Cantonese words starting with G

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gwai3 jan4 do1 mong4

貴人多忘贵人多忘

An eminent person has a short memory; a polite or slightly sarcastic way to describe a busy or important person being forgetful.

gwai3 jan4 do1 mong4 si6

貴人多忘事贵人多忘事

Great minds have short memories; used to politely excuse someone of high status for forgetting something.

gwai3 jan4 si6 mong4

貴人事忙贵人事忙

An expression used to describe an important person who is always very busy.

The tenth year of the sixty-year sexagenary cycle, such as 1993 or 2053.

Guiyang County, a county in Chenzhou, Hunan, China.

Guiyang, a city in southwest China and the provincial capital of Guizhou.

gwai3 joeng4 jyun6

桂陽縣桂阳县

Guiyang County, in Chenzhou, Hunan Province.

gwai3 joeng4 si5

貴陽市贵阳市

Guiyang, a prefecture-level city and the capital of Guizhou Province.

Mandarin fish or Chinese perch.

gwai3 jyu5 lam4

Dried longan fruit.

gwai3 jyun4 juk6

桂圓肉桂圆肉

Dried flesh of the longan fruit.

gwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6

貴遠賤近贵远贱近

To revere the past and despise the present, or to value what is distant and look down on what is nearby.

Guixi, a county-level city in Yingtan, Jiangxi, China.

貴溪市贵溪市

Guixi, a county-level city in Yingtan, Jiangxi.

The floating ribs.

Guilin, a prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.

gwai3 lam4 cing4

A type of wine jar originating in Guilin, featuring a wide top and narrow bottom.

gwai3 lam4 ji1 hok6 jyun2

桂林醫學院桂林医学院

Guilin Medical University.

Guilin, a prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.

gwai3 lam4 soeng1 si1

Red-billed leiothrix (a type of songbird).

Usury, loan sharking, or a loan shark.

gwai3 lei2 lou2

貴利佬贵利佬

A loan shark or usurer who lends money at extremely high interest rates.

gwai3 leon4 mei5

桂綸鎂桂纶镁

Guey Lun-mei (born 1983), Taiwanese actress.

To tremble with fear.

Ji Lu (542-480 BC), a disciple of Confucius also known as Zi Lu.

The fortieth year of the sexagenary cycle, such as 1963 or 2023.

Kwai Mei lychee, a variety of lychee known for its sweet, crisp flesh and prickly skin.

The twentieth year of the sixty-year sexagenary cycle.

gwai3 mok6 san1 fo1

Tymoshenko; Ukrainian surname, typically referring to Yulia Tymoshenko.

The genus Artocarpus, or any plant belonging to this genus.

gwai3 muk6 suk6

桂木屬桂木属

Artocarpus; a genus of trees in the mulberry family.

Guinan, a county in Qinghai province, China.

gwai3 naam4 jyun6

貴南縣贵南县

Guinan, a county in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai.

A promise that can be realized.

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia).

Guiping, a county-level city in Guangxi, China.

gwai3 ping4 si5

Guiping, a county-level city in Guigang City, Guangxi.

gwai3 saan1 wu4

貴珊瑚贵珊瑚

Precious coral, a species of marine coral used in jewelry and ornaments.

The final phase of a historical period or dynasty.

Precious, refined, and delicate; genteel.

Menstruation; a woman's period.

gwai3 sin6 lam4

季羨林季羡林

Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), a Chinese linguist and Indologist.

An honorific or polite way to ask for someone's surname.

gwai3 sing3 ming4

貴姓名贵姓名

A polite way to ask for someone's name.

Seasonal aspect; the characteristic appearance or nature of a landscape or ecosystem during a particular season.

Quarterly meeting; a meeting held once every three months.

Guizhou, a province in southwestern China. Its capital is Guiyang.

gwai3 zau1 saang2

貴州省贵州省

Guizhou Province, a province in southwestern China with its capital at Guiyang.

Descendants of noble families or feudal aristocrats.