Cantonese words starting with G

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To set a clock or watch to the correct time.

The founder or leader of a religion, or a cult-like figure who heavily influences a culture.

Obvious or standing out.

gaau4 gaau2 zyu1

覺覺豬觉觉猪

To go to sleep; used with children or to sound cute.

To come of age (for a woman, traditionally at fifteen years old).

To fire, dismiss, or terminate someone's employment.

Chicken, fowl, or a trigger; also used as slang for a prostitute.

An offensive, vulgar term for the female genitalia, or used as a general insult or expletive.

Chicken bun; a steamed Chinese bun filled with chicken and mushrooms.

gai1 baau1 zai2

雞包仔鸡包仔

A girl with small breasts.

Chicken leg, drumstick, or thigh.

Chicken leg; a common food item.

gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5

雞脾打人牙骹軟鸡脾打人牙骹软

To persuade or silence someone by offering them benefits or bribes.

gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5

雞髀打人牙骹軟鸡髀打人牙骹软

To persuade someone or win them over by offering them benefits or sweet treats.

Stingy, mean, petty, or slyly opportunistic.

Chicken wing or wings.

雞翅木鸡翅木

Wenge; a type of dark hardwood valued for its feather-like grain.

Foreign languages written in Latin alphabet, especially English, resembling chicken intestines when handwritten.

gai1 coeng4 zi6

雞腸字鸡肠字

Illegible, cursive, or foreign handwriting, especially English script.

Termite mushroom; a species of edible mushroom native to Yunnan.

A frequent customer of prostitutes; a whoremonger.

gai1 cung4 dak1 sat1

雞蟲得失鸡虫得失

Trivialities; minor disputes or inconsequential gains and losses.

gai1 daan2 caau2 faan6

雞蛋炒飯鸡蛋炒饭

Egg fried rice.

gai1 daan2 cing1

雞蛋清鸡蛋清

gai1 daan2 gwo2

雞蛋果鸡蛋果

gai1 daan2 hok3 ji4

雞蛋殼兒鸡蛋壳儿

gai1 daan2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4

雞蛋裡挑骨頭鸡蛋里挑骨头

To look for bones in an egg; to deliberately nitpick and find fault where there is none.

gai1 daan2 pung3 sek6 tau4

雞蛋碰石頭鸡蛋碰石头

To throw an egg against a stone; to attempt something impossible or attack someone far stronger than oneself.

gai1 daan2 zai2

雞蛋仔鸡蛋仔

Egg waffle; a popular Hong Kong street snack made from sweet egg batter cooked in a honeycomb-shaped mold.

gai1 daan6 faa1

雞蛋花鸡蛋花

Frangipani, a type of flowering plant with fragrant blossoms.

Diced chicken; chicken cut into small cubes.

gai1 doeng1 m4 tyun5

雞啄唔斷鸡啄唔断

To chat incessantly or talk endlessly.

Jidong, a county in Heilongjiang province, China.

gai1 dung1 jyun6

雞東縣鸡东县

Jidong, a county in Jixi City, Heilongjiang.

A newly hatched baby chicken.

Chicken nugget; chicken piece

Chicken rice; a dish of steamed or roasted chicken served with seasoned rice.

Chicken seasoning powder; a common condiment in Chinese cooking made primarily of salt and flavor enhancers.

gai1 fei1 daan2 daa2

雞飛蛋打鸡飞蛋打

To lose everything; to suffer a total loss with nothing left of one's investment or plans.

gai1 fok3 lyun6

雞霍亂鸡霍乱

Sodomy or buggery.

Sodomy; anal sex between men.

Penis (used in child-directed speech).

gai1 gam2 goek3

雞咁腳鸡咁脚

To walk or run away in a great hurry; to flee hastily.

gai1 gam2 goek3

雞噉腳鸡啖脚

To walk very quickly, rush off, or flee in a hurry out of fear.

Chicken feet, especially when prepared as a dim sum dish.