Cantonese words starting with G

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To need urgently; to have a pressing or immediate need for something.

Urgently needing to defecate or go to the toilet.

gap1 si4 pou5 fat6 goek3

急時抱佛腳急时抱佛脚

To cram or seek help at the very last minute; to procrastinate and make a frantic final effort.

Acute; describing an illness or symptom that comes on suddenly and lasts a short time.

Rapids; a fast-flowing part of a river.

gap1 zau6 zoeng1

An improvisation; a piece of work done in a hurry or finished in haste.

Quick-wittedness; the ability to think of solutions quickly in sudden or critical situations.

A sudden, acute medical emergency or illness that requires immediate treatment.

gap1 zing3 sat1

Emergency room; accident and emergency department of a hospital.

gap1 zung1 sang1 zi3

To find a solution or a way out in a moment of desperation, crisis, or urgency.

gap1 zyun2 zik6 haa6

急轉直下急转直下

To take a sudden turn for the worse; to deteriorate rapidly.

The sound produced by small insects when jumping.

Clam or toad; a generic term for various bivalve mollusks or certain amphibians.

Tokay gecko; a large gecko species native to southern China and Southeast Asia used in traditional medicine.

Edible clam; a general term including various edible bivalves like venus clams.

A large frog or toad.

To peek, peep, or stare at someone.

To peek, peep, stare at, or check out something or someone.

To keep an eye on; to watch closely.

To pierce, prick, or poke with a sharp object.

Auspicious, lucky, or associated with good fortune.

Prickly, itchy, or scratchy; describing rough clothing that irritates the skin.

Tangerine or mandarin orange, a citrus fruit that is smaller than an orange with a thin, orange skin.

Finished, completed, or settled.

To interrogate, investigate, or scold.

Djibouti, a country in Northeast Africa, or its capital city.

Lucky, auspicious, or propitious.

gat1 coeng4 jyu4 ji3

May you have good fortune and all your wishes come true.

gat1 coeng4 mat6

Mascot or lucky charm; an object or character believed to bring good luck or used to represent a group or event.

gat1 hing3 wai4

吉慶圍吉庆围

Kat Hing Wai, a walled village in Yuen Long, Hong Kong.

gat1 jan4 tin1 soeng3

Heaven helps the worthy; good people will receive blessings and protection from heaven.

gat1 jan4 zi6 jau5 tin1 soeng3

吉人自有天相

Good people will be blessed by heaven, or everything will work out for a good person.

An auspicious, propitious, or lucky day.

gat1 ji5 gat1 si1

吉爾吉斯吉尔吉斯

Kyrgyzstan; a landlocked country in Central Asia, with its capital at Bishkek.

Scratchy, prickly, or itchy to the skin, such as rough clothing.

Jilin, a province in northeast China, or its second-largest city of the same name.

Lucky, auspicious, or propitious.

Cutlet; a cooking method where food is coated in egg, starch, and breadcrumbs, then deep-fried.

gat1 lit6 zyu1 paa2

吉列豬扒吉列猪扒

Tonkatsu; deep fried pork cutlet.

Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia.

Crooked Island; an island in northeastern Hong Kong, north of Plover Cove Reservoir.

吉普車吉普车

Jeep; any small off-road vehicle.

Guts, courage, or nerve; also refers to custard sauce.

Custard powder, used in cooking and baking.

Good omen; a lucky sign.

To be injured by being stabbed or pierced.

An empty or unoccupied residential property.

吉之島吉之岛

Jusco, the former name of the AEON department store chain.

A swelling, lump, or pimple on the skin.