Cantonese words starting with G

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gam1 uk1 cong4 giu1

金屋藏嬌金屋藏娇

To build a magnificent house for a beloved woman, or to keep a mistress in a luxurious home.

Jinhua, a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang province, China.

gam1 waa4 fo2 teoi2

金華火腿金华火腿

Jinhua ham; a type of dry-cured ham from Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

金華市金华市

Jinhua, a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province, China.

Jinwan, a district of Zhuhai city in Guangdong province.

gam1 waan1 keoi1

金灣區金湾区

Jinwan, a district of Zhuhai City, Guangdong.

Kingway, a Chinese beer brand.

gam1 wing5 naam4

Kim Yong-nam, a North Korean politician.

gam1 wing6 saam1

Kim Young-sam, South Korean politician who served as president from 1993 to 1998.

gam1 wo1 ngan4 wo1 bat1 jyu4 zi6 gei2 dik1 gau2 wo1

金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

An idiom meaning there is no place like home, expressing that one's own home is the best place of all.

Golden yellow; a bright, brilliant yellow color like gold, often used to describe fried food.

gam1 wong4 lei4

金黃鸝金黄鹂

Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus).

gam1 wong4 sik1

金黃色金黄色

Golden-yellow color.

The three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun.

gam1 wu1 sai1 zeoi6 ，juk6 tou3 dung1 sing1

金烏西墜，玉兔東昇金乌西坠，玉兔东升

The sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east; the transition from day to night.

Jinhu county in Huai'an, Jiangsu.

金湖縣金湖县

Jinhu, a county in Huai'an City, Jiangsu

金湖鎮金湖镇

Chinhu town in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

gam1 wui6 deoi3 bun2 wai2 zai3

金匯兌本位制金汇兑本位制

Gold exchange standard in economics.

Jinzhai, a county in Lu'an, Anhui, China.

gam1 zaai6 jyun6

金寨縣金寨县

Jinzhai, a county in Lu'an City, Anhui.

An orange day-lily used in cooking, or a golden needle used in sewing, embroidery, or acupuncture.

金針菜金针菜

Day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine.

金針花金针花

Orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)

金針菇金针菇

Enoki mushroom; a long, thin, white cultivated mushroom used in East Asian cuisine.

Ganzhou, a district in Zhangye, Gansu province.

gam1 zau1 keoi1

甘州區甘州区

Ganzhou, a district of Zhangye City, Gansu.

gam1 zau1 keoi1

金州區金州区

Jinzhou, a district of Dalian, Liaoning.

Sugarcane; a tropical crop mostly used to make sugar or consumed raw and boiled.

gam1 zeng2 zi2 keoi1

甘井子區甘井子区

Ganjingzi, a district of Dalian, Liaoning.

Garzê; short for Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province.

gam1 zi1 juk6 jip6

金枝玉葉金枝玉叶

Of noble birth or royal blood; describing imperial descendants or a highborn, delicate young lady.

gam1 zi1 jyu4 ji4

甘之如飴甘之如饴

To gladly endure hardships for something one loves, finding the struggle sweet like sugar.

甘孜縣甘孜县

Garzê County, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in western Sichuan province.

gam1 zi1 zong6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1

甘孜藏族自治州

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province.

The Japanese surname Kaneko.

Gold lettering.

A pyramid; can refer to the structure, a pyramid-shaped diagram, or a multi-layered concept.

gam1 zi6 ziu1 paai4

A gold-lettered signboard, symbolizing an excellent, well-established, and highly reputable brand.

gam1 zing1 fo2 ngaan5

Keen eyes able to discern real from fake; also used to describe being highly alert or staying up to finish a task.

gam1 zing3 jan1

Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea from 2011.

gam1 zing3 jat6

Kim Jong-il, supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.

gam1 zing3 naam4

Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

gam1 zing3 ngan4

金正銀金正银

Former spelling of Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea.

gam1 zing3 wan4

金正雲金正云

An erroneous name formerly used in the media for Kim Jong-un.

gam1 ziu1 jau5 zau2 gam1 ziu1 zeoi3

今朝有酒今朝醉

To live in the moment and enjoy life while one can.