Cantonese words starting with G

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Next door; adjacent rooms or houses; a neighbour.

Arm; the part of the body from the shoulder to the wrist.

To get rid of, eliminate, or abolish; to dismiss or expel someone from a position.

gaak3 coeng4 jau5 ji5

隔牆有耳隔墙有耳

Walls have ears; a warning to beware of eavesdroppers and not talk carelessly.

To fight, wrestle, or engage in combat using one's body or weapons.

Style, class, or character.

To compare the prices of a product or service across different shops or platforms.

gaak3 gaak3 bat1 jap6

Incompatible, out of place, or mismatched; unable to fit in or blend together.

To have a sword fight, or to compete and clash with someone.

Structure, layout, or setup; the ambience created by the decor, arrangement, and lighting of a place.

Estrangement, barrier, or misunderstanding between people.

gaak3 hoe1 sou1 joeng5

隔靴搔癢隔靴搔痒

To scratch an itch through one's boot; to miss the point or be ineffective in speech or action.

To separate, partition, or increase the distance between two things.

gaak3 hong4 jyu4 gaak3 saan1

隔行如隔山

Different trades are worlds apart; it is difficult for outsiders to understand the skills and knowledge of another profession.

To soundproof; to block out sound, especially noise.

Every other day, or the following day.

Grease trap or grease interceptor; a device that filters grease from wastewater before it enters the public sewer system.

Leftover from the previous night; overnight.

Tea that has been brewed and left out overnight.

gaak3 je6 faan6

隔夜飯隔夜饭

Leftover rice or food from the night before.

gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2

隔夜油炸鬼

A boring person; someone who lacks liveliness or enthusiasm.

An overnight grudge; a resentment or feud that lingers after a night's sleep.

A proverb, motto, or maxim; a concise and philosophical saying.

To insulate heat.

gaak3 laak1 dai2

Armpit; the underarm area where the arm connects to the body.

gaak3 lam4 naap6 daat6

格林納達格林纳达

Grenada, an island country in the Caribbean Sea with its capital at St. George's.

gaak3 lam4 wai1 zi6

Greenwich; a borough in southeast London known for the Royal Observatory and Prime Meridian.

Beside, next to, or next door.

Next door, beside, or next to; can also refer to a neighbor.

Next door; next to; adjacent.

To isolate, segregate, or quarantine.

gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1

隔籬飯香隔篱饭香

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

gaak3 lei4 leon4 se3

隔籬鄰舍隔篱邻舍

Neighbours; the people living next door or nearby.

Next door, adjacent, or nearby.

gaak3 ling4 laan4

格陵蘭格陵兰

Greenland, the world's largest island located between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans.

gaak3 lou5 gat1 aa3

格魯吉亞格鲁吉亚

Georgia; a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, with its capital at Tbilisi.

Revolution; the overthrow of a government or social order to establish a new system.

gaak3 ming6 faa3

To revolutionize or make revolutionary.

gaak3 ming6 ji3 zi3

Revolutionary willpower or revolutionary spirit.

gaak3 ming6 zin3 zang1

革命戰爭革命战争

Revolutionary war

Lack of mutual understanding, or an intangible mental barrier between people.

Especially, particularly, or all the more.

gaak3 ngon6 gun1 fo2

隔岸觀火隔岸观火

To look on from a safe distance without getting involved in a conflict.

gaak3 saan1 maai5 ngau4

隔山買牛隔山买牛

To buy something sight unseen; to make a purchase without seeing the goods beforehand.

gaak3 saat3 mat6 leon6

格殺勿論格杀勿论

To shoot on sight; to kill anyone who resists with impunity or under lawful authority.

To reform, innovate, or revolutionise; to make large-scale improvements or updates.

Format or pattern; the specific arrangement or layout of an object or document.

gaak3 sik1 faa3

To format; to reset a storage device's data format, erasing all existing data.

Inaccessible and far away; describing a remote place with inconvenient transportation.

To expel or dismiss a member from an organization, such as a school, political party, or company.