Cantonese words starting with G

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Loyal, upright, and honest.

To be choked on or have food stuck in the throat, or to be blunt and unyielding.

To have a fish bone stuck in the throat, to take the blame, or to be blunt and unyielding.

Rigid, inflexible, or stubborn; mechanical and unable to adapt.

To choke on food, a bone, or other swallowed objects.

A room in a subdivided flat with concrete walls but no individual bathroom.

gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4

耿耿於懷耿耿于怀

To brood over something; to be unable to let go of something that upsets you.

Stubborn and obstinate; refusing to listen to advice.

To get a bone stuck in one's throat; to choke on a bone.

Of course, certainly, or undoubtedly.

Of course there is; bound to have.

To have a lump in one's throat, typically from being emotional or sad.

鯁唔落鲠唔落

Unable to swallow, or figuratively unable to stomach or accept something.

Infarction; the necrosis of tissue due to an inadequate blood supply.

To have an infarction; the obstruction of the blood supply to an organ or region of tissue.

Upright, honest, and straightforward in character.

Honest, upright, and straightforward.

Even bigger; larger.

Even more; to a greater degree.

Better; even better.

To prefer or would rather; to want even more.

gang3 soeng5 jat1 cang4 lau4

更上一層樓更上一层楼

To make further progress or achieve even greater success.

gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6

更進一步更进一步

To go a step further, make further progress, or strive to improve.

gang3 zung1 ji3

更鍾意更钟意

To prefer; to like something more.

Urgent, pressing, or in a hurry; needing immediate attention or resolution.

gap1 bat1 kap6 doi6

Too impatient to wait; extremely anxious and unable to contain one's anticipation.

Urgent; pressing; needing immediate attention or unable to wait.

Impatient, irritable, and hot-headed.

Rapid, hurried, or fast-paced; occurring at an accelerated tempo or frequency.

Very fast; rapidly; changing significantly within a short period of time.

To plunge, crash, or drop sharply and rapidly.

gap1 dou3 baau3 gong1

To feel an extremely urgent need to use the toilet, or by extension, to be desperate to get something sorted out.

To quick-freeze; frozen, referring to a method of preserving food using cold temperatures.

gap1 dung3 sik6 mat6

急凍食物急冻食物

Gale; strong, swift wind.

gap1 fung1 bou6 jyu5

急風暴雨急风暴雨

A sudden and violent storm with gale-force winds and torrential rain, also used figuratively to describe intense challenges or revolutions.

gap1 gap1 goek3

急急腳急急脚

Walking or leaving quickly and hurriedly, often to avoid something or someone.

gap1 gap1 mong4 mong4

In a hurry; in a great rush and feeling anxious.

First aid; emergency treatment given before formal medical care in a hospital.

gap1 gau3 zung1 sam1

Emergency center; emergency medical center.

gap1 ging1 fung1 jyu6 zoek6 maan6 long4 zung1

急驚風遇着慢郎中急惊风遇着慢郎中

An urgent person or situation meeting a slow and sluggish person who delays progress.

gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6

Eager for instant success and quick profits.

gap1 hau2 ling6

Tongue twister.

gap1 hei2 zik6 zeoi1

To rouse oneself immediately to catch up and reach a goal.

To be eager, impatient, or in a hurry to get something done.

gap1 jyu1 kau4 sing4

急於求成急于求成

Eager for success; impatient to achieve results or reach a goal.

Rapid and sharp; sudden and drastic.

gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3

To retire or withdraw at the peak of one's career or success.

In a hurry; in a rush with a tense mind and quickened movements.

To have an urgent need to urinate.