Cantonese words starting with G

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geng6 sek3to take good care of [colloquial]

geoi1entirely; (lit.) to be together; all; to accompany

geoi1(Cant.); idiotic; to slaughter; phonetic, such as in 'gurkha'

geoi1 cyu3to live

geoi1 dai6housing

geoi1 do1to be in the majority

geoi1 gaa1to live at home; home (schooling etc); household (repairs etc)

geoi1 gaan1positioned between (two parties)

geoi1 ging1(TCM) menstruation that comes only once every three months

geoi1 gou1 bat1 haa6(of prices, rates etc) to remain high

居高臨下居高临下

geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); to assume a haughty attitude

geoi1 gun1to secure a position

geoi1 gung1to claim credit for oneself

geoi1 gung1 zi6 ngou6satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

geoi1 jan4inhabitant

geoi1 jin4unexpectedly; go so far as to

居庸關居庸关

geoi1 jung4 gwaan1Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]

geoi1 jyu1Living; to reside in

geoi1 kei4to hoard; profiteering

geoi1 lai5variant of 居里[ju1 li3]

居禮夫人居礼夫人

geoi1 lai5 fu1 jan4variant of 居里夫人[Ju1 li3 fu1 ren5]

geoi1 lau4to reside

居留權居留权

geoi1 lau4 kyun4right of abode (law)

居留證居留证

geoi1 lau4 zing3residence permit

geoi1 lei5curie (Ci) (loanword)

geoi1 lei5 fu1 jan4Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867–1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)

居魯士居鲁士

geoi1 lou5 si6Cyrus (name)

居魯士大帝居鲁士大帝

geoi1 lou5 si6 daai6 dai3Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon

車馬費车马费

geoi1 maa5 fai3transport allowance (e.g. for expense reporting in the workplace)

geoi1 man4resident; inhabitant

居民點居民点

geoi1 man4 dim2residential area

居民點兒居民点儿

geoi1 man4 dim2 ji4variant of 居民點|居民点[ju1 min2 dian3]

居民區居民区

geoi1 man4 keoi1residential area

居民消費價格指數居民消费价格指数

geoi1 man4 siu1 fai3 gaa3 gaak3 zi2 sou3consumer price index CPI

居無定所居无定所

geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2to be without a fixed residence (idiom)

geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4to think of danger in times of safety

geoi1 sam1to harbor (evil) intentions; a tranquil heart or mind

geoi1 sam1 bat1 loeng4to harbor evil intentions (idiom)

居心險惡居心险恶

geoi1 sam1 him2 ok3to have sinister motives

geoi1 sam1 ho4 zoi6What's (he) up to?

居心叵測居心叵测

geoi1 sam1 po2 caak1harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)

geoi1 sau2leading; top of the list

geoi1 si6noun; Buddhist

geoi1 so2residence

geoi1 soeng1to remain widowed (formal)

geoi1 uk1flats of Home Ownership Scheme in Hong Kong

居委會居委会

geoi1 wai2 wui2neighbourhood committee

geoi1 wai6to occupy a high position (in administration)

geoi1 zaak6dwelling

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