Cantonese words starting with G

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gon1 cing4 ngaan5

乾瞪眼干瞪眼

To stare helplessly; to watch helplessly without being able to do anything.

Low tide; the lowest point of the tide.

gon1 coeng4 cyun3 dyun6

肝腸寸斷肝肠寸断

Grief-stricken or heartbroken.

Dried vegetables

Hay; dried grass used as animal fodder.

Dry, arid, or having low humidity.

乾燥機干燥机

A dryer or desiccator; a machine used to remove moisture.

乾燥劑干燥剂

Desiccant; a substance used to absorb moisture and keep things dry.

gon1 daa2 leoi5

乾打壘干打垒

Rammed earth; a traditional building material and construction technique using compacted soil.

gon1 daam2 soeng1 ziu3

肝膽相照肝胆相照

To treat one another with absolute sincerity and show total devotion to one another.

A golf caddie; a person who carries a player's clubs and provides assistance.

To wait in vain, or to sit around doing nothing but wait.

Godfather; a nominal father who is not biologically related.

Electricity from dry cell batteries; power supplied by a dry battery.

乾電池干电池

Dry cell battery; a lightweight, portable battery commonly used in daily household electronics.

Plain cooked rice, as opposed to rice porridge or congee.

Irascibility, irritability, or anger; also refers to liver fire in traditional Chinese medicine.

Dried goods, specifically food preserved by drying, sundrying, or dehydrating.

Withered, shriveled, or dried up.

Income provided by a sinecure; salary received for a post that requires little or no work.

To swallow food or medicine without any water or liquid.

gon1 gang2 gang2

乾骾骾干鲠鲠

Dry and hard to swallow, usually describing food.

gon1 gang2 gang2

乾鯁鯁干鲠鲠

Dry; hard to swallow because of dryness, referring to food.

Dry and rough, particularly describing skin, eyes, or a heavy writing style.

Dried ginger, often used as a Chinese medicinal herb or culinary spice.

To get paid without actually doing any work.

Shield and halberd; weapons of war, used figuratively to mean fighting, hostilities, or war.

Dried fruit or nuts.

Responsibility or implication in a matter; connection to a consequence.

Arid or dry; lacking moisture in the soil, air, or other materials.

乾旱土干旱土

Aridisol; a soil order in soil taxonomy characterized by being dry.

Parched, thirsty, or dry.

To cry out loud without shedding any tears.

To cry out loud without shedding any tears.

Cognac; a type of brandy produced in the Cognac region of France.

Cognac; a variety of brandy named after the town of Cognac in France.

To let a matter drop or rest; to let someone off.

Drysuit used for diving.

乾衣機干衣机

Clothes dryer; a machine used to dry clothing.

Adopted son; a godson in a traditional adoption without legal ramifications.

乾兒子干儿子

Godson or adopted son in a traditional, non-legal sense.

Hepatitis; an inflammatory condition of the liver.

乾瑤柱干瑶柱

Conpoy; dried scallop.

To interfere, disrupt, or obstruct.

干擾素干扰素

Interferon; a signaling protein released by host cells in response to the presence of several viruses.

To interfere, meddle, or intervene.

To intervene, interfere, or meddle in an affair, typically by a person or organization of authority.

gon1 kap1 cung4

肝吸蟲肝吸虫

Liver fluke; a parasitic flatworm that infects the liver.