Cantonese words starting with G

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干涸
gon1 kok3to dry up
杆菌
gon1 kwan2bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
干馏
gon1 lau6to carbonize; carbonization
干裂
gon1 lit6(of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap
干粮
gon1 loeng4rations (to take on expedition)
干粮袋
gon1 loeng4 doi6knapsack (for provisions)
干酪
gon1 lok3cheese
干酪素
gon1 lok6 sou3casein
干妈
gon1 maa1adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干萌萌
gon1 mang4 mang4dry and hard (taste)
干梅子
gon1 mui4 zi2prunes
干挠
gon1 naau4variant of 干擾|干扰[gan1 rao3], to interfere
干女儿
gon1 neoi5 ji4adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
gon1 ngaam4liver cancer
干眼症
gon1 ngaan5 zing3(medicine) xerophthalmia; dry eye syndrome
gon1 ngaang6 faa3cirrhosis
干娘
gon1 noeng4adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干诺道
gon1 nok6 dou6Connaught Road, located in Hong Kong
干诺道中
gon1 nok6 dou6 zung1Connaught Road Central, located in Hong Kong
肝脑涂地
gon1 nou5 tou4 dei6to offer one's life in sacrifice
干洗
gon1 sai2to dry clean
干洗店
gon1 sai2 dim3dry cleaner and laundry
干湿褛
gon1 sap1 lau1trench coat
干手淨脚
gon1 sau2 zeng6 goek3describes the feeling of no more worries and troubles; to describe a situation where all the 'loose ends' (i.e. troubles) are settled and taken care of, so one does not need to worry any further; to literally "clean hands, clean feet"
干瘦
gon1 sau3wizened
gon1 sek6(mining) gangue
干水
gon1 seoi2game of mahjong
干尸
gon1 si1desiccated corpse; mummified body
干时紧月
gon1 si4 gan2 jyut6Nervous
干癣
gon1 sin2psoriasis
gon1 sip3to interfere; interference
干涉仪
gon1 sip3 ji4interferometer (physics)
干烧伊面
gon1 siu1 ji1 min6braised e-fu noodles
干笑
gon1 siu3to give a hollow laugh; forced laugh
干爽
gon1 song2dry and clean
干透
gon1 tau3to dry out
竿竿头
gon1 tau4bamboo pole's uppermost tip
干塘
gon1 tong4depleted; exhausted (can refer to running out of money
干噌噌
gon1 zang1 zang1dry and bland (taste)
干争争
gon1 zang1 zang1use to describe food which is dry and hard
干净
gon1 zeng6clean; tidy
干净
gon1 zeng6clean
干净企理
gon1 zeng6 kei5 lei5Clean and neat
干净利落
gon1 zeng6 lei6 lok6squeaky clean; efficient
gon1 zi1the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝
gon1 zi2pole
杆子
gon1 zi2pole; club
gon1 zi2see 矸石[gan1 shi2]
竿
gon1 zi2bamboo pole
干证
gon1 zing3witness (in a law suit)

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