Cantonese words starting with G

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Preposition; adposition.

Mustard greens; a common leafy vegetable of the mustard plant.

gaai3 coi3 zai2

Small mustard greens (Brassica juncea).

Ill feeling, resentment, or a grudge that prevents one from acting naturally toward a person or matter.

To define or delimit; to set boundaries or determine if something falls within a scope.

Utility knife, box cutter, or paper cutter with replaceable blades.

To quit or give up gambling.

To abstain from taking drugs; to kick a drug habit.

gaai3 duk6 zung1 sam1

A drug rehabilitation center.

To escort a prisoner under guard.

In between; situated between two things, values, or states.

To escort money under guard, typically to a bank or treasury.

解款車解款车

Armored car or security van used for transporting money and valuables.

Boundary, limit, or restriction; a dividing line between different things.

gaai3 haan6 gaai1

Boundary Street, a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

To abstain from eating certain foods, especially due to health or medical reasons.

To intervene, get involved, or interfere in a matter.

To mind, take offense, or care about something perceived as negative or disrespectful.

To enforce martial law; a state of martial law.

Chinese kale or Chinese broccoli, a leafy vegetable with slightly bitter, crunchy stems.

gaai3 laan2 tau4

芥蘭頭芥兰头

Kohlrabi; also known as German turnip.

Mustard, wasabi, or horseradish paste.

Monastic regulations, religious discipline, or strict rules that must not be broken within a group.

An interface; a physical or software connection between systems, hardware, or a user and a computer.

To expire; to reach the end of a specified term or time limit.

Mustard; a condiment made from mustard seeds.

To wean; to stop feeding on milk as a baby grows up.

To hit on women, chat up girls, or pick up chicks.

gaai3 ngoi6 kau4

Throw-in; the method of restarting play in football after the ball has gone out of bounds.

Vigilance, wariness, or a state of being on guard and not easily trusting.

At the appointed time; by then or when the time comes.

Scabies or mange; contagious skin diseases caused by parasitic mites.

Boundary, border line, or demarcation line that divides things.

To introduce, present, or brief someone about something.

gaai3 siu6 jan4

介紹人介绍人

An introducer, sponsor, or matchmaker.

gaai3 siu6 seon3

介紹信介绍信

A reference letter or letter of recommendation.

To send or escort under guard.

Commandment, precept, or an absolute, unbreakable rule.

To mind, care about, or take offense; to harbor worries or resentment in one's heart.

Meson; a subatomic particle with a mass between that of an electron and a proton.

Ring; a circular accessory typically worn on the finger.

Mustard; the condiment.

To hiccup, belch, or gag.

To count grids or square boxes, or used as a classifier for grids, boxes, and compartments.

Armpit, or to tickle someone under the arm.

Cadmium; a toxic, silvery-gray metallic chemical element with atomic number 48, used in electroplating and batteries.

To separate, partition, divide, or filter one thing from another.

Animal hide, leather, or to remove or dismiss someone from a post.

Skeleton; bones of a human or animal body.

An ancient river; also an ancient state.