Cantonese words starting with G

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简编
gaan2 pin1concise edition; abridged edition; compendium
简朴
gaan2 pok3(of lifestyle, clothing, writing etc) simple; plain
简谱
gaan2 pou2music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represen...
简写
gaan2 se2to write characters in simplified form; to abbreviate (a word or expression)
枧水
gaan2 seoi2(noun) soap (noun) Lye Water, which is a cooking ingredient
枧水粽
gaan2 seoi2 zung2(food) Sticky rice dumplings treated with lye water
硷水粽
gaan2 seoi2 zung2Akumaki, a type of glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
简讯
gaan2 seon3newsletter; (Tw) SMS message
拣信室
gaan2 seon3 sat1mail sorting office
简述
gaan2 seot6to outline; to sketch; brief description; in a nutshell
简史
gaan2 si2a brief history
简氏防务周刊
gaan2 si6 fong4 mou6 zau1 hon2Jane's defense weekly
碱式盐
gaan2 sik1 jim4alkali salt (soda, lye, calcium carbonate etc)
碱腺
gaan2 sin3alkali gland
碱性
gaan2 sing3(chemistry) alkaline
碱性金属
gaan2 sing3 gam1 suk6alkali metal
碱性蓝
gaan2 sing3 laam4alkali blue
碱性土
gaan2 sing3 tou2alkaline soil
简缩
gaan2 suk1abbreviation
拣选
gaan2 syun2to select
简体
gaan2 tai2simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[f...
简体字
gaan2 tai2 zi6simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字...
gaan2 tip3(noun) an invitation card
简帖
gaan2 tip3a letter
简帖儿
gaan2 tip3 ji4a letter
碱土
gaan2 tou2alkaline soil
碱土金属
gaan2 tou2 gam1 suk6alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, stro...
拣择
gaan2 zaak6(adjective) picky; choosy; fussy
简则
gaan2 zak1general rule
拣卒
gaan2 zeot1to select the right candidate [colloquial]
拣蜶
gaan2 zeot1to select the right candidate [colloquial]
茧子
gaan2 zi2callus (patch or hardened skin); also 趼子
简直
gaan2 zik6just
简章
gaan2 zoeng1concise list of rules; pamphlet
简装
gaan2 zong1paperback; opposite: 精裝|精装[jing1 zhuang1]
gaan3(noun) Creek
间不容发
gaan3 bat1 jung4 faat3(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom); on the brink of crisis; T...
间壁
gaan3 bik1next door
间尺
gaan3 cek2(stationary) a ruler
间谍
gaan3 dip6spy
间谍软件
gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin2spyware
间谍网
gaan3 dip6 mong5spy network
间谍活动
gaan3 dip6 wut6 dung6espionage
间谍罪
gaan3 dip6 zeoi6crime of spying
间断
gaan3 dyun6disconnected; suspended; a break
间花腩
gaan3 faa1 naam5streaky pork; pork belly
间房
gaan3 fong2to partition a room; to charge customers sharing a taxi together per head ins...
间格
gaan3 gaak3layout of a house; room; flag (spoken)
间隔
gaan3 gaak3gap; compartment; to separate
间隔号
gaan3 gaak3 hou6middle dot (·), a punctuation mark used in Chinese text to separate the parts...

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