Cantonese words starting with N

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Here; this place.

This; indicating someone or something close to the speaker.

Recently; lately.

呢槓嘢呢杠嘢

This thing, matter, or situation.

Recently; these days; this period of time.

Recently; lately; these days.

This lifetime; the whole of one's life.

Here; this place.

This; this one (referring to long, thin objects or matters).

An affectionate or intimate term of address for someone dear to you.

To hold or carry an object in one's hand.

Intimate, close, or affectionate in relationship and attitude.

Nickname, pet name, or term of endearment.

Anonymous; hiding one's real name while doing something.

nik1 ming4 seon3

Anonymous letter.

To spoil, dote on, or excessively pamper someone by giving in to unreasonable demands.

To hold or grasp something in the hand.

nik6 saat3 neoi5 jing1

溺殺女嬰溺杀女婴

Female infanticide; the act of drowning baby girls.

To pick up or hold with the fingers.

To squeeze, pinch, or apply pressure to something with one's fingers or hands.

Rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa).

Sticky or mucous; to stick, glue, or paste.

To stick or paste a flat, paper-like object securely onto something.

nim1 faa1 je5 cou2

To habitually flirt with and seduce many people.

To stick onto; to adhere to something via stickiness.

nim1 hing1 paa3 cung5

拈輕怕重拈轻怕重

To pick easy jobs and avoid hard ones; to be averse to hard work.

Mucus or mucilage; a viscous, slippery fluid secreted by biological membranes.

Mucosa or mucous membrane; a membrane lining body cavities and capable of secreting mucus.

Clay; sticky soil used as a building material or for making handicrafts.

Rose myrtle; a type of shrub and its edible purple-black berries.

Catfish; any of various scaleless, mostly freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.

To read aloud, or to study.

An idea, thought, or notion.

Cherishing old friendships and remembering the old days; nostalgic or loyal to past relationships.

nim6 hau2 wong2

念口黃念口黄

To recite a text or read aloud mechanically without understanding or thinking.

nim6 hau2 wong4

To read out or repeat a long text mechanically without understanding the meaning.

nim6 hau2 wong4

唸口黃唸口黄

To recite a text from memory without understanding its meaning.

Willpower, mental force, or the power of thought; psychokinesis or mind over matter.

nim6 nim6 bat1 mong4

To bear in mind constantly; to never forget a thought that lingers.

To read aloud; also to study or learn.

An idea, thought, or initial intention to do something.

nim6 zi1 zoi6 zi1

念茲在茲念兹在兹

To keep thinking about something; to bear in mind constantly.

Prayer beads or rosary used to count recitations in religions such as Buddhism, Catholicism, and Islam.

Breast or mammary organ.

To tread on, trample, struggle, or tumble.

nin2 sau2 siu2 coi3

撚手小菜捻手小菜

Specialty dishes; a signature dish that a restaurant or cook is exceptionally good at.

To pinch, squeeze, or crush something to death with one's fingers.

Year; the unit of time representing the period of the Earth's revolution around the Sun.