Cantonese words starting with K

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To welcome or step into the new year, especially while celebrating over New Year's Eve.

kwaa3 ping4 toi4

Cross-platform; able to run on multiple operating systems or platforms.

kwaa3 sin3 kiu4

跨線橋跨线桥

Flyover; an overpass or road bridge that crosses over another road or railway line.

Intercontinental; spanning across continents.

kwaa3 zip3 hei3

Jumper; a short length of conductor used to close, open, or bypass part of an electronic circuit.

To surpass one's father.

A loop or circle made when walking or driving around a building or an area.

Frame; a border or casing that surrounds an object.

kwaang1 kwaang1

A frame, outline, or circle; restrictions or conventions.

Flowchart; a diagram representing a process or system.

A frame, such as for spectacles or a small ornament.

To stroll around aimlessly; to wander around a certain area or hang out.

To go shopping, window-shopping, or strolling along the streets.

kwaang3 kwaang3

To stroll around, wander, or roam about.

Grand, towering, and secure, especially of a mountain.

Helmet; a hard, protective head covering.

To peep, peer, or spy on secretly; to watch or look at.

Rules or regulations used to restrict behavior, typically with penalties if violated.

To evade, avoid, or circumvent.

To lose money in business; to fail to make back one's capital investment.

kwai1 bun2 ceot1 sau6

虧本出售亏本出售

To sell at a loss.

Weak, thin, physically frail, or lacking in stamina.

A shortfall in production or a deficit in output.

To spy on, peep, or surreptitiously observe in order to guess or size up a situation.

Rules, regulations, or procedural guidelines governing a process or order of business.

Fortunately, or used sarcastically to mock someone's behavior.

To stipulate, prescribe, or lay down rules and standards.

To treat unfairly, poorly, or with less than someone deserves.

Standard, norm, or established pattern that is universally accepted.

kwai1 faan6 faa3

規範化规范化

To standardize or normalize.

kwai1 faan6 lei5 leon6

規範理論规范理论

Normative theory, or standard model.

kwai1 faan6 sing3

規範性规范性

Normative; standardized, prescriptive, or establishing a standard.

To treat someone unfairly or cause them to suffer; to be in debt to someone.

To admonish, advise, or instruct someone on proper conduct.

To restore, especially a deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, or ecological system.

To admonish, warn, or exhort someone to correct their mistakes.

To warn, admonish, or caution someone against a particular course of action.

Genus, in mathematics.

Specifications or standards; requirements for the handling of objects or affairs.

To admonish, remonstrate with, or exhort someone (especially a superior or friend) to correct their mistakes.

Helmet and armor, or body armor alone.

Rules, customs, established practices, or standards.

kwai1 geoi2 sing4 mak6

規矩繩墨规矩绳墨

Established standards, rules, or criteria.

kwai1 geoi2 zeon2 sing4

規矩準繩规矩准绳

Established standards, criteria, or rules of conduct.

To peek, catch a glimpse of, or detect.

To regulate; to control or govern according to rules.

kwai1 hang4 geoi2 bou6

規行矩步规行矩步

To strictly and inflexibly follow rules or behave in an upright, well-behaved manner.

To feel indebted to someone, typically in terms of a personal favor or care.

To have a deficit, run out of money, or embezzle funds.

To exhort, advise, or admonish; to persuade someone using friendly and sincere words.