Cantonese words starting with N

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Antidesma bunium, a species of fruit tree

五月節五月节

Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)

ng5 kap1 si6 gun1

五級士官五级士官

master sergeant

ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6

五窮六絕五穷六绝

to become desperate

ng5 kyun4 hin3 faat3

五權憲法五权宪法

Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

五柳魚五柳鱼

a fish dish in Chinese cooking, which it is categorized as Sichuan or Hangzhou cuisine

the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)

see 五蓮縣|五莲县[Wu3 lian2 Xian4]

五蓮縣五莲县

Wulian, a county in Rizhao City 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 Shi4], Shandong

ng5 ling4 geng3

五稜鏡五棱镜

ng5 ling4 saan2

wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM); Hoelen five powder

the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

ng5 loeng4 jik6

五糧液五粮液

Wuliangye liquor

ng5 lou4 cat1 soeng1

五勞七傷五劳七伤

(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)

ng5 lou4 cat1 soeng1

五癆七傷五痨七伤

variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1]

Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)

ng5 maa5 fan1 si1

五馬分屍五马分尸

dismemberment, as a person's head and limbs are attached to five horses and being tore off

the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸

cruet-stand; cruet set

ng5 mei6 keoi1 cyun4

a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun

schizandra (Schisandra chinensis)

fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter

五毛黨五毛党

fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)

a fifty-fifty situation; a fifty-fifty chance (often used to describe an evenly matched sporting event)

ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1

五顏六色五颜六色

(adjective) rainbow-colored

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

five viscera (consist of heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys)

Good afternoon!

ng5 pui5 zi2 syu6

五倍子樹五倍子树

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)

abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)

ng5 saa1 wan6 dung6

五卅運動五卅运动

anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc

Wushan- a place in Guangzhou, China

ng5 saan1 zaam6

Wushan station- a place in Guangzhou, China

the fifth (of series of numbered kings)

ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6

五十步笑百步

lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)

adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

五十鈴五十铃

snake soup cooked with five types of snakes

fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles

ng5 sei3 oi3 gwok3 wan6 dung6

五四愛國運動五四爱国运动

May Fourth Movement

ng5 sei3 wan6 dung6

五四運動五四运动

May Fourth Movement

to take a nap in the afternoon

11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

ng5 si4 faa1 luk6 si4 bin3

五時花六時變五时花六时变

indecisive (slang)