Cantonese words starting with G

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A slow-witted, dull, or unresponsive person.

Last year; the year before the current one.

An ex-lover or former sweetheart.

Alumnus; a student who has graduated from a school.

One hundred dollars.

In the olden days; formerly or in the past.

Old-fashioned; dated; of an older style.

gau6 sing4 keoi1

舊城區旧城区

Old town district; the older, historic area of a city.

舊體字旧体字

Traditional Chinese characters, as opposed to simplified characters.

舊同事旧同事

An old colleague; a former coworker.

舊陣時旧阵时

In the old days; a long time ago, often with a sense of nostalgia.

The former site of an organization, building, or establishment.

gau6 ziu1 paai4

舊招牌旧招牌

An old, well-established brand or business with a long reputation.

Final particle used at the end of a sentence to make an assertion.

Sentence-final particle used to make an assertion, state a matter of fact, or show certainty.

If; a conjunction placed after a subordinate clause to indicate a condition.

Only; just; merely.

Sentence-final particle used to express certainty, emphasis, or sometimes doubt.

To cut or slice.

To babble, whisper, or chatter; also used to describe various low-pitched, repetitive sounds.

Base or foundation, particularly the bottom of a building.

Woman; beautiful woman; concubine.

Machines and electronic devices in general, such as computers and phones.

An ox horn, or a corner.

The area surrounding a capital city.

A variant Chinese character for chess (棋), used specifically for things pertaining to the game of Go.

A rock surrounded by water, or a breakwater or eddy.

A winnowing basket or dustpan; also refers to a loop in a fingerprint.

To restrain, restrict, or control.

Muscle; soft fibrous tissue attached to bones or forming internal organs that assists in movement.

A type of grass; the stalks of beans.

To ridicule, mock, or sneer at.

Hunger; being starved or having no food.

Famine, or to be hungry.

gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1

機不可失机不可失

Opportunity knocks but once; a rare chance that must not be missed.

gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6

飢不擇食饥不择食

To be so hungry as to eat anything, or figuratively, too eager for sex to be selective.

Basic, fundamental, or elementary; describing the most essential or core part of something.

gei1 bun2 faat3

The Basic Law, or a similar constitutional document defining powers, rights, and responsibilities.

gei1 bun2 gin3 cit3

基本建設基本建设

Infrastructure; capital construction.

gei1 bun2 gung1

The fundamentals; basic skills or training that must be mastered before learning more advanced techniques.

gei1 bun2 gwok3 caak3

基本國策基本国策

The basic national policy.

gei1 bun2 lap1 zi2

Elementary particle; the smallest, indivisible constituent of matter in physics.

gei1 bun2 soeng6

Basically; in general; fundamentally or to a large extent.

gei1 bun2 zyun3 luk6 jan1 zi2

基本轉錄因子基本转录因子

Basal transcription factor.

The lowest tier of an organization, or the grassroots or working class of society.

gei1 cang4 gung1 zok3

基層工作基层工作

Grassroots work.

gei1 cang4 zou2 zik1

基層組織基层组织

Grassroots organizations

Locomotive or train engine.

Foundation, base, or basis; the starting point or crucial supporting part of something.