Cantonese words starting with G

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To chip in, pool money, or form a partnership to get something done together.

A narrow gap, slot, crack, or crevice between two adjacent objects.

To conspire, collaborate, or plot in secret to do something.

To collaborate and attack an opponent from different sides or directions.

Hyperthyroidism; a condition where an overactive thyroid produces excess hormone, accelerating metabolism.

To launch a coordinated attack from different sides or directions.

Frog; a general colloquial name for frogs, especially smaller ones.

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Oracle bone script; ancient Chinese characters carved on animal bones or turtle shells for divination.

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夾口供夹口供

To collude or conspire to align stories and give matching false statements.

Carapace or exoskeleton; the hard protective outer shell of crustaceans such as shrimps and crabs.

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甲殼蟲甲壳虫

Beetle; any insect of the order Coleoptera.

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Hepatitis A; a highly contagious viral hepatitis transmitted through contaminated food, water, or contact.

Methane; a flammable greenhouse gas that is the main component of coal gas and biogas.

Together with, including, or in total.

A safe or safe-deposit box used to store valuables securely.

A lined jacket or coat.

Forcibly; to insist on doing something by force or against someone's will.

Doves; a moderate political faction that favors peaceful solutions over conflict.

Sandwiched between two things; having a filling.

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夾心餅夹心饼

Sandwich cookie; a biscuit containing a sweet filling between two layers.

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夾心階層夹心阶层

Sandwich class; the lower-middle class in Hong Kong ineligible for public housing but unable to afford private housing.

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夾心人夹心人

A person caught in the middle or sandwiched between two opposing parties.

To cooperate, join forces, or work together.

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夾手夾腳夹手夹脚

To work together; to cooperate and chip in to get a task done.

To pick up food with chopsticks.

Sandwich Class Housing Scheme; a type of subsidized housing in Hong Kong for middle-income apartments.

To mix together or blend different types of things.

A cycle of sixty years in the traditional Chinese calendar.

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甲狀腺甲状腺

Thyroid gland; an endocrine organ located in the neck.

To make contact or establish a relationship with someone.

An argument, dispute, or physical fight between people.

Plastic or rubber.

To fall down, knock down, or be wrestled to the ground.

Complicated and confused, or to interlock.

Suburbs, countryside, or outskirts of a city.

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交保護費交保护费

To pay protection money or fees, especially to triads or gangs.

An adhesive bandage or Band-Aid; also refers to plastic cloth or sheeting.

To intersect, cross, or overlap; mutual.

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交叉點交叉点

A point of intersection where lines cross, or an area of overlap and similarity.

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交叉科學交叉科学

Interdisciplinary science.

To report on progress to authority, or to do a task perfunctorily just to get it done.

An eraser; a rubber.

To hand over, surrender, or give up something under pressure.

Friendship; the emotional bond and relationship between friends.

To intertwine, intersect, or crisscross with one another.