Cantonese words starting with G

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To save face, keep up appearances, or care about others' opinions.

gu3 ming4 si1 ji6

顧名思義顾名思义

As the name suggests; self-explanatory.

gu3 mong5 din6 seon3

固網電信固网电信

Landline or fixed-line telecommunications.

An old grave or ancient tomb.

One's old self; what one has always been.

To care for, look after, or show concern for someone or something.

Gu'an, a county in Hebei province, China.

固安縣固安县

Gu'an, a county in Langfang City, Hebei.

To look around or look back and forth.

gu3 paan3 zi6 hung4

顧盼自雄顾盼自雄

To strut about feeling complacent, self-satisfied, or triumphant.

Deep-rooted habit, addiction, or obsession.

Premeditated murder.

To pass away; to die.

To stubbornly hold or cling to; to strongly defend one's position.

Sterol; a subgroup of steroids and an important class of organic molecules.

Story; a narrative of real or imaginary events.

Feature film; fictional movie.

故事書故事书

To take loving care of; to cherish and protect.

gu3 sik6 m4 gu3 zoek3

顧食唔顧著顾食唔顾着

To only care about eating and totally neglect one's appearance or clothing.

Gucheng county in Hengshui, Hebei.

gu3 sing4 jyun6

故城縣故城县

Gucheng, a county in Hengshui, Hebei

Solid state; the state of being a solid.

gu3 taai3 fuk6 mang4

故態復萌故态复萌

To revert to one's old bad habits; for old faults to resurface.

Solid; a state of matter with a fixed volume and shape that does not conform to its container.

gu3 tai2 mat6 lei5

固體物理固体物理

Solid state physics.

One's native land, homeland, or ancestral home.

Hence the saying; that is why it is called.

Former home; old residence.

An inveterate habit; a deep-seated and long-standing custom or practice.

Guzhen, a county in Anhui, China.

固鎮縣固镇县

Guzhen, a county in Bengbu, Anhui.

Stubborn; obstinate; insisting on one's own opinion and refusing to listen to others.

gu3 zap1 gei2 gin3

固執己見固执己见

To persist in one's views or cling stubbornly to one's own opinions.

A chronic illness or long-standing disease.

An old friend; a close friend of many years.

An old site, former address, or historical location.

故紙堆故纸堆

A pile of old books and paper materials.

Historical ruins, sites, or relics from the past.

gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1

顧左右而言他顾左右而言他

To speak evasively; to dodge the topic by talking about something else.

Breakdown, malfunction, or failure of a machine or system.

To pretend; to affect a certain manner or put on a face.

gu3 zok3 dyun1 zong1

故作端莊故作端庄

To put on an artificial show of seriousness or dignity; to affect a prim and proper manner.

gu3 zok3 sam1 cam4

To play the profound thinker; to deliberately affect an air of depth or seriousness.

gu3 zok3 zi1 taai3

故作姿態故作姿态

To put on an act; to pose or affect an attitude.

Employer; the party that hires and pays people to work.

Employer; a person or organization that employs people.

To watch out, be careful, or pay attention to avoid danger or mistakes.

gu3 zyu6 sau1 mei5 go2 loeng5 nin4

顧住收尾嗰兩年顾住收尾嗰两年

A curse or warning telling someone they will face retribution and suffer in their final years for their bad deeds.