Cantonese words starting with K

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To protest or express a dissenting opinion, such as through demonstrations, speeches, or strikes.

Antigen; a substance that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies.

To resist, defy, refuse, or be unwilling to accept something.

An honorific term for a married couple, used only in highly formal settings.

To disobey or defy orders.

To fight against cancer; to undergo treatments to combat cancer.

To spread or diffuse outwards to the surroundings.

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Antibiotic; a class of medicine used to treat bacterial or parasitic infections by killing or inhibiting microorganisms.

Antibody; a protein in the blood that recognizes foreign substances to protect the body from pathogens.

To fight against a stronger power or authority to oppose injustice and strive for one's rights.

To expand, extend, or develop outward.

A war of resistance against foreign invasion or aggression.

To expand, extend, or spread outwards.

A hoop, ring, or band used to hold things together or prevent them from moving.

To patch up a broken relationship; to reconcile or win back a partner.

To choke; to put someone in a headlock or stranglehold to restrict their movement or suffocate them.

ku1 geng2 dong2

箍頸黨箍颈党

A gang of robbers who choke or strangle their victims from behind.

To undergo or perform orthodontic treatment to straighten teeth.

To draw or paint.

Broker or middleman; an opportunist.

Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis); also used in names.

To burst, collapse, or fester; to be dispersed or broken through.

Deaf, or intellectually obtuse.

Chopped meat or fish; also to be relished with great popularity.

To gather; to assemble.

kui2 bat1 sing4 gwan1

潰不成軍溃不成军

To be utterly routed or defeated.

Picture book; a storybook consisting mostly of illustrations.

A bribe; money used for bribery.

Ulcer; a persistent open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal.

Kuaiji, an ancient region and former commandery in historical China.

To fester, ulcerate, or decay due to infection, erosion, or friction.

To bribe; to give benefits to someone in exchange for improper advantages.

Vote buying; bribing voters during an election to secure their vote.

The creation of images, graphics, engineering drawings, or maps.

To draw or paint; the art of painting or drawing.

To draw, draft, or map out; to produce a drawing or diagram.

kui2 zek3 jan4 hau2

膾炙人口脍炙人口

To be highly popular and widely praised, especially of creative or artistic works like songs, poems, or articles.

劊子手刽子手

An executioner; someone whose job is to execute criminals.

Wrong or unjust.

An L-shaped square; a carpenter's square or try square.

Tune; melody; a structured and arranged sequence of musical notes.

To deliberately misinterpret, misconstrue, or distort the meaning of something to suit one's own purpose.

kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2

Unappreciated by the masses due to being too deep or sophisticated.

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Hockey, specifically field hockey or ice hockey.

Cookie; a crisp baked sweet treat made from butter, flour, sugar, and eggs.

kuk1 kei4 beng2

曲奇餅曲奇饼

Cookies; sweet biscuits.

Cricket; an insect of the family Gryllidae.

A curve; a curved line.