Cantonese words starting with K

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To admire and adore someone wholehearted-ly; to have deep feelings of love or adoration.

In danger of collapsing, or describing a treacherous person.

To empty out one's pockets; to spend all of one's money or offer all of one's resources.

To admire greatly; to look up to.

To pour down; to rain heavily.

king1 pun4 daai6 jyu5

傾盆大雨倾盆大雨

A heavy downpour or torrential rain; raining cats and dogs.

king1 sai3 gaai3

傾世界倾世界

To have a long, casual chat about everything under the sun.

To fall in love with; to adore or devote one's heart to.

king1 sam1 tou3 daam2

傾心吐膽倾心吐胆

To pour out one's heart; to speak one's mind fully and honestly.

To tip, dump, or empty out cargo by tilting.

To pour down, rush down, or cascade rapidly from a height, typically referring to water, mud, or other liquids.

To admire or adore.

Exceedingly beautiful of a woman, capable of ruining a city; or referring to an entire city's population.

king1 sing4 king1 gwok3

傾城傾國倾城倾国

Of devastatingly beautiful appearance, capable of causing the downfall of a city or state.

To cascade down, or to have an outpouring of emotions.

To dump; to sell goods at or below cost price to drive competitors out of the market.

king1 soeng1 dou2 haap6

傾箱倒篋倾箱倒箧

To empty all of one's boxes and bags; to turn things inside out to search for something, or to exhaust all one has.

To pour out one's heart; to talk heart-to-heart.

To have a long, sincere, and earnest conversation; to talk with someone or discuss in depth.

To decline, decay, or weaken; to fall into ruin.

To listen attentively and earnestly.

king1 ting1 ze2

傾聽者倾听者

Listener; someone who listens attentively to others.

To pour out one's heart; to say what is deep in one's mind.

king1 tou3 cung1 coeng4

傾吐衷腸倾吐衷肠

To pour out one's heart; to say everything that is on one's mind.

king1 tou3 hung1 jik1

傾吐胸臆倾吐胸臆

To pour out one's heart; to express one's innermost feelings.

Conflict, dissension, or internal strife; to jostle, clash, or engage in infighting.

To tilt, incline, or lean to one side.

To do all one can; to pour out all of one's efforts or resources.

To pour into, throw into, or devote entirely.

An instant or an eternity.

In an instant; within an extremely short time.

king2 hak1 gaan1

頃刻間顷刻间

In an instant; in a split second.

Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti); a herbaceous plant cultivated for its bast fibre.

Just now; recently.

In a moment; in a short while; shortly afterward.

To stand tall, like a pillar supporting something.

To dry or drain something wet by airing it out or letting the liquid drip off.

Huge wave or breaker.

Qonggyai, a county of Shannan in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

king4 git3 jyun6

瓊結縣琼结县

Qonggyai, a county in Shannan City, Tibet.

Qionghai, a county-level city in Hainan, China.

瓊海市琼海市

Qionghai, a county-level city in Hainan, China.

A sumptuous banquet or feast.

A beautiful jade-like stone, or fine jade.

Chiung Yao (1938–2024), Taiwanese writer.

鯨魚座鲸鱼座

Cetus (constellation).

king4 king4 kit3 laap6

煢煢孑立茕茕孑立

To stand all alone; solitary and without support.

king4 kyun4 hap6 zoeng2

To clasp one's hands in a gesture of respect, prayer, or greeting.