Cantonese words starting with G

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狗嘴裏吐不出象牙狗嘴里吐不出象牙

No ivory comes from the mouth of a dog; a bad person cannot say anything good or decent.

After a long time; over a long period.

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九子連環九子连环

Nine Gates; a rare and high-scoring winning hand in Mahjong.

Jiuzhi County, Qinghai

久治縣久治县

Jigzhi, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai.

Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre KITEC

To correct, rectify, or amend a mistake.

A ten percent discount, making the price ninety percent of the original.

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九章算術九章算术

The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art; an ancient Chinese mathematics book.

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狗仗人勢狗仗人势

To use one's position or connection to powerful people to bully others.

A puppy, or a term of abuse used to call someone a son of a bitch.

The nine generations of a family, spanning from great-great-grandfather to great-great-grandson.

To muster or gather a crowd of people.

Inner rooms of a palace

Mistake, fault, guilt, or crime.

Dirt, filth, or grime.

Enough, sufficient; to reach the required or qualifying amount or degree.

To encounter, meet, or copulate.

To court, chase, or pick up a romantic or sexual partner.

Stable; a barn or shed for keeping horses and other livestock.

To implicate or drag someone into a matter.

To rescue, save, or help get someone out of a dangerous situation.

To construct, build, or put together.

Moxibustion; a traditional Chinese medicine therapy of burning dried mugwort on specific acupuncture points.

Remorseful, uneasy, or plagued by guilt; historically also referring to chronic illness or distress.

Grain; cereal crops.

To investigate, research, or probe into; to reach the absolute limit or bottom of something.

To buy or purchase.

Qualified, worthy, or competent enough to take up a job, receive an award, or challenge someone.

To investigate and deal with an issue or offence.

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夠不著够不着

To be unable to reach.

To criticize, denounce, or point out faults.

Rescue troops, or a person who helps save someone from a crisis at a critical moment.

An adequate amount, especially getting one's money's worth.

To rescue or save someone or an animal by bringing them out of a dangerous place.

To come of age, or to meet the minimum age requirement for a certain activity.

Unbearable, terrible, or a lot to handle.

Unbearable, terrible, or more than one can stand.

To save the show, such as by stepping in for an absent actor or handling an unexpected emergency.

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救場如救火救场如救火

The show must go on; saving a stage performance is as urgent as fighting a fire.

To have the guts; to dare to; to be brave and not back down in the face of difficulty.

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夠膽死够胆死

Audacious or daring enough to do something with complete disregard for consequences or common doctrine.

To purchase; to acquire something through buying.

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夠得著够得着

To reach something with one's hand or an object.

Moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy involving the burning of moxa on targeted acupuncture points.

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To add firewood to put out flames; an ill-advised action that only makes a problem worse.

To put out a fire; to fight a fire to stop it from burning.

救火車救火车

Fire engine; fire truck.

救火員救火员

Firefighter; fireman.

A colloquial term for a firefighter.