Cantonese words starting with F

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fai3 cam2 mong4 caan1

廢寢忘餐废寝忘餐

To forget food and sleep due to being completely absorbed in work or study.

To abolish, abrogate, or repeal a policy, law, or custom.

Boiling point; the temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to gas.

fai3 dung6 mak6

肺動脈肺动脉

Pulmonary artery

fai3 fai3 joeng4 joeng4

沸沸揚揚沸沸扬扬

Noisy and chaotic; causing a huge stir with widespread discussion and gossip.

The bottom of one's heart; one's innermost feelings.

fai3 fu2 zi1 jin4

Words from the bottom of one's heart; sincere and heartfelt words.

Hard to understand; puzzling.

Demanding a lot of physical effort, mental energy, or time.

肺結核肺结核

Tuberculosis; an infectious disease of the lungs caused by tubercle bacilli.

肺講嘢肺讲嘢

To talk nonsense or speak rubbish.

Abandoned, discarded, or no longer in use or operation.

Exhaust gas or emissions; waste gas produced by industrial processes or fuel combustion.

廢棄物废弃物

Waste, rubbish, or discarded materials.

Ruins; abandoned and dilapidated cities, towns, or building complexes.

Pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs, typically caused by bacteria or viruses.

Cost, expense, or expenditure.

fai3 laai1 caai4

廢拉柴废拉柴

A useless, incompetent, or good-for-nothing person.

Tuberculosis; a common term for pulmonary tuberculosis.

Waste, rubbish, or useless items; can also refer to a worthless or useless person.

Energy-consuming; to take up a lot of mental effort or energy.

Sugary, unhealthy drinks such as bubble tea, fruit tea, and smoothies.

To save trouble, avoid, or prevent something from happening; can't be bothered.

Troublesome, cumbersome, or time-consuming.

fai3 si6 coi2 nei5

廢事啋你废事啋你

Can't be bothered with you; not wanting to waste time talking to or acknowledging you.

fai3 si6 coi2 nei5

廢時啋你废时啋你

Can't be bothered with you; not wanting to waste time talking to or dealing with you.

To boil over, erupt, or become highly impassioned.

Scrap metal, especially damaged or old metal products and machinery to be discarded or recycled.

Nonsense, rubbish, or superfluous words that are meaningless or redundant.

fai3 waa2 siu2 gong2

廢話少講废话少讲

Cut the crap; a demand for someone to stop talking nonsense and get to the point.

fai3 wut6 loeng6

Vital capacity; the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a deep inhalation.

fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1

費盡心思费尽心思

To exhaust all mental efforts, racking one's brains to accomplish something.

To abolish, repeal, or annul a policy or measure.

Waste paper; used or useless writing or printing paper.

To discard or abandon something because it is no longer useful.

fai3 zing6 mak6

肺靜脈肺静脉

Lung; the respiratory organ.

To depose, dethrone, or strip someone of their power and position.

To bark, yap, or yelp like a dog.

To divide, split, or share out.

Medal, merit, or outstanding achievement.

To get married; marriage or wedding.

To lose consciousness or become mentally confused.

Atmosphere, mood, or air; miasma.

To smoke, fumigate, or expose to strong odor; to assail the nostrils.

To smoke; a method of cooking food using dense smoke.

To scent tea leaves with flowers.

Scattered, disordered, or numerous.

An ancient unit of currency for counting coins, from which the modern word for dollar ("man") is derived.