Cantonese words starting with K

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To expose, reveal, or bring hidden facts to light.

To unveil or inaugurate, or to mark the start of an event.

Clever, shrewd, or artful.

kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6

竭盡全力竭尽全力

To do one's utmost; to spare no effort or use all of one's strength.

To announce or reveal results to the public.

Fishy, suspicious, or strange; containing hidden problems.

Coincidental; a surname.

Bridge; a structure built over an obstacle such as water, a valley, or a road to connect different places.

Chinese onion (Allium chinense).

Hard to pronounce, tongue-tying, or difficult to say smoothly.

The key skill or knack to doing something successfully.

Chinese onion (Allium chinense), also known as Chinese scallion.

The ears of grain crops, tall-growing crops, or thriving weeds.

To stick up, tilt, or curl upward on one end.

A person living abroad who retains the citizenship of their home country.

A Chinese surname, or a character used in names and transliterations.

People living abroad who share the same nationality.

喬寶寶乔宝宝

Gill Mohindepaul Singh, a Hong Kong actor.

To move to a new or better office or home.

A person of outstanding talent or capability.

Bridge pier; the support structures or buttresses of a bridge.

A simple, long wooden bench supported by trestle legs.

Trope, plot device, or recurring theme used in storytelling such as novels and plays.

Truss; a supporting framework or structure resembling a bridge.

To live abroad as an emigrant or expatriate.

Relatives of overseas Chinese.

To betray or sell someone out, causing them to suffer a major loss.

An expatriate community leader.

Bridge; a structure connecting different places, or a metaphor for a communication link.

Buckwheat; a plant whose seeds are used as an ingredient in foods such as soba noodles, bread, and beer.

Expatriates; citizens of a country who reside temporarily in another nation while retaining their original citizenship.

Arbor; a tree with a distinct, self-supporting main trunk.

Contract bridge; a card game played by four players in two partnerships.

kiu4 sau2 ji5 doi6

翹首以待翘首以待

To look forward to with eager anticipation; to expect earnestly.

橋頭堡桥头堡

Bridgehead, foothold, or stronghold.

Roy Chiao (1927–1999), a famous Hong Kong actor.

An overseas remittance; money sent home by emigrants or overseas citizens.

kiu4 zeoi2 zau1

橋咀洲桥咀洲

Sharp Island, located in Hong Kong.

kiu4 zi6 bou3 syu4

喬治·布殊乔治·布殊

George Bush, referring to either of the former US presidents.

To disguise; to conceal one's identity by changing one's appearance to look like someone else.

kiu5 hau2 caam5 sau2

蹺口杉手跷口杉手

Awkward, tricky, or difficult to deal with.

To present an obstacle or to put someone in a difficult position.

Bright; white; clear.

Hard to pronounce; causing one to be tongue-tied or unable to speak smoothly.

To walk arm in arm; to link arms.

However, yet, or but; used to indicate a contrast or turn of events.

To step back; to hesitate or refrain from advancing, especially due to fear or difficulty.

koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1

卻之不恭却之不恭

It is impolite to refuse a gift or invitation; a polite phrase used to accept a gesture of goodwill.

The name of a mountain.

Strong; powerful; having great ability or capability.