Cantonese words starting with G

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Extremely; seriously; or possessing many colors.

Garlic chives or Chinese chives.

Garlic chives or Chinese leek.

gau2 daai6 gwai2

A lavish banquet or a very rich, abundant meal.

A dog's den, or figuratively, a very messy and untidy room or home.

gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6

狗竇咁亂狗窦咁乱

Extremely messy; as messy as a pigsty.

gau2 dim2 zung1

九點鐘九点钟

gau2 faan2 dei6

A chaotic, turbulent, or lawless place.

To bark; a dog's bark.

A dispute, conflict, or issue where there is a lack of consensus on how to resolve it.

gau2 fong1 syu1 jap6 faat3

九方輸入法九方输入法

Q9 Input Method; a Chinese character input method based on a nine-key grid.

99 Tael Gold; a gold contract priced in HKD and traded on the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange.

九九機九九机

A device formerly used by journalists to eavesdrop on police radio communications.

Goji berry; a red fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine to benefit eyesight and lungs.

gau2 geng2 hyun1

狗頸圈狗颈圈

gau2 giu3 seng1

狗叫聲狗叫声

Sound of a dog barking; a bark.

九個字九个字

Forty-five minutes.

gau2 gong1 zin1 deoi1

Jiujiang sesame ball; a sweet, deep-fried Chinese pastry coated in sesame seeds and shaped into a flattened sphere.

gau2 gung1 gaak3

九宮格九宫格

A 3x3 grid or nine-grid square used in calligraphy, Sudoku, tic-tac-toe, and games.

gau2 gwong2 sai1 tit3

九廣西鐵九广西铁

The KCR West Rail Line, now commonly known as the West Rail Line.

gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6

九廣鐵路九广铁路

Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR); a former railway line and later its operating network in Hong Kong.

gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 gung1 si1

九廣鐵路公司九广铁路公司

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.

A severe, vulgar term of abuse for a despicable or detestable person.

gau2 hau2 coeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4

狗口長不出象牙狗口长不出象牙

To never have anything good to say; to constantly say unpleasant, offensive, or vulgar things.

Varieties of abalone (such as the colored abalone) that are smaller, smoother, and cheaper than premium abalone.

gau2 hyut3 lam4 tau4

狗血淋頭狗血淋头

To be scolded severely and left speechless or miserable.

九廿幾九廿几

In the nineties; a quantity, age, or number in the range of ninety to ninety-nine.

An old name for the multiplication table or multiplication song.

gau2 jat1 …gau2 ji6…

久一…久二…

To do something in fits and starts, or on and off.

Nine days or the ninth day of a month.

gau2 ji4 gau2 zi1

Over time; as time passes, eventually leading to a certain result or consequence.

An honorific phrase used upon meeting someone for the first time, meaning "I have long looked forward to meeting you."

gau2 joeng5 daai6 ming4

An honorific said upon meeting someone for the first time, expressing that one has long looked forward to it.

Far back in time; ancient or from a long time ago.

September, the ninth month of the year.

gau2 kuk1 sap6 saam1 waan1

九曲十三彎九曲十三弯

Winding; full of twists and turns, especially describing a road or route.

Low in social status, unimportant, or third-rate.

Kowloon; a peninsula and one of the three main regions of Hong Kong.

gau2 lung4 baa1 si6

九龍巴士九龙巴士

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB), a major franchise bus operator in Hong Kong.

gau2 lung4 cing1 zan1 zi6

九龍清真寺九龙清真寺

Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre.

gau2 lung4 gung1 jyun4

九龍公園九龙公园

gau2 lung4 ji1 jyun2

九龍醫院九龙医院

Kowloon Hospital.

gau2 lung4 saan1

九龍山九龙山

Kowloon Hill, a peak in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

gau2 lung4 seoi2 tong4

九龍水塘九龙水塘

Kowloon Reservoir

gau2 lung4 sing4

九龍城九龙城

Kowloon City, a geographical area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, or Kowloon City District, an administrative division.

gau2 lung4 sing4 keoi1

九龍城區九龙城区

Kowloon City District; a district of Hong Kong.

gau2 lung4 sing4 zaai6 gung1 jyun4

九龍城寨公園九龙城寨公园

Kowloon Walled City Park