Cantonese words starting with K

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spike (volleyball)

to smash a ball

stooped; hunched over

to detain sb; to hold sb against their will

kau3 lau4 beng6

佝僂病佝偻病

(medicine) rickets

to purchase; to buy

kau3 maai5 lik6

購買力购买力

purchasing power

to ask humbly; to make inquiries

kau3 mat6 gung1 jyun4 zaam6

購物公園站购物公园站

Shopping Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

kau3 mat6 zung1 sam1

購物中心购物中心

shopping center

variant of 怐愗[kou4 mao4]

to tag sb with unfair label

to knock on a door

kau3 ngaan5 ji4

釦眼兒扣眼儿

erhua variant of 釦眼|扣眼[kou4 yan3]

to smash a ball

noun; foe, enemy

kau3 si2 kwai1 zi2

(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; to vilify

kau3 si2 pun4 zi2

to make a scapegoat of sb; to slander

kau3 sik1 din6 ci4

扣式電池扣式电池

kau3 soeng2 tou4

構想圖构想图

notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)

to stick to the topic

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

(art) composition

to express one's sincere gratitude by kowtow

Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet

structure; tectonic (geology)

kau3 zou6 wan6 dung6

構造運動构造运动

tectonic movement

a drain device cup

to detain; to buckle

a million (Cantonese)

(literary) to coerce sb

collect; to unite; a life companion

kau4 baau1 zi2 kwan2 beng6

球孢子菌病

Coccidioidomycosis

spherical aberration (optics)

to propose marriage