Cantonese words starting with G

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gang1 do1further more

gang1 doi6substitution; change of leader

gang1 dou6round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)

gang1 dung6to change; to alter

gang1 faan1alternately

gang1 goi2(verb) Change

gang1 hyun2terrier

gang1 jan4twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070

gang1 ji1to change clothes

gang1 ji1 sat1change room; dressing room; locker room

gang1 lai4 ham4 cau3nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet

gang1 lai4 ham6 cau3nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet

gang1 mai5polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)

gang1 ming4to rename

gang1 ng5seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050

gang1 nin4 kei4menopause

gang1 san1fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040

gang1 san1to replace the old with new; to renovate; to update

gang1 san1 sai3Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)

更新換代更新换代

gang1 san1 wun6 doi6reform and renewal

gang1 san4seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060

gang1 sang1resurrection; reinvigorated; a new lease of life

gang1 seot1forty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030

gang1 tai3to take over (from one another); to replace

gang1 tong1soup

gang1 tong4heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

gang1 wun6to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

gang1 zi237th year G1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020

庚子國變庚子国变

gang1 zi2 gwok3 bin3the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion

gang1 zing3to correct

gang1 zoeng1lit. to restring one's bow

gang2extending all the way across; from

gang2(Cantonese); fixed to one position

gang2bright; upright; glorious; to have guts

gang2blunt; unyielding; bony

gang2blunt; unyielding; upright; to have a fish bone stuck in the throat; to 'swallow' ; to take the blame for someone else

gang2 baan2stubborn; mechanical; rigid; inflexible

gang2 beng2dried persimmon (from Geng village, Heze 荷澤|荷泽, Shandong)

gang2 can3to choke on something

gang2 fong2a room partitioned by brick walls and rented out to tenants independently

gang2 gaai3upright and outstanding

gang2 gang2bright; having sth on one's mind

耿耿於懷耿耿于怀

gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding

gang2 geng2persistence; relentless; insistence; defiant; unable to let something go; unable to stomach something

gang2 gu2throughout time

亙古不變亘古不变

gang2 gu2 bat1 bin3unchanging since times immemorial (idiom); unvarying

亙古未有亘古未有

gang2 gu2 mei6 jau5unprecedented

亙古通今亘古通今

gang2 gu2 tung1 gam1from ancient times up to now

gang2 gwat1to choke on bones

gang2 hai6(adverb) of course; without a doubt; undoubtedly; unquestionably; naturally; obviously; of course!

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