Cantonese words starting with G

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Mistake, fault, guilt, or crime.

Dirt, filth, or grime.

Enough, sufficient; to reach the required or qualifying amount or degree.

To encounter, meet, or copulate.

To court, chase, or pick up a romantic or sexual partner.

To implicate or drag someone into a matter.

To rescue, save, or help get someone out of a dangerous situation.

To construct, build, or put together.

Moxibustion; a traditional Chinese medicine therapy of burning dried mugwort on specific acupuncture points.

Remorseful, uneasy, or plagued by guilt; historically also referring to chronic illness or distress.

Grain; cereal crops.

To investigate, research, or probe into; to reach the absolute limit or bottom of something.

To buy or purchase.

Qualified, worthy, or competent enough to take up a job, receive an award, or challenge someone.

To criticize, denounce, or point out faults.

Rescue troops, or a person who helps save someone from a crisis at a critical moment.

An adequate amount, especially getting one's money's worth.

To rescue or save someone or an animal by bringing them out of a dangerous place.

To come of age, or to meet the minimum age requirement for a certain activity.

To have the guts; to dare to; to be brave and not back down in the face of difficulty.

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夠膽死够胆死

Audacious or daring enough to do something with complete disregard for consequences or common doctrine.

To put out a fire; to fight a fire to stop it from burning.

救火車救火车

Fire engine; fire truck.

救火員救火员

Firefighter; fireman.

A colloquial term for a firefighter.

To help someone in an emergency, or to help meet an urgent need.

Actually, exactly, or after all; used in questions to intensify the tone of inquiry.

Strong, powerful, or having a lot of kick.

To have enough people to start an activity, especially a game of mahjong.

Brave enough; gutsy; having the balls to do something.

To save the country; to prevent the nation from being damaged or ruined.

To be fully satisfied; to have had one's fill of an enjoyable activity.

To save or rescue people.

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救人如救火

Saving a person's life is as urgent as putting out a fire.

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To have only oneself to blame, deserving the punishment or consequences of one's own actions.

夠有凸够有凸

More than enough; ample, with plenty to spare.

夠義氣够义气

Loyal to friends; having a strong sense of honor, justice, and righteousness.

To have guts, courage, or a sense of loyalty and righteousness.

Strong enough, or having sufficient power and energy to support or endure something.

Flavorful; having just the right strength or extent of flavor.

To save someone's life; to rescue someone in danger.

Help!; a cry for help when in danger or distress.

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A lifebuoy; a life preserver.

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A savior, life-saver, or rescuer.

To save something from the brink of ruin, failure, or extinction.

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夠ｐｏｗｅｒ

Powerful; having sufficient power, influence, or strength.

Stylish, glamorous, or well-dressed.

To have had enough; to be fully satisfied or satiated, especially of enjoyment.

To have guts; to be bold, daring, or fearless.

夠ｐｏｐ够ｐｏｐ

To have guts; to be brave or daring.