Cantonese words starting with G

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A type of large wolf.

A Chinese surname, typically transliterated as Ko, Kot, or Ge.

To interlock, or to be in a state of confusion; also refers to a great array of spears and chariots.

Gua bao; a traditional Taiwanese pork belly bun.

got3 baau1 pei4

To circumcise; to undergo circumcision.

To cut off; to sever and take.

To surgically excise, amputate, or cut away a body part or tissue.

To cut, mow, or reap grass.

割草機割草机

Lawn mower; a machine used for cutting grass.

got3 faat3 jung1

Capernaum, a biblical town on the Sea of Galilee.

Arrowroot starch; starch of the pueraria root.

To cut prices significantly; to offer a big discount.

got3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1

割雞焉用牛刀割鸡焉用牛刀

Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Hemp headcloth; a simple headband or headpiece made of coarse hemp.

Tuber of the kudzu vine, used in Chinese medicine.

To slit someone's throat; neck slitting.

To partition and occupy territory, or to dominate a specific sector or market by multiple powerful forces.

got3 gu2 liu4 can1

割股療親割股疗亲

To cut flesh from one's own thigh to feed and heal a sick parent, a traditional display of extreme filial piety.

To discard, abandon, or give something up.

A character used in ancient geographic names, or referring to mountainous terrain.

Ge Hong (283–363), a Jin dynasty Daoist and alchemist, and the author of the Baopuzi.

Ge You, a prominent Chinese actor born in 1957.

To cede; to transfer a piece of territory to another country.

got3 laan4 sou3 si2 hak1

葛蘭素史克葛兰素史克

GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company.

Circumcision; the surgical removal of the foreskin or clitoris as a ritual or medical procedure.

葛縷子葛缕子

Caraway; a plant in the family Apiaceae whose aromatic seeds are used as a spice.

To cut apart, sever, separate, or isolate.

got3 loeng6 hung4 ji1 jyun2

葛量洪醫院葛量洪医院

Grantham Hospital, a hospital in Hong Kong.

got3 loi4 mei5 zoeng2

葛萊美獎葛莱美奖

Grammy Award, the US music industry accolade.

To slit or attempt to slit one's wrists.

葛民輝葛民辉

Eric Kot Man-fai, a Hong Kong actor, singer, and entertainer.

Comoros, an island nation off the east coast of Africa.

To part with something you love or cherish.

got3 pou4 dyun6 ji6

割袍斷義割袍断义

To sever a friendship or sworn brotherhood, metaphorically by cutting one's robe.

To give up, part with, or abandon something reluctant to let go.

got3 seoi6 gaak3 ji5

葛瑞格爾葛瑞格尔

Gregoire (name).

Secant line; a straight line that cuts a curve in two or more points.

To cut oneself, or to sustain a cut or gash.

A tangle of vines; kudzu vine.

To cut off, sever, or break off.

To harvest rice crops.

To leave the table as soon as one has made enough winnings, typically in mahjong or gambling.

To leave a gambling game early with one's winnings, leaving no chance for others to win it back.

葛洲壩葛洲坝

Gezhouba, a location on the Yangtze River known for the Gezhouba Dam.

Cutover; the migration or transition process of transferring network or system services.

Used in 桔槔 (gat1 gou1), a well sweep or counterweighted bailing bucket.

High riverbank.