Cantonese words starting with F

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fui1 sam1 song3 hei3

灰心喪氣灰心丧气

Downhearted, dejected, and in despair.

Chief, leader, or the best and brightest in a group.

Whitewash; a traditional, corrosive lime-based paint commonly used in the 1960s, now mostly replaced by latex paint.

The star Polaris or the Big Dipper constellation.

Gray; the color between black and white.

fui1 sik1 dei6 daai3

灰色地帶灰色地带

Gray area; a moral middle ground, or a loophole where actions are not explicitly forbidden but may be penalized.

Kuixing, the Daoist god of examinations and one of the twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy.

The four stars of the Big Dipper that form the rectangular body of the dipper.

fui1 sing1 gok3

魁星閣魁星阁

A temple dedicated to Kuixing, the Daoist deity of fate and literature.

fui1 syu6 zoek3

灰樹鵲灰树鹊

Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae), a bird species found in China.

fui1 tau4 aa1 zoek3

灰頭鴉雀灰头鸦雀

Grey-headed parrotbill; a bird species of China.

fui1 tau4 baan1 ci3 mei4

灰頭斑翅鶥灰头斑翅鹛

Streaked barwing (Actinodura souliei); a bird species of China.

fui1 tau4 doek3 muk6 niu5

灰頭啄木鳥灰头啄木鸟

Grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus).

fui1 tau4 dung1

灰頭鶇灰头鸫

Chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus); a bird species of China.

fui1 tau4 fui1 zoek3

灰頭灰雀灰头灰雀

Grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca), a bird species found in China.

fui1 tau4 jing1 mou5

灰頭鸚鵡灰头鹦鹉

Grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii), a species of bird.

fui1 tau4 lau5 ang1

灰頭柳鶯灰头柳莺

Grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos), a bird species.

fui1 tau4 loeng4 niu5

灰頭椋鳥灰头椋鸟

Chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica).

fui1 tau4 luk6 kau1

灰頭綠鳩灰头绿鸠

Ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei).

fui1 tau4 mak6 gai1

灰頭麥雞灰头麦鸡

Grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus), a species of bird.

灰頭鵐灰头鹀

Black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala), a species of bird.

fui1 tau4 sau2 mei4

灰頭藪鶥灰头薮鹛

Red-faced liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea), a bird species.

fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5

灰頭土臉灰头土脸

To have one's head and face covered in grime; or to be dejected and depressed.

fui1 tau4 zoek3 mei4

灰頭雀鶥灰头雀鹛

Grey-hooded fulvetta (Fulvetta cinereiceps), a bird species native to China.

Dust, or dirt mixed with ash.

Kuitun, a county-level city in Xinjiang, China.

Kuytun, a county-level city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.

Tall and heavily built; big and strong.

Vast, broad, or generous.

Vast, broad, or grand; to carry forward or develop.

Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea).

fui1 zek3 ling4

灰鶺鴒灰鹡鸰

Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), a bird species.

Ashes or cinders; the grey or black powdery residue left after something is completely burned.

Mortar; a mixture of lime, cement, sand, and water used for masonry.

Name of an ancient river in Henan province.

To bribe, or relating to bribery; giving benefits to others to obtain illicit advantages.

Little tuna, or a type of sturgeon.

The Wei River, a historical river located in Henan province.

To regret or repent; to feel that one did something wrong and wish to do it over.

Dark, obscure, or unlucky.

To teach, instruct, or advise.

Dark, gloomy, and dim.

fui3 bat1 dong1 co1

悔不當初悔不当初

To regret not having acted differently in the past; to bitterly regret one's past actions or inaction.

To call off or annul a marriage engagement.

To repent of one's errors and reform.

To repent, show remorse, and reflect on one's past mistakes.

悔過書悔过书

A written repentance; a letter of self-criticism or apology.

fui3 gwo3 zi6 san1

悔過自新悔过自新

To repent and start afresh; to turn over a new leaf.