Cantonese words starting with G

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Jiajiang County in Sichuan province, China.

Hyperthyroidism; a condition where an overactive thyroid produces excess hormone, accelerating metabolism.

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夾江縣夹江县

Jiajiang County, a county in Leshan City, Sichuan.

To launch a coordinated attack from different sides or directions.

Frog; a general colloquial name for frogs, especially smaller ones.

Leg vise; an ancient torture instrument used to squeeze a prisoner's ankles or legs.

Oracle bones; tortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty.

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Oracle bone script; ancient Chinese characters carved on animal bones or turtle shells for divination.

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Oracle bone script, the earliest known form of Chinese writing.

Legume, pod, or seed pod

Clams and crabs; seafood in general.

Stuffed; having a filling inside (of food).

Jacket; a short coat.

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夾口供夹口供

To collude or conspire to align stories and give matching false statements.

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夾起尾巴夹起尾巴

To tuck one's tail between one's legs; to behave submissively or cautiously after being defeated or humiliated.

Carapace or exoskeleton; the hard protective outer shell of crustaceans such as shrimps and crabs.

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甲殼蟲甲壳虫

The Beatles, the 1960s British pop and rock band.

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甲殼蟲類甲壳虫类

Beetles; insects belonging to the order Coleoptera.

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甲殼動物甲壳动物

Crustacean; aquatic arthropods with hard shells such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.

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甲殼類甲壳类

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甲殼素甲壳素

Chitin; a fibrous substance forming the exoskeleton of arthropods and cell walls of fungi.

The fifty-first year of the sixty-year sexagenary cycle.

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Methylene glycol; formaldehyde monohydrate.

Potassium salts; potassium chloride.

Type A or alpha; categorized as the first or primary type.

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Hepatitis A; a highly contagious viral hepatitis transmitted through contaminated food, water, or contact.

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甲型球蛋白

Alpha globulin.

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Methoxy; a functional group in chemistry consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen.

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Methicillin; a semisynthetic penicillin.

Softshell turtle.

Methane; a flammable greenhouse gas that is the main component of coal gas and biogas.

Jia County, a county in Henan province under the administration of Pingdingshan City.

The first two of the ten Heavenly Stems; first and second.

Grade A; top-tier; first-rate or excellent.

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甲級戰犯甲级战犯

Class A war criminal; a grade A war criminal.

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甲溝炎甲沟炎

Paronychia; a skin infection around the fingernail or toenail.

Tongs, pliers, or clamps.

Clam; any of various edible bivalve mollusks.

Type A influenza, especially referring to H1N1 flu.

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Methionine, an essential amino acid.

Hele noodles; a type of traditional Northern Chinese noodle made from buckwheat or sorghum flour.

Together with, including, or in total.

A safe or safe-deposit box used to store valuables securely.

Dimethyl ether or methyl ether, a colorless gas used as a solvent and aerosol propellant.

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夾尾巴夹尾巴

To have one's tail between one's legs.

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莢膜組織胞漿菌荚膜组织胞浆菌

Histoplasma capsulatum; a species of dimorphic fungus that causes histoplasmosis.

A lined jacket or coat.

The thirty-first year of the sixty-year sexagenary cycle.