Cantonese words starting with G

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gwok3ancient form of the word國, country
gwok3empire
gwok3name of a mountain
gwok3cap worn by women
gwok3big; open; outline; to clear up
gwok3enlarge; to stretch
gwok3outer city wall; outer rim; frame
国宾
gwok3 ban1state visitor
国宾馆
gwok3 ban1 gun2state guesthouse
国柄
gwok3 beng3state power
国标
gwok3 biu1national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准[guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3])
国标码
gwok3 biu1 maa5Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. for 國家標準碼|国家标准码
国标舞
gwok3 biu1 mou5international standard ballroom dancing
国宝
gwok3 bou2national treasure
国策
gwok3 caak3a national policy
国贼
gwok3 caak6traitor to the nation
国产
gwok3 caan2domestically produced
国产化
gwok3 caan2 faa3to localize (production)
国耻
gwok3 ci2national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
国情
gwok3 cing4the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country
国菜
gwok3 coi3national food specialty
gwok3 cyun4Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中國新民黨|中国新民党
国大
gwok3 daai6abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005); abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC)
国大党
gwok3 daai6 dong2Indian Congress party
国队
gwok3 deoi6national team
国定假日
gwok3 ding6 gaa3 jat6national holiday
国都
gwok3 dou1national capital
国蠹
gwok3 dou3traitor
国度
gwok3 dou6country; nation
国道
gwok3 dou6national highway
腘动脉
gwok3 dung6 mak6popliteal artery (anatomy)
国花
gwok3 faa1national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mu3 dan1] in China)
国法
gwok3 faat3national law
国徽
gwok3 fai1the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安門|天安门[Tian1 an1 men2])
国货
gwok3 fo3Products from China
国防
gwok3 fong4national defense
国防部
gwok3 fong4 bou6Defense Department
国防部长
gwok3 fong4 bou6 zoeng2Defense secretary
国防科学技术工业委员会
gwok3 fong4 fo1 hok6 gei6 seot6 gung1 jip6 wai2 jyun4 wui2Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND)
国防工业
gwok3 fong4 gung1 jip6defense industry
国防现代化
gwok3 fong4 jin6 doi6 faa3modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
国防语言学院
gwok3 fong4 jyu5 jin4 hok6 jyun2US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)
国防预算
gwok3 fong4 jyu6 syun3defense budget
国防利益
gwok3 fong4 lei6 jik1(national) defense interests
国库
gwok3 fu3public purse; national exchequer
国富兵强
gwok3 fu3 bing1 koeng4prosperous country with military might
国库券
gwok3 fu3 gyun3treasury bond
国富论
gwok3 fu3 leon6The Wealth of Nations (1776) by Adam Smith 亞當·斯密|亚当·斯密[Ya4 dang1 · Si1 mi4]
gwok3 fu3 sing4Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, a famous Hong Kong dancer, singer and actor
国父
gwok3 fu6father or founder of a nation

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