Cantonese words starting with G

12,090 entries

gaan2 pin1
简编
concise edition; abridged edition; compendium
gaan2 pok3
简朴
(of lifestyle, clothing, writing etc) simple; plain
gaan2 pou2
简谱
music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
gaan2 se2
简写
to write characters in simplified form; to abbreviate (a word or expression)
gaan2 seoi2
枧水
(noun) soap (noun) Lye Water, which is a cooking ingredient
gaan2 seoi2 zung2
枧水粽
(food) Sticky rice dumplings treated with lye water
gaan2 seoi2 zung2
硷水粽
Akumaki, a type of glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
gaan2 seon3
简讯
newsletter; (Tw) SMS message
gaan2 seon3 sat1
拣信室
mail sorting office
gaan2 seot6
简述
to outline; to sketch; brief description; in a nutshell
gaan2 si2
简史
a brief history
gaan2 si6 fong4 mou6 zau1 hon2
简氏防务周刊
Jane's defense weekly
gaan2 sik1 jim4
碱式盐
alkali salt (soda, lye, calcium carbonate etc)
gaan2 sin3
碱腺
alkali gland
gaan2 sing3
碱性
(chemistry) alkaline
gaan2 sing3 gam1 suk6
碱性金属
alkali metal
gaan2 sing3 laam4
碱性蓝
alkali blue
gaan2 sing3 tou2
碱性土
alkaline soil
gaan2 suk1
简缩
abbreviation
gaan2 syun2
拣选
to select
gaan2 tai2
简体
simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
gaan2 tai2 zi6
简体字
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
gaan2 tip3
(noun) an invitation card
gaan2 tip3
简帖
a letter
gaan2 tip3 ji4
简帖儿
a letter
gaan2 tou2
碱土
alkaline soil
gaan2 tou2 gam1 suk6
碱土金属
alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, strontium Sr 鍶|锶, barium Ba 鋇|钡 and radium Ra 鐳|镭)
gaan2 zaak6
拣择
(adjective) picky; choosy; fussy
gaan2 zak1
简则
general rule
gaan2 zeot1
拣卒
to select the right candidate [colloquial]
gaan2 zeot1
拣蜶
to select the right candidate [colloquial]
gaan2 zi2
茧子
callus (patch or hardened skin); also 趼子
gaan2 zik6
简直
just
gaan2 zoeng1
简章
concise list of rules; pamphlet
gaan2 zong1
简装
paperback; opposite: 精裝|精装[jing1 zhuang1]
gaan3
(noun) Creek
gaan3 bat1 jung4 faat3
间不容发
(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom); on the brink of crisis; Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]
gaan3 bik1
间壁
next door
gaan3 cek2
间尺
(stationary) a ruler
gaan3 dip6
间谍
spy
gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin2
间谍软件
spyware
gaan3 dip6 mong5
间谍网
spy network
gaan3 dip6 wut6 dung6
间谍活动
espionage
gaan3 dip6 zeoi6
间谍罪
crime of spying
gaan3 dyun6
间断
disconnected; suspended; a break
gaan3 faa1 naam5
间花腩
streaky pork; pork belly
gaan3 fong2
间房
to partition a room; to charge customers sharing a taxi together per head instead (to split the cost) [colloquial]
gaan3 gaak3
间格
layout of a house; room; flag (spoken)
gaan3 gaak3
间隔
gap; compartment; to separate
gaan3 gaak3 hou6
间隔号
middle dot (·), a punctuation mark used in Chinese text to separate the parts of a transliterated foreign name or elements in a list