Cantonese words starting with F

6,097 entries

fu1 cin2superficial; shallow

夫倡婦隨夫倡妇随

fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4husband promotes, wife follows, it means husband is supported by the wife

夫唱婦隨夫唱妇随

fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4fig. the man sings and the woman follows

fu1 cou2withered grass; dry grass

枯草桿菌枯草杆菌

fu1 cou2 gon1 kwan2bacillus subtilis

枯草熱枯草热

fu1 cou2 jit6hay fever

fu1 cou3dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

枯燥無味枯燥无味

fu1 cou3 mou4 mei6tedious

fu1 daan2to incubate

fu1 faa3breeding; innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)

孵化場孵化场

fu1 faa3 coeng4incubator

fu1 faa3 hei3incubator (for eggs or startup businesses)

fu1 faa3 kei4incubation period

fu1 fan2to sprinkle powder

fu1 fu1(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep

fu1 fu1 hot3 hot3to be arrogant, boastful, rude, impolite; to scold loudly

呼呼聲呼呼声

fu1 fu1 seng1whir

fu1 fu5a (married) couple; CL:對|对[dui4]

呼風喚雨呼风唤雨

fu1 fung1 wun6 jyu5to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers

fu1 gaak3vocative case (grammar)

fu1 gau3to call for help

fu1 giu3to shout; (telecommunications) to call

fu1 giu3 hei3pager; beeper

呼叫聲呼叫声

fu1 giu3 seng1whoop

fu1 giu3 zung1 sam1call center

fu1 gon1dried up; shriveled; withered

fu1 gou2(of vegetation) withered

桴鼓相應桴鼓相应

fu1 gu2 soeng1 jing3lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts

fu1 gwan1husband

fu1 gwo2medical dressing

fu1 haam3to shout (slogans etc)

fu1 hei3to breathe out

fu1 hin2to elaborate (on a theme); perfunctory; to botch; barely enough to get by

fu1 hin2 liu5 si6(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

敷衍塞責敷衍塞责

fu1 hin5 sak1 zaak3(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

fu1 hot3to shout

fu1 hou4to roar (of animals); to cry out in distress

fu1 hou4to wail

fu1 jan4lady; Mrs.

fu1 jau1(onom.) whoosh

fu1 jin2variant of 敷衍; to expound (the meaning of the classics)

fu1 jing3to conform (with); to correlate well

fu1 jip6dead leaf; withered leaf

枯葉劑枯叶剂

fu1 jip6 zai1Agent Orange (herbicide)

fu1 joek6to apply topical medicine on a wound [written and colloquial]

fu1 juk6to incubate

fu1 jyu4Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China

Dictionary data from CC-Canto and CC-CEDICT, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.