Cantonese words starting with G

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监趸
gaam1 dan2prisoner (Cantonese)
监督
gaam1 duk1to control; to inspect
监督人
gaam1 duk1 jan4superintendent
监督者
gaam1 duk1 ze2supervisor
监犯
gaam1 faan2(noun) a prisoner; an inmate
监房
gaam1 fong4(noun) a prison cell; jail
监禁
gaam1 gam3to imprison; to take into custody
监管
gaam1 gun2to oversee; to supervise; supervisory
监工
gaam1 gung1workplace overseer
监考
gaam1 haau2to proctor (an exam)
缄口
gaam1 hau2keep secret; to keep one's mouth shut; to hold one's tongue; to say nothing
缄口不言
gaam1 hau2 bat1 jin4see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]
监控
gaam1 hung3to monitor
监人赖厚
gaam1 jan4 laai5 hau6shamelessly insist another person is one's friend
监人乃后
gaam1 jan4 naai5 hau5(slang) force someone to accept
监人食死猫
gaam1 jan4 sik6 sei2 maau1forcing someone to be a scapegoat
监狱
gaam1 juk6prison
监理所
gaam1 lei5 so2inspection and control bureau
监利
gaam1 lei6see 監利市|监利市[Jian4 li4 Shi4]
监牢
gaam1 lou4prison
缄默
gaam1 mak6to keep silent
监牧
gaam1 muk6shepherd; pastor (cleric in charge of a Christian parish)
监门
gaam1 mun4gatekeeper
监硬
gaam1 ngaang6forcefully; without consent (spoken)
监外执行
gaam1 ngoi6 zap1 hang4to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law)
监票
gaam1 piu3to scrutinize balloting
监生
gaam1 sang1alive
监守
gaam1 sau2to have custody of
监守自盗
gaam1 sau2 zi6 dou6to embezzle
监视
gaam1 si6to monitor; surveillance
监视居住
gaam1 si6 geoi1 zyu6(PRC law) residential surveillance
监视器
gaam1 si6 hei3security camera
监视孔
gaam1 si6 hung2peephole
监头
gaam1 tau4head of prison officer (spoken)
监听
gaam1 ting1to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop
监护
gaam1 wu6to act as a guardian
监护病房
gaam1 wu6 beng6 fong2Intensive Care Unit
监护人
gaam1 wu6 jan4guardian
监护权
gaam1 wu6 kyun4custody (of a child)
监制
gaam1 zai3to supervise the manufacture of; executive producer (film)
监织造
gaam1 zik1 zou6supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty)
gaam2to lower; to reduce; to diminish
减压
gaam2 aat3to reduce pressure
减压病
gaam2 aat3 beng6decompression sickness; also 減壓症|减压症[jian3 ya1 zheng4]
减压表
gaam2 aat3 biu2decompression table
减压程序
gaam2 aat3 cing4 zeoi6decompression schedule
减压时间表
gaam2 aat3 si4 gaan3 biu2decompression schedule (diving)
减压症
gaam2 aat3 zing3decompression sickness; also 減壓病|减压病[jian3 ya1 bing4]
减笔字
gaam2 bat1 zi6simplified Chinese characters (dialect)
减半
gaam2 bun3to reduce by half

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