Cantonese words starting with F

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Bitter herbal tea brewed from a traditional Chinese medicine prescription.

An arduous, unpleasant, or unrewarding task; hard work.

A hard, grueling, or unpleasant job or chore.

Poplin; a plain-weave cotton fabric used for making shirts.

Wretched feelings or the dark, bitter humor found in misery.

Wretched situation; miserable circumstances.

Physical or mental pain and suffering; misery.

Bitter Herbs, a 1958 novel by Feng Deying, made into a film in 1965.

Difficulties, troubles, or painful reasons that are hard to speak about or express to others.

To dive; to move downward at a very high speed.

Fusong, a county in Baishan, Jilin province, China.

fu2 cung4 jyun6

撫松縣抚松县

Fusong, a county in Baishan City, Jilin Province.

Suffering, misery, or difficulties; one's pain and hardships.

fu2 cyun4 paau3

虎蹲砲虎蹲炮

A short-barreled mortar.

fu2 daai6 sau4 sam1

Deeply ingrained long-standing resentment; harboring great bitterness and deep hatred.

The gallbladder of an animal, especially noted for its bitter taste.

A mansion, official residence, or large manor house.

fu2 dai2 cau1 san1

To solve a problem from its source; to take a drastic measure to strike at the root of a problem.

fu2 dai2 jau4 jyu4

釜底游魚釜底游鱼

A fish swimming at the bottom of a cooking pot; in an extremely precarious situation with no hope of survival.

A mansion or large residence, historically used for high-ranking officials or nobles.

Coup d'état; a sudden, decisive exercise of force in politics.

To treat harshly or mistreat.

fu2 duk6 bat1 sik6 zi2

虎毒不食子

Even a vicious tiger will not devour its cubs; parents, however cruel, will not harm their own children.

Wretched state, miserable circumstances, or plight.

Strenuously, hard, or persistently; doing something with great effort or pain.

Vigorous, strong, and full of vitality.

fu2 fu2 oi1 kau4

To entreat piteously; to beg or plead earnestly and repeatedly.

A government treasury or storehouse.

fu2 fu6 mou4 hyun2 zi2

虎父無犬子虎父无犬子

An outstanding father does not have a mediocre son.

To lie prostrate; to bow down or kneel in submission or respect.

To admonish strenuously; to earnestly and persistently advise or remonstrate with someone.

Bittersweet; having a taste that is a blend of bitterness and sweetness.

fu2 gam1 zeoi1 sik1

撫今追昔抚今追昔

To reflect on the past in light of the present; to compare past and present.

The underlying cause of poverty or suffering.

fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4

虎踞龍盤虎踞龙盘

Forbidding terrain; a strategic and easily defended area.

fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4

虎踞龍蟠虎踞龙蟠

Forbidding terrain, especially of strategic military value; a place of strategic importance.

Endive; chicory.

A difficult situation, plight, or adverse circumstances.

Bitter and astringent in taste, or describing something that is difficult and painful.

To work hard or toil; to do demanding work with diligence.

Fugu county in Yulin, Shaanxi.

Endive, a leaf vegetable belonging to the daisy family.

府谷縣府谷县

Fugu, a county in Yulin, Shaanxi.

Hard work, painstaking effort, or grueling practice that takes a physical and mental toll.

Hard labor; grueling physical work.

fu2 gung1 zi6 man6

撫躬自問抚躬自问

To examine one's own conscience; to ask oneself and reflect on one's actions.

Bitter melon or bitter gourd; a vegetable with a wrinkled surface, white or green skin, and a bitter yet sweet taste.

fu2 gwaa1 gam2 ge3 min6

苦瓜噉嘅面苦瓜啖嘅面

To pull a long face, or have a miserable expression.

fu2 gwaa1 gam2 hau2 min6

苦瓜噉口面苦瓜啖口面

To have a sad face or look miserable.