Cantonese words starting with G

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官渡区
gun1 dou6 keoi1Guandu, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
官渡之战
gun1 dou6 zi1 zin3Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[Xu3 chang1] in north Henan)
gun1 faan1(of electronic goods) refurbished
官费
gun1 fai3government funded
gun1 fei1lawsuit (from Cantonese)
观火
gun1 fo2penetrating (vision)
gun1 fong1government
官方语言
gun1 fong1 jyu5 jin4official language
官房长官
gun1 fong4 zoeng2 gun1chief cabinet secretary (Japan)
gun1 fu2authorities
官复原职
gun1 fuk6 jyun4 zik1restored to one's official post
观风
gun1 fung1on lookout duty
gun1 fung2salaries of government officials
gun1 gaa1emperor; official
官价
gun1 gaa3official price
gun1 gaa3 zi2putting on official airs
官阶
gun1 gaai1official rank
观感
gun1 gam2one's impressions
观景台
gun1 ging2 toi4lookout; observation deck
官官相卫
gun1 gun1 soeng1 wai6bureaucrats shield one another, nowadays, it means cover for each other
官官相护
gun1 gun1 soeng1 wu6officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up
gun1 gwai3Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
官军
gun1 gwan1(old) government troops
棺椁
gun1 gwok3inner and outer coffins
观光
gun1 gwong1to tour; tourism
观光客
gun1 gwong1 haak3tourist
观光区
gun1 gwong1 keoi1tourist region
gun1 haak3male guest at party
观客
gun1 haak3audience
官衔
gun1 haam4title
gun1 haau6Government schools
观后感
gun1 hau6 gam2impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
官学
gun1 hok6school or academic institution (old)
观看
gun1 hon3to watch; to view
gun1 hong1Bureaucratic tone ; jargon
观音
gun1 jam1Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
观音兵
gun1 jam1 bing1(slang) a man who willingly acts as a woman's attendant in the hope of winning her heart despite the actual chances being very slim in reality
观音菩萨
gun1 jam1 pou4 saat3Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
观音坐莲
gun1 jam1 zo6 lin4a sexual position with the woman sitting on top the man [written and colloquial]
观音竹
gun1 jam1 zuk1fernleaf bamboo
gun1 jan1 naa4Ella Koon Yun-na, name of a singer and actress in Hong Kong
gun1 jan3official seal
观衅伺隙
gun1 jan6 zi6 kwik1lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); to look for the Achilles' heel
gun1 ji6 doi6children of officials
官样
gun1 joeng6official manner
官样文章
gun1 joeng6 man4 zoeng1officialese
官员
gun1 jyun4official (in an organization or government)
冠县
gun1 jyun6Guan County or Guanxian, a county in Liaocheng City 聊城市[Liao2 cheng2 Shi4], Shandong
观览
gun1 laam5to view; to look sth over
观澜湖
gun1 laan4 wu4Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company)

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