Cantonese words starting with G

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gung6 tung4 tai2

共同體共同体

A community of people, groups, or nations that heavily rely on each other.

gung6 wo4 dong2

共和黨共和党

Republican Party

gung6 wo4 gwok3

共和國共和国

Republic; a country governed by elected representatives rather than a monarch or nobility.

Resonance; the phenomenon where one object vibrates and causes another to vibrate due to matching frequencies.

The sound of swallowing or gulping.

The quack of a duck, caw of a crow, or similar crying and squawking sounds.

Melon, gourd, or squash.

Dead; passed away; kicked the bucket.

To be about to die, or on the verge of ruin.

To partition, divide, and occupy something, most commonly territory.

gwaa1 fau2 dau2 fan1

To be partitioned or carved up by foreign powers, like a melon sliced and beans split.

Connection, relation, or involvement between things or people, often with complications.

The quacking of a duck or the croaking of a frog.

gwaa1 gwaa1 cou4

To make a racket, chatter noisily, or complain loudly.

gwaa1 gwaa1 giu3

To complain or grumble loudly and noisily.

The kernel of a melon seed; the edible part inside a melon seed.

gwaa1 laai6 tang4 tang4 laai6 gwaa1

瓜賴藤藤賴瓜瓜赖藤藤赖瓜

To be closely intertwined, interdependent, or inseparable, often with complex, messy connections.

gwaa1 lou5 can3

瓜老襯瓜老衬

To die, or to have a plan, project, or device fail, break, or go completely ruined.

gwaa1 tin4 bat1 naap6 lei5, lei5 haa6 bat1 zing2 gun1

瓜田不納履，李下不整冠瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠

To avoid behavior that might attract suspicion, like adjusting shoes in a melon patch or a hat under a plum tree.

gwaa1 tin4 lei5 haa6

A situation or place that easily gives rise to suspicion.

gwaa1 / waa1 / gwo1

A coil or knot of hair worn by women; a blue and purple ribbon used to tie a seal.

Guazhou, a county in Gansu Province, China.

Roasted melon or flower seeds, eaten as a snack.

Melon seeds, commonly eaten as a snack.

Purslane; a leafy green vegetable used in traditional Chinese medicine and cooking.

gwaa1 zi2 hau2 min6

An oval face with a pointed chin, traditionally considered an attractive facial shape resembling a melon seed.

To die, pass away, be doomed, or suffer a major loss.

Dead; kicked the bucket.

Tasteless, bland, or boring.

Tasteless, bland, or lacking flavour.

Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

A widower; a man who has lost his spouse.

First-person pronoun used by sovereigns and rulers in ancient China.

Taciturn, quiet, or of few words; describing a person who seldom talks.

gwaa2 lim4 sin1 ci2

寡廉鮮恥寡廉鲜耻

Shameless; having no sense of honor or shame.

Bachelor; a single man.

A middle-aged or elderly widow.

gwaa2 mou5 po2 gam3 do1 sam1

寡母婆咁多心

Indecisive; overthinking; unable to make a decision.

Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

Bachelor or unmarried man.

Symbols used in traditional Chinese divination, specifically the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching.

Sentence-final particle used to express the speaker's uncertainty, hesitation, or guess.

To hang, hang up, or suspend an object using a rope, hook, nail, or other support.

Gown; a traditional Chinese unlined garment or robe.

To be wounded and bleed.

For Buddhist monks or nuns to receive food offered at someone else's house.

gwaa3 daan1 wo4 soeng2

掛單和尚挂单和尚

To visit someone's house uninvited just to get a free meal.

To keep a game character active or automated while away from the keyboard to earn experience or resources.

To register at a hospital or clinic, or to send mail via registered post.

gwaa3 hou6 seon3

掛號信挂号信

Registered letter; mail that requires the recipient to show identification to receive it.