Cantonese words starting with G

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An old friend or former acquaintance.

Old friends or long-time acquaintances.

gu3 gau6 bat1 hei3

故舊不棄故旧不弃

Do not neglect or abandon old friends.

Usual tricks, old tactics, or habitual maneuvers.

Scruple, fear, or misgivings that prevent one from speaking or acting freely out of concern for others' opinions.

gu3 gei6 cung4 jin2

To repeat an old stratagem or play the same old trick.

Former residence or home, particularly of a notable person during their lifetime.

The Forbidden City; imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing.

gu3 gung1 bok3 mat6 jyun2

故宮博物院故宫博物院

The Palace Museum, located in the Forbidden City in Beijing.

One's homeland or native country; also, a nation with an ancient history.

Customer; a person who buys goods or services from a shop.

gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6

顧客至上顾客至上

The customer is always right; the customer reigns supreme.

To pass away; to die.

Hometown; one's native place where one was born and raised and has deep affection for.

顧愷之顾恺之

Gu Kaizhi, a famous painter of the Eastern Jin dynasty.

An old friend, or a deceased person.

Inherent; intrinsic; already existing or possessed.

An old friend; a deceased friend.

固有詞固有词

Native words, especially those in Korean and Japanese that are not derived from Chinese.

gu3 jau5 ming4 ci4

固有名詞固有名词

顧野王顾野王

Gu Yewang (519-581), a Chinese historian, philologist, and editor of the dictionary Yupian.

Deliberately, intentionally, or on purpose (often carrying a negative connotation).

Therefore; as a result; consequently.

顧炎武顾炎武

Gu Yanwu, a prominent Confucian philosopher, linguist, and historian of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

No doubt; admittedly; of course.

No doubt; admittedly; of course.

gu3 jing2 zi6 lin4

顧影自憐顾影自怜

To look at one's own shadow and feel sorry for oneself; self-pitying or narcissistic.

Solid particles or matter in a liquid; solids.

Former occupation or old estate.

gu3 joek6 gam1 tong1

固若金湯固若金汤

Impregnable; strongly fortified and extremely secure.

gu3 joeng4 jyun6

固陽縣固阳县

Guyang, a county in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia.

Employer and employee.

To employ or hire someone.

gu3 jung4 bing1

僱傭兵雇佣兵

Mercenary; a professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign party.

gu3 jung4 bing1

雇傭兵雇佣兵

Mercenary; a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army or organization.

To employ or hire someone.

Employee; a person employed for wages or salary.

Guyuan, a prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China.

One's hometown, birthplace, or ancestral home.

Guyuan, a prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

To take into consideration, care about, or have regard for someone's feelings or the consequences of an action.

錮漏鍋锢漏锅

Tinker; a person who mends pots, kettles, and other metal utensils.

Hometown or native place.

Misgiving, apprehension, or worry before taking action or executing a plan.

gu3 lung6 jyun4 heoi1

故弄玄虛故弄玄虚

To deliberately mystify or make things look complicated to prevent others from understanding or seeing through them.

Consultant or adviser; a person or organization providing professional advice.

To care about one's own life; to be apprehensive of one's life or unwilling to sacrifice it.

To turn one's head and look around.