Cantonese words starting with F

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To shatter or smash into pieces, or to thoroughly crush and defeat a plan or plot.

Fans or supporters.

To whitewash; to cover up the bad parts of something and make it look good.

fan2 sik1 sing1 ping4

粉飾昇平粉饰升平

To pretend that everything is going well; to present a false picture of peace and prosperity.

fan2 sik1 taai3 ping4

粉飾太平粉饰太平

To present a false picture of peace and harmony by covering up social turmoil, chaos, or corruption.

To burn or destroy by fire.

To sleep; to be in a state of natural rest.

Faeces; dung or excrement.

To teach, lecture, or admonish.

Excrement; faeces; dung; a formal term for undigested food waste excreted by humans or animals.

To berate, tell off, or harshly reprimand.

To lie down, or to lay an object down horizontally.

fan3 dou6 zyu2 jam6

訓導主任训导主任

Discipline master; the teacher primarily in charge of student discipline in a school.

To sleep on the street or outdoors.

fan3 gaau3 saam1

瞓覺衫瞓觉衫

Pajamas; sleepwear.

fan3 gwo3 lung4

瞓過籠瞓过笼

To oversleep; to wake up too late.

fan3 gwo3 lung4

瞓過龍瞓过龙

To oversleep; to sleep past the scheduled time to wake up.

fan3 lai2 geng2

瞓厲頸瞓厉颈

To wake up with a stiff neck, typically from sleeping in a bad position.

fan3 lai2 geng2

瞓捩頸瞓捩颈

To wake up with a stiff neck, typically from sleeping in a bad position.

To train or drill; also training or drill as a noun.

fan3 lin6 jau5 sou3

訓練有素训练有素

Well-trained; having undergone solid and sufficient training to reach a high standard.

fan3 lin6 zung1 sam1

訓練中心训练中心

Training center.

An order, directive, or instruction given by a superior to subordinates.

fan3 lok6 cong4

To lie down on the bed.

瞓唔著瞓唔着

Unable to fall asleep; tossing and turning; insomniac.

fan3 ngaan3 gaau3

瞓晏覺瞓晏觉

To take an afternoon nap.

Pajamas; sleepwear.

To go all in; to spare no effort and commit all of one's resources.

To lecture or admonish a subordinate who has made a mistake.

To wake up; to regain consciousness and get up after sleeping.

To give a stern, usually long, reprimand or admonishment to subordinates.

To fall asleep, especially unintentionally or uncontrollably.

To fall asleep; to be asleep.

Grave or tomb; historically a burial mound.

Cemetery; graveyard; a place containing many tombs.

Grave, graveyard, or cemetery; a plot of land where deceased people are buried.

To incinerate; to burn something into ash using high temperatures.

焚化爐焚化炉

Incinerator; a facility used for burning waste which may also generate electricity.

Foehn wind; a dry, warm down-slope wind on the lee side of a mountain range.

fan4 kam4 zyu2 hok6

焚琴煮鶴焚琴煮鹤

To ruin or waste beautiful, valuable, or artistic things.

Grave or tomb; a place where a deceased person is buried.

To burn; to set on fire.

fan4 syu1 haang1 jyu4

焚書坑儒焚书坑儒

To burn books and bury scholars alive.

To burn down; to destroy by fire.

Fenjiu; a type of Chinese white liquor (baijiu) brewed from sorghum, originating from Fenyang, Shanxi.

To exert oneself or act energetically.

Angry; an intense state of dissatisfaction or rage that affects judgment.

fan5 bat1 gu3 san1

奮不顧身奋不顾身

To act courageously without regard for one's own safety; to dash forward regardless of personal danger.