Cantonese words starting with N
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ng5 si5
午市
peak business period for eateries during lunch time
ng5 sik1
五色
multicolored; garish
ng5 sik1 ban1 fan1
五色繽紛五色缤纷
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
ng5 sin3 pou2
五線譜五线谱
(music) staff
ng5 sing1
五星
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
ng5 sing1 hung4 kei4
五星紅旗五星红旗
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1
五聲音階五声音阶
pentatonic scale
ng5 sing1 kap1
五星級五星级
five-star (hotel)
ng5 sing4 suk6
五成熟
medium (for a steak) [written and colloquial]
ng5 soeng4
五常
see 五常市[Wu3 chang2 Shi4]
ng5 soeng4 si5
五常市
Wuchang, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
ng5 taan3 tong4
五碳糖
pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]
ng5 tai2 tau4 dei6
五體投地五体投地
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
ng5 ting4 fong1
伍廷芳
Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), diplomat and lawyer
ng5 toi4
五臺五台
see 五臺縣|五台县[Wu3 tai2 Xian4]
ng5 toi4 jyun6
五臺縣五台县
Wutai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
ng5 toi4 saan1
五臺山五台山
Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1]
ng5 toi4 si5
五臺市五台市
Wutai city in Shanxi
ng5 tung1 kiu4
五通橋五通桥
see 五通橋區|五通桥区[Wu3 tong1 qiao2 Qu1]
ng5 tung1 kiu4 keoi1
五通橋區五通桥区
Wutongqiao, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
ng5 tung2 gwai6
五桶櫃五桶柜
a drawer with five cabinets
ng5 waa4
五華五华
see 五華縣|五华县[Wu3 hua2 Xian4]
ng5 waa4 jyun6
五華縣五华县
Wuhua, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
ng5 waa4 keoi1
五華區五华区
Wuhua, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
ng5 waan4
五環五环
five rings
ng5 waan4 wui2 fai1
五環會徽五环会徽
Olympic rings
ng5 wan1
五瘟
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
ng5 wan1 san4
五瘟神
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
ng5 wan2
五蘊五蕴
the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
ng5 wu4
五胡
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]
ng5 wu4 sap6 luk6 gwok3
五胡十六國五胡十六国
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2
五湖四海
all parts of the country
ng5 zaai6
五寨
see 五寨縣|五寨县[Wu3 zhai4 Xian4]
ng5 zaai6 jyun6
五寨縣五寨县
Wuzhai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
ng5 zaau2 gam1 lung4
五爪金龍五爪金龙
monitor lizard
ng5 zau1
五洲
five continents
ng5 zi1 kei4 gon1
五枝旗杆
Five Flagpoles, is a famous meeting point in Tsim Sha Tsui during 80s and 90s
ng5 zi2
五指
Five fingers
ng5 zi2 kei4
五子棋
five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); gobang
ng5 zi2 saan1
五指山
Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan
ng5 zi2 saan1 si5
五指山市
Wuzhishan City, Hainan
ng5 zi2 seoi1
伍子胥
Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.
ng5 zok3
仵作
coroner (old)
ng5 zok3 lou2
仵作佬
post-mortem examiner; funeral parlour worker
ng5 zong6
五臟五脏
five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
ng5 zong6 luk6 fu2
五臟六腑五脏六腑
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
ng5 zou2 kyun4
五祖拳
Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
ng6
嗯
(Adverb) 1. Eh?; 2. Interjection to show agreement
ng6
悟
to comprehend; to become aware
ng6
晤
to meet (socially)