Cantonese words starting with G

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To revise or amend a text, plan, or draft.

goi2 ding3 ji1 lai4 tiu4 joek3

改訂伊犁條約改订伊犁条约

Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1881), in which Russia agreed to return the Ili region to Qing China in exchange for financial compensation and trade privileges.

To correct, change, or get rid of a bad habit or mistake.

To change one's route or divert traffic; to reroute or change the course of a river.

To change, modify, or amend something so that it is different from before.

To repent and mend one's ways.

To remarry (of a woman marrying another man).

To reform, or a reform; the act of correcting flaws and improving systems, institutions, or methods.

goi2 gaak3 gaa1

A reformer; a person who advocates or works for social, political, or economic reform.

goi2 gaak3 hoi1 fong3

改革開放改革开放

To reform and open up to the outside world.

goi2 gaak3 paai3

Reformists, or a reformist faction or party.

Reformer; a person who advocates or works for reform.

To rebuild, reconstruct, or repurpose a building or site to serve a different function.

To revise a manuscript, draft, or article.

To change one's view, perception, or impression of someone or something.

To correct one's mistakes or mend one's ways.

goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1

改過自新改过自新

To turn over a new leaf; to correct one's mistakes and make a fresh start.

To withdraw, modify, or correct one's previous remark.

改口費改口费

A gift of money given by parents to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law after a wedding.

To switch from one major or faculty to another at a university.

To change one's occupation or career.

Another day; some other day in the future.

To correct, improve, or revise a translation.

goi2 jin4 gang1 zoeng1

改弦更張改弦更张

To make a fresh start, start a total reform, or change policy.

goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3

改弦易轍改弦易辙

To change direction dramatically; to change one's course of action or policy.

To change one's profession, trade, or business.

To change appearance; to undergo a change in shape, look, or form.

To switch to; to change over to an alternative.

To change the reign title of an emperor or ruler.

To reschedule; to change a scheduled date to another day.

To improve, better, or upgrade the quality of something.

goi2 loeng4 ban2 zung2

改良品種改良品种

An improved variety of a plant or animal; an improved cultivar.

goi2 loeng4 zyu2 ji6

改良主義改良主义

Reformism; the political philosophy of favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution.

To name or rename a person, animal, or object.

goi2 ok3 hoeng3 sin6

改惡向善改恶向善

To turn away from evil and follow virtue; to reform and become a better person.

To adapt a story, or to rearrange a musical composition.

To amend, revise, or commute a legal judgment.

To rewrite, adapt, or revise text, or to change the course of development.

To convert to another religion.

To improve, make better, or get better.

To alter, modify, or convert into something else; to adapt a story to another medium.

To hold a new election or re-elect someone to a vacant post.

goi2 tau4 wun6 min6

改頭換面改头换面

To change the appearance or form of something while keeping its essence the same.

To reschedule for another day; to do something on another day.

goi2 tin1 wun6 dei6

改天換地改天换地

To transform heaven and earth; to bring about a monumental change in the world or nature.

To change something into something else; to convert.

To replace; to discard the old and change to something else.

goi2 wun6 mun4 leoi4

改換門閭改换门闾

To improve one's social status; to bring honor to one's family.

goi2 wun6 mun4 ting4

改換門庭改换门庭

To improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world

Gerze County, a county in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet.