Cantonese words starting with N
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熬出頭熬出头
ngaau4 ceot1 tau4to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to make it
淆底
ngaau4 dai2freaked out
熬底
ngaau4 dai2to chicken out [colloquial]
熬更守夜
ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6to stay up through the night (idiom)
洨河
ngaau4 ho4Xiao River in Hebei
淆老襯淆老衬
ngaau4 lou5 can3an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone...
熬老襯熬老衬
ngaau4 lou5 can3an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone...
淆亂淆乱
ngaau4 lyun6to confuse
殽晒框淆晒框
ngaau4 saai3 kwaang1to describe something that has gone so bad that it is irreversible
淆雜淆杂
ngaau4 zaap6to mix up
咬
ngaau5(verb) 1. accuse; 2. pronounce (on words); 3. to secretly ear whisper to othe...
咬草
ngaau5 cou2to smoke weed [colloquial]
咬兜
ngaau5 dau1to smoke a pipe [colloquial]
咬定
ngaau5 ding6to assert
咬定牙根
ngaau5 ding6 ngaa4 gan1see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬定牙關咬定牙关
ngaau5 ding6 ngaa4 gwaan1see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬掉
ngaau5 diu6to bite off; to bite away [written]
咬飯咬饭
ngaau5 faan6to eat [colloquial]
咬灰
ngaau5 fui1to take heroin [colloquial]
咬甲癖
ngaau5 gaap3 pik1onychophagia (nail biting)
咬緊牙根咬紧牙根
ngaau5 gan2 ngaa4 gan1see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬緊牙關咬紧牙关
ngaau5 gan2 ngaa4 gwaan1(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
咬貴米咬贵米
ngaau5 gwai3 mai5to take expensive heroin [colloquial]
咬痕
ngaau5 han4bite scar
咬合
ngaau5 hap6(of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (dentistry) occlusion
咬口
ngaau5 hau2bite the mouth; tender
咬口唇
ngaau5 hau2 seon4bite the lips
咬人狗兒不露齒咬人狗儿不露齿
ngaau5 jan4 gau2 ji4 bat1 lou6 ci2lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
咬一啖
ngaau5 jat1 daam6Have a bite
咬耳朵
ngaau5 ji5 do2(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
咬耳仔
ngaau5 ji5 zai2the act of someone sharing a secret with another, with such a soft tone that ...
咬弦
ngaau5 jin4to describe when two people or more hold different opinions or argue a lot
咬嚙咬啮
ngaau5 jit6to gnaw
咬糧咬粮
ngaau5 loeng4to live on a retirement service pension after retiring from a government posi...
咬老軟咬老软
ngaau5 lou5 jyun5to be a ponce; to be a man who lives off a woman [colloquial]
咬唔入
ngaau5 m4 jap6having no chance of winning against someone, often used to describe a lawsuit
咬米
ngaau5 mai5to eat [colloquial]
咬文嚼字
ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
咬牙
ngaau5 ngaa4to clench one's teeth; gnaw
咬牙切齒咬牙切齿
ngaau5 ngaa4 cit3 ci2(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
咬鉤咬钩
ngaau5 ngau1(of fish) to bite; to take the bait
咬齧咬啮
ngaau5 ngit6variant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yao3 nie4]
咬我食
ngaau5 ngo5 sik6…cannot intervene ; stop whatever I am doing in anyway; …simply can't do any...
咬唇妝咬唇妆
ngaau5 seon4 zong1bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and ...
咬舌自盡咬舌自尽
ngaau5 sit3 zi6 zeon6to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
咬傷咬伤
ngaau5 soeng1bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
咬雲咬云
ngaau5 wan4to smoke opium [colloquial]
咬蔗啦去
ngaau5 ze3 laa1 heoi3go piss off! [colloquial]
咬字
ngaau5 zi6enunciate
咬嚼
ngaau5 zoek3to chew; to ruminate
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