Cantonese words starting with G

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To pay money, especially for bills, fees, taxes, or fines.

Strong and healthy; vigorous.

To surrender weapons or disarm, or more broadly to surrender and give up resistance.

giu2 jau4 zou6 zok3

矯揉造作矫揉造作

Affected, pretentious, unnatural, or overly artificial.

Orthopaedic or cosmetic reshaping; restoring deformed or twisted body parts to a normal or ideal appearance.

To pay taxes, fees, or fines, especially compulsory payments to the government.

To cover up one's mistakes or faults.

To be tongue-tied.

giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3

矯枉過正矫枉过正

To overcorrect; to exceed proper limits when trying to rectify a mistake.

To rectify, correct, or remedy something that is wrong or crooked.

Agile, athletic, and dexterous.

To shout, yell, call out, or greet someone.

To call for a mate, or of a woman, to sound flirtatious; can also mean to complain or make a fuss without reason.

giu3 fu2 lin4 tin1

叫苦連天叫苦连天

To complain bitterly and endlessly about one's extreme hardships.

To quote a price, to bid, or to ask a price.

To patronize a female prostitute.

To shout, yell, or cry out at a very high volume.

When needed; whenever one wants to use something.

To shout, yell, or make a loud noise to cheer, boost morale, or boo.

giu3 hou2 bat1 giu3 zo6

叫好不叫座

Well-received but not commercially successful; of high quality but not selling well.

To greet someone; to say hello to people.

To yell, shout, or make a loud, clamorous noise.

To shout curses or yell angrily.

To hawk; to solicit customers or promote a product by shouting.

The sound of a cry, scream, shout, or animal call.

To wake someone up; to rouse someone from sleep or unconsciousness.

To order food or dishes when dining out.

To have a ready hand in mahjong, needing only one tile to win.

To call out; to shout or summon.

To challenge an opponent to fight; to provoke or defy.

Attracting a large audience; drawing a big crowd and achieving box office success.

To be called; to be known as.

To pry open using leverage; to poach or headhunt employees.

giu6 coeng4 goek3

撬墻腳撬墙脚

To steal someone's romantic partner; to entice someone away from their lover.

giu6 coeng4 goek3

撬牆腳撬墙脚

To steal someone's lover; to lure someone away from their partner.

giu6 coeng4 goek3

撬長腳撬长脚

To steal someone else's lover or romantic partner.

An ethnic group of Guizhou, usually referred to as the Gelao or Klau people.

An honorific suffix used to address a male who is slightly older, higher in rank, or respected.

Song; an artistic creation combining language and music that can be sung.

He River, a river located in Shandong province.

Song lyrics; the words of a song.

To sing, or the act of singing.

To sing the praises of someone or to praise someone's virtues.

A music record, CD, or album.

An informal way to address an unfamiliar male peer; buddy, bro, or dude.

An elder brother, or a friendly term of address for a young man.

A friendly or informal term of address for a young man, or a male sex worker.

go1 gung1 zung6 dak1

歌功頌德歌功颂德

To praise someone's achievements and virtues; to sing the praises of someone.

Singing voice; the ability to sing.

A legendary or highly acclaimed female singer; queen of song.