Cantonese words starting with N

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five continents

the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]

ng5 dak1 hou4 si1

Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name)

ng5 dang1 wui2 jyun4

五燈會元五灯会元

Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

ng5 dang2 zoek3 wai6

five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]

五斗櫃五斗柜

chest of drawers

ng5 dau2 mai5 dou6

Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)

五點鐘五点钟

Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China

ng5 doi6 sap6 gwok3

五代十國五代十国

Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China

History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls

Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing

ng5 dyun2 san1 coi4

(of a person) short in stature

ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4

五花八門五花八门

myriad; all sorts of

mixed herbal tea made of five different kinds of flowers

ng5 faa1 daai6 bong2

五花大綁五花大绑

to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck

ng5 fan1 mei5 gam1

medium (of steak)

ng5 fan6 zi1 jat1

the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; China and the lands beyond its frontiers

五虎將五虎将

Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠

ng5 fuk1 lam4 mun4

五福臨門五福临门

lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death)

the five classifications of mourning attire used across East Asia

see 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

ng5 fung1 hoeng1

五峰鄉五峰乡

Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan

ng5 fung1 jyun6

五峰縣五峰县

see 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

ng5 fung1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

五峰土家族自治縣五峰土家族自治县

Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei

Acanthopanax gracilistylus

伍家崗伍家岗

see 伍家崗區|伍家岗区[Wu3 jia1 gang3 Qu1]

ng5 gaa1 gong1 keoi1

伍家崗區伍家岗区

Wujiagang, a district of Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei

Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang

ng5 gaa1 keoi4 si5

Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang

fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

metal hardware (nuts and bolts)

ng5 gam1 dim3 pou3

五金店鋪五金店铺

五金舖五金铺

五金鋪五金铺

the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]

Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan

ng5 git3 hoeng1

五結鄉五结乡

Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan

五個字五个字

five characters or words

ng5 gok3 coeng4

五角場五角场

Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University