Cantonese words starting with K

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kan4 kan4 han2 han2

勤勤懇懇勤勤恳恳

industrious and conscientious

hardworking; industrious; diligent

kan4 lou4 zi3 fu3

勤勞致富勤劳致富

to get rich through hard work

diligence; industrious

service; an orderly (military)

kan4 mou6 bing1

勤務兵勤务兵

kan4 mou6 jyun4

勤務員勤务员

kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut6

勤能補拙勤能补拙

Practice makes perfect;make up for lack of talent by hard work

simple and industrious

to serve the king diligently; to send troops to rescue the king

kan4 zak1 bat1 gwai6

勤則不匱勤则不匮

If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)

kan4 zing3 lim4 zing3

honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)

kan6 keoi5 lei4

近距離近距离

to choke (literally, or metaphorically by failing on the verge of success)

(Cantonese); sth difficult to handle

side seam in an upper garment

choking; to oppress the throat; pungent

to breathe; to absorb; to attract; suction

(verb) 1. Say; 2. Prattle on;

(adjective) 1. Unsteady; 2. Shaky

(verb) 1. To stamp; (of food) 2. To cover up with a lid

an alternative form for the word吸, to suck

to draw (water); to draw on (experience); to feel anxious and eager to strive for something

trunks (for books); document

level; rank; classifier: step, level; decapitated head

to; for the benefit of; to allow; (grammatical equivalent of 被); (sentence intensifier); to provide; abundant

germanium (old)

(military) rank; grade

differential (between grades)

Vacuum cleaning; breathing in polluted

吸塵機吸尘机

吸塵器吸尘器

to absorb; to assimilate

to draw; to derive; to absorb

kap1 ceoi2 gaau3 fan3

吸取教訓吸取教训

to draw a lesson (from a setback)

trematoda; trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans

kap1 cung4 gong1

吸蟲綱吸虫纲

Class Trematoda; trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans

something in a poor condition because of negligence

kap1 dak1 zau6 kap1

saying something for the sake of saying, and not being responsible for the consequence

to vacuum the floor

kap1 deng2 dang1

吸頂燈吸顶灯

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

to state in advance; given

kap1 duk6 sing4 jan5

吸毒成癮吸毒成瘾