Cantonese words starting with K

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king4 lau4 juk6 jyu5

瓊樓玉宇琼楼玉宇

Bejeweled jade palace; a sumptuous, magnificent dwelling.

Cetacea; the taxonomic order of marine mammals comprising whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Qiongya, a historic name for Hainan Island.

The whale, a chess piece in Japanese shogi.

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus).

Qiongshan, a district of Haikou city in Hainan province, China.

king4 saan1 keoi1

瓊山區琼山区

Qiongshan, a district of Haikou City in Hainan.

Jones, a transliterated Western surname.

king4 si1 deon6

瓊斯頓琼斯顿

Johnston (name)

To swallow like a whale; to annex territory or swallow up resources.

Qiongzhou, a historical name for Hainan Island.

king4 zau1 hoi2 haap6

瓊州海峽琼州海峡

Qiongzhou Strait, the strait between Hainan Island and mainland China.

Agar; gelatinous substance obtained from algae, used as a solidifying agent in food and laboratory cultures.

king4 zoeng1 juk6 jik6

瓊漿玉液琼浆玉液

Ambrosia or bejeweled nectar of the immortals; top-quality wine or delicious drink.

Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County in Hainan, China.

king4 zung1 jyun6

瓊中縣琼中县

Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County in Hainan, China.

king4 zung1 lai4 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

瓊中黎族苗族自治縣琼中黎族苗族自治县

Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County in Hainan

To keep a close eye on, or to keep an item.

To keep fit; to stay in shape by exercising or dieting.

Alone; solitary; remaining.

To raise, to lead by hand, or to take along with oneself.

To uncover, open up, or expose something.

To leave, go away, or depart.

The Jie people, an ancient nomadic group in northwestern China.

To lift up the skirt of a robe to carry something in it.

To cut, engrave, or carve; figuratively, to chisel away at.

To reveal a secret or expose a mystery.

A variety of aromatic herb used as a fragrance or insect repellent.

To pick, extract, or acquire information or resources.

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis).

To expose, reveal, or lay bare a deliberately hidden truth.

To take along or bring someone with you.

To reveal the inside story, secrets, or truth.

Revealer, a type of protective deity in Buddhism.

An archaic name for India.

Jiedong; a district in Jieyang, Guangdong province.

To expose, uncover, or reveal, especially a negative or bad thing.

To be separated from one another.

An ancient double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist.

kit3 gu2 ceoi1 faa1

Drumming to make apricots flower; to urge or hasten things to happen rapidly.

To uncover or expose corruption, scandals, or shady practices.

To announce or make known, especially a result or decision.

To open, uncover, or reveal by removing a cover.

kit3 hoi1 bun2 syu1

揭開本書揭开本书

To open a book.

kit3 ji4 bat1 se2

鍥而不捨锲而不舍

To persevere; to work with persistence and never give up.

Solitary; alone; lonely.

kit3 jin4 jat1 san1

To be all alone in the world; to be solitary and without any companions.

kit3 jing2 gu1 daan1

孑影孤單孑影孤单

To be all alone; to be solitary and friendless.

Jieyang, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China.