Cantonese words starting with N

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ngaa4 maai5 gaa1 wu4 ziu1

牙買加胡椒牙买加胡椒

Jamaican pepper; allspice (Pimenta dioica)

a shoot; a seedling

yamen, government office in dynastic China

ngaa4 ngaa4 hok6 jyu5

牙牙學語牙牙学语

ngaa4 ngaa4 zai2

ngaa4 ngan4 jim4

牙齦炎牙龈炎

child of an official

plaque on teeth; arrogant; likes to show off

(verb) to boast; to swank; to talk big; to brag

ngaa4 si2 zaam2 zaam2

牙屎斬斬牙屎斩斩

to boost; to brag [colloquial]

ngaa4 sin3 paang5

牙線棒牙线棒

mouthguard; dental impression tray; denture base

orthodontic brace

ngaa4 tung3 gam2 seng1

牙痛咁聲牙痛咁声

(slang) someone is moaning like having tooth pain; to complain

ngaa4 tung3 gam2 seng1

牙痛噉聲牙痛啖声

to be unwilling to do something when asked; to whine and moan

repetition; hearsay

ngaa4 zaam2 zaam2

牙斬斬牙斩斩

(slang) (for ability to speak, with a negative connotation) boastful; eloquent; persuasive; sharp-tongued

ngaa4 zau1 beng6

periodontitis (gum disorder)

ngaa4 zau1 jim4

periodontitis (gum disorder)

(dialect) child

serrated edge; broker

ngaa4 zim1 zeoi2 lei6

(slang) (for ability to speak, with a negative connotation) articulate; eloquent; persuasive; sharp-tongued; given to using caustic and trenchant language.

(dialect) child

roof tile; earthenware pottery; to laid tiles

same as 雅, elegant, graceful, refined

tiled rooftop (spoken)

ngaa5 bui3 deng2

瓦背頂瓦背顶

tiled rooftop (spoken)

an earthenware pot; a braising pot [colloquial]

pottery cooking pot

elegant; delicate and charming

elegant orderliness

simple and elegant

ngaa5 dak1 sai1

Waldersee (name)

ngaa5 dak1 sat1

Vadsø (city in Finnmark, Norway)

(loanword) watt

Athens, capital of Greece

ngaa5 din2 dik1 taai3 mun4

雅典的泰門雅典的泰门

Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]

ngaa5 din2 naa4

ngaa5 din2 wai6 sing4

雅典衛城雅典卫城

the Acropolis (Athens)

瓦都茲瓦都兹

Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein (Tw)

瓦杜茲瓦杜兹

Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein