Cantonese words starting with F

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faan4 syun4 paai4

the police [colloquial]

faan4 syun4 zai2

a yawl; physeptone (a type of methadone) [colloquial]

traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3]

繁體字繁体字

traditional Chinese character

faan4 tai2 zung1 man2

繁體中文繁体中文

(language) Traditional Chinese

(adjective) Prosperous

prosperous; booming

faan4 wing4 coeng1 sing6

繁榮昌盛繁荣昌盛

glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving

faan4 wing4 fu3 koeng4

繁榮富強繁荣富强

Prosperous and rich

many and disorderly

lit. fence town; Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3]

to breed; to propagate

faan4 zik6 lik6

faan4 zing1 bok3 jan5

繁徵博引繁征博引

an elaborate string of references

lay (as opposed to clergy); commonplace

heavy; heavy-duty; onerous

trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler

to violate; to assault; crime; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad); to invade; to suffer recurrence of

pattern; example; law; limits

faan6 aa2 ling4

梵啞鈴梵哑铃

violin (loanword)

(Buddhism) chanting of prayers

faan6 bat1 soeng5

see 犯不著|犯不着[fan4 bu5 zhao2]

faan6 bat1 zoek6

犯不著犯不着

model (example worthy of being imitated)

faan6 caak3 bui3 jip6

梵冊貝葉梵册贝叶

Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture

a spatula (cooking utensil)

faan6 caan2 tau4

飯剷頭饭铲头

the Chinese cobra

faan6 caan2 tau4

飯鏟頭饭铲头

faan6 cau4 leon6

範疇論范畴论

category theory (math.)

variant of 犯怵[fan4 chu4]

to err; to do the wrong thing

faan6 dak1 soeng5

worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)

faan6 dak1 zoek6

犯得著犯得着

worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)

faan6 dak6 sai1

fantasy (loanword)

restaurant; CL:家[jia1]

faan6 dou2 lau5 ang1

飯島柳鶯饭岛柳莺

(bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)

to break the law

to go against the rules (of a religious order)

to violate a taboo

to become excited