Cantonese words starting with G

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To cancel, terminate, or remove a contract, obligation, or restriction.

To answer and explain in response to a question or difficulty.

To detoxify, neutralize poison, or remove toxins from the body.

To interpret or read into something; to understand and analyze meaning in one's own way.

To thaw or defrost frozen food.

To dissect; to cut open a corpse or organism in a systematic way, usually to gain scientific or medical information.

To liberate, emancipate, or free someone or something from constraints.

gaai2 fong3 gwan1

解放軍解放军

People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.

To lift restrictions, blockades, or lockdowns.

To lift a ban or embargo.

To rescue, save, or deliver someone or something from danger, crisis, or difficulty.

An explanation or reason, particularly a justification for something.

To dismiss, fire, or lay off an employee.

To untie, undo, or release from restraint or entanglement.

To quench one's thirst.

To terminate or cancel a contract or agreement before its expiration date.

Antidote; medicine used to counteract or treat poison.

To deconstruct and examine; to break something down to analyze its details.

To solve, resolve, or settle a problem; to eliminate an issue.

gaai2 kyut3 man6 tai4

解決問題解决问题

To solve problems; to resolve issues or difficulties.

gaai2 ling4 waan4 seoi1 hai6 ling4 jan4

解鈴還須繫鈴人解铃还须系铃人

Whoever started the trouble should end it; the person who created a problem must be the one to solve it.

To untangle a knot, or figuratively, to resolve difficulties.

To decode or decipher; to restore encoded information back to its original form.

To decrypt or declassify.

To relieve or divert oneself from boredom through activities.

To interpret dreams; to explain the meaning of a dream.

To loosen one's purse strings; to donate money to charity.

To dismiss, disband, or dissolve a group or gathering.

To go to the toilet; to relieve oneself.

To explain; to state or illustrate clearly in detail, step by step, or with logic.

To explain, elaborate, or provide information to clear up doubts.

To disintegrate, break up, or dissolve into pieces so that the original entity no longer exists.

To save someone from embarrassment or a difficult situation, or to perform a clearance in football.

To cover up or explain away ridicule or embarrassment, often with an excuse or self-deprecating humor.

To cure or alleviate a hangover, or to sober up.

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Resolution; a measure of detail in an electronic display or image.

To cut or score a surface with a knife, blade, or tool.

Embarrassed, awkward, or in a dilemma.

Classifier for regularly scheduled events or batches of students.

Slack, lax, or unfocused; negligent or careless in attitude.

A warning or lesson to avoid making the same mistake again.

Geographical boundary; a line used to define a geographic area.

Scabies; an itchy skin condition caused by mites.

Relating to mustard or mustard greens.

Scale insect or horned toad.

To warn, admonish, or solemnly remind someone not to repeat a mistake.

To be on the alert, guard against, or take strict precautions.

Sector, circle, or category, especially in social or political classifications.

To quit, give up, or rid oneself of a bad habit or behavior.