Cantonese words starting with G

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紧靠
gan2 kaau3to be right next to
谨启
gan2 kai2to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)
紧扣
gan2 kau3to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
紧箍咒
gan2 ku1 zau3the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4])
紧邻
gan2 leon4to be right next to
紧锣密鼓
gan2 lo4 mat6 gu2busy for preparation; great fanfare; wildly beating gongs and drums; intense publicity campaign in preparation for some sinister undertaking
紧密
gan2 mat6(adjective) Tightly close
紧密配合
gan2 mat6 pui3 hap6to coordinate closely
紧密相联
gan2 mat6 soeng1 lyun4closely interrelated
紧密织物
gan2 mat6 zik1 mat6closely woven fabric
紧抱
gan2 pou5to hug
紧身
gan2 san1skintight
谨慎
gan2 san6cautious
谨守
gan2 sau2to adhere strictly (to the rules)
gan2 sik1violet (color)
谨小慎微
gan2 siu2 san6 mei4meticulous; punctilious
谨上
gan2 soeng5respectfully yours (in closing a letter)
紧缩
gan2 suk1(economics) to reduce; to cut back; austerity; crunch
紧贴
gan2 tip3to stick close to
紧集
gan2 zaap6compact set
紧挤
gan2 zai1to pinch
紧追
gan2 zeoi1to pursue closely
紧接
gan2 zip3to follow immediately afterwards
紧张
gan2 zoeng1(adjective) (of feeling) excited
紧张大师
gan2 zoeng1 daai6 si1(noun) nervous, strained or stressed person
紧张缓和
gan2 zoeng1 wun6 wo4detente
紧张状态
gan2 zoeng1 zong6 taai3tense situation
仅作参考
gan2 zok3 caam1 haau2for reference only
紧绌
gan2 zyut3supply shortage
gan3blunt; chewy; simple (clothing); seventh of the eight diagrams for divination; straightfoward
gan3martingale; a surname; to ridicule
gan6bury
gan6near; approximately; intimate; closely related
近亲
gan6 can1close relative
近亲繁殖
gan6 can1 faan4 zik6inbreeding
近亲交配
gan6 can1 gaau1 pui3inbreeding
近厨得食
gan6 ceoi4 dak1 sik6(those who close to the chef get foods); those in a favourable position gain special advantages
gan6 ci5to approximate; to be similar
gan6 ci5 gaai2approximate solution
gan6 cin4to come close; front
近处
gan6 cyu3nearby
gan6 daa2Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
gan6 daa2 ho4Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia
近地点
gan6 dei6 dim2apsis
近地天体
gan6 dei6 tin1 tai2near-Earth object (NEO)
gan6 doi6the not-very-distant past; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
gan6 doi6 si2modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
gan6 dou6shortcut
近东
gan6 dung1Near East
漿近端胞浆
gan6 dyun1 baau1 zoeng1proximal cytoplasm

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