Cantonese words starting with G

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Affected, artificial, or unnatural in behavior or expression.

To hand over one's gun; to lay down arms or surrender.

giu2 coeng1 bat1 saat3

繳槍不殺缴枪不杀

"Surrender and your life will be spared"; a demand to hand over weapons in exchange for mercy.

Sedan chair bearer; a man who carries a palanquin for a living.

To pay; to make a payment.

To pay money, especially for bills, fees, taxes, or fines.

Strong and healthy; vigorous.

Gallant, brave, or preeminent.

To surrender weapons or disarm, or more broadly to surrender and give up resistance.

giu2 jau4 zou6 zok3

矯揉造作矫揉造作

Affected, pretentious, unnatural, or overly artificial.

Orthopaedic or cosmetic reshaping; restoring deformed or twisted body parts to a normal or ideal appearance.

giu2 jing4 ji1 sang1

矯形醫生矫形医生

Orthopedic doctor; an orthopedist.

giu2 jing4 ngaa4 tou3

矯形牙套矫形牙套

Orthodontic braces used to align and straighten teeth.

giu2 jing4 ngoi6 fo1

矯形外科矫形外科

Orthopedic surgery.

矯味劑矫味剂

A corrective agent, typically used to improve the taste, smell, or color of medicine or food.

To pay taxes, fees, or fines, especially compulsory payments to the government.

To cover up one's mistakes or faults.

To be tongue-tied.

To hand in for cancellation, such as a license, document, or passport.

To capture, seize, or confiscate goods, weapons, or booty from an enemy or criminal.

giu2 wong2 gwo3 zik6

矯枉過直矫枉过直

To overcorrect a mistake; to overcompensate in trying to remedy a wrong.

giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3

矯枉過正矫枉过正

To overcorrect; to exceed proper limits when trying to rectify a mistake.

Sedan chair; litter.

To correct or cure a physical condition, such as sight or hearing.

To rectify, correct, or remedy something that is wrong or crooked.

giu2 zing3 tau3 geng3

矯正透鏡矫正透镜

Correcting lens.

Agile, athletic, and dexterous.

To forge an imperial decree or act under the pretense of an imperial order.

To shout, yell, call out, or greet someone.

To signal the musicians in Chinese opera by prolonging a spoken word before beginning a song.

To call for a mate, or of a woman, to sound flirtatious; can also mean to complain or make a fuss without reason.

To moan or cry out in pleasure during lovemaking.

To call out; to shout or say loudly.

To complain about hardships, difficulties, or suffering.

giu3 fu2 bat1 dit6

To complain without stopping; to cry out in bitterness endlessly.

giu3 fu2 lin4 tin1

叫苦連天叫苦连天

To complain bitterly and endlessly about one's extreme hardships.

To quote a price, to bid, or to ask a price.

To patronize a female prostitute.

To shout, yell, or cry out at a very high volume.

When needed; whenever one wants to use something.

To shout, yell, or make a loud noise to cheer, boost morale, or boo.

To gain fame and success; to become famous or well-received.

To applaud, cheer, or shout praise.

giu3 hou2 bat1 giu3 zo6

叫好不叫座

Well-received but not commercially successful; of high quality but not selling well.

To greet someone; to say hello to people.

To yell, shout, or make a loud, clamorous noise.