Cantonese words starting with G

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Shaggy ink cap mushroom or chicken drumstick mushroom.

Cockscomb; the red fleshy growth on the head of an adult rooster.

雞冠花鸡冠花

Cockscomb flower

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雞冠區鸡冠区

Jiguan, a district of Jixi City in Heilongjiang.

To have just attained maturity in traditional Chinese culture.

Rooster; a male chicken.

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雞公花鸡公花

Cockscomb flower; a plant with comb-like flower heads that thrives in dry soil and is used in medicine.

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雞公山鸡公山

Kai Kung Shan in Hong Kong, or Jigongshan in Xinyang City, China.

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雞骨草鸡骨草

Abrus cantoniensis, a medicinal herb native to southern China used in Cantonese herbal tea.

Chicken carcass; the remaining parts of a chicken after the head, wings, thighs, and organs are removed.

A young female chicken that has not laid eggs yet.

Chicken breast.

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雞胸肉鸡胸肉

Chicken breast meat.

Chicken blood curd; congealed chicken blood commonly used in congee or hot pot.

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雞犬不寧鸡犬不宁

Pandemonium; a state of extreme disturbance where not even the chickens and dogs are left in peace.

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雞犬升天鸡犬升天

Even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; those associated with a powerful person rise to power with them.

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雞血石鸡血石

Bloodstone or heliotrope; a variety of jasper containing red inclusions of hematite.

The first day of the first month in the lunar calendar, traditionally known as the Day of the Chicken.

Chicken wing, commonly referred to as a food ingredient.

雞翼袖鸡翼袖

Sleeveless or very short sleeves that completely expose the armpit when the arm is raised.

Chicken meat, especially when prepared as food.

Chicken ribs; a metaphor for something of little value that is nonetheless hard to throw away.

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雞零狗碎鸡零狗碎

Trivial, worthless, or in fragments and pieces.

Chicken coop; a cage or enclosure for keeping chickens.

Night blindness or nyctalopia.

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雞尾包鸡尾包

Cocktail bun; a classic Hong Kong sweet bun with a filling of sugar and shredded coconut.

雞尾酒鸡尾酒

Cocktail; an alcoholic drink made by mixing various beverages and ingredients.

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雞尾酒會鸡尾酒会

A cocktail party.

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雞鳴狗盜鸡鸣狗盗

Petty skills, tricks, or talents of little value.

Chicken feather, or something trivial and insignificant.

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雞毛鴨血鸡毛鸭血

To be in a terrible state, in deep trouble, or in a chaotic, disastrous situation.

雞毛店鸡毛店

A cheap, basic inn where guests sleep on piles of chicken feathers for warmth.

雞毛掃鸡毛扫

Feather duster made with chicken feathers on a wooden stick, used for dusting or as a household implement for physical punishment.

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雞毛蒜皮鸡毛蒜皮

Trivial, petty, or insignificant things of very little importance.

Petty or mean-spirited people.

Hen; a female chicken.

雞乸竇鸡乸窦

Messy, unkempt, or disheveled hair.

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雞乸咁大隻字鸡乸咁大只字

Extremely large, usually referring to very big written characters or font size.

Foot corn; clavus; a localized thickening of skin, usually on the foot, caused by repeated friction.

The beginning of maturity of a girl, referring to the age of fifteen.

Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac.

雞內金鸡内金

Membrane of a chicken gizzard, used as a medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine to aid digestion.

雞屙尿鸡屙尿

Extremely rare, or something that has never happened before.

Chicken fillet, typically a deboned chicken thigh.

Chicken cutlet or chicken chop, often breaded and fried.

Chicken skin; the skin of a chicken located underneath the feathers.

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雞皮疙瘩鸡皮疙瘩

Goosebumps; goose pimples.

雞皮紙鸡皮纸

Lightweight, machine-glazed or waxed wrapping paper, typically brownish-yellow and water-resistant.

Slices of chicken meat, or slang for a bad movie.