Cantonese words starting with K

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To refuse to pay taxes or levies.

To resist, contend with, or stand up to an opposing force of similar strength.

kong3 hat6 gaa1 gu3

Nuclear hardening.

Severe drought.

To fight a drought, or to be drought-resistant.

To prepare for floods and take measures to reduce flood damage.

kong3 hyut3 cing1

To amplify sound or volume.

kong3 jam1 hei3

擴音器扩音器

An audio amplification device such as a megaphone, amplifier, or loudspeaker.

To resist Japan, especially during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

kong3 jat6 gau3 mong4 wan6 dung6

抗日救亡運動抗日救亡运动

The Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement, stemming from the Manchurian railway incident on September 18th, 1931.

kong3 jat6 zin3 zang1

抗日戰爭抗日战争

The War of Resistance against Japan (1937–1945).

kong3 jau1 wat1 joek6

抗憂鬱藥抗忧郁药

Antidepressant; medication used to treat depression.

To protest or express a dissenting opinion, such as through demonstrations, speeches, or strikes.

抗議者抗议者

kong3 jik1 wat1 joek6

抗抑鬱藥抗抑郁药

Antidepressant.

kong3 jim4 sing3

Anti-inflammatory property or nature of a substance.

kong3 jing4 hyut3 zai1

抗凝血劑抗凝血剂

Anticoagulant; a substance that prevents blood clotting.

Drug resistant; showing resistance to medication.

kong3 joek6 nang4 lik6

抗藥能力抗药能力

Drug resistance, particularly the ability of a pathogen to resist medication.

kong3 joek6 sing3

抗藥性抗药性

Drug resistance; the ability of microorganisms or cancer cells to withstand the effects of a drug.

kong3 joeng5 faa3 zai1

抗氧化劑抗氧化剂

Slow-braised pork belly, typical of Taiwanese cuisine.

Antigen; a substance that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies.

kong3 jyun4 kyut3 ding6 cuk1

抗原決定簇抗原决定簇

Antigenic determinant or epitope; the specific part of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system.

To resist, defy, refuse, or be unwilling to accept something.

kong3 king1 fuk1

抗傾覆抗倾覆

Anticapsizing; resistant to overturning.

kong3 kong3 sang1 sou3

Antibiotic resistance.

Antibacterial; resisting or destroying bacteria.

kong3 kwan2 joek6

抗菌藥抗菌药

Antibacterial drug; antibiotic.

kong3 kwan2 sou3

Antibiotic; a substance that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

To treat one another as equals without ceremony or formality.

An honorific term for a married couple, used only in highly formal settings.

kong3 lai6 cing4 sam1

伉儷情深伉俪情深

A married couple deeply in love with each other.

To drain waterlogged fields or resist waterlogging.

kong3 mei5 wun4 ciu4

Resist US, Aid Korea; the Chinese term for the Korean War or the political campaign surrounding it.

To disobey or defy orders.

To fight against cancer; to undergo treatments to combat cancer.

kong3 noi6 gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4 gam1 pou4 kwan2

抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

To expand or augment, especially by recruiting new personnel.

To spread or diffuse outwards to the surroundings.

kong3 saan3 zau1 zi1

擴散周知扩散周知

To spread the word; to let everyone know about something.

kong3 sang1 sou3

Antibiotic; a class of medicine used to treat bacterial or parasitic infections by killing or inhibiting microorganisms.

Water-resistant; waterproof.

To refuse to pay taxes.

Resistance; the ability of an organism or material to withstand a force, disease, or chemical.

To protest against a verdict; to lodge an appeal by a prosecutor against a court decision.

Antibody; a protein in the blood that recognizes foreign substances to protect the body from pathogens.

kong3 waai6 hyut3 syun1

抗壞血酸抗坏血酸

Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C.

Earthquake-resistant; to resist earthquakes or mitigate seismic activity.