Cantonese words starting with G

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Obstinate; stubborn; refusing to listen to others' advice.

gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4

Very blunt or not sharp; can also describe a person who is overly blunt, direct, and lacking tact.

gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4

Blunt, tactless, or speaking straight to the point without considering other people's feelings.

gwat6 mei5 lung4

倔尾龍倔尾龙

Someone who is difficult to communicate with or loves to stir up trouble.

Blunt, not sharp; also used to describe a dead end.

gwat6 tau4 hong2

掘頭巷掘头巷

Dead-end alley; a lane or alleyway with no other exit.

gwat6 tau4 hong6

倔頭巷倔头巷

A dead end or cul-de-sac; a street or alley with no through road.

gwat6 tau4 lou6

倔頭路倔头路

A dead end; a road or street that is closed at one end.

gwat6 tau4 lou6

掘頭路掘头路

A dead-end street or cul-de-sac with no other exit.

gwat6 zyu6 saai3

To be constantly under the watchful eyes or glare of others.

Ju, a river name in China.

Quiet and still; silent.

A crack, crevice, or gap.

gwik1 jin4 mou4 sing1

闃然無聲阒然无声

Silent without a sound; dead quiet.

Radical in Chinese characters, Kangxi radical 13, historically meaning wide or an open space.

To shut or bolt a door, or a door latch.

An internet emoticon representing embarrassment, helplessness, or distress; also archaic terms for bright or transparent.

Bright; shining; hot.

Distant, far, or widely separated.

gwing2 gwing2 jau5 san4

Bright and piercing, describing eyes that are full of life and vigor, as if shining.

Markedly different; vastly different.

gwing2 jin4 bat1 tung4

Markedly different; poles apart; having a massive difference.

An ancient Chinese dagger-axe, or figuratively used to refer to war and weaponry.

Name of a river in mainland China; the Wo River.

The Gobi Desert in Mongolia.

Vortex, whirlpool, or eddy; a circular current of water or air.

Fruit; the seed-bearing structure of a plant.

To wrap up tightly; to bind together.

Jelly or gelatin dessert.

Resolute and decisive; making decisions quickly without hesitation.

Nut; edible kernel of a nut.

As expected; sure enough; indeed; unsurprisingly.

Fruit fly; a family of flies attracted to fresh or rotting fruit.

Flesh of a fruit; pulp or mesocarp.

Orchard; cropland specifically used for growing fruit.

A wholesale fruit market, specifically referring to the one in Yau Ma Tei in a Hong Kong context.

Fruit peel, or dried citrus peel used as a culinary ingredient.

Candied, preserved, or dried fruit.

Fruit, either the seed-bearing structure of a flowering plant or a metaphor for the results of hard work.

Fruit tree; a tree that bears edible fruit.

Kway teow, a flat and broad type of rice noodle.

The pit, stone, or kernel of a fruit.

As expected, or really; indicating that an outcome is indeed as anticipated.

gwo2 zau1 kwan4 dou2

果洲群島果洲群岛

Ninepin Group, a group of islands in the southeastern waters of Hong Kong.

Fruit sugarcane; a sweet, soft variety of sugarcane eaten fresh.

Fruit, or a fruit-like result; also used to refer to Japanese sweets or desserts.