Cantonese words starting with K

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Kuaiji, an ancient region and former commandery in historical China.

To burst or break, especially of a dike, levee, or dam.

To fester, ulcerate, or decay due to infection, erosion, or friction.

To bribe; to give benefits to someone in exchange for improper advantages.

To bribe; to buy off using money or other inducements.

To fester, suppurate, or ulcerate, especially of a wound or sore.

To be routed and dispersed, especially of military troops.

kui2 sing1 kui2 sik1

繪聲繪色绘声绘色

Vivid, colorful, and true to life.

Vote buying; bribing voters during an election to secure their vote.

To flee in disorder or retreat in defeat.

The creation of images, graphics, engineering drawings, or maps.

To draw or paint; the art of painting or drawing.

To draw, draft, or map out; to produce a drawing or diagram.

kui2 zek3 jan4 hau2

膾炙人口脍炙人口

To be highly popular and widely praised, especially of creative or artistic works like songs, poems, or articles.

劊子手刽子手

An executioner; someone whose job is to execute criminals.

Granary; a storehouse for grain.

Wrong or unjust.

Falsification in writing, or a deliberate digression.

Crank handle or crankshaft.

kuk1 beng3 zyun3

曲柄鑽曲柄钻

Hand drill with a crank handle.

曲別針曲别针

An L-shaped square; a carpenter's square or try square.

kuk1 cek3 lau4 tai1

曲尺樓梯曲尺楼梯

An L-shaped staircase; a staircase with a right-angled turn.

Quchi acupoint (LI11), located at the lateral end of the elbow crease.

Qusum, a county in Shannan, Tibet.

kuk1 cung4 jyun6

曲松縣曲松县

Qusum, a county in Shannan City, Tibet.

kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1

To take preventive measures against possible trouble or disaster.

Tune; melody; a structured and arranged sequence of musical notes.

Qufu, a county-level city in Shandong province, China, renowned as the hometown of Confucius.

kuk1 fau6 hung2 miu6

曲阜孔廟曲阜孔庙

The Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong.

Qufu, a county-level city in Jining, Shandong, and the hometown of Confucius.

To deliberately misinterpret, misconstrue, or distort the meaning of something to suit one's own purpose.

kuk1 geng2 ping4

曲頸瓶曲颈瓶

Retort; a laboratory vessel with a long, downward-pointing neck used for distillation.

Qujiang District in Shaoguan, Guangdong province.

kuk1 gong1 keoi1

曲江區曲江区

Qujiang, a district of Shaoguan City in Guangdong province, China.

kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2

Unappreciated by the masses due to being too deep or sophisticated.

Bent stick, such as a hockey stick or a hurling stick.

kuk1 gwan3 kau4

Hockey, specifically field hockey or ice hockey.

kuk1 gwang1 ji4 zam3

To use one's bent arm as a pillow; describing a simple, contented, and virtuous life of poverty.

Quyang, a county in Baoding, Hebei, China.

kuk1 joeng4 jyun6

曲陽縣曲阳县

Quyang, a county in Baoding, Hebei Province.

Quwo; a county in Linfen, Shanxi, China.

kuk1 juk1 jyun6

曲沃縣曲沃县

Quwo County, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province.

Cookie; a crisp baked sweet treat made from butter, flour, sugar, and eggs.

kuk1 kei4 beng2

曲奇餅曲奇饼

Cookies; sweet biscuits.

Cricket; an insect of the family Gryllidae.

蛐蛐兒蛐蛐儿

Cricket; a small chirping insect.

kuk1 leoi5 gwaai2 waan1

曲裡拐彎曲里拐弯

Winding and turning; full of twists and bends.

Curvature, particularly in mathematics and physics.