Cantonese words starting with F
2,489 entries
fo1 pou2
科普
Popular science; using accessible methods to educate the general public about science.
fo1 seoi2
科水
To chip in, pay money, or provide substantial funding or subsidies for a shared expense.
fo1 sok3 juk1
科索沃
Kosovo; a country in the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe, with its capital at Pristina.
fo1 sou1
科蘇科苏
Floor show; a cabaret entertainment consisting of singing and dancing.
fo1 sou1
科騷科骚
A striptease or nightclub show, or a highly attention-grabbing performance.
fo1 tau4 sin2 zuk1
科頭跣足科头跣足
Unrestrained and unconventional, symbolized by being bareheaded and barefooted.
fo1 waan6
科幻
Science fiction; a genre based on scientific speculation about the future, distinct from fantasy.
fo1 waan6 pin3
科幻片
Science fiction movie.
fo1 wai1 dak6
科威特
Kuwait; a country in Western Asia on the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
fo1 zoeng2
科長科长
Subject representative; a student responsible for assisting teachers with subject-related class duties.
fo2
伙
Classifier for families, households, flats, or apartments.
fo2
夥
Classifier for a group, gang, or crowd of people.
fo2
火
Watt; the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second.
fo2
灬
Fire; the radical representing fire in Chinese characters.
fo2
顆颗
Classifier for small, round objects like pearls, teeth, or stars; more commonly expressed as 粒 in Cantonese.
fo2 baa2
火把
Torch; a stick-like object with fuel at the end that can burn for a long time to provide light.
fo2 baau3
火爆
Fiery, hot-tempered, and easily angered.
fo2 bun6
伙伴
Partner or companion; a person or group on the same side as oneself.
fo2 caai4
火柴
Match; a slender piece of wood with a flammable tip used to start a fire.
fo2 caai4 hap2
火柴盒
Matchbox; a small box for holding matches.
fo2 caai4 jan4
火柴人
Stick figure or stick man; a simple drawing of a person using only lines.
fo2 ce1
火車火车
Train; a heavy rail land transport vehicle with multiple carriages, generally excluding high-speed rail, light rail, and metro.
fo2 ce1 gwai2
火車軌火车轨
Railway track or train track.
fo2 ce1 lou6
火車路火车路
Railway track or railroad
fo2 ce1 mei6 dou3 zaam6
火車未到站火车未到站
Fly is unzipped; trousers fly is open.
fo2 ce1 tau4
火車頭火车头
A locomotive, a smoking pedestrian, or a type of Vietnamese beef phở.
fo2 ce1 zaam6
火車站火车站
Railway station; train station.
fo2 coeng1
火槍火枪
A long utility lighter, or a blowtorch.
fo2 coeng4
火場火场
The scene of a fire.
fo2 cuk1
火速
Extremely fast; swiftly or at once, like the rapid spread of fire.
fo2 faa1
火花
Spark, or chemistry and mutual attraction between two people.
fo2 faa3
火化
To cremate, incinerate, or burn something to ashes using high heat.
fo2 / fo3
堁
Dust; fine powder; dry earth.
fo2 fong4
伙房
Kitchen in a school, factory, military barracks, or other collective establishment.
fo2 gai1
火雞火鸡
Turkey; a large domesticated bird commonly eaten during Christmas and Thanksgiving.
fo2 gap1
火急
Urgent, pressing, or highly critical.
fo2 gei1
火機火机
Lighter; a pocket device used to create a flame.
fo2 gei3
伙記伙记
An employee, partner, or colleague, particularly a waiter, waitress, or fellow police officer.
fo2 gei3
夥記伙记
Waiter, waitress, or employee.
fo2 geng2
火頸火颈
Prone to anger; easily angered or hot-tempered.
fo2 geoi6
火炬
Torch
fo2 geoi6 gai3 waak6
火炬計劃火炬计划
The China Torch Program, a state-directed initiative to develop new and advanced technology.
fo2 ging2
火警
A fire alarm, or a fire that is out of control and liable to cause danger.
fo2 gun3
火罐
Fire cupping; a glass or bamboo jar used in traditional Chinese cupping therapy.
fo2 gwan2
火滾火滚
Furious, extremely angry, or deeply irritated.
fo2 gwong1
火光
The light from a fire; flame or blaze.
fo2 hau4
火候
The heat and cooking duration in culinary art; also a metaphor for one's level of skill and maturity.
fo2 hei2
火起
To flare up in anger; to get angry.
fo2 hei3
火氣火气
Irritability, anger, or a short temper; also refers to internal heat in traditional Chinese medicine.
fo2 hoi2
火海
A sea of flames; a widespread and raging fire.