Cantonese words starting with G

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Arduous, harsh, and difficult; requiring great effort to overcome and complete.

A dishonest merchant, trader, or profiteer.

To rape; for a man to force a woman to have sexual intercourse.

Crafty, deceitful, or fraudulent.

A young male who is wicked, evil, or treacherous.

To choose, select, or pick.

An invitation card or letter.

Simple, not complicated, and easy to understand or master.

Cocoon of a silkworm or other insect; also a callus, or slang for a prison sentence.

An ancient Chinese weapon similar to a bar mace, with a sword-like shape but no sharp edge and a cross-shaped cross section.

Alkali or base; substances with a pH greater than 7.

Simplified Chinese characters; characters written with fewer strokes.

簡筆字简笔字

Abbreviated Chinese characters; traditional variant characters with simplified strokes that are widely understood.

Simple and easy to use; straightforward and convenient.

Brief report, summary presentation, or slideshow using visual and audio media.

gaan2 bou3 zaai6

Cambodia; a country in Southeast Asia with its capital in Phnom Penh.

Abbreviated form of a name; to be called something for short.

Simple, straightforward, and uncomplicated.

Brief, concise, or short in duration or length.

To simplify; to make something simpler.

gaan2 faa3 hon3 zi6

簡化漢字简化汉字

Simplified Chinese characters.

簡化字简化字

Simplified Chinese characters; the standard characters officially promoted in Mainland China since 1956.

Washing powder; laundry powder detergent.

A brief introduction or summary.

gaan2 gaan2 daan1 daan1

簡簡單單简简单单

Very simple, straightforward, and uncomplicated.

Succinct, elegant, and simple; concise and neat.

gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6

揀飲擇食拣饮择食

To be a fussy or picky eater; to selectively choose what to eat and drink.

gaan2 ji4 jin4 zi1

簡而言之简而言之

In brief; in short; to put it in a nutshell.

Simple and easy, particularly in reference to a task, procedure, or method of use.

gaan2 ji6 baau3 zaa3 zong1 zi3

簡易爆炸裝置简易爆炸装置

Improvised explosive device; a homemade bomb made from existing materials or constructed on the fly.

Liquid soap; liquid cleanser used with water to wash hands and disinfect.

Concise and to the point; brief and omitting unimportant details to focus only on the main ideas.

Simple and minimalist, omitting unimportant details while preserving the original essence.

Concise and comprehensive; brief but containing all the essential information.

To choose and purchase a flat from a selection of properties.

Simple and crude, or poorly equipped; typically describing a building, room, or facility.

Simple, concise, and fluent, usually describing writing.

Brief, simple, or sketchy in content, sometimes omitting key points.

Concise, simple, and easy to understand.

Simple and unadorned; plain, having only the most basic things.

Numbered musical notation, where digits 1 to 7 represent the musical notes.

An abbreviation, short form, or simplified way of writing a word or phrase.

Lye water used in cooking, or soapy water.

gaan2 seoi2 zung2

梘水粽枧水粽

Sticky rice dumpling treated with lye water, typically eaten sweet.

gaan2 seoi2 zung2

鹼水粽硷水粽

Lye rice dumpling, a glutinous rice dumpling made with alkaline water.

Alkaline; alkalinity; possessing the properties of a base.

To select or choose one from two or more options based on preference.

簡體字简体字

Simplified Chinese characters.

An invitation card.