Cantonese words starting with K

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Someone who is physically weak, frail, or in poor health.

Towering, lofty, and standing tall and independent.

Terms, rules, or provisions of an agreement or treaty.

Weak, debilitated, or frail.

To be lacking, deficient, or to wane.

Rules, regulations, or ordinances; binding codes and practices.

Law, rule, or regular pattern.

Rules and regulations, or a regular, orderly pattern.

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規律性规律性

Regularity; the state or quality of being regular, orderly, or systematic.

An impotent, weak, or sickly man.

虧佬褲亏佬裤

Long johns; tight-fitting warm underpants typically made of cotton or wool.

To advise and encourage.

To peep, peek, or spy on stealthily.

Scale, size, scope, or extent of an organization or man-made object.

Towering, tall, and lofty.

To get a limited view of something; to catch a glimpse of a larger whole.

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窺豹一斑窥豹一斑

To catch a limited glimpse of something; to have a restricted view or partial understanding.

Feeling guilty or having a bad conscience because one's actions violate morality or right principles.

虧心事亏心事

An unconscionable, shameful, or immoral act that goes against one's conscience.

Viper; a venomous snake, specifically a forest or meadow viper.

To peep, peek, or spy on stealthily.

To lose money; to suffer a financial loss.

A financial loss or deficit where expenses exceed revenue.

To spy upon, pry into, or investigate secret information through covert observation.

A decorated hat or helmet worn in traditional Chinese opera to characterize a role.

Rules, regulations, and bylaws.

To plan or design on a high level, without details; planning or program.

To plan or program; a project, plan, or layout.

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規劃局规划局

Planning department; a government department responsible for urban and town planning.

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規劃人員规划人员

Planner; a professional who plans and organizes development or projects.

To regulate; or relating to regulations.

Rules or regulations; guidelines outlining what is permitted, forbidden, and the procedures to follow.

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規則化规则化

To regularize or standardize; regularization.

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規則性规则性

Regularity; the state or quality of being regular.

To find out about, detect, or peer into to find out.

To spy upon; to watch secretly, often waiting for an opportunity.

Well-ordered, neat, tidy, or conforming to a standard pattern.

To admonish; to correct someone's behavior or mistakes.

To make a loss on one's capital; to lose money in business.

Rules, regulations, or charters that must be followed by members of a group or organization.

Ashamed; remorseful.

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愧不敢當愧不敢当

To feel ashamed and unworthy of someone's praise or honor.

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愧悔無地愧悔无地

Ashamed and unable to show one's face; feeling extremely remorseful.

Ashamed and guilty; remorseful.

To feel deeply ashamed and full of regret.

Sweating from shame.

To blush in shame.

An ashamed look or embarrassed facial expression.

Ashamed; feeling guilt or remorse.

One-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology, or a Chinese rain god.