Cantonese words starting with G

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gaai3 giu1 gaai3 cou3

戒驕戒躁戒骄戒躁

to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool

gaai3 haan6 gaai1

Boundary Street (a road in Hong Kong)

介係詞介系词

(Tw) preposition

(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts

abstain from certain food while sick

border river (between countries or regions)

(zoology) shell

to intervene; to get involved

see 介休市[Jie4 xiu1 Shi4]

Jiexiu, a county-level city in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi

to care about; to mind

to impose martial law

gaai3 jim4 keoi1

戒嚴區戒严区

restricted area

gaai3 jim4 ling6

戒嚴令戒严令

to give up smoking

between; to lie between

religious precept; rule

Chinese broccoli; cabbage mustard; also pr. [jie4 lan2]

variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]

gaai3 laan2 tau4

芥蘭頭芥兰头

Kohlrabi; turnip cabbage

(n.) wasabi; mustard.

monastic discipline

contact surface

(Tw) interface (computing)

(of a term of office) to expire

variant of 芥末[jie4 mo5]

stop feeding on milk (babies growing up into a child)

to pick up chicks; to chat up girls; to make a pass at a woman [colloquial]

gaai3 ngoi6 kau4

gaai3 noi6 kau4

界內球界内球

ball within bounds (sports); fair ball (baseball)

see 界首市[Jie4 shou3 Shi4]

Jieshou, a county-level city in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui

when the time comes

limits; dividing line

to introduce (sb to sb); to present (sb for a job etc)

gaai3 siu6 jan4

介紹人介绍人

introducer; sponsor

gaai3 siu6 seon3

介紹信介绍信

a referral letter

To send under guard

ordination platform in a Buddhist temple

to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal

to mind; to be concerned about