Cantonese words starting with K

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舅爷
kau5 je4father's maternal uncle
kau5 kau5mother's brother; CL:個|个[ge4]
舅老爷
kau5 lou5 je4husband's maternal uncle
舅妈
kau5 maa1(coll.) aunt
kau5 mou5wife of mother's brother; maternal uncle's wife
kau5 naai4 naai2husband's maternal uncle's wife
kau5 po4wife of maternal grandmother's brother
kau5 sou2wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law
kau5 zai2(noun) (relatives) wife's younger brother
kau5 zai2 haai4the shoes given to the wife's brothers when a man marries his wife
ke1 le1an unimportant person [colloquial]
ke1 le1 fe1someone who plays a minor role; someone unimportant
ke1 le1 fe1someone who plays a minor role; someone unimportant
茄轮
ke1 leon2a French kiss [colloquial]
ke1 si6 me1Cashmere (from loanword)
ke2eggplant
ke2 fo1Solanaceae (the potato and eggplant family)
ke2 gwaa1eggplant
ke2 hak1variant of 夾克|夹克[jia1 ke4]
ke2 hak1 saam1jacket
茄红素
ke2 hung4 sou3Lycopene
茄二十八星瓢虫
ke2 ji6 sap6 baat3 sing1 piu4 cung428-spotted ladybird; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
茄汤
ke2 tong1tomato soup [colloquial]
ke2 zi2eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); brinjal; phonetic "cheese" (when being photo...
茄子河区
ke2 zi2 ho4 keoi1Qiezihe, a district of Qitaihe City 七臺河市|七台河市[Qi1 tai2 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang
茄酱
ke2 zoeng3tomato ketchup; tomato sauce [written and colloquial]
ke4lame; paralysis of hands, leg
骑兵
ke4 bing1cavalry
骑膊马
ke4 bok3 maa5(noun) shoulder ride
骑车
ke4 ce1to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
骑枪
ke4 coeng1carbine
骑墙
ke4 coeng4to sit on the fence (in a dispute)
骑虎难下
ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop ha...
骑缝
ke4 fung4junction of the edges of two sheets of paper
骑警
ke4 ging2mounted police (on horse or motorbike)
骑警队
ke4 ging2 deoi6mounted police detachment (on horse or motorbike)
骑劫
ke4 gip3hijack; rob
骑鹤
ke4 hok6to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)
骑鹤上扬州
ke4 hok6 soeng5 joeng4 zau1lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position
骑楼
ke4 lau2(noun) balcony
骑楼底
ke4 lau2 dai2pavement with overhead buildings (spoken)
骑呢
ke4 le4weird; eccentric; strange; bizarre
骑驴觅驴
ke4 leoi4 mik6 leoi4see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2]
骑驴找驴
ke4 leoi4 zaau2 leoi4lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
骑马
ke4 maa5to ride a horse
骑牛揾马
ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5(phrase) to buy time for something, e.g. a job, while waiting for a better op...
骑射
ke4 se6equestrian archery
骑术
ke4 seot6equestrianism
骑师
ke4 si1disc jockey
骑士
ke4 si6knight; cavalier

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