Cantonese words starting with G

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Your honorable country; a respectful way to address the listener's country.

gwai3 hau6 coi3

季後賽季后赛

Playoffs; postseason matches held after the regular season to determine rankings or titles.

gwai3 hau6 fung1

季候風季候风

Monsoon; a circulation system with strong winds that changes with the seasons.

Quarterly; a publication issued once every three months.

Noble or honorable person; a person of high social status, or a benefactor who helps one in times of need.

gwai3 jan4 si6 mong4

貴人事忙贵人事忙

An expression used to describe an important person who is always very busy.

Guiyang, a city in southwest China and the provincial capital of Guizhou.

Mandarin fish or Chinese perch.

gwai3 jyun4 juk6

桂圓肉桂圆肉

Dried flesh of the longan fruit.

Guilin, a prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.

gwai3 lam4 cing4

A type of wine jar originating in Guilin, featuring a wide top and narrow bottom.

gwai3 lam4 soeng1 si1

Red-billed leiothrix (a type of songbird).

Usury, loan sharking, or a loan shark.

gwai3 lei2 lou2

貴利佬贵利佬

Kwai Mei lychee, a variety of lychee known for its sweet, crisp flesh and prickly skin.

The genus Artocarpus, or any plant belonging to this genus.

Precious, refined, and delicate; genteel.

An honorific or polite way to ask for someone's surname.

gwai3 sing3 ming4

貴姓名贵姓名

A polite way to ask for someone's name.

Guizhou, a province in southwestern China. Its capital is Guiyang.

Cassia twig; a Chinese medicinal herb made from the young twigs of the cinnamon tree.

A colloquial term for a Hong Konger.

Season; one of the periods into which the year is divided based on distinct weather conditions.

Aristocracy or nobility; the privileged class of a society.

Valuable, precious, and highly important.

A cabinet, cupboard, or wardrobe; also meaning deficient or exhausted.

Cabinet, cupboard, or wardrobe; a box-shaped container used for storage, typically rectangular with a lid or doors.

To kneel down; to touch the ground with one or both knees.

To kneel down; to submit or yield.

gwai6 dei6 wai3 zyu1 naa2

跪地餵豬乸跪地喂猪乸

To do anything, even humiliate oneself, for personal benefit or money.

Deficient; lacking; short of something.

A counter in a restaurant or shop where customers pay.

Counter; a flat surface in a shop, bank, or office where business is transacted.

Drawer; a sliding container or compartment in a cabinet or desk.

A drawer; a sliding compartment in furniture.

gwai6 tung2 dai2 cyun1

櫃桶底穿柜桶底穿

To embezzle funds or steal money from a till or cash drawer.

Counter in a shop, bank, or service area where transactions are made.

To return to an original position or proper place.

gwai6 wai2 maau1

櫃位貓柜位猫

Lucky cat or fortune cat (Maneki-neko) placed on shop counters.

To present a gift; to give a present.

Someone who pleads or begs for a recommendation or job referral.

Sovereign or monarch; also a respectful form of address for 'you'.

All; without exception; both.

Descendant; a style of Chinese poetry; to trick; or mouth.

Brilliant, shining, or bright like flames.

Used in personal names.

An army, military force, or troops.

An ancient unit of weight equal to thirty catties, or a polite honorific for "your".

A newly hatched fish; fry.

Armaments; military equipment and weapons used for combat.