Cantonese words starting with G

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鲑鱼
gwai1 jyu2salmon
归期
gwai1 kei4the return date
gwai1 kei4magnificent
归侨
gwai1 kiu4Chinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate
闺阃
gwai1 kwan2women's quarters
瑰丽
gwai1 lai6elegant; exceptionally beautiful
硅铝质
gwai1 leoi5 zat1sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates)
归类
gwai1 leoi6to classify
归零地
gwai1 ling4 dei6Ground Zero
龟苓膏
gwai1 ling4 gou1herbal turtle jelly
归来
gwai1 loi4to return
归路
gwai1 lou6the way back
归拢
gwai1 lung5to gather; to pile up
闺蜜
gwai1 mat6(coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; (originally written 閨密|闺密, an abbr. for 閨中密友|闺中密友)
归谬法
gwai1 mau6 faat3reductio ad absurdum; also called 反證法|反证法
龟尾市
gwai1 mei5 si5Gumi, city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
龟毛
gwai1 mou4(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
闺门旦
gwai1 mun4 daan2young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera
归纳
gwai1 naap6to classify
归纳法
gwai1 naap6 faat3induction (method of deduction in logic)
归纳推理
gwai1 naap6 teoi1 lei5inductive reasoning
闺女
gwai1 neoi5maiden; unmarried woman
归宁
gwai1 ning4(literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents
归案
gwai1 on3to bring to justice
gwai1 pin2silicon chip
龟婆
gwai1 po2a bawd, a woman who is in charge of a brothel
gwai1 saa1silicon sand
西归西
gwai1 sai1to die (euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise)
归心
gwai1 sam1converted to (religion)
归心似箭
gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
闺秀
gwai1 sau3well-bred young lady
gwai1 sek6siliceous rock
归绥
gwai1 seoi1old name for Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
归顺
gwai1 seon6to surrender and pay allegiance to
归省
gwai1 sing2to go home for a visit; to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
宿归宿
gwai1 suk1place to return to; final destination
龟缩
gwai1 suk1to withdraw
归属
gwai1 suk6to belong to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; one's final destination (where one need look no further)
归属感
gwai1 suk6 gam2sense of belonging
归属权
gwai1 suk6 kyun4right of attribution
gwai1 syun1silicic acid
硅酸氟铝
gwai1 syun1 fat1 leoi5aluminum fluorosilicate
硅酸盐
gwai1 syun1 jim4silicate
硅酸盐水泥
gwai1 syun1 jim4 seoi2 nai4Portland cement
龟孙子
gwai1 syun1 zi2(coll.) son of a bitch
龟船
gwai1 syun4"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4]
龟头
gwai1 tau4head of a turtle
归天
gwai1 tin1to die
归途
gwai1 tou4the way back
归还
gwai1 waan4to return sth

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