Cantonese words starting with A

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unmentionable disease

to hint at; sth hidden

inwardly; secretly

attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back

am3 zin3 soeng1 jan4

暗箭傷人暗箭伤人

to stab someone in the back unexpectedly

submerged reef (rock)

in the dark; on the sly

am3 zung1 gaam1 si6

暗中監視暗中监视

to monitor secretly

am3 zung1 hung3 zai3

to manipulate; to control in secret [written and colloquial]

am3 zung1 mo2 sok3

to find in the dark; know things only by guessing; search about blindly

(theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)

ｕｎ腳ｕｎ脚

to shake one's leg rhythmically whilst seated [colloquial]

an3 san1 an3 sai3

Ｕｎ身Ｕｎ勢Ｕｎ身Ｕｎ势

to sway one's body [colloquial]

(literary) reins (for a horse)

oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

ang1 go1 jin3 mou5

鶯歌燕舞莺歌燕舞

the warbler sings and the swallow dances

鶯歌鎮莺歌镇

Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

scratchy; uneven

unpleasantness to the ears, which means words spoken to the listener are something that he or she does not enjoy to hear

accord; to agree; extensive; in agreement; to arrange with; wide

variant of 翕動|翕动[xi1 dong4]

describes a small, narrow and untidy place; damp and unventilated; shabby

to stuff into; to force someone to do something

to hook; to crochet; barb; window catch; to connect; a type of stroke with a hook; to strike out; to paint; to seduce; to thicken (soup ; to grasp; (a) year (of someone's age)

to annoy; to be annoyed

(used for transliteration); abbreviation for Europe; a surname

(pottery) bowl or drinking vessel; part of a place name

to sing; folk song

Europe and Asia

au1 aa3 daai6 luk6

歐亞大陸欧亚大陆

au1 aa3 hung4 mei5 keoi4

歐亞紅尾鴝欧亚红尾鸲

(bird species of China) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

歐亞鴝欧亚鸲

(bird species of China) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

(female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa")

歐巴馬欧巴马

(Tw) Barack Obama (1961–), US Democrat politician, president 2009–2017

歐巴桑欧巴桑

歐斑鳩欧斑鸠

(bird species of China) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)

opal (Sanskrit: upala)

Opel (car brand)

歐車前欧车前

psyllium (genus Plantago)

歐蝶魚欧蝶鱼

au1 dong1 gwai1

歐當歸欧当归

(botany) lovage

(bird species of China) stock dove (Columba oenas)

au1 gam1 baan1 hang4

歐金斑鴴欧金斑鸻

(bird species of China) European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)