Cantonese words starting with G

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gan1 gan1 gai3 gaau3

斤斤計較斤斤计较

Sparing or overly particular about every minor detail, especially money or favors.

Foundation or basis upon which something is built.

Basis, grounds, or evidence from speech, writing, or prior knowledge.

gan1 geoi3 dei6

根據地根据地

Base of operations; a stronghold or foundation used for activities.

Achilles tendon; the heel tendon of mammals.

Rhizome; a continuously growing horizontal underground stem.

To fit the feet perfectly, or to follow closely on someone's heels.

One's physique, physical fitness, strength, or flexibility.

Woman; a term historically referring to women's headwear, now used to represent women.

gan1 gwok3 jing1 hung4

巾幗英雄巾帼英雄

Heroine; a female hero.

gan1 gwok3 sou1 mei4

巾幗鬚眉巾帼须眉

A woman with a heroic, courageous, or manly spirit.

Genhe, a county-level city in Inner Mongolia.

Genhe, a county-level city in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia.

Radical sign; the square root or radical symbol (√).

gan1 hung4 ding2 baak6

跟紅頂白跟红顶白

To follow and support those who are popular and successful while abandoning or opposing those who fall from favor.

The root note of a chord.

To marry a man, typically referring to a woman's perspective.

The root cause; the whys and wherefores of a matter.

Muscle; muscular tissue.

Source, origin, or root; the place where something begins or first occurs.

Influence, capability, or the weight and importance of someone or something.

Weight, or figuratively, one's capability, influence, or worth.

Tendons, muscles, and meridians.

To follow behind; to tail.

A derogatory term for a yes-man, copycat, or sycophant who blindly follows others.

The root and shoot of a plant; the origin or source of a matter.

To follow and film; to document the course of events on camera.

gan1 pei3 cung4

跟屁蟲跟屁虫

A hanger-on, tag-along, or copycat; someone who always follows others around.

To tag along behind someone; to follow closely in someone's footsteps.

gan1 pei4 lik6 zeon6

筋疲力盡筋疲力尽

Exhausted; physically drained of all energy and strength.

根西島根西岛

Guernsey, an island in the English Channel.

gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3

Deep-rooted, deep-seated, or ingrained.

gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6

根深葉茂根深叶茂

Deep roots and vigorous foliage; to be deeply rooted and flourishing.

To finish up a partially completed task, or to do something immediately after.

To follow up on and finish a task left incomplete by someone else.

A radical or radical expression in mathematics.

To catch up with; to keep pace with.

Fibrous roots of a plant.

Radical; the nth root of a number in mathematics.

To tumble or somersault.

gan1 tau4 cung4

跟頭蟲跟头虫

Wriggler; mosquito larva.

gan1 zap1 hei3 seoi2

To follow up; to continue investigating or taking action on an existing issue.

To cure once and for all; to completely eradicate a disease or problem from the root.

Muscles and joints; also refers to a key point or critical juncture.

To follow behind or follow after.

gan1 zong6 ging3

根狀莖根状茎

Rhizome; a continuously growing horizontal underground stem.

To follow or shadow someone secretly; to stalk.

gan1 zung1 kwong4

跟蹤狂跟踪狂

Stalker; someone who obsessively follows and harrasses another person.