Cantonese words starting with G

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A cadre, key member, or official in an organization; also refers to a plant stem.

Capability, talent, or practical ability to get things done.

A capable person; a person of talent and ability.

To eliminate, kill, or get rid of someone using violence.

Main road; major highway or thoroughfare.

To fight or come to blows.

Cadres and police officers, or general police personnel.

Drive, vigor, enthusiasm, or motivation to get things done.

School for cadres

Trunk canal; main canal.

Cadres and the masses, referring to government officials and the general public.

Main stream or trunk of a river.

Capable, experienced, and efficient in handling affairs.

Why, or what are you doing.

Why, what for, or what are you doing.

Variant of 幹嘛 (gan4 ma2), meaning what are you doing or why.

gon3 sai3 baau1

幹細胞干细胞

An officer or committee member responsible for specific affairs within an organization.

gon3 si6 zoeng2

幹事長干事长

Secretary-general of an organization, political party, or association.

A main traffic route, trunk line, or major highway.

To work, labor, or do a job.

幹活兒干活儿

To work, to do a job, or to perform manual labor.

To quarrel, argue, or fight.

A capable, competent, and reliable person who is a key member of a team or organization.

Arrogant, self-important, or intense.

Strong, firm, and unyielding; tough, rigid, or steadfast.

Mound or hillock.

Ridge or crest of a hill; frequently used in names and transliterations.

A hillock, mound, or slope; can also refer to a sentry post.

To carry something heavy on one's shoulder.

A bar, pole, lever, or rod used for support, prying, or athletics.

The key or essential part of something, such as an outline, principle, or program.

A large, wide-mouthed container or vessel, such as a vat, tank, jar, or barrel.

A highland rising up from a flat area of land.

Anus; the opening at the end of the rectum through which solid waste is expelled.

A species of sedge, used in the term for the Chinese mat grass (茳芏).

Steel; an alloy of iron and carbon.

Gamba, a county in Xigaze, Tibet.

gong1 baa1 jyun6

崗巴縣岗巴县

Kamba, a county in Shigatse City, Tibet.

gong1 baat3 dim2

江八點江八点

Jiang Zemin's eight propositions on developing cross-strait relations, presented in a 1995 speech.

Jiangbei; the region north of the Yangtze River.

gong1 bak1 keoi1

江北區江北区

Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo in Zhejiang.

岡比亞冈比亚

Gambia; a country in West Africa, with its capital at Banjul.

Headstrong, stubborn, and obstinate.

gong1 bik1 zi6 jung6

剛愎自用刚愎自用

Obstinate, self-opinionated, and stubborn; refusing to listen to others' advice.

Riverbank; riverside.