Cantonese words starting with G

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gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4

噤若寒蟬噤若寒蝉

To remain silent out of fear; to dare not express one's opinion.

Restricted area; a forbidden zone that requires permission to enter.

What a coincidence; coincidentally; happening to be.

Prohibitions, ban, or restrictive regulations.

An official ban or prohibition order.

To abstain from sex; to practice celibacy.

To fast; to stop eating for a period of time.

gam3 soeng6 haa5

Almost the same; about; approximately.

A banned book; books prohibited by the government from being printed, published, or sold.

Embargo; to ban or prohibit the import, export, or shipping of goods.

To suppress, forbid, or forcefully prevent something from happening or continuing.

gam3 zai3 ling6

An injunction; a formal court order prohibiting a person or group from carrying out certain actions.

Almost; nearly; a post-verbal modifier indicating that something is nearly done or completed.

To prohibit, ban, or forbid.

gam3 zi2 tung1 hang4

No entry; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited.

Not easily done; difficult to accomplish.

To ground someone, or to forbid them from leaving a specific area.

To completely ban, prohibit, or eradicate.

To press, hold down, or suppress.

To press with fingers or hands; to lead on or trick someone.

To press down with a finger or apply physical pressure onto something.

To withdraw money from an automatic teller machine (ATM).

To withdraw money from an ATM, or to blackmail someone for money.

gam6 dei6 jau4 seoi2

撳地游水揿地游水

To play it safe or act with extreme caution.

Drawing pin; thumb tack.

To withdraw money from an ATM.

To withdraw money from an automated teller machine (ATM).

To make tactical changes in a sports game, usually involving substitutions.

撳鷓鴣揿鹧鸪

To fool, trick, or take advantage of someone.

㩒鷓鴣㩒鹧鸪

To cheat; to swindle or trick someone out of something.

To ring a doorbell; to press a buzzer or bell.

To ring the bell; to press a doorbell or call button.

㩒住頭㩒住头

To do something continuously without looking up; to be totally immersed in a task.

Funny or amusing.

A piece of cloth or other material used for wiping, wrapping, or covering.

Catty, a traditional East Asian unit of weight.

Root of a plant, used for support and absorbing nutrients.

Tendon, sinew, or blood vessel.

A unit of weight equal to one catty, or physical strength.

To follow behind, or to come with as an accompaniment.

An attendant, subordinate staff member, or lackey who follows and serves someone.

The foundation, base, core, or essential part of something.

gan1 bun2 soeng6

Fundamentally; basically; at its root.

To eradicate thoroughly; to root out or completely eliminate something.

To follow behind physically, or to comply with and obey someone's wishes.

In front of someone or something, or nearby in one's presence.

To follow, obey, or be subservient to.

gan1 daai6 deoi2

跟大隊跟大队

To go along with the majority, usually without holding a strong personal stance.

gan1 daai6 lou2

To follow a triad boss as a disciple or subordinate.

Foundation; the established basis of a skill or field of knowledge.