Cantonese words starting with F

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Superficial; shallow; skin-deep.

To lay, install, or construct infrastructure such as pipes, cables, or rails.

fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4

夫倡婦隨夫倡妇随

Harmony between husband and wife, traditionally where the husband leads and the wife follows.

fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4

夫唱婦隨夫唱妇随

Harmony between husband and wife; a happy matrimonial relationship where the couple is in perfect agreement.

Withered grass; dry grass.

fu1 cou2 gon1 kwan2

枯草桿菌枯草杆菌

Bacillus subtilis; a species of soil-dwelling bacterium.

枯草熱枯草热

Dry, dull, and uninteresting; unable to arouse interest.

fu1 cou3 mou4 mei6

枯燥無味枯燥无味

Dry, dull, and tedious; completely uninteresting.

To incubate or hatch eggs.

To hatch; for a young animal to break out of its eggshell.

fu1 faa3 coeng4

孵化場孵化场

An incubator or hatchery.

Incubator, used either for hatching eggs or for nurturing startup businesses.

Incubation period.

To apply face powder; to put on makeup powder.

Onomatopoeia for the sound of wind, or the sound of someone breathing deeply while asleep.

fu1 fu1 hot3 hot3

To order people around or scold them with a very bad attitude.

呼呼聲呼呼声

Whirring, whooshing, or snoring sound; a loud rushing noise made by wind or rapid movement.

Husband and wife; a married couple.

fu1 fung1 wun6 jyu5

呼風喚雨呼风唤雨

To summon wind and rain with supernatural power; to possess great power or influence.

The vocative case in grammar.

To call for help; to cry out in order to attract attention and get assistance.

To call out or shout, typically to attract someone's attention.

Pager or beeper.

呼叫聲呼叫声

A shout, cry, or whoop.

fu1 giu3 zung1 sam1

Call center; an office setup to handle a large volume of telephone calls.

Dried up, shriveled, or withered.

Withered and dried up, particularly referring to vegetation.

fu1 gu2 soeng1 jing3

桴鼓相應桴鼓相应

An appropriate or harmonious relation between different parts, like a drumstick and a drum.

To dress a wound; a medical dressing.

To shout, yell, or call out loudly.

To breathe out; to exhale air from the lungs.

Perfunctory, half-hearted, or lacking in enthusiasm and effort.

fu1 hin2 liu5 si6

To do things half-heartedly or merely go through the motions to get a task over with.

fu1 hin5 sak1 zaak3

敷衍塞責敷衍塞责

To do one's work half-heartedly and only go through the motions.

To shout, yell, or raise one's voice at someone in an commanding or angry way.

To howl or roar (of animals), or to cry out in distress.

To cry out, shout, or wail aloud.

An honorific term for someone's wife; Madame or Lady.

Whoosh; the sound of rushing air or sudden movement.

Corvee; forced or unpaid labor required of peasants by a state or ruler.

To expound, elaborate, or develop the meaning of something, particularly classics or texts.

To echo or work in concert with; to correspond to or complement each other.

Dead, withered, or fallen leaves.

枯葉劑枯叶剂

Agent Orange; a chemical defoliant and herbicide.

To apply ointment, herbs, or other medication externally onto the skin.

To incubate; to breed and rear.

Buyeo (also known as Fuyu or Puyŏ), an ancient kingdom in the northeast frontier region of China (c. 200 BC–494 AD).