Cantonese words starting with N

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咬著耳朵咬着耳朵

ngaau5 zoek6 ji5 do2whispering in sb's ear

ngai1(Cant.) to importune, beg

ngai1; ai1to importune; to beg; to urge; to implore [colloquial]

ngai1 kau4(verb) to entreat; to beg

ngai2 dang3 zai2small stool

ngai2 sai3short; stubby

ngai2 zai2short guy

矮仔多計矮仔多计

ngai2 zai2 do1 gai3short people are more strategic (slang)

ngai4a surname; tiny

ngai4danger; Taiwan pr. [wéi]; precipitous

ngai4rocky; rugged

ngai4lofty; Taiwan pr. [wéi]; eminent

ngai4mast of a ship

ngai4(mythical animal); a wild horse

ngai4Japanese cicada

ngai4wild beast; lion; simplified form used erroneously for 狻

ngai4secondary rainbow

ngai4 bik1urgent

危辭聳聽危辞耸听

ngai4 ci4 sung2 ting1to startle sb with scary tale

危地馬拉危地马拉

ngai4 dei6 maa5 laai1Guatemala

危地馬拉人危地马拉人

ngai4 dei6 maa5 laai1 jan4Guatemalan (person)

ngai4 duk1deathly ill

ngai4 fong4decrepit house

ngai4 gap1(noun) Imminent danger

ngai4 gei1crisis

危機四伏危机四伏

ngai4 gei1 sei3 fuk6danger lurks on every side (idiom)

ngai4 geoi6afraid

ngai4 ging2dangerous situation

ngai4 ging3steep and perilous path

ngai4 guk6perilous situation

ngai4 gwai3 zan1Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋藹齡|宋蔼龄[Song...

ngai4 him2danger

危險品危险品

ngai4 him2 ban2hazardous materials

危險警告燈危险警告灯

ngai4 him2 ging2 gou3 dang1hazard lights

危險性危险性

ngai4 him2 sing3hazardous; dangerous

ngai4 hoi6to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger

危害評價危害评价

ngai4 hoi6 ping4 gaa3hazard assessment

ngai4 hoi6 sing3harmfulness

ngai4 hong1Ni Kuang (1935–2022), Chinese novelist and screenwriter

ngai4 hung4(loanword) neon lights (abbr. for 霓虹燈|霓虹灯[ni2 hong2 deng1])

霓虹燈霓虹灯

ngai4 hung4 dang1(noun) Neon light sign

ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nat...

ngai4 jin4majestic; imposing

ngai4 jin4 ngai4 hang4upright and plainspoken (idiom)

ngai4 jin4 ngat6 laap6to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom); (of a person) to stand up against sb

危言聳聽危言耸听

ngai4 jin4 sung2 ting1(noun) Scaremongering

ngai4 joek6 ziu1 lou6precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

ngai4 jyu4 leoi5 leon2precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment

ngai4 jyu4 ziu1 lou6precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature o...

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