Cantonese words starting with G

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Lesson plan or teaching plan.

A religious sect or denomination.

gaau3 sai1 zau1

Kau Sai Chau, an island in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

Professor; the highest academic rank for teachers and researchers at a university or college.

Teacher; a person who teaches students knowledge.

A clergyman, priest, or missionary, typically in Christianity.

To calibrate colors.

To abet, instigate, or encourage others to commit illegal acts or do bad things.

gaau3 so1 faan2

An instigator or abettor who induces others to commit a crime.

To teach; to work as a teacher.

gaau3 syu1 lou2

教書佬教书佬

Teacher, usually referring to a male teacher.

A chief instructor, typically in a disciplined organization like the military or police.

The Holy See; the central governing body of the Catholic Church headed by the Pope, located in the Vatican.

Creed; dogma; tenets or rules that members of a group are officially required to follow.

Church; cathedral; a place of worship and assembly for Christians.

A believer or follower of a religion; a church member, usually referring to Christians or Catholics.

Comparatively, relatively, or fairly.

Christian church; an organization of Christian believers.

To teach someone to be more shrewd, clever, or wise.

To proofread and correct; to rectify.

較早時较早时

Earlier on; a short while ago.

The Pope; the leader of the Catholic Church, head of state of Vatican City, and Bishop of Rome.

To set a clock or watch to the correct time.

The founder or leader of a religion, or a cult-like figure who heavily influences a culture.

gaau4 gaau2 zyu1

覺覺豬觉觉猪

To go to sleep; used with children or to sound cute.

To come of age (for a woman, traditionally at fifteen years old).

Chicken; a common domesticated fowl kept for its meat and eggs.

Chicken, fowl, or a trigger; also used as slang for a prostitute.

Chicken bun; a steamed Chinese bun filled with chicken and mushrooms.

gai1 baau1 zai2

雞包仔鸡包仔

A girl with small breasts.

Chicken leg, drumstick, or thigh.

Chicken leg; a common food item.

gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5

雞脾打人牙骹軟鸡脾打人牙骹软

To persuade or silence someone by offering them benefits or bribes.

gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5

雞髀打人牙骹軟鸡髀打人牙骹软

To soften someone's stance or win them over by offering them benefits, gifts, or a feast.

Chicken wing or wings.

Chicken intestine, or slang for English handwriting or English writing in general.

gai1 coeng4 zi6

雞腸字鸡肠字

Illegible, cursive, or foreign handwriting, especially English script.

A man who frequently visits prostitutes; a whoremonger.

gai1 cung4 dak1 sat1

雞蟲得失鸡虫得失

Trivialities; minor disputes or inconsequential gains and losses.

gai1 daan2 gwo2

雞蛋果鸡蛋果

gai1 daan2 pung3 sek6 tau4

雞蛋碰石頭鸡蛋碰石头

To throw an egg against a stone; to attempt something impossible or attack someone far stronger than oneself.

gai1 daan2 zai2

雞蛋仔鸡蛋仔

Egg waffle; a popular Hong Kong street snack made from sweet egg batter cooked in a honeycomb-shaped mold.

gai1 daan6 faa1

雞蛋花鸡蛋花

Frangipani, a type of flowering plant with fragrant blossoms.

Diced chicken; chicken cut into small cubes.