou2
压宝
a type of gambling game
aat3 ce1
压车
variant of 押車|押车[ya1 che1]
aat3 ce1
押车
to escort (goods) during transportation
aat3 dai1
压低
to lower (one's voice)
aat3 dai1 dik1
压低的
suppressed; lowered; driven down [written]
aat3 din6
压电
piezoelectricity (physics)
aat3 din6 tai2
压电体
piezo-electric
aat3 dong3
押当
to pawn something; a small pawnshop
aat3 dou2
压倒
to overwhelm; overwhelming
aat3 dou2 sing3
压倒性
overwhelming