Cantonese words starting with G

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Gold or jewelry shop.

Jewelry shop or gold shop; a store that buys and sells goldware and jewelry.

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To retire; to wash one's hands of a business or activity and quit.

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金盤洗手金盘洗手

To retire from a underworld organization, gangster life, or a specific trade or profession.

Jinsha County in Guizhou province, China.

Ferrero Rocher, a popular brand of chocolate.

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Jinsha River, the upper stretch of the Yangtze River in southwestern China.

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金沙縣金沙县

Jinsha, a county in Bijie City, Guizhou.

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金沙薩金沙萨

Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

金沙鎮金沙镇

Jinsha town, a township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

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The Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia.

San Francisco, or figuratively used to refer to California or the United States.

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An elderly Chinese man who returns to China after working or living in America, especially during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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An elderly Chinese man returning to China from America, typically between the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Imported oranges, particularly Sunkist oranges from the United States.

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A wealthy overseas Chinese person from the Americas or Australia who is easily deceived.

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金山郊野公園金山郊野公园

Kam Shan Country Park in Hong Kong.

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An overseas Chinese person returning to China from North America, especially during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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金山鄉金山乡

Jinshan, a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

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金山區金山区

Jinshan, a suburban district of Shanghai.

Jinshan Temple, a famous Buddhist temple often associated with the legend of Madam White Snake.

This life; the period from one's birth to death.

To do something willingly, contentedly, or with a reconciled heart.

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甘心情願甘心情愿

Willingly and gladly; perfectly happy to do something.

To think; to think of.

This life; the duration from birth to death of a person currently living.

An informer or betrayer; also refers to a cheating device for old video game consoles.

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金秀瑤族自治縣金秀瑶族自治县

Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, in Laibin City, Guangxi.

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金秀縣金秀县

Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County in Laibin, Guangxi, China.

Ancient inscriptions on metal and stone, or the study of these bronze and stone artifacts.

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Gems of wisdom; highly valuable and priceless advice.

Slop; liquid kitchen waste or dishwater used to feed pigs.

Jinshui District, a prefecture-level city in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China.

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金水區金水区

Jinshui, a district of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.

A slender variety of carrot.

Kingstown, the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

金絲猴金丝猴

Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana).

金絲燕金丝燕

Swiftlet, a genus of birds of the Aerodramus group whose nests are harvested to make bird's nest soup.

金絲貓金丝猫

A young blonde white woman, typically used to refer to prostitutes.

金絲雀金丝雀

Canary; a small songbird commonly kept as a pet, with feathers in colors like yellow, orange, brown, black, white, or red.

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金獅獎金狮奖

Golden Lion, the highest prize awarded to a film at the Venice Film Festival.

History of the Jin Dynasty, one of the 24 dynastic histories.

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今時今日今时今日

Nowadays; these days, especially highlighting the current social climate or technological era.

gam1 si4 m4 tung4 wong5 jat6

今時唔同往日今时唔同往日

Times have changed, indicating a shift in circumstances or that someone's former glory has faded.

Guinness (as in Guinness World Records or the surname).

Past and present.