Cantonese words starting with F

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Sick; ill; fatigued.

Forest or meadow viper.

To tease, mock, or joke with someone in a humorous or whimsical way.

Leader; chief; head.

Grey, dull, and gloomy, usually describing the sky or weather.

Light gray or grayish white.

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魁北克法文

Quebec French; the variety of French spoken in Quebec, Canada.

Quebec, a province in eastern Canada, or its capital city, Quebec City.

A trowel used in plastering and masonry.

An ash bucket, ash hopper, or ashtray.

To resume, recover, or return to a previous state.

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Cinderella; the classic fairy tale or its main character.

Humorous, funny, or cheeky in a way that makes people laugh.

Strong and sturdy; tall and robust in build.

Quinine; an antimalarial medication.

Quebec, Canada.

Discouraged; disheartened, feeling down and wanting to give up due to failure.

Whitewash; a traditional, corrosive lime-based paint commonly used in the 1960s, now mostly replaced by latex paint.

Gray; the color between black and white.

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灰色地帶灰色地带

Gray area; a moral middle ground, or a loophole where actions are not explicitly forbidden but may be penalized.

Ashes or cinders; the grey or black powdery residue left after something is completely burned.

To bribe, or relating to bribery; giving benefits to others to obtain illicit advantages.

Little tuna, or a type of sturgeon.

To regret or repent; to feel that one did something wrong and wish to do it over.

Dark, obscure, or unlucky.

To teach, instruct, or advise.

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悔不當初悔不当初

To regret not having acted differently in the past; to bitterly regret one's past actions or inaction.

To call off or annul a marriage engagement.

To repent of one's errors and reform.

To repent, show remorse, and reflect on one's past mistakes.

To regret deeply; to be bitterly remorseful.

To vent anger or take revenge on someone; bad luck.

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晦氣星晦气星

The star of ill luck in Purple Star Astrology (Zi Wei Dou Shu).

Regret or remorse; the feeling of being sorry for one's actions.

To retract or take back a move in a chess or board game.

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To regret too late; to feel deep, futile repentance when it is already too late.

The range, scope, or width of a movement or change.

Good fortune, blessing, luck, or happiness sent by heaven.

Abdomen; the belly or central part of the body.

Bat; used in compound words.

Viper or pit viper; a type of venomous snake.

To repeat an action or behavior.

To reply or answer.

Fragrance, aroma, or perfume.

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腹背受敵腹背受敌

To be attacked from both front and back; trapped between two opposing forces.

Duplicate; carbon copy; counterpart of a document.

To have a follow-up medical consultation; to return to the doctor for a follow-up visit.