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

gau2 zeoi2 leoi5 tou3 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)

gau2 zi1for a long time

九子連環九子连环

gau2 zi2 lin4 waan4one type of winning hands in the game of Mahjong

gau2 zi6see 久治縣|久治县[Jiu3 zhi4 Xian4]

久治縣久治县

gau2 zi6 jyun6Jigzhi, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州[Guo3 luo4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

gau2 zin2Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre [written and colloquial]

gau2 zing3(verb) Redress

gau2 zit310% off (price)

九章算術九章算术

gau2 zoeng1 syun3 seot6The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

狗仗人勢狗仗人势

gau2 zoeng6 jan4 sai3a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others

gau2 zoi2 zi2(coll.) puppy

gau2 zuk6across nine generations within one's family

gau2 zung3to muster

gau3inner rooms of palace

gau3fault; to punish; misfortune; error

gau3dirt; filthy

gau3(adjective) 1. sufficient; (adverb) too

gau3copulate; to encounter

gau3(slang ) To pick or chase a sexual partner

gau3implicate; to drag

gau3to save; to rescue

gau3to construct; to make up; literary composition; construction; framework

gau3moxibustion (TCM)

gau3chronic disease; remorse; poverty; calamity; worried; puzzled; to hate; compunctious; uneasy

gau3to breast feed

gau3after all; to study carefully; to examine; after all; really; ultimately

gau3to buy; to hire

gau3 baan1good enough; competent enough [colloquial]

gau3 baan6to investigate and deal with

夠不著够不着

gau3 bat1 zoek6to be unable to reach

gau3 beng6to denounce

gau3 bing1the relief troops; the reinforcements; the cavalry

gau3 bun2to break even

gau3 ceot1to rescue

gau3 cing3noun; adult (age over 18 years old)

gau3 coeng3unbearable; enough

gau3 coeng3variant of 夠嗆|够呛[gou4 qiang4]

gau3 coeng4to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)

救場如救火救场如救火

gau3 coeng4 jyu4 gau3 fo2the show must go on (idiom)

gau3 daam2daring or brave enough

夠膽死够胆死

gau3 daam2 sei2brave enough to die, it is used to describe one's extreme bravery

gau3 dak1to purchase

夠得著够得着

gau3 dak1 zoek6to reach (with one's hand etc)

gau3 faat3moxibustion (TCM)

gau3 fan4 jik1 san1add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse

gau3 fo2to put out a fire

救火車救火车

gau3 fo2 ce1fire engine; fire truck

救火員救火员

gau3 fo2 jyun4a fire-fighter; a fireman

gau3 fo2 lou2a fireman [colloquial]

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