Cantonese words starting with G

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gam1 gwong1 sim2 sim2

金光閃閃金光闪闪

Glittering; shining with a golden light.

From now on, starting from this moment, or in the days to come.

Golden jubilee; a 50th anniversary.

Gold objects, jewelry, or goldware.

Today; the current day spanning from the previous midnight to the upcoming midnight.

To be willing to give up or admit defeat.

Tonight; the night of the present day.

金櫻子金樱子

Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata); a species of climbing rose native to southern China and Taiwan.

gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6 ，baai6 seoi5 kei4 zung1

金玉其外，敗絮其中金玉其外，败絮其中

All that glitters is not gold; having a beautiful exterior but a rotten or worthless interior.

gam1 juk6 loeng4 jin4

Valuable and wise words; precious advice.

Finance and banking; the circulation of money, investment, and financing in financial markets.

gam1 jung4 hoi2 siu3

金融海嘯金融海啸

Financial tsunami; a severe global financial crisis.

gam1 jung4 zung1 sam1

Financial centre; a city or region with a high concentration of financial institutions and services.

To be satisfied with, resigned to, or complacent with a certain stage or level.

Goldfish, a type of ornamental fish bred from crucian carp.

gam1 jyu2 gaai1

金魚街金鱼街

Goldfish Street; a popular name for a section of Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, known for its pet shops.

gam1 jyu2 wong4

金魚黃金鱼黄

Golden yellow; orangey-yellow.

gam1 jyu4 gong1

金魚缸金鱼缸

Fishbowl or small spherical aquarium; also historically used as a nickname for the HKEx trading hall.

金魚佬金鱼佬

A pedophile; a man who abducts or harasses young girls under the pretext of inviting them to see goldfish.

To be ready and willing, gladly paying a high price or making a sacrifice.

Gold card; a gold-colored credit or membership card often symbolizing wealth.

This issue of a publication, or the current period of a recurring event.

Classic, well-known, or popular song.

A gold mine, or figuratively, a highly profitable business.

gam1 laan4 zi2 mui6

金蘭姊妹金兰姊妹

Female friends who share a bond as close and loyal as sisters.

金縷衣金缕衣

A shroud made of jade plaques sewn together with gold thread, used for Han dynasty nobility.

Jinling, an ancient and alternative name for Nanjing.

A gold Rolex watch, historically regarded as a symbol of status and wealth.

Sweet dew; nectar.

gam1 maa5 leon4 dou6

金馬倫道金马伦道

Cameron Road, a street in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

Tonight; this evening.

gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2

今晚打老虎

A humorous Cantonese transliteration of the French phrase "Comment allez-vous?" meaning "How are you?".

gam1 maan5 fei4 zai2

An exclamation announcing that one will have a great time tonight, or that there is something to celebrate.

gam1 maan5 hak1

Tonight; this evening.

Bronze inscriptions; ancient Chinese characters carved or cast on bronze vessels during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Sweet and delicious.

Blond hair, or a person with blond or dyed hair (especially young people with bleached hair).

gam1 muk6 seoi2 fo2 tou2

金木水火土

The five elements in Classical Chinese philosophy: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Imperial Guards in ancient China, or the legendary treasure-guarding dragon of the same name.

An amount or sum of money.

gam1 ngan4 faa1

金銀花金银花

Honeysuckle; a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.

gam1 ngan4 jeon6

金銀膶金银膶

A Chinese dish consisting of duck liver stuffed with pork fat.

gam1 ngan4 ji1 zi2

金銀衣紙金银衣纸

Joss paper and paper-mache offerings representing clothes, gold, and silver burned for the deceased.

gam1 ngan4 tung4 tit3 sek3

金銀銅鐵錫金银铜铁锡

The five metals of antiquity, specifically gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin.

金銀紙金银纸

Joss paper; ghost money burned for ancestors, deities, and spirits.

A one-thousand Hong Kong dollar banknote.

Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac or the Taurus constellation.

This year; the current year.

Gold medal, or a flat object made of gold.