Cantonese words starting with K

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kam4 kam4 cing1

In a rush; hurriedly; in a great hurry.

To describe mischievous, restless children who love climbing up and down.

Toad; a type of frog with bumpy skin and poison glands behind its ears.

Bird flu; avian influenza, an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses that primarily affect birds and poultry.

kam4 lei4 kam4 heoi3

To climb all over; to keep climbing back and forth, especially of naughty children.

Spider; an eight-legged arachnid.

kam4 lou4 si1 mong5

蠄蟧絲網蠄蟧丝网

Spider web; spiderweb.

Last night; yesterday evening.

Yesterday evening or last night.

kam4 maan5 hak1

Yesterday evening; last night.

kam4 sat1 wo4 ming4

琴瑟和鳴琴瑟和鸣

Of married couples, to live in perfect harmony; literally meaning the harmonious playing of the zithers guqin and se.

Birds and beasts, or a person of low morals.

kam4 sau3 bat1 jyu4

禽獸不如禽兽不如

Worse than a beast; to behave in an extremely immoral, cruel, or depraved manner.

kam4 sau3 hang4 wai4

禽獸行為禽兽行为

Beastly conduct; brutish acts that are inhuman or cruel.

The sound of a stringed musical instrument, especially a piano, zither, or violin.

kam4 soeng5 heoi3

To climb up or clamber up.

kam4 soeng5 kam4 lok6

To climb up and down repeatedly; to be busy or exhausted from constantly going up and down.

To climb a tree.

To catch, capture, or apprehend.

Maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother), or wife of wife's brother.

Maternal aunt-in-law; the wife of one's maternal uncle.

Grandaunt; the wife of one's grandmother's brother.

Diligent; hardworking; putting effort into one's work without being lazy.

Variant of the character 勤 (kan4), meaning diligent or industrious.

Solicitous, cordial, or attentive; variant of the character representing diligence.

Celery; a type of vegetable with a distinct aroma.

Chinese celery; a variety of celery with a distinctive aroma, native to China.

Diligent, hardworking, and efficient in performing tasks.

Diligent, hardworking, and assiduous.

Hardworking and thrifty; diligent and frugal.

kan4 gung1 zoeng2

勤工獎勤工奖

Attendance bonus; a reward for employees who maintain perfect or near-perfect attendance.

Hardworking; diligent; putting a lot of effort into doing something.

Diligent, hardworking, and industrious.

kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut6

勤能補拙勤能补拙

Making up for a lack of talent with hard work; diligence can compensate for clumsiness.

To choke or have food stuck in one's throat or esophagus.

Strong in taste or smell, particularly of alcohol or tobacco; tough or difficult to handle.

To irritate, oppress, or tickle the throat, often causing one to choke or cough; pungent.

To inhale, suck in, absorb, or attract.

Danger; dangerous.

To shake, nod, or rock, either up and down or back and forth.

To cover and seal; to place something on top of another object to close it tightly.

An alternative form of the word to suck or inhale.

To draw water, or metaphorically to draw on, absorb, or strive for something.

Trunk or chest used for carrying books, or a document.

Grade, level, or rank; a category used to classify things based on specific criteria.

To give or gift; to transfer ownership or impart something.

Grade, level, or rank; the order of rank or hierarchy.

To vacuum clean; to use a vacuum cleaner to clear dust and dirt from a place.