Cantonese words starting with F

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To branch off, fork, or develop into multiple paths.

To fork, split, or branch off; to bifurcate.

Fascicle or volume; a single volume or part of a multi-volume book.

To split, divide, or separate.

To eat individual meals or portions rather than sharing communal dishes.

Groggy, dizzy, or befuddled; also used to describe dark, murky, or gloomy conditions.

To divide into layers; stratification or lamination.

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分巡兵備道分巡兵备道

Provincial surveillance and defense commissioner or commission during the Qing dynasty.

Participle; a non-finite verb form used as an adjective or to form compound tenses.

Cent; one-hundredth of a dollar.

Pre-marital; before marriage.

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婚前財產公證婚前财产公证

Prenuptial agreement; the notarization of premarital property.

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婚前性行為婚前性行为

Premarital sex.

To distinguish clearly; to tell apart.

To present or appear in a great and colorful variety.

To set up separately.

Non-vegetarian food, now commonly covering meat and eggs, but originally referring to the five pungent plants banned in Buddhist diets.

Sense of appropriateness and propriety in one's actions, words, and behavior according to the occasion and one's role.

Phenolic aldehyde; phenolic resin.

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酚醛膠酚醛胶

Phenolic resin, a synthetic resin used to manufacture bakelite and other plastics.

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Bakelite; phenolic plastic or phenolplast.

To share a burden, responsibility, or workload with others in order to lighten the load.

Fanta; a brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks.

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Able to tell apart or differentiate.

A military squad, platoon, or subunit.

A point of division or dividing point.

Branch store; branch.

Wedding; wedding ceremony.

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To look after one's parents by preparing their bed in the evening and greeting them in the morning.

To divide, share, or distribute something completely.

As is appropriate, or as one should do.

To faint, lose consciousness, or black out.

Graduation or marking of a measuring instrument.

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分道揚鑣分道扬镳

To part ways and go in different directions; to separate because of differing paths or goals.

Section fare; a discounted fare for traveling only a portion of a transit route.

Dim, blurred, or failing eyesight.

To split, divide, or polarize; to cause a loss of unity and mutual blame among people.

Numerous and complicated; complex and diverse.

To distribute; to hand out or allocate items to different people.

One after another, in quick succession and in a disorderly manner.

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Dizzy, groggy, or drowsy; mentally clouded or semi-conscious.

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紛紛揚揚纷纷扬扬

Fluttering about, especially describing falling snow, leaves, or flower petals.

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Drowsy, sleepy, or groggy, to the point of losing focus.

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分分鐘分分钟

Probably, possibly, or maybe; very likely.

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分粉訓墳憤份分粉训坟愤份

A mnemonic phrase used to demonstrate the six tones of Cantonese using similar syllables from the first to the sixth tone.

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分粉訓墳憤份忽發佛分粉训坟愤份忽发佛

A mnemonic phrase used to demonstrate the nine tones of Cantonese.

Sheep; a castrated ram or ewe.

To flutter and fly about in a scattered manner.

Fragrant and sweet-smelling, often describing the scent of flowers.

To sleep in separate rooms.