Cantonese words starting with G

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A part of the whole; partial or local.

To brew tea, especially by steeping tea leaves in hot water in a closed container for a period of time.

To feel dizzy, unwell, or suffocated due to hot, stuffy, and poorly ventilated air.

To bake enamel paint or lacquer onto a surface, typically of metal or wood.

Cramped and suffocating; restricted in space with poor ventilation.

Baked rice, a dish usually consisting of fried rice topped with ingredients and sauce and then baked.

Of shoes, being hot, stuffy, and uncomfortable due to a tight fit or poor ventilation.

To limit, restrict, or constrain.

To induce sweating, typically by wrapping oneself in a heavy blanket or wearing thick clothing to treat a cold.

To deep condition or hot oil treat hair, using heat after applying conditioner.

Hot and stuffy; muggy.

Humid, muggy, and hot weather that suggests it is about to rain.

Oven; a device used for baking food, firing ceramics, or sterilizing equipment using hot air.

Condition, situation, or state of affairs.

Sultry, stuffy, and suffocatingly hot.

guk6 ngoi6 jan4

An outsider; a person who is not involved in a particular matter or organization.

The situation, state of affairs, or political landscape.

To suffocate to death; to die from a lack of air or from smoke inhalation.

guk6 soeng1 fung1

焗傷風焗伤风

To catch a cold due to excessive sweating or from being trapped in a hot, stuffy environment.

To suffer heatstroke or get sunstroke.

Baked potato; baked potatoes.

The head or chief of a bureau, department, or government station.

A lidded tea bowl used for brewing tea.

guk6 zyu1 paa2 caan1

焗豬扒餐焗猪扒餐

A pimping tactic where a client is deliberately presented with an unsuitable prostitute so the pimp can offer a second one and claim more commission.

guk6 zyu1 paa4 faan6

焗豬扒飯焗猪扒饭

Baked pork chop rice.

Having no other choice but to do something; forced to.

Stuffy, poorly ventilated, or feeling trapped and forced to do something.

Hat or headgear; also used to refer to a crest or comb on an animal's head.

Government official; a representative with public power who handles administrative affairs for the government.

Coffin; a box in which a dead body is buried.

A type of long-stemmed aquatic grass used for weaving mats.

To look at or observe carefully.

gun1 bik1 man4 faan2

When government oppression and harsh rule force the people to rise up in rebellion.

Government troops; soldiers belonging to the imperial court or central government.

A government job, or a public servant.

To observe; observation; collecting and analyzing information through the senses.

To observe and measure, typically natural phenomena such as meteorology or astronomy.

Officialdom or bureaucratic circles, especially regarding the interactions and politics among government officials.

Coffin; a container used to hold a corpse for a funeral, burial, or cremation.

Money saved up for one's funeral or old age.

棺材舖棺材铺

A coffin shop; a shop that sells coffins and provides funeral services.

Official residence of a head of state, head of government, or high-ranking official.

Perspective; point of view; stance or opinion on a matter.

Government expenses, or public funds used to cover costs.

Litigation, a lawsuit, or legal dispute, usually with negative connotations.

Official; relating to a government, organization, authority, or public body.

Governmental office; a place where officials conduct public business.

Official rank; the position or rank of an official within a government body.

An impression of a person or an event formed through observation.

gun1 ging2 toi4

觀景台观景台

Observation deck, lookout, or viewing platform at a high altitude.