Cantonese words starting with G

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Dried up or parched; completely devoid of moisture.

Bacillus; any rod-shaped bacterium.

Dry distillation; to carbonize or undergo destructive distillation of solid fuels to produce charcoal, tar, and gas.

To crack due to dryness, or to chap.

Dry or dehydrated food, such as biscuits, bread, energy bars, or chocolate.

gon1 loeng4 doi6

乾糧袋干粮袋

A knapsack or pouch used for carrying dry food provisions.

Cheese; a dairy product made from milk curds.

乾酪素干酪素

Casein; a major phosphorus-containing protein found in milk.

Godmother; an adoptive mother in a traditional sense, without legal ties.

gon1 mang4 mang4

乾萌萌干萌萌

Dry and hard in texture, usually describing food.

乾梅子干梅子

Prunes; dried plums.

To interfere, disturb, or obstruct.

乾女兒干女儿

Goddaughter; an adopted daughter in a traditional sense without formal legal ties.

Liver cancer; cancer of the liver, most commonly caused by chronic hepatitis B or C, or excessive drinking.

gon1 ngaan5 zing3

乾眼症干眼症

Dry eye syndrome, also known as xerophthalmia.

gon1 ngaang6 faa3

Cirrhosis; the hardening of the liver due to damage and scarring of liver cells.

Godmother; a woman with whom one has entered into a sworn mother-child relationship.

干諾道干诺道

Connaught Road, a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong.

gon1 nok6 dou6 zung1

干諾道中干诺道中

Connaught Road Central, a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong.

gon1 nou5 tou4 dei6

肝腦塗地肝脑涂地

To sacrifice one's life for a cause; to die a tragic death.

To dry-clean; to wash clothes using chemical solvents instead of water.

乾洗店干洗店

Dry cleaner's; a shop that provides dry cleaning and laundry services.

乾濕褸干湿褛

Trench coat; a windproof and waterproof overcoat with a belt.

gon1 sau2 zeng6 goek3

乾手淨腳干手淨脚

Done and dealt with completely, leaving no loose ends or unfinished business.

Thin and shriveled; wizened.

Gangue; the commercially worthless mineral matter associated with coal or ore during mining.

A game of mahjong; to play mahjong.

A desiccated corpse or mummified body.

gon1 si4 gan2 jyut6

乾時緊月干时紧月

Straitened, tight, or difficult times; a period when one is short of money or facing hard circumstances.

To meddle or interfere in an affair; or physical interference of waves.

干涉儀干涉仪

Interferometer; an instrument used in physics to measure interference of light or other waves.

gon1 siu1 ji1 min6

乾燒伊麵干烧伊面

Braised e-fu noodles with mushrooms and chives.

To give a hollow or forced laugh.

Dry, clean, and comfortable, with no moisture or stickiness.

To dry out completely

The uppermost tip of a bamboo pole.

To be completely broke; to have run out of money.

gon1 zang1 zang1

乾噌噌干噌噌

Dry, parched, or lacking moisture, especially of food or things that should be moist.

gon1 zang1 zang1

乾爭爭干争争

Dry and hard, especially when describing food.

Clean and tidy.

Clean; free from rubbish, dirt, dust, or stains.

gon1 zeng6 kei5 lei5

乾淨企理干净企理

Clean and neat; tidy and well-organized.

gon1 zeng6 lei6 lok6

乾淨利落干净利落

Efficient, neat, and prompt in handling affairs, or clean and tidy in appearance.

The Sexagenary Cycle; the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches.

A pole, post, or staff.

A pole, staff, or club.

Coal gangue; waste rock from mining.

A witness in a lawsuit.