Cantonese words starting with G

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矫情
giu2 cing4(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
缴枪
giu2 coeng1to lay down one's arms; to disarm
缴枪不杀
giu2 coeng1 bat1 saat3“surrender and your life will be spared”
缴费
giu2 fai3to pay a fee
轿夫
giu2 fu1porter for a palanquin
缴付
giu2 fu6to pay
缴交
giu2 gaau1to hand in; to hand over; to pay (a fee etc)
矫健
giu2 gin6strong and healthy
矫矫
giu2 giu2gallant; preeminent
缴械
giu2 haai6to disarm
矫揉造作
giu2 jau4 zou6 zok3pretension; putting on artificial airs
矫形
giu2 jing4orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
矫形医生
giu2 jing4 ji1 sang1orthopedic doctor
矫形牙套
giu2 jing4 ngaa4 tou3orthodontic brace
矫形外科
giu2 jing4 ngoi6 fo1orthopedic surgery
矫味剂
giu2 mei6 zai1corrective agent
缴纳
giu2 naap6to pay (taxes etc)
缴税
giu2 seoi3to pay tax
矫饰
giu2 sik1to dissemble; feign in order to conceal something
挢舌
giu2 sit6to be tongue tied
缴销
giu2 siu1to hand in for cancellation (e.g. a license)
缴获
giu2 wok6to capture
矫枉过直
giu2 wong2 gwo3 zik6see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4]
矫枉过正
giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3to overcorrect (idiom)
轿子
giu2 zi2sedan chair; litter
矫治
giu2 zi6to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to cure
矫正
giu2 zing3to correct; to cure; correction
矫正透镜
giu2 zing3 tau3 geng3correcting lens
矫捷
giu2 zit6vigorous and nimble
矫诏
giu2 ziu3the pretense of acting on imperial order
giu3to shout; to order; to be called; to cry; to greet
giu3 baan2to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
giu3 ceon1to caterwaul
giu3 cong4to cry out in ecstasy (during lovemaking)
giu3 dou6to call
giu3 faa1 zi2beggar
giu3 faa3 zi2variant of 叫花子[jiao4 hua1 zi5]
giu3 fu2to whine about hardships; to complain
giu3 fu2 bat1 dit6to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
叫苦连天
giu3 fu2 lin4 tin1to whine on for days (idiom); incessant whining
叫价
giu3 gaa3bid; asking price
叫鸡
giu3 gai1rooster; (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute
giu3 haam3exclamation; shout
giu3 hei2 sau2when you want to use it; when needed
叫嚣
giu3 hiu1to hoot
叫响
giu3 hoeng2to gain fame and success
giu3 hou2to applaud
giu3 hou2 bat1 giu3 zo6Something that is of high quality, but it is not selling well.
giu3 jan4to greet someone; to ask someone to do something [written and colloquial]
giu3 joeng6to shout

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