Cantonese words starting with G

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gam1 paai4 daa2 zai2

A top fighter in a gang; a premier bodyguard.

gam1 paai4 zek3 faa1 hung4 gwan3

金牌隻花紅棍金牌只花红棍

A top-tier enforcer or highly skilled fighter in a triad organization.

gam1 paai4 zoeng2

金牌獎金牌奖

Gold award or gold medal.

A shallow wicker basket woven from bamboo or rattan, ranging in size from a rice bowl to a large colander.

金笸籮金笸箩

A golden boy or a highly precious child; something extremely valuable.

Gold or jewelry shop.

Jewelry shop or gold shop; a store that buys and sells goldware and jewelry.

gam1 pun4 sai2 sau2

To retire; to wash one's hands of a business or activity and quit.

gam1 pun4 sai2 sau2

金盤洗手金盘洗手

To retire from a underworld organization, gangster life, or a specific trade or profession.

Ferrero Rocher, a popular brand of chocolate.

An old name for San Francisco.

gam1 saan1 aa3 baak3

An elderly Chinese man who returns to China after working or living in America, especially during the 19th and 20th centuries.

gam1 saan1 baak3

An elderly Chinese man returning to China from America, typically between the 19th and early 20th centuries.

gam1 saan1 caang2

Imported oranges, particularly Sunkist oranges from the United States.

gam1 saan1 ding1

A wealthy overseas Chinese person who is easily deceived.

gam1 saan1 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun4

金山郊野公園金山郊野公园

Kam Shan Country Park in Hong Kong.

gam1 saan1 haak3

An overseas Chinese person returning to China from North America, especially during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This life; the period from one's birth to death.

To think; to think of.

This life; the duration from birth to death of a person currently living.

An informer or betrayer; also refers to a cheating device for old video game consoles.

Ancient inscriptions on metal and stone, or the study of these bronze and stone artifacts.

A slender variety of carrot.

金絲貓金丝猫

A fighting spider of the genus Thiania, kept as a pet and used for spider fighting.

金絲雀金丝雀

Canary; a small songbird commonly kept as a pet, with feathers in colors like yellow, orange, brown, black, white, or red.

gam1 si4 gam1 jat6

今時今日今时今日

Nowadays; these days, especially highlighting the current social climate or technological era.

gam1 si4 m4 tung4 wong5 jat6

今時唔同往日今时唔同往日

Times have changed, indicating a shift in circumstances or that someone's former glory has faded.

Gold colour; golden.

Gold jewelry or accessories made of gold.

To commit suicide by swallowing gold.

Venus, the second planet from the Sun in the solar system.

gam1 sing4 mou5

Takeshi Kaneshiro, a well-known Taiwanese-Japanese actor and singer.

To come ashore; to make landfall.

Gansu, a province in northwestern China with its capital at Lanzhou.

Metal; a general term for substances such as iron, silver, and copper.

gam1 suk6 pei4 lou4

金屬疲勞金属疲劳

Metal fatigue; damage or structural failure caused by repeated stress, twisting, or pulling on metal.

A large, golden-colored ceramic urn used for storing the exhumed bones of a deceased person.

Pleasant and sweet to the taste; sweet and refreshing.

gam1 tin1 tin1 hei3 haa1 haa1

今天天氣哈哈今天天气哈哈

An expression used to imply one has nothing further to say, or to avoid expressing an opinion on sensitive matters.

gam1 tin1 tin1 hei3 han2 hou2

今天天氣很好今天天气很好

Expression stating that the weather is good, often used to imply one has nothing left to say.

Gold bar; gold melted into a bar shape for easy storage.

gam1 tung4 juk6 neoi5

Fairy boy and girl who serve the Goddess of Mercy; also used as a metaphor for a perfectly matched romantic couple.

gam1 waa4 fo2 teoi2

金華火腿金华火腿

Jinhua ham; a type of dry-cured ham from Jinhua, Zhejiang province.