Cantonese words starting with N

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ngo4 mei4 jyut2

ngo4 mei4 jyut6

ngo4 mei4 saan1

Mount Emei, a famous scenic and Buddhist mountain in Sichuan province.

Crescent Island, an island located in northeastern Hong Kong.

An error or mistake, typically in records or written texts.

To deceive, defraud, or extort money through trickery.

First-person singular pronoun; I, me, or my.

We or us; the first-person plural pronoun.

ngo5 dei6 zi6 gei2

Ourselves; we ourself.

Our country; the nation to which one belongs.

ngo5 hang4 ngo5 sou3

To do things according to one's own ideas, unaffected by others' views.

ngo5 loi4 zi6 ciu4 zau1

我來自潮州我来自潮州

I Come from Teochew, a classic Hong Kong television drama series.

I quit; I resign.

We or us. Often used in writing, while 'ngo5 dei6' is preferred in spoken Cantonese.

我們的我们的

Our or ours in written Chinese.

ngo5 mun4 zi6 gei2

我們自己我们自己

我愛你我爱你

I myself; myself.

To lie down; to sleep or rest in a reclining position.

Hungry; starving; feeling a strong desire to eat.

ngo6 dai2 hang4 dung6

臥底行動卧底行动

An undercover operation or sting operation.

ngo6 gau2 coeng2 si2

餓狗搶屎饿狗抢屎

An undignified and desperate scramble for something, resembling hungry dogs fighting for feces.

ngo6 gwai2 tau4 toi1

餓鬼投胎饿鬼投胎

To eat like a starving ghost; eating with no manners, taking large mouthfuls, and eating too quickly.

餓過飢饿过饥

To lose one's appetite after being hungry for too long past mealtime.

A hungry wolf; a rapacious, greedy, or predatory person.

Sleeping dragon, often used figuratively to describe a hidden talent or a great person living in obscurity.

ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2

臥薪嘗膽卧薪尝胆

To endure hardships and steel oneself to achieve a goal or seek vengeance.

ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1

餓死老婆燻臭屋饿死老婆熏臭屋

A husband who is incapable of supporting his family or providing a basic living, yet wastes money or effort on useless things.

ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1

餓死老婆薰臭屋饿死老婆熏臭屋

To be extremely stingy, or to be so incompetent that one cannot even feed one's wife.

ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 wan1 cau3 uk1

餓死老婆瘟臭屋饿死老婆瘟臭屋

To be so poor or useless that one is unable to earn enough money to support and feed one's wife.

Fine quality jade.

Aigun, a historical Chinese town.

To be stunned, in a daze, or slow to react; to be momentarily still.

Rigid, dull, or formulaic; doing things strictly by the book without any creativity.

Slow-witted, dull, or simple-minded.

ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1

呆若木雞呆若木鸡

Dumbstruck; looking dazed, stunned, or paralyzed with fear.

Lofty, towering, or majestic.

Lifeless, dull, or lacking in energy and vitality.

A slow-witted person; a fool, idiot, or dork.

Outside; external; the outer part of an object or area.