Cantonese words starting with G

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戒惧
gaai3 geoi6wary
戒骄戒躁
gaai3 giu1 gaai3 cou3to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
gaai3 haan6boundary
gaai3 haan6 gaai1Boundary Street (a road in Hong Kong)
介系词
gaai3 hai6 ci4(Tw) preposition
gaai3 hang6(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts
gaai3 hau2abstain from certain food while sick
gaai3 ho4border river (between countries or regions)
介壳
gaai3 hok3(zoology) shell
gaai3 jap6to intervene; to get involved
gaai3 jau1see 介休市[Jie4 xiu1 Shi4]
gaai3 jau1 si5Jiexiu, a county-level city in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi
gaai3 ji3to care about; to mind
戒严
gaai3 jim4to impose martial law
戒严区
gaai3 jim4 keoi1restricted area
戒严令
gaai3 jim4 ling6martial law
戒烟
gaai3 jin1to give up smoking
介于
gaai3 jyu1between; to lie between
戒规
gaai3 kwai1religious precept; rule
芥蓝
gaai3 laam4Chinese broccoli; cabbage mustard; also pr. [jie4 lan2]
芥兰
gaai3 laan2variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
芥兰头
gaai3 laan2 tau4Kohlrabi; turnip cabbage
gaai3 laat6(n.) wasabi; mustard.
gaai3 leot6monastic discipline
gaai3 min2contact surface
gaai3 min6(Tw) interface (computing)
gaai3 ming6prohibition
诫命
gaai3 ming6commandment
滿届满
gaai3 mun5(of a term of office) to expire
gaai3 mut6mustard
gaai3 mut6variant of 芥末[jie4 mo5]
gaai3 naai5stop feeding on milk (babies growing up into a child)
𠝹
gaai3 neoi2to pick up chicks; to chat up girls; to make a pass at a woman [colloquial]
gaai3 ngoi6 kau4foul ball
界内球
gaai3 noi6 kau4ball within bounds (sports); fair ball (baseball)
gaai3 sam1vigilance
gaai3 san6vigilant
gaai3 sau2see 界首市[Jie4 shou3 Shi4]
gaai3 sau2 si5Jieshou, a county-level city in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
届时
gaai3 si4when the time comes
疥癣
gaai3 sin2mange; scabies
界线
gaai3 sin3limits; dividing line
介绍
gaai3 siu6to introduce (sb to sb); to present (sb for a job etc)
介绍人
gaai3 siu6 jan4introducer; sponsor
介绍信
gaai3 siu6 seon3a referral letter
gaai3 sung3To send under guard
戒坛
gaai3 taan4ordination platform in a Buddhist temple
戒条
gaai3 tiu4commandment
戒断
gaai3 tyun5to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal
介怀
gaai3 waai4to mind; to be concerned about

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