Cantonese words starting with N

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ngaang6 daa2 ngaang6

A confrontation where both sides are stubborn and unyielding, resulting in mutual damage or a lose-lose outcome.

Hard disk drive; a high-capacity computer storage device utilizing electromagnetic principles.

Hardness; the degree to which an object resists deformation under pressure.

To harden or solidify; to lose elasticity or plasticity.

Hard plastic, such as acrylic.

Stubborn, obstinate, or hardheaded; difficult to persuade.

Hardware; physical computer components, or figuratively, infrastructure.

Healthy and sturdy

ngaang6 gung1 fu1

True skill, mastery, or capability acquired through hard work and practice.

ngaang6 gwak6 gwak6

Very hard, stiff, or rigid.

ngaang6 gwak6 gwak6

Very hard, stiff, or rigid.

ngaang6 gwat1 tau4

硬骨頭硬骨头

A person of strong character, integrity, and unyielding resolve; a tough guy.

ngaang6 gwat6 gwat6

Very hard; stiff and unyielding.

A tough man who is dauntless, unyielding, and strong.

Coins; also refers to tough, strong, or difficult things such as hard liquor or hard-to-handle people.

ngaang6 kiu4 ngaang6 maa5

硬橋硬馬硬桥硬马

Possessing real kung fu skills, a tough and robust physical stance, or a fierce, uncompromising attitude.

Stiff collar, such as a starched or detachable collar on a shirt.

Strong, resilient, and able to endure hardship.

To fight recklessly or force a confrontation with no regard for the consequences.

Hard disk; hard drive.

ngaang6 pung3 ngaang6

To go head-to-head; to meet force with force.

To become completely hard, stiff, or erect.

ngaang6 saai3 taai3

To freeze up, become stiff, or act awkwardly due to shyness, nervousness, or fear.

ngaang6 saai3 taai5

To become stiff and awkward, especially due to shyness, nervousness, or fear.

Stiff, rigid, or firm in texture.

Hard water; water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium and magnesium.

To be forced to accept or endure something with no choice but to bite the bullet.

Rigidly, strictly, or inflexibly, leaving no room for compromise or exception.

Computer hardware.

Hard candy; boiled sweets designed to be dissolved slowly in the mouth.

To contend, vie for, or argue stubbornly.

ngaang6 zi2 baan2

硬紙板硬纸板

Cardboard; a thick, stiff paper product.

Robust, tough, or sturdy in physical structure, or resilient and strong in character.

ngaat3 ham1 ham1

Stinking or smelling strongly of urine.

To feel afraid or lose courage to do something.

To stew over low heat, or to endure a difficult time.

Yao, the basic line component of the trigrams and hexagrams in the I Ching.

To get cold feet; to be too scared to act.

To chicken out, lose courage, or get cold feet.

ngaau4 lou5 can3

淆老襯淆老衬

An expression used by criminals to mock peers who have gone straight to earn an honest living.

ngaau4 lou5 can3

熬老襯熬老衬

To mock fellow criminals who have gone straight to earn an honest living.

ngaau4 saai3 kwaang1

殽晒框淆晒框

To describe a situation that has gone so badly that it is irreversible or beyond repair.

To bite with the teeth; to clamp, grip, or bind together using tools.

To smoke marijuana or weed.

To smoke a pipe.

To bite off or bite away.

To eat rice; to have a meal.

To take or snort heroin.

ngaau5 gwai3 mai5

咬貴米咬贵米

To use expensive heroin.

Chewy; having a bouncy, elastic, or firm texture when eaten.