Cantonese words starting with G

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To hang up high, to make something taut, or to be lavish and high-profile.

Masterful, clever, or highly skillful in strategy or technique.

To rise, run high, or surge rapidly in level, scale, or intensity.

A posthumous title for an emperor in ancient China.

A type of bamboo used specifically for making punting poles or scaffolding.

A polite term for someone's student or disciple.

Senior high school; senior secondary education (typically grades 10 to 12).

Bright, shining sun; high or brilliant; a Chinese surname.

Dried up or withered; a draft of a document.

A draft, manuscript, or sketch prepared for future revision.

Straw, dried stalks of grain; dry, withered wood.

A pickaxe, or to be bright and shining.

Honorarium or payment paid to authors, writers, or illustrators.

Payment for a written article, book, or artwork; author's remuneration.

Manuscript or contribution; written work or artwork submitted to a publisher or editorial department.

Rotten or withered wood.

Draft, manuscript, or article.

To sue, prosecute, or lodge a formal accusation of illegal activity against someone.

To enjoin, inform, or admonish; an imperial decree or proclamation.

To confess one's love to someone.

To part from, bid farewell, or say goodbye, especially before a long absence.

To fizzle out, fall through, or be cancelled.

To take leave; a polite way of saying goodbye before departing.

gou3 dei6 zong6

告地狀告地状

The sad life story written on the ground by beggars to ask for money and help.

gou3 dou3 lat1 fu3 wai4 zi2

告到甩褲為止告到甩裤为止

To sue someone until they lose everything, stripping them of even their pants.

To inform against, denounce, or report someone's bad behavior or wrongdoing to the authorities.

To request leave; to apply for time off from work or school.

To confess one's sins or wrongdoings to a priest.

To admonish, warn, or exhort someone to do or not to do something.

To be in a state of emergency and call for immediate help.

gou3 jat1 dyun6 lok6

To come to an end; to reach a stage of completion.

To inform against someone, or to report secret or illicit activities to authorities.

A penalty ticket, citation, or summons issued by the police for an offense.

An official written notice or bulletin posted in a public space for the general public.

gou3 si6 daa2 dou6

Gloucester Road, a major multi-lane trunk road in Hong Kong.

To tell; to let someone know something.

To ask to be excused, leave a gathering, or petition for retirement.

gou3 zam2 tau4 zong6

告枕頭狀告枕头状

To complain to one's spouse during pillow talk about someone else.

To inform or notify someone; to tell or pass on information.

To lodge a complaint or report someone's wrongdoing to a superior or someone in authority.

To come to an end; to terminate or finish.

Onomatopoeia for the cooing of birds or the babbling of babies.

Female; lady; woman.

Solitary, alone, or isolated with no one to rely on.

To sell, usually referring to investment products.

Flight crew member; flight attendant.

Zizania latifolia, an aquatic grass cultivated for its edible stems, or a mushroom.

An ancient wine goblet; also a corner, ridge, or law.

Crime, sin, or guilt; a wrongdoing or fault.

Cobalt, a metallic chemical element with atomic number 27 and symbol Co.