Cantonese words starting with G

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Chive flower; the flowering stalk of garlic chives.

gau2 cung4 siu1

The highest heaven; the ninth heaven.

The nine springs; Hades or the underworld in Chinese mythology.

To drift through life, scrape by, or barely survive.

gau2 daai6 gwai2

A lavish banquet or a very rich, abundant meal.

gau2 daam2 baau1 tin1

狗膽包天狗胆包天

Extremely daring; audacious to the extreme.

gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2

A dog catching mice; used to describe meddling in other people's business.

To wait for a long time.

A dog's den, or figuratively, a very messy and untidy room or home.

gau2 dau3 daai6 hoi1

狗竇大開狗窦大开

Gap in teeth; used mockingly to describe a mouth with missing front teeth.

gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6

狗竇咁亂狗窦咁乱

Extremely messy; as messy as a pigsty.

gau2 dim2 zung1

九點鐘九点钟

The Nine Tripod Cauldrons, a symbol of state power dating back to the Xia Dynasty.

gau2 faan2 dei6

A chaotic, turbulent, or lawless place.

To bark, or figuratively, to talk nonsense.

A dispute, conflict, or issue where there is a lack of consensus on how to resolve it.

Jiufen, a mountainside town in northern Taiwan known for its former gold mining.

gau2 fan6 zi1 jat1

gau2 fong1 syu1 jap6 faat3

九方輸入法九方输入法

Q9 Input Method; a Chinese character input method based on a nine-key grid.

gau2 fu3 gwai3, mat6 soeng1 mong4

苟富貴，勿相忘苟富贵，勿相忘

Do not forget your friends when you become rich.

gau2 fu6 sing6 ming4

久負盛名久负盛名

Long-renowned; having enjoyed a great reputation for a long time.

Asian badger or European badger

A long period of separation from friends or relatives.

gau2 gaa3 bat1 gwai1

久假不歸久假不归

To borrow something and keep it for a long time without returning it.

gau2 gap1 tiu3 coeng4

狗急跳牆狗急跳墙

A cornered dog will jump over the wall; driven to desperation, one will take any risk.

For a very long time.

Valiant, brave, or grand in appearance.

gau2 gau2 cung4 joeng4

九九重陽九九重阳

Double Ninth Festival; a traditional festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

99 Tael Gold; a gold contract priced in HKD and traded on the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange.

九九機九九机

A device formerly used by journalists to eavesdrop on police radio communications.

gau2 gau2 gwai1 jat1

九九歸一九九归一

An abacus rule meaning "nine divided by nine is one"; figuratively used to mean that things ultimately return to their source.

gau2 gau2 sing4 faat3 biu2

九九乘法表

Multiplication table.

Goji berry; a red fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine to benefit eyesight and lungs.

Goji berry; wolfberry.

gau2 geng2 hyun1

狗頸圈狗颈圈

gau2 ging1 haau2 jim6

久經考驗久经考验

Well-tested and proven over a long period of time.

To intertwine or knot; to be torn, conflicted, or at a loss.

gau2 giu3 seng1

狗叫聲狗叫声

Sound of a dog barking; a bark.

九個字九个字

Forty-five minutes.

gau2 goi2 bat1 liu5 hek3 si2

狗改不了吃屎

An idiom meaning a bad person cannot change their nature, similar to a leopard cannot change its spots.

Jiujiang, a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China.

Jiujiang, a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province.

gau2 gong1 zin1 deoi1

Jiujiang sesame ball; a sweet, deep-fried Chinese pastry coated in sesame seeds and shaped into a flattened sphere.

Entanglement, complication, or dispute.

九官鳥九官鸟

Common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), a bird species native to Asia.

A simp, lecher, or desperate man who relentlessly flatters women to get their attention or affection.

gau2 gung1 bat1 haa6

To attack for a long time without success.

gau2 gung1 gaak3

九宮格九宫格

A 3x3 grid or nine-grid square used in calligraphy, Sudoku, tic-tac-toe, and games.

gau2 gung1 gaak3 sou3 duk6

九宮格數獨九宫格数独

Sudoku; the classic nine-by-nine grid number puzzle game.

gau2 gung1 saan1

九宮山九宫山

Jiugong Mountains, in Tongshan County, Xianning, Hubei.