Cantonese words starting with G

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To strain or filter out dregs and residue.

Checkered pattern or grid, or a pixelated mosaic effect used to blur sensitive details.

gaak3 zai2 beng2

格仔餅格仔饼

Hong Kong-style waffle.

格仔紙格仔纸

Grid paper, graph paper, or squared paper.

To dismiss someone from office; to fire or sack an employee.

To isolate completely; to separate or cut off.

gaak6 gaat6 si2

Embarrassed or awkward; bound by circumstances.

Prison, custody, or the state of being deprived of one's freedom.

To seal, close, or shut.

To monitor, supervise, or keep a close watch on something to ensure everything is in order.

To monitor; to continuously track and record changes in something using scientific methods.

A prison cell or prison ward; the area in a jail where inmates live.

gaam1 cou1 lai2

監粗嚟监粗嚟

To do things rashly, forcefully, or without regard for rules or logic.

Prisoner or convict.

To supervise, superintend, or oversee activities and behavior to provide guidance and correction.

Prisoner; convict; inmate locked up in a prison.

A prison cell; a room in a prison with at least a bed for inmates.

To imprison or put in jail; to deprive a criminal of freedom as a form of punishment.

To supervise, monitor, or oversee, with the authority to intervene.

Construction supervisor or overseer.

To invigilate or proctor an examination.

To keep one's mouth shut, stay silent, or keep a secret.

To monitor, supervise, or keep under surveillance.

gaam1 jan4 laai5 hau6

監人賴厚监人赖厚

To force someone to treat you well or do your bidding; describing such actions.

gaam1 jan4 naai5 hau5

監人乃後监人乃后

To force someone to accept something, or to compel them to do something against their will.

gaam1 jan4 sik6 sei2 maau1

監人食死貓监人食死猫

To force someone to be a scapegoat or take the blame.

Prison; jail; a secure facility used to confine criminals and deprive them of their liberty.

Prison; a building designed to deprive people of their freedom.

To keep silent, especially out of caution; silence or reticence.

By force, stubbornly, or reluctantly; persisting despite opposition or resistance.

To supervise or scrutinize balloting in an election to ensure the process is fair.

Forcibly and violently, especially to inflict harm on a living being.

gaam1 sau2 zi6 dou6

監守自盜监守自盗

To steal what is entrusted to one's care; to embezzle or misappropriate funds.

To monitor, keep watch on, or surveil someone or something.

A prison warden; a senior correctional officer in charge of a prison.

To guard, care for, or act as a guardian for someone unable to care for themselves.

gaam1 wu6 beng6 fong2

監護病房监护病房

Intensive care unit (ICU); a specialized hospital ward for monitoring and treating critically ill patients.

監護人监护人

Guardian; a person who is legally responsible for a minor or an incompetent person.

Producer; the person in overall charge of a film, television, music, or stage production.

To subtract in mathematics, or to reduce, decrease, or cut down a quantity.

To reduce psychological pressure or stress; to decompress and relax.

減筆字减笔字

Simplified Chinese characters with fewer strokes; shorthand or simplified variants.

To reduce production; to produce less or fewer goods.

To deduct, subtract, or eliminate.

To decelerate or slow down; to reduce speed.

To reduce, lower, or bring down the level, value, or quantity of something.

Subtraction; the mathematical operation of finding the difference between two numbers.

To lose weight; to reduce body fat and lower body weight.

The range or extent of a decrease or reduction; decrement.