Cantonese words starting with G

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The situation, state of affairs, or political landscape.

To suffocate to death; to die from a lack of air or from smoke inhalation.

guk6 soeng1 fung1

焗傷風焗伤风

To catch a cold due to excessive sweating or from being trapped in a hot, stuffy environment.

To suffer heatstroke or get sunstroke.

Baked potato; baked potatoes.

guk6 wik6 mong5

局域網局域网

Local area network (LAN).

A clamp or staple used for mending broken pottery.

The head or chief of a bureau, department, or government station.

A lidded tea bowl used for brewing tea.

guk6 zung1 jan4

A participant, insider, or player involved in a particular affair.

guk6 zyu1 paa2 caan1

焗豬扒餐焗猪扒餐

A pimping tactic where a client is deliberately presented with an unsuitable prostitute so the pimp can offer a second one and claim more commission.

guk6 zyu1 paa4 faan6

焗豬扒飯焗猪扒饭

Baked pork chop rice.

Having no other choice but to do something; forced to.

Stuffy, poorly ventilated, or feeling trapped and forced to do something.

An assistant or hired hand in a trade; a keeper of domestic animals.

Hat or headgear; also used to refer to a crest or comb on an animal's head.

Government official; a representative with public power who handles administrative affairs for the government.

Coffin; a box in which a dead body is buried.

A type of long-stemmed aquatic grass used for weaving mats.

To look at or observe carefully.

Government-run, state-run, or officially organized.

gun1 bik1 man4 faan2

When government oppression and harsh rule force the people to rise up in rebellion.

Government troops; soldiers belonging to the imperial court or central government.

gun1 bou3 si1 sau4

官報私仇官报私仇

To take advantage of one's official position or authority to seek personal revenge.

A government job, or a public servant.

gun1 caak1 jyun4

觀測員观测员

Observer; a person who makes scientific or official observations.

gun1 caak1 wai6 sing1

觀測衛星观测卫星

Observation satellite.

觀測者观测者

To observe and examine carefully; to collect and analyze external information through the senses.

gun1 caat3 gaa1

觀察家观察家

Observer, especially one who analyzes social or political affairs.

gun1 caat3 jan4 si6

觀察人士观察人士

Observer; a person who watches and analyzes events.

gun1 caat3 jyun4

觀察員观察员

Observer; a person who watches and documents events without directly participating.

gun1 caat3 lik6

觀察力观察力

Power of observation; the ability to observe and notice details.

gun1 caat3 saau3

觀察哨观察哨

An observation post or sentry post used for monitoring and watching.

觀察者观察者

Observer; someone who watches or notices something.

To observe and measure, typically natural phenomena such as meteorology or astronomy.

An official title or formal name.

Officialdom or bureaucratic circles, especially regarding the interactions and politics among government officials.

gun1 coeng4 jin6 jing4 gei3

官場現形記官场现形记

The Bureaucrats, a late Qing satirical novel by Li Baojia depicting official corruption.

Coffin; a container used to hold a corpse for a funeral, burial, or cremation.

Money saved up for one's funeral or old age.

gun1 coi4 nong4 zi2

An old geezer with one foot in the grave.

棺材舖棺材铺

A coffin shop; a shop that sells coffins and provides funeral services.

Second class or cabin class accommodation on a passenger ship.

Government office or official institution.

Official residence of a head of state, head of government, or high-ranking official.

Perspective; point of view; stance or opinion on a matter.

Speculation, profiteering, or corrupt resale of goods by government officials.

Guandu, a district in Kunming, Yunnan.