Cantonese words starting with A
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亞丁亚丁
aa3 ding1Aden
亞丁灣亚丁湾
aa3 ding1 waan1Gulf of Aden
阿頂阿顶
aa3 ding2the boss or the big brother (of a gang) [colloquial]
阿多尼斯
aa3 do1 nei4 si1Adonis, figure in Greek mythology
阿多諾阿多诺
aa3 do1 nok6surname Adorno
亞當亚当
aa3 dong1Adam
亞當斯亚当斯
aa3 dong1 si1Adams
亞當斯敦亚当斯敦
aa3 dong1 si1 deon1Adamstown, capital of the Pitcairn Islands
阿堵
aa3 dou2(literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[Liu4 Chao2]) this
阿堵物
aa3 dou2 mat6(literary) (euphemism) money (literally, "this thing")
亞東亚东
aa3 dung1see 亞東縣|亚东县[Ya4 dong1 Xian4]
亞東縣亚东县
aa3 dung1 jyun6Yadong, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
阿凡達阿凡达
aa3 faan4 daat6Avatar (movie)
阿梵達阿梵达
aa3 faan4 daat6(loanword) avatar
阿凡提
aa3 faan4 tai4the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known fo...
阿法爾阿法尔
aa3 faat3 ji5Afar region of northeast Ethiopia
阿法爾沙漠阿法尔沙漠
aa3 faat3 ji5 saa1 mok6Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia
阿法羅密歐阿法罗密欧
aa3 faat3 lo4 mat6 au1Alfa Romeo
亞弗烈亚弗烈
aa3 fat1 lit6Alfred (name)
阿弗洛狄忒
aa3 fat1 lok6 dik6 tik1variant of 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4]
阿佛洛狄忒
aa3 fat6 lok6 dik6 tik1Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love
阿飛阿飞
aa3 fei1hoodlum; young rowdy
阿飛的阿飞的
aa3 fei1 dik1dude [written]
亞非拉亚非拉
aa3 fei1 laai1Asia, Africa and Latin America
阿非利加
aa3 fei1 lei6 gaa1Africa
阿非利加洲
aa3 fei1 lei6 gaa1 zau1Africa
阿肥
aa3 fei2the appellation to refer to someone who is fat
亞科亚科
aa3 fo1subfamily (taxonomy)
阿房宮阿房宫
aa3 fong4 gung1Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 ...
阿富汗
aa3 fu3 hon6Afghanistan
阿富汗語阿富汗语
aa3 fu3 hon6 jyu5Afghan (language)
阿芙蓉
aa3 fu4 jung4opium
阿芙羅狄忒阿芙罗狄忒
aa3 fu4 lo4 dik6 tik1see 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4]
阿芙樂爾號阿芙乐尔号
aa3 fu4 lok6 ji5 hou6the Russian cruiser Aurora, whose blank shot in 1917 signaled the start of th...
亞父亚父
aa3 fu6(term of respect) second only to father
亞福亚福
aa3 fuk1Call
阿福
aa3 fuk1stupid person (spoken)
阿福阿壽阿福啊寿
aa3 fuk1 aa3 sau6'every Tom, Dick and Harry'
阿伏伽德羅阿伏伽德罗
aa3 fuk6 gaa1 dak1 lo4Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist
阿伏伽德羅常數阿伏伽德罗常数
aa3 fuk6 gaa1 dak1 lo4 soeng4 sou3Avogadro's number (chemistry)
阿家
aa3 gaa1husband's mother
阿加迪爾阿加迪尔
aa3 gaa1 dik6 ji5Agadir, city in southwest Morocco
阿加維阿加维
aa3 gaa1 wai4see 阿爾加維|阿尔加维[A1 er3 jia1 wei2]
亞皆老街亚皆老街
aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1Argyle Street, a street in Kowloon, Hong Kong
亞界亚界
aa3 gaai3subkingdom (taxonomy)
阿格尼迪
aa3 gaak3 nei4 dik6Agnus Dei (section of Catholic mass)
阿膠阿胶
aa3 gaau1donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM)
亞金亚金
aa3 gam1Achim (son of Zadok in Matthew 1:14)
阿金庫爾阿金库尔
aa3 gam1 fu3 ji5Agincourt (near Arras in north France, scene of a battle in 1415)
阿甘正傳阿甘正传
aa3 gam1 zing3 zyun6Forrest Gump
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