Cantonese words starting with N

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Sterculiaceae, family of Malvale trees incl. Cacao, Cola and Firmiana

ng4 tung4 saan1

Wutong Mountain, located in China

ng4 wing5 gong1

吳永剛吴永刚

Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director

ng4 wong4 hap6 leoi4

吳王闔閭吴王阖闾

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

ng4 wong4 hap6 lou4

吳王闔廬吴王阖庐

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)

吳鎮宇吴镇宇

Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor

see 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4]

Wuzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

ng4 zi1 zau1 dou2

蜈支洲島蜈支洲岛

Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan

Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3]

吳自牧吴自牧

Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty

吳作棟吴作栋

Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004

see 吳中區|吴中区[Wu2 zhong1 Qu1]

see 吳忠市|吴忠市[Wu2 zhong1 Shi4]

ng4 zung1 keoi1

吳中區吴中区

Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu

吳忠市吴忠市

Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)

five; multifarious

equal; to violate; a surname

squad of five soldiers; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral); a surname

7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse

the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]

ng5 baak3 nin4 cin4 si6 jat1 gaa1

五百年前是一家

five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)

abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

ng5 bat1 pin1 maa5

五筆編碼五笔编码

five-stroke code, Chinese character input method

ng5 bat1 syu1 jap6 faat3

五筆輸入法五笔输入法

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

ng5 bat1 zi6 jing4

五筆字型五笔字型

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

ng5 bat1 zi6 jing4

五筆字形五笔字形

Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes (variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2])

ng5 beng2 ji6 jyu4

五餅二魚五饼二鱼

Five Loaves and Two fish,a miracle story in the Bible

五邊形五边形

Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)

lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]

spam; luncheon meat

午餐會午餐会

memorial activity 35 days after a person's death

ng5 cat1 gon3 bou6 hok6 haau6

五七幹部學校五七干部学校

May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution)

ng5 cat1 gon3 haau6

五七幹校五七干校

May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 五七幹部學校|五七干部学校[Wu3 Qi1 Gan4 bu4 Xue2 xiao4])

Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accused by King Ping of Chu

五旬節五旬节

five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)

ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1

五彩繽紛五彩缤纷

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

to masturbate (slang)

ng5 daai6 lin4 ci4

五大連池五大连池

see 五大連池市|五大连池市[Wu3 da4 lian2 chi2 Shi4]

ng5 daai6 lin4 ci4 si5

五大連池市五大连池市

Wudalianchi, a county-level city in Heihe City 黑河市[Hei1 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang

ng5 daai6 ming4 saan1

Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan