Cantonese words starting with G

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Ornate, magnificent, or extraordinary in style or appearance.

Ornate, beautiful, and magnificent, especially referring to a literary style or a rare treasure.

To die, especially in Buddhism or Daoism; to return to one's true state.

gwai1 zan1 faan2 pok3

歸真返璞归真返璞

To return to original purity and simplicity; to restore one's natural state.

Siliceous; containing silica or silicon.

gwai1 zat1 ngaam4

硅質岩硅质岩

Siliceous rock; a type of rock composed mostly of silica.

To blame someone or lay the blame on others.

Kucha, an ancient Buddhist kingdom on the Silk Road in the Tarim Basin.

gwai1 zing1 pin2

To return to the right path; to reform or rehabilitate.

gwai1 zoeng6 gaau1

硅橡膠硅橡胶

Silicone rubber.

Diatom; a type of single-celled phytoplankton.

gwai1 zou2 mun4

硅藻門硅藻门

Bacillariophyta, a phylum of diatom single-celled phytoplankton.

A girl's room or boudoir; of or relating to intimate female friendships.

A small box or chest, often used for holding ballots or submissions.

A traitor; an insider who behaves badly or conspires with enemies.

Sundial, or time.

Mountain spring.

Cunning, crafty, or sneaky; also strange, abnormal, or deceitful.

Rail or track, typically made of steel I-beams laid on the ground for trains, subways, or trams.

Used after a monosyllabic verb (except 冇) to emphatically negate the action or the object.

gwai2 aat3 cong4

鬼壓床鬼压床

Sleep paralysis.

gwai2 aat3 san1

鬼壓身鬼压身

Sleep paralysis; the feeling of being conscious but unable to move, traditionally attributed to a ghost pressing down on one's body.

gwai2 am2 ngaan5

To fail to see something obvious.

gwai2 baa2 hei3

鬼把戲鬼把戏

Sinister plot or cheap trick.

Secretive, surreptitious, or mysterious.

To quibble, sophist, or argue using misleading or flawed logic.

gwai2 bin6 gaa1

詭辯家诡辩家

Sophist; a person who uses clever but fallacious arguments.

gwai2 bin6 seot6

詭辯術诡辩术

Sophistry; the use of clever but false and misleading arguments.

Nonsense or bunk; ridiculous and baseless talk.

gwai2 ce2 teoi2

Unable to restrain oneself; drawn to do something bad despite knowing better.

gwai2 ceot1 din6 jap6

鬼出電入鬼出电入

Full of rapid changes and elusive, unpredictable movements.

A genius or an exceptionally creative and quick-thinking person.

gwai2 coi4 seon3

No one would believe it; who would believe that!

Extremely; very.

gwai2 daa2 dou1 mou5 gam3 sing2

鬼打都冇咁醒

Extremely clever, smart, and sharp.

gwai2 daa2 gwai2

In-fighting or quarreling among members of the same group, especially an unpopular or disreputable one.

gwai2 dou1 paa3

Extremely terrifying; so scary that even ghosts would be frightened.

Rail tracks, or the path or orbit of an object.

gwai2 dou6 cong1

軌道艙轨道舱

gwai2 dou6 gaau1 tung1

軌道交通轨道交通

Rail transit; including metro, subway, light rail, and tram systems.

gwai2 dou6 hung1 gaan1 zaam6

軌道空間站轨道空间站

Orbital space station.

A standard, model, or guiding principle.

Will-o'-the-wisp; a greenish phosphorescent light seen over cemeteries or marshes.

gwai2 fo2 gam2 leng3

鬼火咁靚鬼火咁靓

Stunningly beautiful, usually describing a woman.

鬼火綠鬼火绿

Extremely angry; flaming mad.

gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1

Superb and uncanny craftsmanship, used to describe either exceptional human artistic skill or the wonders of nature.

Trick; cunning scheme; crafty plot.

gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1

詭計多端诡计多端

Wily, crafty, and full of tricks.

gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1

鬼計多端鬼计多端

Full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems; crafty and deceitful.