Cantonese words starting with K
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勤勤懇懇勤勤恳恳
kan4 kan4 han2 han2industrious and conscientious
勤力
kan4 lik6hardworking
勤勞勤劳
kan4 lou4hardworking; industrious; diligent
勤勞致富勤劳致富
kan4 lou4 zi3 fu3to get rich through hard work
勤密
kan4 mat6often
勤勉
kan4 min5diligence; industrious
勤務勤务
kan4 mou6service; an orderly (military)
勤務兵勤务兵
kan4 mou6 bing1army orderly
勤務員勤务员
kan4 mou6 jyun4odd job man
勤能補拙勤能补拙
kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut6Practice makes perfect;make up for lack of talent by hard work
勤樸勤朴
kan4 pok3simple and industrious
勤王
kan4 wong4to serve the king diligently; to send troops to rescue the king
勤雜勤杂
kan4 zaap6odd jobs
勤則不匱勤则不匮
kan4 zak1 bat1 gwai6If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
勤政廉政
kan4 zing3 lim4 zing3honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
近路
kan5 lou6shortcut
近距離近距离
kan6 keoi5 lei4close range
鯁頸鲠颈
kang2 geng2to choke (literally, or metaphorically by failing on the verge of success)
掯
kang3(Cantonese); sth difficult to handle
裉
kang3side seam in an upper garment
掯喉
kang3 hau4choking; to oppress the throat; pungent
吸
kap1to breathe; to absorb; to attract; suction
噏
kap1(verb) 1. Say; 2. Prattle on;
圾
kap1danger
岌
kap1(adjective) 1. Unsteady; 2. Shaky
扱
kap1(verb) 1. To stamp; (of food) 2. To cover up with a lid
歙
kap1an alternative form for the word吸, to suck
汲
kap1to draw (water); to draw on (experience); to feel anxious and eager to strive...
笈
kap1trunks (for books); document
級级
kap1level; rank; classifier: step, level; decapitated head
給给
kap1to; for the benefit of; to allow; (grammatical equivalent of 被); (sentence in...
鈒钑
kap1germanium (old)
吸把
kap1 baa2toilet plunger
級別级别
kap1 bit6(military) rank; grade
級差级差
kap1 caa1differential (between grades)
吸塵吸尘
kap1 can4Vacuum cleaning; breathing in polluted
吸塵機吸尘机
kap1 can4 gei1hoover
吸塵器吸尘器
kap1 can4 hei3vacuum cleaner
吸取
kap1 ceoi2to absorb; to assimilate
汲取
kap1 ceoi2to draw; to derive; to absorb
吸取教訓吸取教训
kap1 ceoi2 gaau3 fan3to draw a lesson (from a setback)
吸蟲吸虫
kap1 cung4trematoda; trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans
吸蟲綱吸虫纲
kap1 cung4 gong1Class Trematoda; trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans
噏耷
kap1 daap3something in a poor condition because of negligence
噏得就噏
kap1 dak1 zau6 kap1saying something for the sake of saying, and not being responsible for the co...
吸地
kap1 dei6to vacuum the floor
吸頂燈吸顶灯
kap1 deng2 dang1flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)
給定给定
kap1 ding6to state in advance; given
吸毒
kap1 duk6to take drugs
吸毒成癮吸毒成瘾
kap1 duk6 sing4 jan5drug addiction
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