Cantonese words starting with K

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(literary) disease

large; numerous; abundant; a surname

earth-spirit; god of the earth

to implore; to request; to beseech

auspicious; good luck; euphoria; good luck; blessing; poised

man of sixty or seventy; old; brave; to hate

three legged cauldron (old)

piebald horse; excellent horse

mythical male unicorn; a surname

see 淇濱區|淇滨区[Qi2 bin1 Qu1]

kei4 ban1 keoi1

淇濱區淇滨区

Qibin, a district of Hebi City 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 Shi4], Henan

troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)

Manchurian soldier

kei4 caa1 jat1 zoek6

(proverb) someone skills are not good enough

mahi-mahi; dorado (Coryphaena hippurus)

grotesque; hideous

kei4 cau2 mou4 bei2

奇醜無比奇丑无比

see 蘄春縣|蕲春县[Qi2 chun1 Xian4]

kei4 ceon1 jyun6

蘄春縣蕲春县

Qichun, a county in Huanggang City 黃岡市|黄冈市[Huang2 gang1 Shi4], Hubei

kei4 ci2 daai6 juk6

奇恥大辱奇耻大辱

(idiom) a great humiliation; a huge embarrassment

kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4

旗幟鮮明旗帜鲜明

to show one's colors

prayer; to beseech

unexpected splendour

peculiar; queer

equivalent [written and colloquial]

Manchurian foot soldier

see 祁東縣|祁东县[Qi2 dong1 Xian4]

kei4 dung1 jyun6

祁東縣祁东县

Qidong, a county in Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan

kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2

奇花異草奇花异草

(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants

kei4 faa1 ji6 wai2

奇花異卉奇花异卉

see 奇花異草|奇花异草[qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3]

kei4 fau6 jyun6

岐阜縣岐阜县

Gifu prefecture, Japan

abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qi1 huo4 he2 yue1], futures contract (finance)

kei4 fo3 hap6 joek3

期貨合約期货合约

futures contract (finance)

kei4 fo3 ho2 geoi1

奇貨可居奇货可居

rare commodity worth hoarding

kei4 fo3 si5 coeng4

期貨市場期货市场

the futures market

forward delivery apartment

to pray for blessings

kei4 fuk1 joeng4 zoi1

祈福禳災祈福禳灾

to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)

kei4 fung4 deoi3 sau2

棋逢對手棋逢对手

to be evenly matched