Cantonese words starting with N

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Tweezers, nippers, or forceps; to nip or pluck out.

Dangerous, unstable, or precarious.

The temporal bone of the skull.

Nirvana; liberation from the cycle of rebirth.

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躡手躡腳蹑手蹑脚

To walk gingerly and quietly, taking light steps to avoid making noise.

To fabricate, invent, or make up false documents, evidence, or statements to deceive people.

Slender, slim, or thin and long.

Ribes ambiguum; a deciduous shrub belonging to the Grossulariaceae family.

Delicate, slender, or curling upwards.

Bird; a warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate with feathers, wings, and a beak.

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鳥取縣鸟取县

Tottori Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan.

Shotgun; a type of gun used for hunting birds.

To get a bird's-eye view; to look down from high above.

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鳥語花香鸟语花香

An idyllic scene of nature where birds sing and flowers bloom; beautiful scenery.

Birds and beasts; land animals in general.

Urine; liquid waste filtered by the kidneys and excreted from the bladder.

Diaper; a piece of cloth wrapped around a baby's lower body to collect urine and feces.

Urine drainage bag, or colloquially, a portable power bank.

Urethra; the tube in the urinary system through which urine is discharged from the body.

Urinary tract infection (UTI); inflammation of the urethra or bladder caused by bacterial infection.

To have an urgent need to urinate.

攋尿蝦攋尿虾

Frequent urination; the symptom of needing to urinate very often.

Urea; carbamide, or diesel exhaust fluid used to reduce emissions in diesel vehicles.

Uric acid, a byproduct of purine metabolism, sometimes used to refer to gout.

Chamber pot or urinal; a portable vessel used for urination.

To move, shift, or transfer something.

To exorcise demons.

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挪亞方舟挪亚方舟

To misappropriate, divert, or use public assets (typically money) without following proper procedures.

Norway, a country in Northern Europe.

Cowardly, weak, or timid.

A coward or weakling; a person, especially a man, who lacks courage and shrinks from conflict.

Cowardly, weak-willed, and afraid of facing problems.

Glutinous rice; a sticky variety of rice.

Loh mai chi, a sweet glutinous rice dumpling; or a variety of sweet lychee with small seeds.

Glutinous rice flour; flour made by grinding glutinous rice.

糯米雞糯米鸡

Lo mai gai; a dim sum dish of glutinous rice, chicken, and other fillings wrapped and steamed in a lotus leaf.

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An overstaying guest; someone who visits and is unwilling to leave, as if glued to their seat.

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A guest who overstays their welcome and is reluctant to leave.

Glutinous rice wine; a type of Chinese wine brewed from glutinous rice.

Extremely old-fashioned, outdated, or tacky; completely untrendy.

Old-fashioned, outdated, or rustic.

A married woman's parents' home or her family before marriage.

An honorific title for female members of a royal family, as well as for female deities.

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娘子軍娘子军

An army of women, or a group consisting entirely of women.

Inside, interior, or within.