Cantonese words starting with A
1,257 entries
aa3 jyut6 wan4 zi2 syu6
阿月渾子樹阿月浑子树
pistachio tree
aa3 kaa1
阿卡
Acre, city in Israel, also known as Akko
aa3 kaa1 dik6 aa3
阿卡迪亞阿卡迪亚
(place name) Arcadia
aa3 kaa1 dik6 aa3 daai6 hok6
阿卡迪亞大學阿卡迪亚大学
Acadia University (Canada)
aa3 kaa1 pou2 ji5 fo1
阿卡普爾科阿卡普尔科
Acapulco, city in Mexico
aa3 kaa1 tai4
阿卡提
Arcadia (Greek prefecture on the Peloponnese)
aa3 kaa3 baa1
亞喀巴亚喀巴
Aqaba (port city in Jordan)
aa3 kaa3 lau4 si1
阿喀琉斯
Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
aa3 kam5
阿妗啊妗
aunty (the wife of a maternal uncle); the wife of a woman's younger brother
aa3 kau5
阿舅
brother of one's wife
aa3 kei4 lei5 si1
阿奇里斯
Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
aa3 kwai1 naap6
阿奎納阿奎纳
surname Aquinas
aa3 laai1
阿拉
Allah (Arabic name of God)
aa3 laai1 baa1 maa5
亞拉巴馬亚拉巴马
Alabama, US state
aa3 laai1 baa1 maa5
阿拉巴馬阿拉巴马
Alabama, US state
aa3 laai1 baak3
阿拉伯
Arabian; Arab
aa3 laai1 baak3 bun3 dou2
阿拉伯半島阿拉伯半岛
Arabian Peninsula
aa3 laai1 baak3 gaau1
阿拉伯膠阿拉伯胶
gum arabic
aa3 laai1 baak3 gwok3 gaa1 lyun4 mang4
阿拉伯國家聯盟阿拉伯国家联盟
Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States
aa3 laai1 baak3 hoi2
阿拉伯海
Arabian Sea
aa3 laai1 baak3 jan4
阿拉伯人
Arab; Arabian people
aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5
阿拉伯語阿拉伯语
Arabic (language)
aa3 laai1 baak3 lyun4 hap6 daai6 gung1 gwok3
阿拉伯聯合大公國阿拉伯联合大公国
United Arab Emirates (Tw)
aa3 laai1 baak3 lyun4 hap6 jau4 zoeng2 gwok3
阿拉伯聯合酋長國阿拉伯联合酋长国
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
aa3 laai1 baak3 man4
阿拉伯文
Arabic (language & writing)
aa3 laai1 baak3 sou3 zi6
阿拉伯數字阿拉伯数字
Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
aa3 laai1 baak3 tong4
阿拉伯糖
arabinose (type of sugar)
aa3 laai1 baak3 wui4 hoeng1
阿拉伯茴香
see 孜然[zi1 ran2], cumin
aa3 laai1 ding1
阿拉丁
Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
aa3 laai1 faat3 dak6
阿拉法特
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特|亚西尔·阿拉法特[Ya4 xi1 er3 · A1 la1 fa3 te4]
aa3 laai1 fat1 laai1 hoi2
阿拉弗拉海
Arafura Sea
aa3 laai1 ji5
阿拉爾阿拉尔
Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
aa3 laai1 ji5 si5
阿拉爾市阿拉尔市
Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
aa3 laai1 mai5 jyu5
阿拉米語阿拉米语
Aramaic (language)
aa3 laai1 mo1
阿拉摩
Alamo, city in United States
aa3 laai1 muk6 tou4
阿拉木圖阿拉木图
Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan
aa3 laai1 ngaa5
阿拉瓦
Araba or Álava
aa3 laai1 si1
阿拉斯
Arras, town in northern France
aa3 laai1 si1 gaa1
阿拉斯加
Alaska, US state
aa3 laai1 si1 gaa1 daai6 hok6
阿拉斯加大學阿拉斯加大学
University of Alaska
aa3 laai1 sin6
阿拉善
see 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2]
aa3 laai1 sin6 jau6 kei4
阿拉善右旗
Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
aa3 laai1 sin6 mang4
阿拉善盟
Alxa, league in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
aa3 laai1 sin6 zo2 kei4
阿拉善左旗
Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
aa3 laai1 taap3 si1
阿拉塔斯
surname Alatas
aa3 laan4
亞蘭亚兰
Ram (son of Hezron)
aa3 laan4
阿蘭阿兰
Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
aa3 laan4 joek6
阿蘭若阿兰若
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")
aa3 laan4 maai6 zyu1
阿蘭賣豬阿兰卖猪
bad bargain after losing out on an opportunity for a better deal; to be compelled to do a fire sale after losing out on the chance to sell something at a higher price
aa3 laan4 man4
阿蘭文阿兰文
Aramaic