Cantonese words starting with N
4,629 entries
naam4 zi2
男子
a man; a male
naam4 zi2 hei3
男子氣男子气
manly
naam4 zi2 hei3 koi3
男子氣概男子气概
masculinity
naam4 zi2 hon3
男子漢男子汉
man (i.e. manly, masculine)
naam4 zi2 hon3 daai6 zoeng6 fu1
男子漢大丈夫男子汉大丈夫
(coll.) he-man
naam4 zi2 keoi1
楠梓區楠梓区
Nanzi or Nantzu district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
naam4 zi2 laam4 kau4
男子籃球男子篮球
men's basketball
naam4 zi6
喃字
Vietnam characters (like Chinese characters but native to Vietnam)
naam4 zing1
南征
punitive expedition to the south
naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6
南征北伐
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2
南征北討南征北讨
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3
南征北戰南征北战
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
naam4 zing6
南靖
see 南靖縣|南靖县[Nan2 jing4 Xian4]
naam4 zing6 jyun6
南靖縣南靖县
Nanjing, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
naam4 ziu3
南詔南诏
Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia
naam4 ziu3 gwok3
南詔國南诏国
Nanzhao, 8th and 9th century kingdom in Yunnan, at times allied with Tang against Tibetan Tubo pressure
naam4 ziu6
南召
see 南召縣|南召县[Nan2 zhao4 Xian4]
naam4 ziu6 jyun6
南召縣南召县
Nanzhao, a county in Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
naam4 zo2 neoi5 jau6
男左女右
the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)
naam4 zoek3
男爵
baron
naam4 zoeng1
南漳
see 南漳縣|南漳县[Nan2 zhang1 Xian4]
naam4 zoeng1 jyun6
南漳縣南漳县
Nanzhang, a county in Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei
naam4 zong1
男裝男装
men's clothes
naam4 zou2
南棗南枣
dried jujubes
naam4 zuk1
南竹
see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
naam4 zuk1
楠竹
see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
naam4 zung1 gwok3 hoi2
南中國海南中国海
South China Sea
naam4 zung1 jam1
男中音
baritone
naam4 zyu2 gok3
男主角
main actor
naam4 zyun1 neoi5 bei1
男尊女卑
to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
naam5
淰
a type of agricultural tool
naam5
腩
(human part) Potbelly
naam5 zek3
腩炙
stewed brisket
naan4
難难
(noun) disaster
naan4 bat1 dou2
難不倒难不倒
not to pose a problem for sb
naan4 bat1 sing4
難不成难不成
Is it possible that ... ?
naan4 bou2
難保难保
hard to say; difficult to protect
naan4 caak1
難測难测
hard to fathom
naan4 caan2
難產难产
difficult birth
naan4 ci4 kei4 gau3
難辭其咎难辞其咎
cannot escape censure (idiom)
naan4 cin4
難纏难缠
(usu. of people) difficult; troublesome; hard to deal with
naan4 cyu3
難處难处
trouble; difficulty; problem
naan4 dai2
難抵难抵
hard to resist; hard to withstand; unbearable; intolerable
naan4 dak1
難得难得
seldom; hard to come by
naan4 dak1 jat1 gin3
難得一見难得一见
rarely seen
naan4 dim2
難點难点
difficulty
naan4 ding2
難頂难顶
(slang) intolerable; unable to stand something; unbearable; unendurable
naan4 dou2
難倒难倒
to baffle; to stump
naan4 dou6
難度难度
degree of difficulty
naan4 dou6
難道难道
don't tell me ...