Cantonese words starting with G

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gam1 deng2 daai3 guk1

金頂戴菊金顶戴菊

Goldcrest, a small passerine bird (Regulus satrapa).

gam1 deng2 daai3 guk1 niu5

金頂戴菊鳥金顶戴菊鸟

Goldcrest (Regulus satrapa); a tiny passerine bird in the kinglet family.

Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).

The Jin dynasty (1115–1234), founded by the Jurchen people of northern China.

Jindong district of Jinhua city, Zhejiang

gam1 dung1 keoi1

金東區金东区

Jindong, a district of Jinhua City in Zhejiang province, China.

gam1 faan6 wun2

金飯碗金饭碗

A highly-paid, lucrative job or secure employment with excellent benefits.

Blond or blonde hair.

gam1 faat3 bik1 ngaan5

金髮碧眼金发碧眼

Fair-haired and blue-eyed, typically describing a person of Western or Caucasian appearance.

Golden wedding; a fiftieth wedding anniversary.

gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2

No longer what it used to be, especially describing a situation that has worsened compared to the past.

gam1 fo1 juk6 leot6

Golden rule; invaluable rules and principles that must be strictly followed.

Good times and hardships; joy and sorrow.

Treasury, vault, or a national coffer for storing gold, money, and valuables.

金富軾金富轼

Kim Busik (1075-1151), a court historian of the Korean Goryeo dynasty and compiler of "Samguk Sagi" ("History of the Three Kingdoms").

Jinfeng township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

gam1 fung1 hoeng1

金峰鄉金峰乡

Jinfeng township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

gam1 fung6 keoi1

金鳳區金凤区

Jinfeng District, a district of Yinchuan City in Ningxia.

The price of gold.

This current term, session, or occurrence of an event.

Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus).

gam1 gai1 duk6 laap6

金雞獨立金鸡独立

To stand on one leg while keeping one's balance.

gam1 gai1 naap6

金雞納金鸡纳

Quinine; cinchona bark.

gam1 gai1 naap6 soeng1

金雞納霜金鸡纳霜

Quinine; a type of medication.

gam1 gai1 naap6 syu6

金雞納樹金鸡纳树

Cinchona ledgeriana, a tree whose bark contains quinine.

gam1 gai1 ngaa5

金雞瓦金鸡瓦

Broken tiles stuck on top of walls to act as a deterrent to prevent thieves from coming in.

Slightly bitter in taste.

gam1 gam3 daai6 go3 bei6

柑咁大個鼻柑咁大个鼻

Having a nose as big as a mandarin orange, used to describe someone who is extremely proud, arrogant, or boastful.

Kumquat; a small oval orange-like citrus fruit with an edible peel often used for pickling.

An aphorism, proverb, or highly memorable and classic saying.

今個月今个月

This month; the period from the first to the last day of the current month.

gam1 goek3 daai3

金腳帶金脚带

Banded krait; a highly venomous snake with alternating yellow and black bands, often used to make snake soup.

gam1 gok3 waan1

金角灣金角湾

Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok, Russia

金閣寺金阁寺

Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan.

Vajra, an indestructible ritual object in Buddhism; or King Kong, the giant gorilla monster.

gam1 gong1 cyu5

金剛杵金刚杵

Vajra; a ritual scepter used in Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism.

gam1 gong1 ging1

金剛經金刚经

The Diamond Sutra; an important Mahayana Buddhist scripture.

gam1 gong1 jing1 mou5

金剛鸚鵡金刚鹦鹉

Macaw; a large, colorful Neotropical parrot.

gam1 gong1 long4

金剛狼金刚狼

Wolverine, the Marvel comic book superhero.

gam1 gong1 nou6 muk6

金剛怒目金刚怒目

To have a facial expression as fierce and terrifying as a temple's guardian deity.

gam1 gong1 saa1

金剛砂金刚砂

Carborundum; silicon carbide, or other extremely hard abrasives.

gam1 gong1 saan1

金剛山金刚山

Mount Kumgang, a mountain and tourist region in eastern North Korea.

gam1 gong1 saat3 do2

金剛薩埵金刚萨埵

Vajrasattva; a key bodhisattva and deity in Vajrayana Buddhism.

gam1 gong1 sau2 pou4 saat3

金剛手菩薩金刚手菩萨

Vajrapani Bodhisattva.

gam1 gong1 sek6

金剛石金刚石

金剛座金刚座

Bodhimanda; the place of enlightenment associated with a Buddha or Bodhisattva.

gam1 gong1 zung2 ci4

金剛總持金刚总持

Vajradhara, the primordial Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism.

Enoki mushroom; an edible mushroom that is long and thin with a golden-yellow color.