Cantonese words starting with G

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To be willing to give up or admit defeat.

Glycerine; glycerol.

gam1 jau4 cyun4

Glyceraldehyde, an aldotriose monosaccharide with the chemical formula (CH2O)3.

gam1 jau4 saam1 zi1

gam1 jau4 saam1 zi2

Triglyceride; an ester formed from glycerol and three fatty acid groups.

gam1 jau4 saan1 zai1

甘油栓劑甘油栓剂

Glycerine suppository.

Tonight; the night of the present day.

今兒個今儿个

A modern translation or contemporary language version of an ancient text.

gam1 jin4 mat6 jyu5

甘言蜜語甘言蜜语

Sweet talk; honeyed words used to flatter or cajole.

金櫻子金樱子

Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata); a species of climbing rose native to southern China and Taiwan.

Red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica).

Friday, primarily used in ancient Chinese astronomy or when referencing Japanese calendar terms.

Jinyang County in Sichuan, China.

gam1 joeng4 jyun6

金陽縣金阳县

Jinyang, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

Gold and jade; precious things, or metaphorical beauty and value.

gam1 juk6 kei4 biu2 ，baai6 seoi5 kei4 zung1

金玉其表，敗絮其中金玉其表，败絮其中

Gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside; having a beautiful or impressive appearance but hollow or rotten within.

gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6 ，baai6 seoi5 kei4 zung1

金玉其外，敗絮其中金玉其外，败絮其中

All that glitters is not gold; having a beautiful exterior but a rotten or worthless interior.

gam1 juk6 loeng4 jin4

Valuable and wise words; precious advice.

gam1 juk6 mun5 tong4

金玉滿堂金玉满堂

Abundance of wealth or knowledge.

Jin Yong, the pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), a highly influential wuxia novelist.

Finance and banking; the circulation of money, investment, and financing in financial markets.

gam1 jung4 fung1 bo1

金融風波金融风波

Financial crisis; financial turmoil.

gam1 jung4 fung1 bou6

金融風暴金融风暴

Financial crisis; financial storm.

gam1 jung4 gaa1

Financier or banker.

gam1 jung4 gaai3

The financial sector, banking circles, or the financial community.

gam1 jung4 gei1 gwaan1

金融機關金融机关

Financial institution or organization.

gam1 jung4 gei1 kau3

金融機構金融机构

Financial institution

gam1 jung4 goi2 gaak3

Financial reform.

gam1 jung4 gong3 gon1

金融槓桿金融杠杆

Financial leverage; the use of borrowed money to increase the potential return of an investment.

gam1 jung4 hai6 tung2

金融系統金融系统

Financial system.

gam1 jung4 hoi2 siu3

金融海嘯金融海啸

Financial tsunami; a severe global financial crisis.

gam1 jung4 jin5 sang1 caan2 ban2

金融衍生產品金融衍生产品

Financial derivative.

gam1 jung4 jip6

金融業金融业

The financial sector; the finance industry.

gam1 jung4 keoi1

金融區金融区

Financial district; an area in a city where financial institutions and related businesses are concentrated.

gam1 jung4 ngai4 gei1

金融危機金融危机

Financial crisis

gam1 jung4 si4 bou3

金融時報金融时报

Financial Times; the international business newspaper.

gam1 jung4 si4 bou3 zi2 sou3

金融時報指數金融时报指数

Financial Times Stock Exchange index (FTSE index or Footsie).

gam1 jung4 si5 coeng4

金融市場金融市场

Financial market.

gam1 jung4 zung1 sam1

Financial centre; a city or region with a high concentration of financial institutions and services.

To be satisfied with, resigned to, or complacent with a certain stage or level.

A nightclub hostess who drinks and chats with customers but does not offer sexual services.

gam1 jyu2 gaai1

金魚街金鱼街

Goldfish Street; a popular name for a section of Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, known for its pet shops.

gam1 jyu2 wong4

金魚黃金鱼黄

Golden yellow; orangey-yellow.

gam1 jyu4 gong1

金魚缸金鱼缸

Fishbowl or small spherical aquarium; also historically used as a nickname for the HKEx trading hall.

金魚佬金鱼佬

A pedophile; a man who abducts or harasses young girls under the pretext of inviting them to see goldfish.

金魚藻金鱼藻

Hornwort, a submerged aquatic plant (Ceratophyllum demersum).

gam1 jyu5 zung1

Kim Woo-jung (1936-2019), South Korean businessman and founder of the Daewoo Group.

gam1 jyun4 hyun3

Gold Yuan; a paper currency issued by the Nationalist Government of China in 1948.