Cantonese words starting with G

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圭亞那圭亚那

Guyana; a country in northern South America with its capital in Georgetown.

Precious treasure or gem, often used metaphorically for highly valued people, culture, or heritage.

Sports training bib.

Turtle egg, or used as a derogatory term for a bastard or jerk.

To naturalize; to voluntarily become a citizen of a country and acquire its nationality.

A lady's bedroom or boudoir; also used as a euphemism for sex.

To return home.

gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2

歸根究底归根究底

Ultimately; in the final analysis; getting to the root of the matter.

gwai1 gan1 git3 dai2

歸根結柢归根结柢

At the end of the day; in the final analysis; ultimately.

To lay the blame on; to attribute a fault to oneself or others.

gwai1 gau3 jyu1

歸咎於归咎于

To blame or attribute a fault to someone or something.

To attribute success or give credit to someone.

Pimp; a male procurer or manager of prostitutes.

gwai1 gung1 jyu1

歸功於归功于

To give credit to; to attribute success to.

To return, go back, or leave.

Neat, tidy, and in proper order.

To formally vow to become a Buddhist.

Standard, criterion, or guiding principle.

The date of return; return date.

Magnificent, extraordinarily beautiful, and unique.

To categorize or classify things according to their characteristics.

gwai1 ling4 gou1

龜苓膏龟苓膏

Guilinggao; turtle jelly, a traditional Chinese herbal jelly made from turtle plastron and herbs.

To return or come back.

Close female friend; bestie.

To sum up or conclude; to categorize different things based on existing content.

gwai1 naap6 faat3

歸納法归纳法

Inductive reasoning or induction; a method of logical reasoning.

An unmarried woman or daughter.

Of a married woman, to visit her maiden home or family.

To capture a perpetrator; to be brought to justice.

A female brothel keeper or madam.

To die; to pass away.

gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3

歸心似箭归心似箭

To long eagerly to return home or to a beloved person.

To surrender, submit, and pledge allegiance.

Husband; a reliable home or partner to settle down with.

Timid, faint-hearted, or cowardly; shrinking back in fear like a turtle drawing in its head.

gwai1 suk6 gam2

歸屬感归属感

Sense of belonging; the feeling of belonging to a place or organization.

Glans; the head or tip of the penis.

To return something borrowed to its original owner.

A girl's room or boudoir; of or relating to intimate female friendships.

A small box or chest, often used for holding ballots or submissions.

A traitor; an insider who behaves badly or conspires with enemies.

Sundial, or time.

Cunning, crafty, or sneaky; also strange, abnormal, or deceitful.

Rail or track, typically made of steel I-beams laid on the ground for trains, subways, or trams.

Ghost; the spirit of a deceased person remaining in the human world.

gwai2 am2 ngaan5

To fail to see something obvious.

To quibble, sophist, or argue using misleading or flawed logic.

gwai2 ceot1 din6 jap6

鬼出電入鬼出电入

Full of rapid changes and elusive, unpredictable movements.

A genius or an exceptionally creative and quick-thinking person.

Extremely; very.