Cantonese words starting with N

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nei5 gam3 lan2 seoi1

you're such a jerk; you're such a prick [colloquial]

your's (spoken)

nei5 ging3 ngo5 jat1 cek3, ngo5 ging3 nei5 jat1 zoeng6

你敬我一尺，我敬你一丈

your kindness will be returned tenfold [written and colloquial]

你個頭你个头

(coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in 專家你個頭|专家你个头[zhuan1 jia1 ni3 ge5 tou2] "expert", my ass!)

nei5 gong2 je5 aa3

你講嘢呀你讲嘢呀

'did you say something?' (said in a rhetorical way when you try to mock someone if you disagree with what they have said or think they are talking a load of nonsense) [colloquial]

nei5 gong2 me1 lan2 je5

你講乜撚嘢你讲乜撚嘢

what the fuck are you talking about? [colloquial]

nei5 gwai3 bou2 hou6

你貴寶號你贵宝号

your shop [written and colloquial]

nei5 hai6 m4 hai6 ceot1 lai4 haang4

你係唔係出嚟行你系唔系出嚟行

“and you call yourself a ganster” ; “don't you know the rules?” (used in a mocking tone) [colloquial]

nei5 hon3 zoek6 baan6 baa4

你看著辦吧你看着办吧

You figure it out for yourself.

you have done great, can also be use sarcastically

你好嗎你好吗

nei5 jau5 nei5, ngo5 jau5 ngo5

你有你，我有我

you have your life, I have mine [written and colloquial]

nei5 jau5 zoeng1 loeng4 gai3 ，ngo5 jau5 gwo3 coeng4 tai1

你有張良計，我有過牆梯你有张良计，我有过墙梯

one always can come up with a strategy to overcome another strategy

nei5 lou5 baan2

你老闆你老板

your boss [written and colloquial]; euphemism for '你老母', 'fuck your mother'. foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

you lout [colloquial]

your father; your old man [colloquial]

你鹵味你卤味

literally: 'you marinated food', euphemism for '你老母', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

your old mother (derogatory); ' fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

nei5 lou5 mou2 m4 kam1 diu2

你老母唔襟屌

your mother can't take a good fucking, an expression used to insult one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

nei5 lou5 mou2 si2 fat1

你老母屎忽

'your old mother's asshole', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]

your old man; your father [colloquial]

nei5 m4 hai6 aa3 maa3

你唔係呀嘛你唔系呀嘛

seriously?; no way, you got to be kidding!; no way, are you serious? [colloquial]

你們的你们的

nei5 mun4 zi6 gei2

你們自己你们自己

yourselves [written]

nei5 mun4 zi6 gei2

妳們自己奶们自己

yourselves (female) [written]

你諗你你谂你

You figure it out

how about you?; what about you?; you?; and you?; this…of yours [colloquial]

you and I; all of us (in society)

nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries

nei5 tung4 ngo5 ding6

don't you worry [colloquial]

nei5 zang1 ngo5 dyut6

你爭我奪你争我夺

lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter; tug-of-war

nei5 zau2 nei5 dik1 joeng4 gwaan1 dou6 ，ngo5 gwo3 ngo5 dik1 duk6 muk6 kiu4

你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom); you do it your way, I'll do it mine

nei5 zau6 soeng2

you wish (spoken)

你隻嘢你只嘢

you rascal; you devil; you scoundrel [colloquial]

nei5 zeoi1 ngo5 gon2

你追我趕你追我赶

friendly one-upmanship

nei5 zi1 tiu4 lan2 me1

你知條撚咩你知条撚咩

what the fuck do you know?; how the fuck would you know? [colloquial]

you yourself, on your own

nei5 zou2 tau2 laa1

get lost!; go to hell! [colloquial]

nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5

你做初一我做十五

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; one is being forced to commit evil acts because others are being evil to him

nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ，ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5

你做初一，我做十五

tit for tat; eye for an eye

nei5 zung1 ji3 dim2 zau6 dim2

你鐘意點就點你钟意点就点

whatever you want to do; anyway you like; do whatever you like; up to you; as you wish [colloquial]

pastry; to swallow; bait; to entice

nei6 dei6 zi6 gei2

妳哋自己奶哋自己

yourselves (female) [colloquial]

to lure the enemy

bored; sick and tired of sth