Cantonese words starting with F

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An axe or hatchet.

Breast meat of chicken or other poultry.

Seat of prefectural government from Tang to Qing times.

虎字頭虎字头

The "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141).

Cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata), a species of herbaceous annual plant.

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

A polite request asking someone to correct or edit one's writing.

To clap one's hands.

A brave, mighty, and valiant general or warrior.

Bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus).

fu2 zung1 zok3 lok6

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.

To contain abundant amounts of something; to have a lot of.

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

An irrigation bucket used to scoop and bail water.

Prison slang for outstanding criminal charges that have yet to be adjudicated or receive a verdict.

Fu; a Chinese literary form combining elements of poetry and prose.

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

fu3 bei3 syu1 zoeng2

副秘書長副秘书长

Deputy secretary-general; vice-secretary.

副標題副标题

Subtitle or subheading of a book, article, or document.

fu3 bou3 laai6 dak6

富布賴特富布赖特

Fulbright, referring to the academic scholarship program.

fu3 bou3 lei5 hak1

庫布里克库布里克

fu3 bou6 zoeng2

副部長副部长

Vice minister or assistant minister of a government department.

A duplicate, copy, or photocopy of a document.

Underpants or underwear.

副產品副产品

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

副產物副产物

By-product; a secondary product derived from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, used both literally and figuratively.

Kuqa, a county-level city in Xinjiang, China.

fu3 ceon1 gong1

Fuchun River, a river in Zhejiang province, China.

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

fu3 cong2 zoeng2

副廠長副厂长

Deputy director of a factory.

To store, keep in storage, or hoard; can also refer to library collections or stored reserves.

fu3 cyun1 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

富川瑤族自治縣富川瑶族自治县

Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou City, Guangxi.

fu3 cyun1 jyun6

富川縣富川县

Fuchuan county, short for the Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi, China.

fu3 cyun1 lung4

褲穿窿裤穿窿

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

Stock, inventory, or property and cash held in reserve.

fu3 cyun4 jin6 gam1

庫存現金库存现金

Cash in hand; cash held on hand by a business or organization.

Belt for trousers or pants.

The Kurd ethnic group.

fu3 dak1 lau4 jau4

Extremely wealthy; filthy rich.

fu3 dak1 si1 taan2

庫德斯坦库德斯坦

A bailing bucket used as a tool for irrigating fields.

戽斗邊戽斗边

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

fu3 dei6 kap1 si5

副地級市副地级市

Sub-prefecture-level city, a county-level division administered by a province rather than a prefecture.

Pocket of a pair of trousers or pants.