Cantonese words starting with G

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To speak on someone's behalf or lobby on their behalf, often using personal influence to intercede.

gwaan1 taap3 naa5 mo1

關塔那摩关塔那摩

Guantanamo, a city and province in Cuba, and the site of a US naval base.

gwaan1 taap3 naa5 mo1 waan1

關塔那摩灣关塔那摩湾

Guantanamo Bay.

gwaan1 taap3 naap6 mo1

關塔納摩关塔纳摩

Guantanamo, Cuba.

A critical juncture, crucial moment, or turning point in an event.

To shut down or close down a power plant, refinery, factory, or other industrial facility.

To care for, show concern, or express solicitude for those who are weaker or less fortunate.

gwaan1 waai4 bei6 zi3

關懷備至关怀备至

To show the utmost care; to look after someone in every possible way.

gwaan1 wing6 ho4

關詠荷关咏荷

Esther Kwan, a prominent Hong Kong television actress.

gwaan1 wing6 saan1

關穎珊关颖珊

Michelle Kwan, a former American figure skater and Olympic medalist.

Bonded warehouse

gwaan1 zaan6 fai3

關棧費关栈费

gwaan1 zi1 lam4

關之琳关之琳

Rosamund Kwan, a Hong Kong actress.

A suspenseful cliffhanger, climax, or key piece of information kept hidden to build anticipation.

Customs levy; taxes or duties collected at a border or customhouse.

A joint of the body; the articulation connecting bones that allows movement in specific directions.

gwaan1 zit3 hong1

關節腔关节腔

Articular cavity; the joint cavity.

gwaan1 zit3 jim4

關節炎关节炎

Arthritis; inflammation of the joints causing redness, swelling, stiffness, and pain.

gwaan1 zit3 min2

關節面关节面

Articular facet; the smooth surface of a bone where it meets another bone in a joint.

gwaan1 zit3 nong4

關節囊关节囊

Articular capsule; the joint capsule in anatomy.

gwaan1 zit3 tung3

關節痛关节痛

Arthralgia; joint pain.

To look after or take care of someone, especially by a person with higher status or power.

Guanzhong Plain, a historical region in Shaanxi province.

gwaan1 zung1 dei6 keoi1

關中地區关中地区

Guanzhong Plain, a region in Shaanxi Province, China.

gwaan1 zung1 ping4 jyun4

關中平原关中平原

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi.

To pay attention to, follow closely, or show concern for.

Two tufts of hair worn by children; underage.

To be used to, accustomed to, or familiar with someone or something.

To fling or throw down, or to be familiar with.

Habitual thief; a persistent shoplifter or robber.

To trip and fall down, or to slip and fall.

Habitual offender; a criminal who repeatedly commits crimes.

An old hand; a veteran or experienced person, often used with a negative or derogatory connotation.

One's usual trick, tactic, or practice.

To spoil, pamper, or coddle a child.

Habitual, customary, or conventional.

gwaan3 jung6 jyu5

慣用語惯用语

An idiom, set phrase, or common expression.

gwaan3 jung6 sau2

慣用手惯用手

Dominant hand; the hand that is more commonly used and can perform more complex movements.

A customary practice, convention, or established habit.

Inertia in mechanics.

Habitual, customary, or routine.

gwaan3 sing3 ding6 leot6

慣性定律惯性定律

The law of inertia.

gwaan3 sing3 hai6

慣性系惯性系

Inertial system or inertial frame of reference.

gwaan3 sing3 lik6

慣性力惯性力

Inertial force; fictitious force

Habitual thief; serial thief.

Habitual, customary, or standard; according to normal practice or past habit.

Familiar; having a close relationship with someone.

Habitual thief.

To spoil a child; to ruin someone by overindulgence.

To fall flat on one's face, or to fail completely and utterly.