Cantonese words starting with K

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吸收剂量
kap1 sau1 zai1 loeng6absorbed dose
吸声
kap1 seng1sound absorption
kap1 seoi2absorbent
kap1 seoi2to draw water
给事
kap1 si6the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 給事中|给事中[ji3 shi4 ...
kap1 sik6(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); to drink through a straw
级数
kap1 sou3(math.) series
kap1 syun5to suck on (sth)
kap1 taan3to absorb carbon
吸铁石
kap1 tit3 sek6magnet
吸进
kap1 zeon3to inhale
吸尽
kap1 zeon6to absorb completely
吸积
kap1 zik1accretion
kap1 zing1eye-catching
吸着
kap1 zoek6sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
kap1 zyu6to draw (towards); to be sucked in
kap3 gaak3using a bounced cheque to commit fraud [colloquial]
𤜯
kap6(Cant.) to bite
kap6(verb); Catch up (with time or someone)
kap6 dai6to pass an imperial examination
kap6 dai6 zuk1congee with lean pork, liver and kidney
kap6 dak1 soeng5It can be regarded as…; as good
及锋而试
kap6 fung1 ji4 si3lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
kap6 gaak3to pass an exam or a test
及格线
kap6 gaak3 sin3passing line or score (in an examination)
kap6 gai1to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)
kap6 kei4(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and ...
kap6 mat6transitive (grammar)
及物动词
kap6 mat6 dung6 ci4transitive verb
及时
kap6 si4timely; at the right time
及时行乐
kap6 si4 hang4 lok6to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future;...
及时雨
kap6 si4 jyu5timely rain
及时性
kap6 si4 sing3timeliness
kap6 zi3by the time that
kap6 zou2at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
咳呛
kat1 coeng1(dialect) to cough
咳药水
kat1 joek6 seoi2a cough mixture
kat1 sau3to cough
kat1 seoi2cough syrup
kat1 taam4to cough up phlegm
kau1to dig out; to carve; to study meticulously; stingy; to raise; tight-fisted
kau1(slang) 1. to mingle with or cruise (for a partner); (verb) mix things together
沟槽
kau1 cou4groove; trench
沟道
kau1 dou6groove
沟涧
kau1 gaan3gully
鴿鸠鸽
kau1 gaap3dove
沟谷
kau1 guk1gully
沟渠
kau1 keoi4channel; irrigation canal
沟渠鸭
kau1 keoi4 aap3to describe a useless person
沟壑
kau1 kok3gorge; ravine

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