Cantonese words starting with N
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午市
ng5 si5peak business period for eateries during lunch time
五色
ng5 sik1multicolored; garish
五色繽紛五色缤纷
ng5 sik1 ban1 fan1all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五線譜五线谱
ng5 sin3 pou2(music) staff
五星
ng5 sing1the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, ...
五星紅旗五星红旗
ng5 sing1 hung4 kei4five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
五聲音階五声音阶
ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1pentatonic scale
五星級五星级
ng5 sing1 kap1five-star (hotel)
五成熟
ng5 sing4 suk6medium (for a steak) [written and colloquial]
五常
ng5 soeng4see 五常市[Wu3 chang2 Shi4]
五常市
ng5 soeng4 si5Wuchang, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Hei...
五碳糖
ng5 taan3 tong4pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2...
五體投地五体投地
ng5 tai2 tau4 dei6to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
伍廷芳
ng5 ting4 fong1Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), diplomat and lawyer
五臺五台
ng5 toi4see 五臺縣|五台县[Wu3 tai2 Xian4]
五臺縣五台县
ng5 toi4 jyun6Wutai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
五臺山五台山
ng5 toi4 saan1Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home o...
五臺市五台市
ng5 toi4 si5Wutai city in Shanxi
五通橋五通桥
ng5 tung1 kiu4see 五通橋區|五通桥区[Wu3 tong1 qiao2 Qu1]
五通橋區五通桥区
ng5 tung1 kiu4 keoi1Wutongqiao, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
五桶櫃五桶柜
ng5 tung2 gwai6a drawer with five cabinets
五華五华
ng5 waa4see 五華縣|五华县[Wu3 hua2 Xian4]
五華縣五华县
ng5 waa4 jyun6Wuhua, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
五華區五华区
ng5 waa4 keoi1Wuhua, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
五環五环
ng5 waan4five rings
五環會徽五环会徽
ng5 waan4 wui2 fai1Olympic rings
五瘟
ng5 wan1five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
五瘟神
ng5 wan1 san4five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
五蘊五蕴
ng5 wan2the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
五胡
ng5 wu4Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xi...
五胡十六國五胡十六国
ng5 wu4 sap6 luk6 gwok3Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
五湖四海
ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2all parts of the country
五寨
ng5 zaai6see 五寨縣|五寨县[Wu3 zhai4 Xian4]
五寨縣五寨县
ng5 zaai6 jyun6Wuzhai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
五爪金龍五爪金龙
ng5 zaau2 gam1 lung4monitor lizard
五洲
ng5 zau1five continents
五枝旗杆
ng5 zi1 kei4 gon1Five Flagpoles, is a famous meeting point in Tsim Sha Tsui during 80s and 90s
五指
ng5 zi2Five fingers
五子棋
ng5 zi2 kei4five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); gobang
五指山
ng5 zi2 saan1Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan
五指山市
ng5 zi2 saan1 si5Wuzhishan City, Hainan
伍子胥
ng5 zi2 seoi1Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed...
仵作
ng5 zok3coroner (old)
仵作佬
ng5 zok3 lou2post-mortem examiner; funeral parlour worker
五臟五脏
ng5 zong6five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lun...
五臟六腑五脏六腑
ng5 zong6 luk6 fu2five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
五祖拳
ng5 zou2 kyun4Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
嗯
ng6(Adverb) 1. Eh?; 2. Interjection to show agreement
悟
ng6to comprehend; to become aware
晤
ng6to meet (socially)
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