Cantonese words starting with N
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五月茶
ng5 jyut6 caa4Antidesma bunium, a species of fruit tree
五月份
ng5 jyut6 fan6May
五月節五月节
ng5 jyut6 zit3Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
五級士官五级士官
ng5 kap1 si6 gun1master sergeant
五窮六絕五穷六绝
ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6to become desperate
五權憲法五权宪法
ng5 kyun4 hin3 faat3Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
五柳魚五柳鱼
ng5 lau5 jyu4a fish dish in Chinese cooking, which it is categorized as Sichuan or Hangzho...
五倫五伦
ng5 leon4the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother,...
五蓮五莲
ng5 lin4see 五蓮縣|五莲县[Wu3 lian2 Xian4]
五蓮縣五莲县
ng5 lin4 jyun6Wulian, a county in Rizhao City 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 Shi4], Shandong
五稜鏡五棱镜
ng5 ling4 geng3Pentaprism
五苓散
ng5 ling4 saan2wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM); Hoelen five powder
五嶺五岭
ng5 ling5the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong...
五涼五凉
ng5 loeng4the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376),...
五糧液五粮液
ng5 loeng4 jik6Wuliangye liquor
五勞七傷五劳七伤
ng5 lou4 cat1 soeng1(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscer...
五癆七傷五痨七伤
ng5 lou4 cat1 soeng1variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1]
午馬午马
ng5 maa5Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
五馬分屍五马分尸
ng5 maa5 fan1 si1dismemberment, as a person's head and limbs are attached to five horses and b...
五味
ng5 mei6the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸
五味架
ng5 mei6 gaa2cruet-stand; cruet set
五味俱全
ng5 mei6 keoi1 cyun4a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味子
ng5 mei6 zi2schizandra (Schisandra chinensis)
五毛
ng5 mou4fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet com...
五毛黨五毛党
ng5 mou4 dong2fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet...
五五
ng5 ng550-50
五五波
ng5 ng5 bo1a fifty-fifty situation; a fifty-fifty chance (often used to describe an even...
五顏六色五颜六色
ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1(adjective) rainbow-colored
五嶽五岳
ng5 ngok6Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shando...
五年
ng5 nin4Five years
五內五内
ng5 noi6five viscera (consist of heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys)
午安
ng5 on1Good afternoon!
五倍子樹五倍子树
ng5 pui5 zi2 syu6Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
五卅
ng5 saa1abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
五卅運動五卅运动
ng5 saa1 wan6 dung6anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in ...
五山
ng5 saan1Wushan- a place in Guangzhou, China
五山站
ng5 saan1 zaam6Wushan station- a place in Guangzhou, China
五世
ng5 sai3the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
五十
ng5 sap6fifty
五十步笑百步
ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 1...
五十肩
ng5 sap6 gin1adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
五十鈴五十铃
ng5 sap6 ling4Isuzu
五十五
ng5 sap6 ng5fifty-five
五蛇羹
ng5 se4 gang1snake soup cooked with five types of snakes
五四
ng5 sei3fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th ...
五四愛國運動五四爱国运动
ng5 sei3 oi3 gwok3 wan6 dung6May Fourth Movement
五四運動五四运动
ng5 sei3 wan6 dung6May Fourth Movement
午睡
ng5 seoi6to take a nap in the afternoon
午時午时
ng5 si411 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
五時花六時變五时花六时变
ng5 si4 faa1 luk6 si4 bin3indecisive (slang)
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