Cantonese words starting with G

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Cassia twig; a Chinese medicinal herb made from the young twigs of the cinnamon tree.

A Hongkonger; a person from Hong Kong.

Youngest brother.

Thirtieth year of the sixty-year sexagenary cycle.

Noble and lowly; the social status or value of people or things.

Season; one of the periods into which the year is divided based on distinct weather conditions.

gwai3 zit3 sing3

季節性季节性

Seasonal; showing seasonal variation.

Aristocracy or nobility; the privileged class of a society.

gwai3 zuk6 faa3

貴族化贵族化

Gentrification; to become gentrified or aristocratic.

gwai3 zuk6 se5 wui2

貴族社會贵族社会

Aristocracy; an aristocratic society.

Valuable, precious, and highly important.

A cabinet, cupboard, or wardrobe; also meaning deficient or exhausted.

Cabinet, cupboard, or wardrobe; a box-shaped container used for storage, typically rectangular with a lid or doors.

To kneel down; to touch the ground with one or both knees.

To kneel and bow down to pay respect; to kowtow.

To kneel down; to submit or yield.

gwai6 dei6 kau4 jiu4

跪地求饒跪地求饶

To kneel down and beg for mercy or forgiveness.

gwai6 dei6 wai3 zyu1 naa2

跪地餵豬乸跪地喂猪乸

To do anything, even humiliate oneself, for personal benefit or money.

To kneel down or grovel.

Deficient; lacking; short of something.

To kneel and prostrate; to crouch.

gwai6 jyun4 gei1

櫃員機柜员机

Automated teller machine (ATM).

To kowtow; to kneel down and bow deeply in respect or worship.

Exhausted, depleted, or completely used up.

To be deficient, lacking, or scarce.

A counter in a restaurant or shop where customers pay.

To present a gift, or to feed a signal or material to a device.

A kneeling mat or prayer mat.

Counter; a flat surface in a shop, bank, or office where business is transacted.

Sales counter, front desk, or bar.

To kneel in prayer.

Drawer; a sliding container or compartment in a cabinet or desk.

A drawer; a sliding compartment in furniture.

gwai6 tung2 dai2 cyun1

櫃桶底穿柜桶底穿

To embezzle funds or steal money from a till or cash drawer.

Counter in a shop, bank, or service area where transactions are made.

To return to an original position or proper place.

gwai6 wai2 maau1

櫃位貓柜位猫

Lucky cat or fortune cat (Maneki-neko) placed on shop counters.

To present a gift; to give a present.

Cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe.

Someone who pleads or begs for a recommendation or job referral.

Sovereign or monarch; also a respectful form of address for 'you'.

All; without exception; both.

To fool, cheat, trick, or deceive someone.

Brilliant, shining, or bright like flames.

Used in personal names.

An army, military force, or troops.

An ancient unit of weight equal to thirty catties, or a polite honorific for "your".

A species of rockfish (Sebastodes guntheri).

A newly hatched fish; fry.