Cantonese words starting with N

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ngaa4 caat3 caat3

someone who likes to brag; cocky

ngaa4 caat3 sou1

牙擦蘇牙擦苏

someone who likes to brag

gritty (of foodstuffs)

tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1]

ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2

牙齒當金使牙齿当金使

(slang) one will put their words into actions; one will do what as they said; implying that someone is trustworthy, trusty and reliable; to describe where one's words are as good as gold

ngaa4 ci2 giu2 zing3 hei3

牙齒矯正器牙齿矫正器

orthodontic braces

牙齒痕牙齿痕

(figurative meaning) to talk endlessly; to speak nonsense

牙齒印牙齿印

the grudges between two parties; an old score (to be settled with someone); literally 'teethmarks'

(noun) a toothpick

(noun) (food) beansprouts

greenfly (Aphis spp.)

government office in feudal China

(fish) Trichiuridae

ngaa4 daai3 jyu2

牙帶魚牙带鱼

sprouted broad bean

ngaa4 fo1 ji1 sang1

牙科醫生牙科医生

gap between teeth

ngaa4 fung4 saat3

牙縫刷牙缝刷

an inter-dental brush

ngaa4 fung6 ji4

牙縫兒牙缝儿

gap between teeth

crown of a tooth

ngaa4 gwaan1 gan2 bai3 zing3

牙關緊閉症牙关紧闭症

ngaa4 hak1 sek6

see 牙克石市[Ya2 ke4 shi2 Shi4]

ngaa4 hak1 sek6 si5

Yakeshi, a county-level city in Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia

to have an appetite for something; chatty; rambling

middleman (in former times)

velar consonants of Middle Chinese

(old) middleman

ngaa4 jau6 zat1

牙釉質牙釉质

bailiff of feudal yamen

(adjective) risky; dangerous; unsafe; hazardous

gum (in the mouth)

ngaa4 kwan2 baan1

dental bacterial plaque

gap between the teeth

physical strength of teeth; ability to debate (spoken)

ngaa4 maai5 gaa1

牙買加牙买加