Cantonese words starting with N

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五金鋪五金铺

Hardware store; a shop selling metal goods, tools, and household repair materials.

五個字五个字

Five characters or words; or twenty-five minutes past the hour.

Pentagon; a polygon with five sides.

One's hand, used as a humorous reference to male masturbation.

The five cereals; grains and food crops.

ng5 guk1 fung1 dang1

五穀豐登五谷丰登

A bumper harvest; describing an abundant yield of all kinds of crops and food grains.

Facial features, or the five sensory organs of the face.

A mortician, funeral director, or undertaker.

ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1

Brightly and richly colorful; multicolored and dazzling.

The five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) in classical Chinese philosophy.

ng5 hang4 him3 bing2

Deserving or in need of a good beating as a punishment.

ng5 hang4 him3 daa2

Describing someone whose annoying behavior makes people want to beat them up.

ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2

To be short of money, poor, or broke.

ng5 hang4 kyut3 seoi2

Lacking money; a humorous reference to the Chinese five elements meaning one's finances are tight.

ng5 hoeng1 fan2

Five-spice powder; a mixed spice blend made from prickly ash, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and fennel.

ng5 jam1 bat1 cyun4

To have no sense of pitch; to be unable to sing in tune.

Wuyi or Ng Yap, a historical region in Guangdong comprising the Five Counties (Taishan, Xinhui, Enping, Kaiping, and Heshan).

ng5 jat1 lou4 dung6 zit3

五一勞動節五一劳动节

Labour Day; International Workers' Day, celebrated on May 1st.

Five days; the fifth day of the month.

Midnight; around 12:00 at night.

To violate, disobey, or go against the wishes of someone.

An unfilial or disobedient son.

A banquet or feast held at noon.

May; the fifth month of the year.

Antidesma bunium, a species of fruit tree.

五月節五月节

Dragon Boat Festival.

ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6

五窮六絕五穷六绝

To reach a state of absolute poverty, desperation, or hopelessness; to fall on extremely hard times.

五柳魚五柳鱼

A traditional Chinese fish dish associated with Sichuan and Hangzhou cuisine.

ng5 ling4 geng3

五稜鏡五棱镜

Pentaprism; a five-sided reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 90 degrees without inverting the image.

The Five Ridges; a collective name for five mountain ranges bordering Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guangxi.

ng5 lou4 cat1 soeng1

五癆七傷五痨七伤

Plagued with illnesses; in extremely poor health or physically battered.

ng5 maa5 fan1 si1

五馬分屍五马分尸

An ancient form of capital punishment where the condemned is dismembered by five horses pulling in different directions.

A package of five types of sex services including sex, blowjob, rimjob, toe-sucking, and anal sex.

A condiment stand or rack; a utensil used to hold seasonings and sauces.

Fifty Cent Party; internet commentators paid by a government to post pro-regime propaganda and manipulate public opinion.

A fifty-fifty situation; an evenly matched contest or chance.

ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1

五顏六色五颜六色

Colourful, multicoloured, or having a wide variety of colours.

The five viscera, consisting of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

Good afternoon.

Wushan, a place in Guangzhou, China.

ng5 saan1 zaam6

Wushan Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.

Frozen shoulder; adhesive capsulitis.

Five snake soup; a traditional Cantonese soup made from five specific types of snakes.

To take an afternoon nap.

ng5 si4 faa1 luk6 si4 bin3

五時花六時變五时花六时变

Fickle, constantly changing, or indecisive.

Lunch session; the business hours of a restaurant or eatery around lunchtime, typically from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

五線譜五线谱

Staff or stave; a five-line musical score.

ng5 sing1 hung4 kei4

五星紅旗五星红旗

The Five-Starred Red Flag, the national flag of the People's Republic of China.