Cantonese words starting with G

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Abacus division rules using a single-digit divisor.

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九廣西鐵九广西铁

The KCR West Rail Line, now commonly known as the West Rail Line.

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九廣鐵路九广铁路

Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR); a former railway line and later its operating network in Hong Kong.

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九廣鐵路公司九广铁路公司

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.

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九校聯盟九校联盟

C9 League, an alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities established in 1998.

A severe, vulgar term of abuse for a despicable or detestable person.

To gather, assemble, or pool together.

Illicit sexual relations; to have an affair.

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狗口長不出象牙狗口长不出象牙

To never have anything good to say; to constantly say unpleasant, offensive, or vulgar things.

To fall flat on one's face; to take a bad spill.

The nine top ministers and high-ranking officials in imperial China.

The nine orifices of the human body (eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, urethra, and anus).

九號球九号球

Nine-ball; a pocket billiards pool game played with nine object balls.

Varieties of abalone (such as the colored abalone) that are smaller, smoother, and cheaper than premium abalone.

Small abalone; variocolored abalone.

Asiatic black bear.

Melodramatic, clichéd, or sensationalized.

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狗血淋頭狗血淋头

To be scolded severely and left speechless or miserable.

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狗血噴頭狗血喷头

To pour a torrent of abuse on someone; to scold someone severely.

九廿幾九廿几

In the nineties; a quantity, age, or number in the range of ninety to ninety-nine.

An old name for the multiplication table or multiplication song.

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九一八事變九一八事变

The Mukden Incident of September 18th, 1931, which was used by the Japanese as a pretext to invade Manchuria.

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久一…久二…

To do something in fits and starts, or on and off.

Nine days or the ninth day of a month.

Lousy; fucking; used as a harsh profanity or vulgar insult to describe someone or something despicable.

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Over time; as time passes, eventually leading to a certain result or consequence.

Jiuyi Mountains, a mountain range in Hunan on the border with Guangdong.

For a long time; long ago.

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苟延殘喘苟延残喘

To drag out one's feeble existence; to struggle on at death's door or on the verge of ruin.

An honorific phrase used upon meeting someone for the first time, meaning "I have long looked forward to meeting you."

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An honorific said upon meeting someone for the first time, expressing that one has long looked forward to it.

Jiuru, a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

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九如鄉九如乡

Jiuru township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Abyss; the deep ocean or a deep gulf.

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九原區九原区

Jiuyuan, a district of Baotou City in Inner Mongolia.

Far back in time; ancient or from a long time ago.

September, the ninth month of the year.

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九曲十三彎九曲十三弯

Winding; full of twists and turns, especially describing a road or route.

To leave uncultivated for a long time, or to remain single for a long time.

Gou Quan, or Dog Fist, a traditional Chinese martial art.

To stay for a long time.

Low in social status, unimportant, or third-rate.

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九零後九零后

The generation born in the 1990s, specifically between 1990 and 1999.

Kowloon; a peninsula and one of the three main regions of Hong Kong.

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九龍巴士九龙巴士

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB), a major franchise bus operator in Hong Kong.

九龍坡九龙坡

Jiulongpo, a district in Chongqing.