Cantonese words starting with F

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To give a wry, forced, or bitter smile while experiencing negative emotions.

Your home, residence, or family, used as a respectful or polite form of address.

An axe or hatchet; a tool with a handle and a heavy, sharp blade used for chopping or splitting.

fu2 tau2 daa2 zok6 zok6 daa2 muk6

斧頭打鑿鑿打木斧头打凿凿打木

A metaphor describing how one thing can always be conquered, overcome, or controlled by another.

Pain, suffering, or hardship that tortures the mind or body.

斧頭邊斧头边

The Chinese character radical 阝 (Kangxi radical 170) when written on the left side of a character.

fu2 tau4 se4 mei5

虎頭蛇尾虎头蛇尾

To start strongly but finish weakly; to begin with great energy but end in a fizzle.

Physical or mental suffering; pain and misery, often referring to mental torment.

To comfort or console someone, helping them recover from distress or emotional upheaval.

A tiger's claw, or a tense martial arts grip resembling a tiger's claw.

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苦盡甘來苦尽甘来

Sweetness comes after bitterness; happiness will come after suffering.

To fight a bitter battle or struggle arduously under unfavorable conditions in a war or competition.

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苦中作樂苦中作乐

To find joy and remain optimistic amidst suffering and hardship.

Victim; the casualty of an incident or crime.

A classifier for a set, pack, pair, or kit of objects.

To order, instruct, or command.

A large space for storage, such as a treasury, warehouse, or storehouse.

An irrigation bucket used to scoop and bail water.

Trousers; pants; any two-legged garment worn on the lower body.

To endow or bestow something precious or valuable.

fu3 bat1 gwo3 saam1 doi6

富不過三代富不过三代

Wealth does not pass three generations; the phenomenon where a family's fortune declines by the third generation.

The thigh parts or legs of trousers

A duplicate, copy, or photocopy of a document.

副產品副产品

By-product; a secondary product made in the manufacture or synthesis of something else.

Adverb; a function word used to modify an adjective or verb, or to describe a whole phrase or sentence.

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副廠長副厂长

Deputy director of a factory.

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褲穿窿裤穿窿

A hole in one's trousers, or figuratively used to describe extreme poverty.

戽斗邊戽斗边

The Chinese character radical 阝 when it appears on the left side of a character.

Pocket of a pair of trousers or pants.

The crotch of a pair of pants.

The treasury or financial reserves of a government.

A son born to a wealthy family.

The chorus or refrain of a song.

The hem or cuff of trousers; the bottom opening of a trouser leg.

fu3 guk6 zoeng2

副局長副局长

Deputy Bureau Director or Deputy Director of a government bureau.

Aide-de-camp or adjutant; a military or police officer acting as a personal assistant to a senior official or commander.

Pant leg; trouser leg.

Wealthy and high-ranking; rich and of high social status.

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富貴逼人富贵逼人

To use one's wealth and influence to threaten, bully, or oppress others.

The crease on trousers created by ironing.

fu3 hak1 kwan4 dou2

庫克群島库克群岛

Cook Islands, an island nation in the South Pacific closely associated with New Zealand with its capital at Avarua.

Supplement to a newspaper, containing literary, fashion, leisure, or other specialized content.

A rich and powerful person; a tycoon, magnate, or billionaire.

Rich, wealthy, or well-off; having a lot of assets.

Spoilt, big-spending child of a wealthy family who has achieved little of their own.

Sideline; a secondary occupation in addition to one's regular job.

Rich, fertile, and abundant.

A rich man; a wealthy man.