Cantonese words starting with G
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建立者
gin3 laap6 ze2founder
見利忘義见利忘义
gin3 lei6 mong4 ji6(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
見利思義见利思义
gin3 lei6 si1 ji6to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
見連丸见连丸
gin3 lin4 jyun2quinine (loanword)
見獵心喜见猎心喜
gin3 lip6 sam1 hei2lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom)
見亮见亮
gin3 loeng6please forgive me
見諒见谅
gin3 loeng6please forgive me
見馬克思见马克思
gin3 maa5 hak1 si1to die; to pass away
建文
gin3 man4Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
建文帝
gin3 man4 dai3reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
見聞见闻
gin3 man6what one has seen and heard; one's experience
見微知著见微知著
gin3 mei4 zi1 zoek3(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces
見面见面
gin3 min6to meet; to see each other
見面禮见面礼
gin3 min6 lai5gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
見難而上见难而上
gin3 naan4 ji4 soeng5to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
見牙不見眼见牙不见眼
gin3 ngaa4 bat1 gin3 ngaan5too happy; smiling broadly
見牙唔見眼见牙唔见眼
gin3 ngaa4 m4 gin3 ngaan5to have a big grin on one's face [colloquial]; literally 'can see the teeth but not the eyes'
見外见外
gin3 ngoi6to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
建寧建宁
gin3 ning4see 建寧縣|建宁县[Jian4 ning2 Xian4]
建寧縣建宁县
gin3 ning4 jyun6Jianning, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
見愛见爱
gin3 oi3(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
建安
gin3 on1reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
建平
gin3 ping4see 建平縣|建平县[Jian4 ping2 Xian4]
建平縣建平县
gin3 ping4 jyun6Jianping, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
見票即付见票即付
gin3 piu3 zik1 fu6payable at sight
建三江
gin3 saam1 gong1Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang
見山就拜见山就拜
gin3 saan1 zau6 baai3to randomly pay compliments to anyone without really knowing who they are
見使见使
gin3 sai2spending a little on a lot; good value (spoken)
見世面见世面
gin3 sai3 min6explore; to see the world
見死不救见死不救
gin3 sei2 bat1 gau3to refuse to help someone in real trouble
建水
gin3 seoi2see 建水縣|建水县[Jian4 shui3 Xian4]
建水縣建水县
gin3 seoi2 jyun6Jianshui, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
見識见识
gin3 sik1to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; knowledge; insight
見色忘友见色忘友
gin3 sik1 mong4 jau5to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
見色忘義见色忘义
gin3 sik1 mong4 ji6to forget loyalty when in love
見食见食
gin3 sik6food dish of a good value due to its size (spoken)
建成
gin3 sing4to establish
建成區建成区
gin3 sing4 keoi1built-up area
見笑见笑
gin3 siu3to mock; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
建商
gin3 soeng1construction company
建樹建树
gin3 syu6to make a contribution; to found
見說见说
gin3 syut3to hear what was said
建屋互助會建屋互助会
gin3 uk1 wu6 zo6 wui2building society (finance)
建華建华
gin3 waa4see 建華區|建华区[Jian4 hua2 Qu1]
建華區建华区
gin3 waa4 keoi1Jianhua, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
見鑊打鑊见镬打镬
gin3 wok6 daa2 wok6to beat someone up whenever they are seen (often used as a verbal warning to someone)
建湖
gin3 wu4see 建湖縣|建湖县[Jian4 hu2 Xian4]
建湖縣建湖县
gin3 wu4 jyun6Jianhu, a county in Yancheng City 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 Shi4], Jiangsu
見習见习
gin3 zaap6to learn on the job
見習醫生见习医生
gin3 zaap6 ji1 sang1medical intern
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