Cantonese words starting with K

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A dilemma or difficult situation with no immediate solution.

Destitute, impoverished, or in extreme financial difficulty.

Tired, weary, or sleepy.

To trouble, perplex, or cause worry and distress.

Embarrassed, awkward, or in a difficult financial or life situation.

Difficult, hard, or demanding; a state of financial or life hardship.

kwan3 naan4 cung4 cung4

困難重重困难重重

Plagued with numerous and severe difficulties; beset by obstacles that are hard to overcome.

kwan3 naan4 zoi6 jyu1

困難在於困难在于

The difficulty lies in; the problem is...

To stand a siege; to defend against a siege under difficult circumstances.

kwan3 sau3 jau4 dau3

困獸猶鬥困兽犹斗

A cornered beast will still fight; to fight desperately when in a hopeless situation.

An embarrassed look, awkward state, or plight.

Confusion, bewilderment, or a state of being puzzled and full of questions.

kwan3 waak6 bat1 gaai2

To feel perplexed; to be thoroughly puzzled or confused.

A group of people or animals; a crowd, flock, herd, or pack.

To hang out with a group of people, often with a negative connotation.

A skirt or dress; any garment where both legs go through a single opening.

The hemline, edge, or skirt-tail of a dress or skirt.

kwan4 caak3 kwan4 lik6

To pool everyone's wisdom and efforts; to work together with concerted effort.

Public sentiment, popular feelings, or the mood of the crowd.

Nepotic; relating to nepotism or using one's family connections to gain influence.

kwan4 daai3 fung1

裙帶風裙带风

Nepotism or cronyism through the influence of a wife or other female relatives.

kwan4 daai3 gwaan1 hai6

裙帶關係裙带关系

Nepotism; gaining benefits or advantages through connections with powerful people.

Archipelago; a group of islands.

Archipelago; a group or cluster of islands situated close together.

群島弧群岛弧

An island arc, consisting of a chain of volcanic islands.

A cluster of flowers, or blossoms in abundance.

To associate, hang out, or join with someone again.

To fly as a flock or swarm.

All flowers, or metaphorically, a group of beautiful women or talented people.

Culottes; a pantskirt.

The peaks of a mountain range.

Group scuffle; a brawl or gang fight.

To live together in a herd, flock, or community.

Collaborative software; groupware.

kwan4 goek3 mui1

裙腳妹裙脚妹

A spoiled girl who relies heavily on her parents, or historically a personal maid.

kwan4 goek3 zai2

裙腳仔裙脚仔

Mama's boy; a man or boy who is overly dependent on his mother.

Traditional Chinese-style wedding gown worn by the bride.

kwan4 hei2 ji4 gung1 zi1

群起而攻之

To rise up in unison and attack someone or something; to be unanimously opposed.

A group of heroes, champions, or powerful figures.

Independent warlords or regional powers vying for control during a period of chaos.

kwan4 hung4 zuk6 luk2

Many rivals or heroes vying for supremacy.

kwan4 jin4 tong4

A forum or environment where everyone is allowed to speak and express their opinions democratically.

A group of elites; aces.

kwan4 jing1 wui2

群英會群英会

A gathering of heroes or distinguished people.

Social education or moral and social development within a community or group context.

kwan4 laai1 fu3 lat1

裙拉褲甩裙拉裤甩

Flustered and in a great hurry; rushing in a disheveled or chaotic state.

Group theory; the branch of mathematics that studies algebraic groups.

An ecological community; a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment.

kwan4 maa5 jyun6

群馬縣群马县

Gunma Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of Japan.

To hang around with or associate with someone, often of a questionable crowd.