Cantonese words starting with K

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to sink in (of eyes)

摳門兒抠门儿

erhua form of 摳門|抠门[kou1 men2]

verb; to woo a girl, to charm a girl, to hit on a girl, date a girl

the act of wooing

kau1 neoi2 wong4

a pick up artist, an expert in chatting up girls [colloquial]

kau1 neoi2 wong4

溝女王沟女王

(noun) the master of lady-killer; tomcat master; playboys

to join; to connect; to link up

to go out looking for men to chat up; to flirt with guys [colloquial]

woo; date a boy out (spoken)

kau1 zi6 ngaan5

摳字眼抠字眼

to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words

kau1 zi6 ngaan5 ji4

摳字眼兒抠字眼儿

erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼[kou1 zi4 yan3]

to knock; to ask

to invade; bandit; enemy

to fasten; button; knot; to confiscate; discount; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); fig. to tag a label on sb; to detain; to hook

maternal uncle; husband's father

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt); Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils)

to detain; to distrain

to bow in salute; to kowtow

to detain and question

構詞學构词学

morphology (linguistics)

nail polish (loanword, from "Cutex")

to deprive; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)

to deduct marks (when grading school work); penalty points

purchase of goods

to smash a ball

to kowtow in salute

to construct (sth abstract)

to knock at the gate (old); to invade

variant of 叩關|叩关[kou4 guan1]

verb; purge; To retch,

to deduct (points etc)

kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4

to excite; exciting; cliff-hanging

to buy; to acquire

call-in (loanword)

to call in (to a broadcast program) (loanword) (Tw)

to visit (esp. one's superiors)

to rob and steal

(Internet slang) QQ instant messenger

(loanword) cocoa