Cantonese words starting with A

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Correct; right.

Lunch; short for 晏晝飯.

Later; later on; in a little while.

An afternoon nap.

Afternoon; the period of time around midday or between noon and sunset.

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晏晝飯晏昼饭

Lunch; the midday meal.

A small to medium-sized round container with a lid, usually made of glass or porcelain.

An earthen jar with a small mouth.

Opium poppy; a plant used to refine opium, morphine, or cocaine.

Duck, a common waterfowl often raised as poultry, or its meat and eggs used as food.

To pledge, pawn, or leave property or money as collateral to secure a loan or debt.

鴨巴甸鸭巴甸

Aberdeen (the district in Hong Kong or the city in Scotland); gabardine fabric.

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鴨蛋青鸭蛋青

Duck-egg green; a grayish pale green color resembling that of a duck egg.

A nightclub or brothel where male hosts or escorts provide services to female clients.

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鴨腳扎鸭脚扎

Steamed duck feet wrapped in a beancurd sheet roll, a classic Cantonese dim sum dish.

Duck down or eiderdown, used for stuffing bedding and jackets.

鴨脷洲鸭脷洲

Ap Lei Chau, also known as Aberdeen Island, an island off the southwest coast of Hong Kong Island.

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鴨寮街鸭寮街

Apliu Street, a street in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong.

鴨乸蹄鸭乸蹄

Duck gizzard; the muscular stomach of a duck.

鴨舌帽鸭舌帽

Flat cap; a flat-topped cap with a stiff brim or peak.

Duckling; an immature duck.

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鴨仔蛋鸭仔蛋

Balut; a fertilized and half-incubated duck egg, a culinary delicacy in Southeast Asia.

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鴨仔團鸭仔团

Package tour; guided tour.

Ap Chau, also known as Robinson Island; the smallest inhabited island in Hong Kong, located in the North District.

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鴨嘴梨鸭嘴梨

Ya pear, a variety of Chinese white pear with pale yellow skin and brown specks.

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鴨咀帽鸭咀帽

A peaked cap, such as a baseball cap or duckbill cap.

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鴨嘴帽鸭嘴帽

Peaked cap, such as a baseball cap or duckbill cap.

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鴨嘴獸鸭嘴兽

Platypus; a semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal native to eastern Australia, known for its duck-like bill.

Duck feet, prepared and eaten as food.

To pull up; to eradicate.

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揠苗助長揠苗助长

To spoil things by excessive enthusiasm or haste; to pull up shoots to help them grow.

To press down on; to crush, flatten, or apply pressure to something.

A lance or halberd; to scrape or tap; a custom or law.

To suppress, restrain, or stop.

To oppress or repress people; to exert pressure on others to force obedience or exploit them.

A type of traditional Chinese gambling game.

To press or lower something down; to keep down.

壓低的压低的

Suppressed, lowered, or driven down.

To pawn items, or a small pawnshop.

To overwhelm, defeat, or surpass, especially by a large margin.

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壓倒性压倒性

Overwhelming; having a very strong, absolute advantage or influence.

To force or beat down a price.

To escort under armed guard; to transport goods or prisoners under military or security protection.

Guarantee money; a refundable deposit.