Cantonese words starting with F

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fei1 tin1 bun2 si6

飛天本事飞天本事

Extraordinary ability or resourcefulness.

fei1 tin1 kam4 lou4

飛天蠄蟧飞天蠄蟧

A wall-scaling burglar who climbs external walls to break into apartments.

fei1 tung4 siu2 ho2

Not to be taken lightly; extraordinary, significant, or of no small consequence.

fei1 wong4 tang4 daat6

飛黃騰達飞黄腾达

To make rapid advances in one's career; to achieve great success and promotion.

To skip a station or stop without letting passengers on or off.

Rebellious young man, delinquent, or teddy boy.

fei1 zai2 fei1 neoi2

飛仔飛女飞仔飞女

Young delinquents, hoodlums, or hooligans.

Africa, the world's second-largest continent, located south of Europe and west of Asia.

非洲雞非洲鸡

African chicken, a classic Macanese dish of baked chicken in a rich, spicy coconut and peanut sauce.

fei1 zau1 jeoi6 mei5 gwok3 jan4

非洲裔美國人非洲裔美国人

African Americans.

fei1 zau1 wo4 soeng2

Unpopular; hated by everyone.

Canker sore or mouth ulcer; a small, painful, round white sore inside the mouth.

An imperial concubine; a consort of an emperor.

Feizixiao, a high-quality variety of lychee known for its large size, sweet flavor, and prickly skin.

To splash; liquid splashing up or spraying outwards under pressure.

fei1 zing3 sik1

Informal or unofficial; lacking strict standards or formality.

To skyrocket or rise drastically.

fei1 zoeng6 gwo3 ho4

飛象過河飞象过河

To break a rule, or to reach across a dining table to get food that is far away.

Bandit or robber, often used in news headlines for conciseness.

Used in names and transliterations.

Green jade or jadeite.

To gossip or talk behind someone's back.

Hidden or secluded, particularly describing a place.

Meager or humble; to look down on or belittle.

Sorrowful and moving; sad at heart.

Jadeite; a high-quality green jade.

fei2 ceoi3 toi4

Jade Channel, the Cantonese television channel of Hong Kong's TVB.

fei2 ji4 so2 si1

Unbelievable, bizarre, or unimaginable; extremely extraordinary or borderline impossible.

Excellent, brilliant, or remarkable.

fei2 laang5 ceoi3

Firenze; Florence (a poetic translation coined by Xu Zhimo).

To slander, libel, or defame someone, causing damage to their reputation or interests.

Bandit or robber; a criminal who commits robbery.

Fiji; an island nation in the South Pacific with its capital at Suva.

To spray, splash, or shoot liquid.

Fat, obese, or plump; having a lot of flesh or body fat.

The calf of the leg, or to protect, abuse, or refer to the fibula.

Fat; obese; having a large body shape due to a high proportion of body fat.

fei4 dyut1 dyut1

Plump, chubby, and cute, usually describing children or babies.

fei4 / fai6 / fei2

Plump; chubby; slightly fat.

fei4 fei4 baak6 baak6

Plump and fair-skinned; having the healthy, well-fed look of someone living an easy and comfortable life.

An extremely offensive term for a fat woman.

An attractive and easy mark; someone ripe for being swindled or exploited for money.

Fertile; rich, referring to soil that contains abundant nutrients.

Fertilizer or manure; substances added to soil to provide nutrients and aid plant growth.

To fail an exam or test; to be unable to meet a standard.

Feimama; nickname for the Hong Kong singer, actress, and TV host Maria Cordero.

Plump, fleshy, and appetizing, especially of meat, fish, or poultry.

A chubby girl or young woman.