Cantonese words starting with G

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gun1 gun1 soeng1 wai6

官官相衛官官相卫

Officials protecting and shielding one another from scrutiny or accountability.

To go sightseeing; to tour or visit scenic spots and historic places as a tourist.

Government school.

Government schools operated in ancient China, categorized into central and local institutions.

To watch, view, or spectate.

Bureaucratic talk; an official, hollow way of speaking or writing used to avoid confrontation and minimize responsibility.

Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, a prominent Buddhist deity in Chinese folk religion.

gun1 jam1 bing1

觀音兵观音兵

A man who willingly acts as a woman's attendant in the hope of winning her heart despite slim chances.

gun1 jam1 zo6 lin4

觀音坐蓮观音坐莲

The lotus position, originally referring to Guanyin sitting on a lotus, now primarily used for a sexual position.

觀音竹观音竹

Lady palm or fishpole bamboo; a species of evergreen, leafy bamboo also known as Buddha's belly bamboo.

Ella Koon Yun-na, a Hong Kong singer and actress.

Government official.

Government-run; established by the government, especially of schools.

gun1 laap6 hok6 haau6

官立學校官立学校

Government school; a school established and directly operated by the government.

To attend a formal ceremony, most commonly a wedding.

Officials and civil servants.

Bureaucrat; also used to describe civil servants bound by bureaucracy or red tape.

gun1 liu4 zyu2 ji6

官僚主義官僚主义

Bureaucracy; an inefficient system with excessive rules, officials, and tedious procedures.

gun1 min5 tong4 wong4

Ostentatious; pompous or high-sounding on the surface to hide an underlying reality.

To observe and study other people's work or performance in order to learn from their strengths.

To wait and see, or to observe from a distance; to be hesitant and undecided.

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

An established view, idea, mentality, or concept regarding a matter.

gun1 nim6 gang1 san1

觀念更新观念更新

To renew a concept, update one's mindset, or change one's way of thinking.

To go bird watching; bird watching as a leisure activity.

gun1 sam1 beng6

Coronary heart disease.

Lawsuit; court case; legal proceedings.

Official; formal.

To view and admire; to look at something with appreciation.

Kwun Tong, an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Kwun Tong, an area in East Kowloon, Hong Kong.

gun1 tong4 jiu5 dou6

觀塘繞道观塘绕道

Kwun Tong Bypass; an elevated bypass expressway in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

gun1 tong4 keoi1

觀塘區观塘区

Kwun Tong District, an administrative district in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

gun1 tong4 sin3

觀塘線观塘线

Kwun Tong Line, a rail line on the MTR network in Hong Kong.

Mandarin; the group of Sinitic languages that includes Putonghua, Beijing dialect, and Sichuanese.

gun1 zai2 gwat1 gwat1

Well-dressed, dapper, or decent-looking, describing a man with a polite and presentable appearance.

Guanzhou, an island and neighborhood located in Guangzhou, China.

gun1 zau1 zaam6

Guanzhou Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.

gun1 zi6 loeng5 go3 hau2

官字兩個口官字两个口

The idea that authorities and officials can twist their words to always be right, implying social injustice.

gun1 zi6 zoi6 pou4 saat3

觀自在菩薩观自在菩萨

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva; the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

Governmental post; a senior position in the government.

Appearance, look, or the impression created by how something looks.

gun1 zong6 beng6 duk6

冠狀病毒冠状病毒

Coronavirus; a type of virus that infects mammals and birds, characterized by club-shaped spike proteins.

Audience, spectators, or viewers of a show, performance, or broadcast.

To control, manage, or govern.

A tube, pipe, or hollow cylinder.

A public building or office, a service establishment, or an old-style schoolroom.

Accommodation; a place for travellers to rest and stay.

A collection of items housed in a library or museum.