Cantonese words starting with G

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Blond hair, or a person with blond or dyed hair (especially young people with bleached hair).

Golden Retriever (dog breed).

gam1 mou4 zuk1 cek3

金無足赤金无足赤

No one is perfect, just as there is no pure gold that is absolutely red.

金目鱸金目鲈

Barramundi; Asian sea bass.

gam1 muk6 seoi2 fo2 tou2

金木水火土

The five elements in Classical Chinese philosophy: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Kinmen (Quemoy); islands off the Fujian coast administered by Taiwan.

金門島金门岛

Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan.

gam1 mun4 jyun6

金門縣金门县

Kinmen County, Taiwan, consisting of the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast.

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province.

gam1 naam4 jyun6

甘南縣甘南县

Gannan County, a county in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.

gam1 naam4 zau1

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province.

gam1 naam4 zong6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1

甘南藏族自治州

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province.

gam1 naap6 heoi2

甘納許甘纳许

Ganache; a glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries made from chocolate and cream.

Imperial Guards in ancient China, or the legendary treasure-guarding dragon of the same name.

An amount or sum of money.

gam1 ngaak2 jip6 bei1

金額葉鵯金额叶鹎

Golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons).

gam1 ngaak2 si1 zoek3

金額絲雀金额丝雀

Red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus), a bird species.

gam1 ngaak2 zoek3 mei4

金額雀鶥金额雀鹛

Golden-fronted fulvetta (Schoeniparus variegaticeps), a bird species native to China.

gam1 ngaan5 zoek3 mei4

金眼鶥雀金眼鹛雀

Yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense), a bird species found in China.

Gold and silver

gam1 ngan4 bok6

金銀箔金银箔

Gold and silver foil.

gam1 ngan4 dou2

金銀島金银岛

Treasure Island, the adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

gam1 ngan4 faa1

金銀花金银花

Honeysuckle; a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.

gam1 ngan4 faai3

金銀塊金银块

Bullion; precious metals in the form of bars, ingots, or blocks.

gam1 ngan4 jeon6

金銀膶金银膶

A Chinese dish consisting of duck liver stuffed with pork fat.

gam1 ngan4 ji1 zi2

金銀衣紙金银衣纸

Joss paper and paper-mache offerings representing clothes, gold, and silver burned for the deceased.

gam1 ngan4 tung4 tit3 sek3

金銀銅鐵錫金银铜铁锡

The five metals of antiquity, specifically gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin.

金銀紙金银纸

Joss paper; ghost money burned for ancestors, deities, and spirits.

A one-thousand Hong Kong dollar banknote.

gam1 ngau4 keoi1

金牛區金牛区

Jinniu, a district of Chengdu in Sichuan province.

Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac or the Taurus constellation.

This year; the current year.

Jinning, a township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

gam1 ning4 hoeng1

金寧鄉金宁乡

Chinning township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

Jin'an district in Lu'an, Anhui province.

金安區金安区

Jin'an, a district of Lu'an City in Anhui, China.

Glycine (Gly), an amino acid.

Gold medal, or a flat object made of gold.

gam1 paai4 daa2 zai2

A senior triad enforcer or the top-ranking fighter in a triad society.

gam1 paai4 zek3 faa1 hung4 gwan3

金牌隻花紅棍金牌只花红棍

A top-tier enforcer or highly skilled fighter in a triad organization.

gam1 paai4 zoeng2

金牌獎金牌奖

Gold award or gold medal.

Jinping, a district of Shantou, Guangdong.

gam1 ping4 jyun6

金平縣金平县

Jinping County, Yunnan province.

gam1 ping4 keoi1

金平區金平区

Jinping District, a district of Shantou City in Guangdong Province.

gam1 ping4 miu4 zuk6 jiu4 zuk6 taai3 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县

Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County, in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

gam1 ping4 mui4

The Golden Lotus (Jinpingmei), a famous Ming dynasty vernacular novel notorious for its sexual content.

gam1 ping4 mui4 ci4 waa6

金瓶梅詞話金瓶梅词话

The Golden Lotus (Jinpingmei Cihua), a famous 1617 Ming dynasty vernacular novel notorious for its sexual content.

A shallow wicker basket woven from bamboo or rattan, ranging in size from a rice bowl to a large colander.

金笸籮金笸箩

A golden boy or a highly precious child; something extremely valuable.