Cantonese words starting with K

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翘班
kiu4 baan1to skip work
翘板
kiu4 baan2a see-saw
侨胞
kiu4 baau1countryman living abroad
翘鼻麻鸭
kiu4 bei6 maa4 aap3(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
翘辫子
kiu4 bin1 zi2(coll.) to die
乔宝宝
kiu4 bou2 bou2Gill Mohindepaul Singh, name of an actor
乔布斯
kiu4 bou3 si1Jobs (name)
桥本
kiu4 bun2Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name)
桥本龙太郎
kiu4 bun2 lung4 taai3 long4HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998
乔迁
kiu4 cin1to move (to a superior place)
乔迁之喜
kiu4 cin1 zi1 hei2congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
翘楚
kiu4 co2person of outstanding talent
翘材
kiu4 coi4outstandingly talented person
乔丹
kiu4 daan1(name) Jordan
乔答摩
kiu4 daap3 mo1Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
桥墩
kiu4 dan2bridge pier
桥趸
kiu4 dan2a bridge pier
桥凳
kiu4 dang3a crossbeam bench
桥东
kiu4 dung1see 橋東區|桥东区[Qiao2 dong1 Qu1]
桥东区
kiu4 dung1 keoi1Qiaodong, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
桥段
kiu4 dyun6(cinema, literature etc) scene; plot device
翘课
kiu4 fo3to skip school
桥架
kiu4 gaa3a truss
乔格里峰
kiu4 gaak3 lei5 fung1see 喬戈里峰|乔戈里峰[Qiao2 ge1 li3 Feng1]
侨居
kiu4 geoi1to live far away from one's native place
翘居群首
kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
乔冠华
kiu4 gun3 waa4Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat
乔戈里峰
kiu4 gwo1 lei5 fung1K2, aka Mt. Chogir, the world's second highest peak, located in the Karakoram Range 喀喇崑崙山脈|喀喇昆仑山脉[Ka1 la3 kun1 lun2 Shan1 mai4]
侨眷
kiu4 gyun3Relatives of overseas Chinese
硚口
kiu4 hau2see 礄口區|硚口区[Qiao2 kou3 Qu1]
硚口区
kiu4 hau2 keoi1Qiaokou, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei
乔希
kiu4 hei1Josh or Joshi (name)
翘起
kiu4 hei2to stick up
侨乡
kiu4 hoeng1hometown of overseas Chinese
乔红
kiu4 hung4Qiao Hong (1968–), retired Chinese female table tennis player
翘二郎腿
kiu4 ji6 long4 teoi2to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
翘企
kiu4 kei5to look forward eagerly
翘翘板
kiu4 kiu4 baan2see-saw
翘曲
kiu4 kuk1to warp; fig. distorted opinion
乔林
kiu4 lam4forest (esp. of tall trees)
翘棱
kiu4 ling4to warp
侨领
kiu4 ling5Leader of overseas Chinese
桥梁
kiu4 loeng4bridge (lit. and fig.)
桥梁
kiu4 loeng4bridge
荞麦
kiu4 mak6buckwheat
侨民
kiu4 man4expatriates
翘尾巴
kiu4 mei5 baa1to be cocky
桥面
kiu4 min6roadway; deck
翘望
kiu4 mong6to raise one's head and look into the distance; to long for
翘拇指
kiu4 mou5 zi2to give a thumbs-up

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