Cantonese words starting with G

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To shout curses or yell angrily.

To hawk; to solicit customers or promote a product by shouting.

To bid in card games such as bridge.

The sound of a cry, scream, shout, or animal call.

To wake someone up; to rouse someone from sleep or unconsciousness.

giu3 seng2 fuk6 mou6

叫醒服務叫醒服务

Wake-up call service at a hotel.

To order food or dishes when dining out.

To complain of an injustice or protest against being wronged.

To have a ready hand in mahjong, needing only one tile to win.

To call out; to shout or summon.

To challenge an opponent to fight; to provoke or defy.

Attracting a large audience; drawing a big crowd and achieving box office success.

To call or be known as.

To be considered as, kind of, or barely meeting a standard.

The highest peak of a mountain.

To pry open using leverage; to poach or headhunt employees.

giu6 coeng4 goek3

撬墻腳撬墙脚

To steal someone's romantic partner; to entice someone away from their lover.

giu6 coeng4 goek3

撬牆腳撬墙脚

To steal someone's lover; to lure someone away from their partner.

giu6 coeng4 goek3

撬長腳撬长脚

To steal someone else's lover or romantic partner.

Crowbar; pry bar.

To pry or lever open.

To break in; to force open a door.

Crowbar; a metal bar used as a lever.

To break in and steal; to commit burglary by prying open doors or windows.

An ethnic group of Guizhou, usually referred to as the Gelao or Klau people.

An honorific suffix used to address a male who is slightly older, higher in rank, or respected.

Song; an artistic creation combining language and music that can be sung.

He River, a river located in Shandong province.

go1 baak3 ling4

歌百靈歌百灵

Singing bush lark (Mirafra javanica), a bird species found in China.

Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer, mathematician, and polymath.

go1 bun2 haa1 gan1

Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark.

Song lyrics; the words of a song.

To sing, or the act of singing.

go1 coeng3 coi3

歌唱賽歌唱赛

Song contest; singing competition.

go1 coeng3 gaa1

An accomplished, professional, or classical singer.

go1 daa2 baa1 lou5

哥打巴魯哥打巴鲁

Kota Bharu, a city in Malaysia on the border with Thailand and the capital of Kelantan.

Columbia University (abbreviation).

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German poet and playwright.

go1 dak1 baa1 haak1 caai1 soeng2

哥德巴赫猜想

Goldbach's conjecture, a famous unsolved problem in number theory.

Gothenburg, a city in Sweden.

Goth; a member of the historical East Germanic people.

Gothic style in architecture, art, or literature.

A music record, CD, or album.

Godzilla; the fictional giant monster from Japanese cinema.

A female singer or songstress, often referring to a diva or a traditional singing girl.

An informal way to address an unfamiliar male peer; buddy, bro, or dude.

An elder brother, or a friendly term of address for a young man.

A friendly or informal term of address for a young man, or a male sex worker.