Cantonese words starting with G

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gwaai3 suk6 syu2see 怪叔叔[guai4 shu1 shu5]
怪谈
gwaai3 taam4noun; ghost stories
gwaai3 toi1freak; fetus with deformity
怪话
gwaai3 waa6ridiculous talk
怪责
gwaai3 zaak3verb; to blame
gwaai3 zeoi6to blame
gwaai3 zi1 dak1no wonder (spoken)
掴耳光
gwaak3 ji5 gwong1to slap on the face
gwaan1incapacitated
gwaan1(noun) 1. gateway; 2. Chinese surname; 3. customs; 4. (adjective) 1. relate to; (adverb) regarding
gwaan1widower; a bachelor
关隘
gwaan1 aai3mountain pass
关押
gwaan1 aap3to imprison
关白
gwaan1 baak6to inform
关闭
gwaan1 bai3to close; to shut (a window etc)
关切
gwaan1 cit3to be deeply concerned
关塞
gwaan1 coi3border fort, esp. defending narrow valley
关厂
gwaan1 cong2to shut down (a factory); a lockout
关帝
gwaan1 dai3Guan Yu; a Chinese military general who was deified as a God and is revered by many Chinese people for his bravery and loyalty
关帝庙
gwaan1 dai3 miu6Temple Of Guan Yu
关德兴
gwaan1 dak1 hing1Kwan Tak-Hing, a Hong Kong famous actor
关灯
gwaan1 dang1to turn off the lights [written]
关斗
gwaan1 dau3forward roll (movement)
关店歇业
gwaan1 dim3 hit3 jip6to close up shop and cease business temporarily
关掉
gwaan1 diu6to switch off; to shut off
关刀
gwaan1 dou1a halberd, a big sword with long stick as a holder
关岛
gwaan1 dou2Guam
关岛大学
gwaan1 dou2 daai6 hok6University of Guam
关东
gwaan1 dung1Northeast China; lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1]
关东地震
gwaan1 dung1 dei6 zan3Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area
关东军
gwaan1 dung1 gwan1Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII
关东煮
gwaan1 dung1 zyu2oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
关防
gwaan1 fong4security measures (esp. border security)
鳏夫
gwaan1 fu1old wifeless man; bachelor; widower
关乎
gwaan1 fu4to relate to; about
关格
gwaan1 gaak3blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine)
关金
gwaan1 gam1see 關金券|关金券[guan1 jin1 quan4]
关紧
gwaan1 gan2to close firmly; to make fast
关机
gwaan1 gei1to turn off (a machine or device)
鳏居
gwaan1 geoi1to live as a widower
关键
gwaan1 gin6crucial point; CL:個|个[ge4]; crucial
关键词
gwaan1 gin6 ci4keyword
关键问题
gwaan1 gin6 man6 tai4key problems;key issues
关键时刻
gwaan1 gin6 si4 haak1critical moment
关键性
gwaan1 gin6 sing3key; critical
关键字
gwaan1 gin6 zi6keyword
关境
gwaan1 ging2customs border
关顾
gwaan1 gu3take care of
关公
gwaan1 gung1Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])
鳏寡
gwaan1 gwaa2surviving spouse; widowers and widows

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