Cantonese words starting with G

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To add or append one thing onto another, whether physical or abstract.

Daughter-in-law; a term used by parents to refer to their son's wife.

Addition in mathematics

Family members; typically referring to one's spouse and children.

To add extra dishes to a meal beyond what was originally planned.

A letter written between family members, typically to or from home.

gaa1 taai3 lo4 nei4 aa3

加泰羅尼亞加泰罗尼亚

Catalonia; an autonomous community on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with Barcelona as its capital.

gaa1 tau4 sai3 mou6

家頭細務家头细务

Domestic chores; household tasks and minor everyday work around the home.

To enrich, enhance, or add to a feeling or atmosphere.

A system of hereditary rule where the empire is treated as the ruling family's private property.

Family; a household unit of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

gaa1 ting4 ceot1 san1

Family background; class origin or social status of one's family.

gaa1 ting4 din6 hei3

家庭電器家庭电器

Home appliances; electrical devices used in the household.

gaa1 ting4 gaau3 si1

家庭教師家庭教师

A private tutor who teaches students at their homes.

gaa1 ting4 gai3 waak6

家庭計劃家庭计划

Family planning; the practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births.

gaa1 ting4 jung6 ban2

Household goods; everyday items used in a home.

gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu5

家庭主婦家庭主妇

Housewife; a married woman whose primary occupation is managing household chores and caring for her family.

gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1

Extremely poor and poverty-stricken, literally having nothing but the four walls of one's house.

gaa1 wai4 cyun1

家維邨家维村

Ka Wai Chuen, a public housing estate in Hong Kong.

gaa1 wo4 maan6 si6 hing1

家和萬事興家和万事兴

A proverb meaning that everything goes well and prospers when a family is harmonious.

gaa1 wo4 mong6 gong1 zaam6

嘉禾望崗站嘉禾望岗站

Jiahewanggang Station, a metro station in Guangzhou.

gaa1 wu6 beng6 fong2

加護病房加护病房

Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

One's dwelling; used figuratively to refer to one's family and personal background.

Now, at this very moment, often used to emphasize the current situation or what should be done.

家陣時家阵时

Now; this moment.

California; a state on the Pacific coast of the United States.

Canadian dollar

Home economics; a school subject teaching practical household skills like cooking and sewing.

To commend, praise, or reward by a superior.

The parents or guardians of a minor.

gaa1 zoeng2 jat6

家長日家长日

Parents' Day at school, when parents meet with teachers to discuss their children's progress.

A clan, family, or group of households linked by blood and marriage to a common ancestor.

To make or become heavier; to increase the weight of a burden, pressure, illness, or punishment.

To raise the stakes, add to a bet, or increase a wager.

A fight, quarrel, or physical altercation.

An obstruction in the intestines, or asthma.

A Chinese surname, usually transliterated as Ka, Gar, or Jia.

To disguise oneself as, dress up as, or impersonate someone else.

Tools, implements, or equipment.

Work equipment or tools; the items required for labor and working.

Tools, utensils, or equipment.

A hypothesis or assumption; something assumed to be true for the sake of argument.

To assume, suppose, or presume.

Wig; a decorative head covering made to look like real hair.

假分數假分数

Improper fraction; a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.

Counterfeit goods; fakes or imitation products.

At least; anyway; nonetheless.

At least; even if it were not that great, at the very least.