Cantonese words starting with G

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To rise abruptly or tower over; or metaphorically, to rise rapidly in status, power, or prominence.

Obstinate; stubborn; refusing to listen to others' advice.

To tower over; to stand tall and erect.

gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4

Very blunt or not sharp; can also describe a person who is overly blunt, direct, and lacking tact.

gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4

Blunt, tactless, or speaking straight to the point without considering other people's feelings.

gwat6 mei5 lung4

倔尾龍倔尾龙

Someone who is difficult to communicate with or loves to stir up trouble.

gwat6 mou6 bin1 si1

掘墓鞭屍掘墓鞭尸

To exhume a body for public flogging; to dig up a corpse to whip it.

gwat6 mou6 gung1 jan4

Blunt, not sharp; also used to describe a dead end.

gwat6 tau4 hong2

掘頭巷掘头巷

Dead-end alley; a lane or alleyway with no other exit.

gwat6 tau4 hong6

倔頭巷倔头巷

A dead end or cul-de-sac; a street or alley with no through road.

gwat6 tau4 lou6

倔頭路倔头路

A dead end; a road or street that is closed at one end.

gwat6 tau4 lou6

掘頭路掘头路

A dead-end street or cul-de-sac with no other exit.

gwat6 tou2 gei1

掘土機掘土机

An excavator or digging machine.

gwat6 zyu6 saai3

To be constantly under the watchful eyes or glare of others.

Ju, a river name in China.

The Chinese surname Guo.

The Chinese surname Xi.

Quiet and still; silent.

A crack, crevice, or gap.

To cut off the left ear of a slain enemy.

Quiet; silent; tranquil.

gwik1 jin4 mou4 sing1

闃然無聲阒然无声

Silent without a sound; dead quiet.

Silent, quiet, and still.

Radical in Chinese characters, Kangxi radical 13, historically meaning wide or an open space.

To shut or bolt a door, or a door latch.

An internet emoticon representing embarrassment, helplessness, or distress; also archaic terms for bright or transparent.

Bright; shining; hot.

Distant, far, or widely separated.

Bright, transparent, and easily understood.

Bright or shining, especially of a person's eyes.

gwing2 gwing2 jau5 san4

Bright and piercing, describing eyes that are full of life and vigor, as if shining.

Minister of the imperial stud, an official originally charged with horse breeding.

Markedly different; vastly different.

Vastly or completely different.

gwing2 jin4 bat1 tung4

Markedly different; poles apart; having a massive difference.

Minister of the imperial stud, an ancient official originally charged with horse breeding.

Court of Imperial Stud; an ancient government office responsible for breeding and managing horses.

An ancient Chinese dagger-axe, or figuratively used to refer to war and weaponry.

Name of a river in mainland China; the Wo River.

Kopeck, a unit of currency worth one-hundredth of a ruble.

The Gobi Desert in Mongolia.

gwo1 bik1 fong1 taan1

戈壁荒灘戈壁荒滩

The barren sands of the Gobi desert.

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gwo1 bik1 taan1

戈壁灘戈壁滩

gwo1 dak1 si1 tung1

Goldstone (name)

Gore, a western surname.