Cantonese words starting with G

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干瞪眼
gon1 cing4 ngaan5to watch helplessly
干潮
gon1 ciu4low tide
肝肠寸断
gon1 coeng4 cyun3 dyun6lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
干菜
gon1 coi3dried vegetable
干草
gon1 cou2hay
干燥
gon1 cou3(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (fig.) dull; dry; boring
干燥机
gon1 cou3 gei1a drier
干燥剂
gon1 cou3 zai1desiccant
干打垒
gon1 daa2 leoi5rammed earth
肝胆相照
gon1 daam2 soeng1 ziu3to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
杆弟
gon1 dai6caddie (golf)
干等
gon1 dang2to wait in vain; to sit around waiting
干爹
gon1 de1adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干电
gon1 din6direct current (electricity)
干电池
gon1 din6 ci4dry cell battery
干饭
gon1 faan6plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge)
干粉
gon1 fan2dry powder
gon1 fo2irascibility; (TCM) inflammation of the liver
干货
gon1 fo3dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone)
干枯
gon1 fu1withered; shriveled; dried-up
干俸
gon1 fung2income provided by a sinecure
干鲠
gon1 gang2Swallow something without drinking anything
干鲠鲠
gon1 gang2 gang2dry and hard to swallow (taste)
干鲠鲠
gon1 gang2 gang2Swallow something without drinking anything
干涩
gon1 gip3dry and rough (skin); dry and heavy (style)
干姜
gon1 goeng1dried ginger
干工
gon1 gung1Getting paid without working
gon1 gwo1weapons of war
干果
gon1 gwo2dried fruit
干系
gon1 hai6responsibility
干旱
gon1 hon5drought
干旱土
gon1 hon5 tou2aridisol (soil taxonomy)
干渴
gon1 hot3parched
干嚎
gon1 hou4to cry out loud without tears
干号
gon1 hou6to cry out loud without tears
gon1 jap1Cognac
gon1 jap1 zau2Cognac
gon1 jau1to let matters rest
干衣
gon1 ji1drysuit (diving)
干衣机
gon1 ji1 gei1clothes dryer
干儿
gon1 ji4adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干儿子
gon1 ji4 zi2adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
gon1 jim4hepatitis
干瑶柱
gon1 jiu4 cyu5conpoy, dried scallop
干扰
gon1 jiu5to disturb; perturbation
干扰素
gon1 jiu5 sou3interferon
干与
gon1 jyu5variant of 干預|干预[gan1 yu4]
干预
gon1 jyu6to meddle; intervention
干哕
gon1 jyut6to dry-heave
肝吸虫
gon1 kap1 cung4liver fluke

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