Cantonese words starting with F

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Fatty or greasy, especially of food.

Thinly sliced, marbled boneless beef commonly used in hot pot.

A fat woman, usually used as a derogatory term or insult.

Nutrient-rich water used as fertilizer, including liquid manure or waste water.

fei4 seoi2 bat1 lau4 bit6 jan4 tin4

肥水不流別人田肥水不流别人田

To keep the benefits within the family or group; to ensure advantages do not go to outsiders.

fei4 si1 daai6 zek3

肥屍大隻肥尸大只

Big, fat, and muscular; husky and robust.

Plump, chubby, or fat.

Plump, chubby, and cute; used to describe babies, children, or animals.

Plump, chubby, and adorable, often describing a person or animal.

肥騰騰肥腾腾

Very fat, chubby, or plump; can also describe food as being very greasy or fatty.

fei4 tau4 dap1 ji5

肥頭耷耳肥头耷耳

To have a fat head and drooping ears, describing a chubby or heavy-set facial appearance.

Fertiliser or manure; a substance used to enrich soil and aid plant growth.

fei4 tou5 naam5

A fat belly; or colloquially, to be pregnant.

A fat boy or young man; also a truck driver term for an illegally overloaded truck.

Japonica rice; short-grain rice.

肥仔嘜肥仔唛

A nickname or term of address for a chubby or fat boy or man.

fei4 zai2 seoi2

Gripe water, a remedy for infants' stomach discomfort; also used colloquially for sugary drinks.

Soap; a solid block used for bathing or cleaning.

肥皂劇肥皂剧

Soap opera, typically featuring superficial domestic drama and relationship conflicts.

肥豬肉肥猪肉

Fat pork; or a highly profitable business activity.

Amputation of the feet or legs as an ancient corporal punishment.

To throw or fling aimlessly.

fi4 li1 fe4 le4

飛哩啡呢飞哩啡呢

Onomatopoeia for the sound of crying or weeping.

To wave a flag.

To shake one's head

To whip, cane, or hit with a thin stick.

fit4 fit2 seng1

扉扉聲扉扉声

The whistling, whooshing, or howling sound of the wind.

An electrical fuse.

Do not; used to express prohibition or advice against an action.

One of the Zhuyin Mandarin phonetic symbols.

An academic subject or curricular discipline; a branch of study.

Nest, lair, or den; a depression or indentation.

Condyle; a rounded protuberance at the end of some bones, forming an articulation with another bone.

To chip in, crowd-fund, or subsidize; to contribute money for a shared expense.

HKUST; abbreviation for The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

fo1 dak6 dik6 ngaa5

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), a country in West Africa with its capital at Yamoussoukro.

Tadpole; a newly hatched frog before it grows legs.

Science and technology.

fo1 gei6 gung1 gwaan1

科技攻關科技攻关

To tackle key problems or major bottlenecks in science and technology research.

fo1 gei6 hing1 nung4

科技興農科技兴农

Development of agriculture through science and technology.

fo1 gei6 si5 coeng4

科技市場科技市场

Technology market

fo1 gei6 sing4 gwo2

Scientific and technological achievements; research findings.

fo1 gei6 tai2 zai3

科技體制科技体制

Science and technology system.

Imperial examination; the civil service examination system used to select government officials in imperial China.

Scientific; systematic, rational, and conforming to the principles of science.

科學家科学家

Scientist; a person who studies natural science as a profession.

Scientific research.

fo1 man4 / man2

Construction foreman; a site supervisor who assigns work and monitors project progress.

科摩羅科摩罗

Comoros; an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa, with its capital at Moroni.

A curricular subject, course, or category of study.