Cantonese words starting with K
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會稽会稽
kui2 kai1Kuaiji, a former commandery of China
潰決溃决
kui2 kyut3(of a dike or dam) to burst
潰爛溃烂
kui2 laan6to fester; to ulcerate
賄賂贿赂
kui2 lou6to bribe
賄買贿买
kui2 maai5to bribe
潰膿溃脓
kui2 nung4(of a sore etc) to fester; to ulcerate
潰散溃散
kui2 saan3(of troops) to be routed and dispersed
繪聲繪色绘声绘色
kui2 sing1 kui2 sik1vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life
賄選贿选
kui2 syun2election bribery; vote buying
潰逃溃逃
kui2 tou4to flee in disorder
繪圖绘图
kui2 tou4to chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot
繪畫绘画
kui2 waa2to draw; to paint
繪製绘制
kui2 zai3to draw; to draft (a map, blueprint, diagram, illustration etc)
膾炙人口脍炙人口
kui2 zek3 jan4 hau2appealing to the masses
劊子手刽子手
kui2 zi2 sau2executioner; slaughterer
廥倉廥仓
kui3 cong1granary
曲
kuk1songs; piece of music
蛐
kuk1cricket
曲筆曲笔
kuk1 bat1falsification in writing; deliberate digression
曲柄
kuk1 beng3crank handle
曲柄鑽曲柄钻
kuk1 beng3 zyun3hand drill with a crank handle
曲別針曲别针
kuk1 bit6 zam1paper clip
曲尺
kuk1 cek3set square (tool to measure right angles)
曲尺樓梯曲尺楼梯
kuk1 cek3 lau4 tai1staircase with right-angled turn
曲池穴
kuk1 ci4 jyut6Quchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease
曲松
kuk1 cung4see 曲松縣|曲松县[Qu1 song1 Xian4]
曲松縣曲松县
kuk1 cung4 jyun6Qusum, a county in Shannan City 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4], Tibet
曲突徙薪
kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
曲調曲调
kuk1 diu6tune
曲阜
kuk1 fau6see 曲阜市[Qu1 fu4 Shi4]
曲阜孔廟曲阜孔庙
kuk1 fau6 hung2 miu6temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu
曲阜市
kuk1 fau6 si5Qufu, hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3], now a county-level city in Jining 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
曲解
kuk1 gaai2to misrepresent
曲頸瓶曲颈瓶
kuk1 geng2 ping4retort
曲江
kuk1 gong1see 曲江區|曲江区[Qu3 jiang1 Qu1]
曲江區曲江区
kuk1 gong1 keoi1Qujiang, a district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong
曲高和寡
kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
曲棍
kuk1 gwan3bent stick
曲棍球
kuk1 gwan3 kau4field hockey
曲肱而枕
kuk1 gwang1 ji4 zam3lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
曲陽曲阳
kuk1 joeng4see 曲陽縣|曲阳县[Qu3 yang2 Xian4]
曲陽縣曲阳县
kuk1 joeng4 jyun6Quyang, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
曲沃
kuk1 juk1see 曲沃縣|曲沃县[Qu3 wo4 Xian4]
曲沃縣曲沃县
kuk1 juk1 jyun6Quwo, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
曲奇
kuk1 kei4cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kei4)
曲奇餅曲奇饼
kuk1 kei4 beng2cookies
蛐蛐
kuk1 kuk1Gryllus; cricket
蛐蛐兒蛐蛐儿
kuk1 kuk1 ji4erhua form of 蛐蛐[qu1 qu5]
曲裡拐彎曲里拐弯
kuk1 leoi5 gwaai2 waan1winding and turning (idiom)
曲率
kuk1 leot2(math.) curvature
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