Cantonese words starting with G

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Gusu; an old name for Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, China.

A woman's husband's paternal aunt.

Younger sister of one's husband.

Paternal aunt; one's father's younger sister.

To tickle; to touch a part of someone's body to make them laugh.

gu1 zoeng2 naan4 ming4

孤掌難鳴孤掌难鸣

It is hard to achieve anything alone without support.

Uncle; the husband of one's father's sister.

gu1 zyu3 jat1 zaak6

孤注一擲孤注一掷

To risk everything on a single bet; to go all in.

To guess, estimate, or speculate about an unknown or future event.

Ancient; age-old; referring to the remote past.

A bullock, ox, or bull.

To catch with a net, or to implicate.

Buttock, hip, or thigh; of or relating to the buttocks.

To swell or bloat; suffering from dropsy or tympanites.

A legendary venomous insect, or to bewitch and harm through witchcraft.

To comment on, explain, or interpret archaic or dialectal language using modern words.

Drum; a percussion instrument typically cylindrical or hemispherical in shape.

Cuba; an island nation in the Caribbean with its capital in Havana.

Old-fashioned, conservative, and resistant to change or new ideas.

Capital stock or share capital.

To advocate, promote, or encourage.

Drumstick; a stick used for playing a drum.

To make a din, clamor, or complain vocally due to impatience or dissatisfaction.

To clamor, make a din, or create a public uproar out of anger or frustration.

Classical; referring to a past ideology, style, or work regarded as a standard or archetypal model.

gu2 din2 jam1 ngok6

古典音樂古典音乐

Classical music.

gu2 din2 zyu2 ji6

古典主義古典主义

Classicism; adherence to aesthetic principles associated with ancient Greece and Rome.

Ancient times; a period in the distant past before modern history.

Ancient capital city.

Shareholder; stockholder; an individual or institution that owns shares in a company.

An antique; an object made long ago that has historical value and is passed down to the present day.

To agitate, incite, or instigate; to encourage or rouse.

Shares; the portion of stock in a company owned by someone.

Ancient teachings, maxims, or moral instructions.

To estimate the price or value of something.

Share price; stock price.

To estimate, guess, or approximate.

gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6

At all times and in all lands; throughout history and all over the world.

Old, antiquated, or ancient, particularly describing items that have existed for a long time and no longer look new.

Leo Koo, a Hong Kong singer and actor.

Eccentric, odd, or peculiar; differing from the mainstream or what is normal.

To take a guess.

gu2 hei2 paau1 soi1

To puff out one's cheeks as a sign of displeasure or sulking.

鼓氣袋鼓气袋

An angry-looking person, or a metaphor for a bulging, resentful expression of anger.

Ancient people; the ancients.

Powdered pepper.

Guqin; a traditional Chinese plucked seven-string musical instrument.

Equity; shareholder rights represented by shares or stock.

To encourage, support, and motivate someone to do something.