Cantonese words starting with A
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握手
ak1 sau2to shake hands
渥太華渥太华
ak1 taai3 waa4Ottawa, capital of Canada
厄運厄运
ak1 wan6bad luck; adversity
齷濁龌浊
ak1 zuk6filthy; sordid
啽
am1to speak (Cantonese)
媕
am1undecided
庵
am1hut; nunnery
諳谙
am1to be versed in; to be fully acquainted with
闇
am1court mourning (for the late emperor or empress)
鵪鹌
am1quail
鵪鶉鹌鹑
am1 ceon1(slang) coward
諳練谙练
am1 lin6conversant; proficient
庵摩勒
am1 mo1 lak6see 餘甘子|余甘子[yu2 gan1 zi3]
庵摩落迦果
am1 mo1 lak6 gaa1 gwo2see 餘甘子|余甘子[yu2 gan1 zi3]
媕婀
am1 o2(literary) hesitant; indecisive
鵪鶉蛋鹌鹑蛋
am1 seon4 daan2quail egg
庵堂
am1 tong4Buddhist nunnery
唵
am2(interjection) oh! ; so (expressing interrogation); (used in buddhist transl...
掩
am2to cover up; to surprise; to conceal
黯
am2deep black; dull (color); dreary
黯淡
am2 daam6variant of 暗淡[an4 dan4]
黯然
am2 jin4dim
黯然失色
am2 jin4 sat1 sik1to lose one's splendor; to be eclipsed
黯然銷魂黯然销魂
am2 jin4 siu1 wan4overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
暗
am3dark; secret; hidden
暗啞底暗哑底
am3 aa2 dai2secretly; silently; underhand [colloquial]
暗啞抵暗哑抵
am3 aa2 dai2bear; endure; undergo something but cannot speak out; to suffer in silence
暗暗
am3 am3secretly
暗病
am3 beng6noun; unmentionable disease
暗堡
am3 bou2bunker
暗背雨燕
am3 bui3 jyu5 jin3(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
暗察明訪暗察明访
am3 caat3 ming4 fong2see 明察暗訪|明察暗访[ming2 cha2 an4 fang3]
暗潮
am3 ciu4undercurrent
暗娼
am3 coeng1unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
暗瘡暗疮
am3 cong1acne
暗藏
am3 cong4to hide
暗處暗处
am3 cyu3secret place
暗淡
am3 daam6dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab
暗地
am3 dei6secretly; inwardly; on the sly
暗地裡暗地里
am3 dei6 leoi5secretly; inwardly; on the sly
暗疔
am3 ding1axillary furuncle
暗袋
am3 doi2camera bag (for changing film)
暗度陳倉暗度陈仓
am3 dou6 can4 cong1the cover of darkness; to do something illicit under the cover of a diversion
暗渡陳倉暗渡陈仓
am3 dou6 can4 cong1lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers ...
暗煅
am3 dyun3sealed pot calcination (TCM)
暗花
am3 faa1a slush fund, a special fund for illegal purposes; a reward for carrying out ...
暗花兒暗花儿
am3 faa1 ji4veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric
暗訪暗访
am3 fong2to make secret inquiries
暗腹雪雞暗腹雪鸡
am3 fuk1 syut3 gai1(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
暗格
am3 gaak3noun; secret compartment
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