Cantonese words starting with K

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To faint, or a classical pronoun meaning "his", "her", "its", or "their".

To pout; to purse or stick out one's lips.

Mosquito larva.

To pick out; to pull out; to select or choose.

To stick out, protrude, or pout.

Unruly, wild, or lawless.

To lack, be short of, or have missing parts.

Bracken; eastern braken fern (Pteridium aquilinum).

Secret formula or key; also to part or bid farewell.

Deceitful, crafty, or cunning.

To lack, be missing, or be lost; also refers to a palace watchtower.

Under no circumstances; absolutely not; never.

To bid a final farewell; to part ways forever, especially before death.

A policy or a strategic decision of great importance.

kyut3 caak3 syu6

決策樹决策树

kyut3 caak3 ze2

決策者决策者

Policymaker; decision maker.

To be short of money or to experience a financial shortage.

Finals; a final and deciding match or competition that determines the champion.

Edible fern fronds or fiddleheads, especially bracken fern.

Wicked, mean, or lacking in morals and decency.

kyut3 dak1 gwai2

A mean, wicked, or unscrupulous person; someone who does wicked things or acts as a public nuisance.

A misdeed, wicked deed, or bad thing to do.

kyut3 dak6 kan4

闕特勤阙特勤

Kul Tigin (685–c. 731), a general of the Second Turkic Khaganate.

A duel; a one-on-one fight or competition between two parties to determine a winner.

A shortcoming, flaw, or defect; or a school demerit record.

Decision; a choice made in response to a situation.

kyut3 ding6 leon6

決定論决定论

Determinism; the philosophical doctrine that all events are completely determined by previously existing causes.

kyut3 ding6 sing3

決定性决定性

Decisive, conclusive, or crucial.

Decisive; able to make decisions quickly and without hesitation.

To lack or be short of.

kyut3 fat6 zing3

Clinical deficiency; a disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient.

To miss a class, with or without permission.

Out of stock; to run out of stock.

Flaw, defect, or imperfection.

A regret, shortcoming, flaw, or imperfection.

To breach or burst; to break through a dike or dam causing flooding.

A gap, breach, or opening; an unfilled or broken area.

A key to success, trick, or knack for doing something.

Ischemia; an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body.

kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2

Crucial; indispensable; not a single thing can be omitted.

kyut3 jat1 ci1 hung4

決一雌雄决一雌雄

To fight to the finish; to have a final showdown to see who is the winner.

An oil shortage, or to be lacking in oil.

kyut3 ji1 siu2 sik6

To lack adequate food and clothing; living in poverty.

To be determined to do something; to make up one's mind.

kyut3 ji4 bat1 hang4

決而不行决而不行

To make decisions without implementing them.

Resolution; a formal proposal or decision that has been voted on and passed.

決議案决议案

A formal resolution passed at a meeting.

To suffer from hypoxia; to have insufficient oxygen, leading to breathing difficulties.

kyut3 joeng5 zing3

Anoxia; a condition characterized by an absence or severe deficiency of oxygen.

Mandarin fish; a freshwater food fish with a compressed body, large mouth, and spotted pattern.