Cantonese words starting with G

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近况
gan6 fong3recent developments
gan6 fu4close to
gan6 fu4 tung4 bou6plesiochronous
gan6 gaau1suburbs
近郊区
gan6 gaau1 keoi1suburbs
gan6 gei1 dei6 fong1the Kinki region of Japan, aka the Kansai region, with cities including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe
近几年
gan6 gei2 nin4in recent years
觐见
gan6 gin3to have an audience (with the Emperor)
gan6 gu2near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
gan6 gun1 dak1 lik6a friend in court makes the process short, meaning if you know someone who is in charge of something, it will make things much eaiser
近光灯
gan6 gwong1 dang1low beam (headlights)
gan6 hoi2coastal waters
gan6 jan1a proximate cause
gan6 jan4contemporary; close friend; intimate
gan6 jat6(in) the past few days; (within) the next few days
近日点
gan6 jat6 dim2perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
近义词
gan6 ji6 ci4near-synonym
近现代史
gan6 jin6 doi6 si2modern history and contemporary history
gan6 kei4near in time; very soon
近顷
gan6 king2recently
近邻
gan6 leon4close neighbor
gan6 ling4close to zero
近来
gan6 loi4recently
gan6 nin4recent year(s)
近年来
gan6 nin4 loi4for the past few years
gan6 paai4recently (spoken)
gan6 san4member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
近水楼台
gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4terrace and pavilion near the water -- convenient access; to be in a favourable position to be able to gain special advantages
近水楼台
gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4 sin1 dak1 jyut6the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
近视
gan6 si6shortsighted; myopia
近体诗
gan6 tai2 si1"modern style poetry"; regulated verse innovated in classical poetry during the Tang dynasty, with constrained tonal patterns and rhyme schemes
麿近卫文麿
gan6 wai6 man4 leoi5Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941
gan6 ziu3recent photo
gan6 zoi6 ngaan5 cin4right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
gan6 zyu1 gan6 mak6one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
gan6 zyu1 ze2 cek3 ,gan6 mak6 ze2 hak1those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
gan6 zyu6(adjective) close to; near
gang1age; seventh in order; hepta
gang1crescent moon
gang1name of a river in Hebei
gang1round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
gang1soup
gang1spoon
gang1 ci2to make a new start
gang1 ci4(utensil) spoon
更递
gang1 dai6to change
gang1 dei6arable land
gang1 dit6to alternate

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