Cantonese words starting with K

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Tough, resilient, and strong; having great pliability and strength.

koeng4 nou5 zi1 mut6

強弩之末强弩之末

An arrow at the end of its flight; a force that is spent, extremely weak, and on the verge of collapsing.

A strong or powerful position; the dominant or winning side in a competition.

koeng4 sam1 zai1

強心劑强心剂

Cardiac stimulant or cardiotonic drug; something that boosts morale or provides a shot in the arm.

koeng4 sam1 zam1

強心針强心针

Cardiac stimulant injection; also used figuratively to mean a boost of morale or reassurance.

To strengthen one's body, keep fit, or build up one's health.

Johnson (surname)

koeng4 sang1 gung1 si1

強生公司强生公司

Johnson & Johnson

Powerful and prosperous; strong and flourishing.

koeng4 soeng1 wu6 zok3 jung6

強相互作用强相互作用

Strong interaction; the strong nuclear force in particle physics.

Overbearing, tyrannical, and unreasoning.

A powerful earthquake.

Hadron, a type of composite subatomic particle.

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強直性脊柱炎强直性脊柱炎

Ankylosing spondylitis; a chronic inflammatory arthritis affecting the spine and large joints.

To occupy by force; to forcibly seize or take possession of.

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強將手下無弱兵强将手下无弱兵

There are no poor soldiers under a good general; a capable leader will train capable followers.

koeng4 zok3 jung6

強作用强作用

Strong interaction; the strong nuclear force that governs hadrons.

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強作用力强作用力

The strong force in nuclear physics.

Physically strong, sturdy, and well-built.

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強中自有強中手强中自有强中手

However strong you are, there is always someone stronger; there is no limit to skill, so one must not be arrogant.

Pincers or claws of animals like crabs and lobsters.

A string of copper coins, or swaddling clothes.

Callus; hardened skin on the hands or feet.

A cloth wrapper or swaddle used for carrying a baby on one's back.

Money or currency, used only in a few set phrases.

To compel, force, or coerce someone to do something.

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強迫教育强迫教育

Compulsory education.

To argue obstinately using weak, false, or forced reasoning.

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強辯到底强辩到底

To argue obstinately to the very end.

A swaddling cloth used to wrap babies.

koeng5 ci4 dyut6 lei5

強詞奪理强词夺理

To twist words and force logic; to use loud rhetoric to make up for a fallacious argument.

To impose, force, or inflict upon someone.

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強加於人强加于人

To impose one's opinion, idea, or will on others.

Hydroxyl group (-OH).

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羥基丁酸羟基丁酸

Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid; GHB.

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羥基磷灰石羟基磷灰石

Hydroxyapatite; a calcium phosphate mineral that forms bones and tooth enamel.

To memorize by rote, forcing oneself to learn something by heart.

Forcibly or headstrong; doing something without others' consent.

To force oneself to endure or hold back; to make an effort to restrain oneself.

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強忍悲痛强忍悲痛

To try hard to suppress one's grief.

koeng5 jan4 so2 naan4

強人所難强人所难

To force someone to do something against their will, or to impose an extremely difficult task on them.

To force, insist on, or impose unrealistically; to force something into existence.

To force; to compel; to order by force.

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強買強賣强买强卖

To force someone to buy or sell goods, or to coerce someone into a transaction.

A common term for a strong acid, such as sulfuric, hydrochloric, or nitric acid.

To force, compel, or oblige someone to do something.

To force, compel, or enforce something regardless of a person's wishes.

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強制性强制性

Mandatory, compulsory, or legally binding.

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Compulsory; mandatory; having a binding or obligatory nature.

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強制執行强制执行

To enforce or execute by force.