Cantonese words starting with N

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伪证
ngai6 zing3perjury
伪装
ngai6 zong1to pretend to be (asleep etc); pretense; (military) to camouflage
伪造
ngai6 zou6to forge; to counterfeit
伪造品
ngai6 zou6 ban2counterfeit object; fake
伪造者
ngai6 zou6 ze2forger
魏忠贤
ngai6 zung1 jin4Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
𩜠
ngam1(Cant.) soft rice for a small child (baby talk)
ngam2to apply (medicinal powder to a wound); to conceal
揞脉
ngam2 mak6to take the pulse
ngam2 zyu6to cover up
ngam2 zyu6 loeng4 sam1to go against one's conscience [colloquial]
ngam2 zyu6 zeoi2 siu3to cover up one's smile
ngam4(Cant.) to pull out
ngam4 cam4nagging; mumbling
ngam4 ho4 baau1verb; bring the wallet
ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4muttering
ngan1(Cant.) skinny; meagre
ngan1 ci1 ci1skinny and weak (spoken)
奀得滞
ngan1 dak1 zai6that's a bit too little (a phrase used to imply that one is looking for a bit...
ngan1 di1a little bit more [colloquial]
ngan1 mui1girls who are small, short and thin, fragile
奀袅袅
ngan1 niu1 niu1Very small, short and thin, fragile
ngan1 pei4naughty (spoken)
韧皮
ngan1 pei4normally describes a child who is naughty and not obliging; thick-skinned
奀细
ngan1 sai3adj; one who looks thin and small
ngan1 sau3lean, slender, slim, tiny
ngan1 sing1an actor or actress who is not famous
奀袅鬼命
ngan1 tiu1 gwai2 meng6describes a person (normally female) who is very thin and looking weak; frail...
ngan1 tiu1 gwai2 ming6exceptionally and unattractively thin and weak
ngan1 zai2a weak boy or male
银仔
ngan2 zai2(noun) coin
ngan3to shake; to move; to stand on tiptoe
䟴脚
ngan3 goek3to shake one's leg; to enjoy life [colloquial]
ngan3 gou1to stand on tiptoe
印印脚
ngan3 ngan3 goek3legs bouncing up and down while sitting
䟴䟴脚
ngan3 ngan3 goek3to be in a position to be able to be relaxed and chilled to enjoy life as the...
ngan3 ngan3 haa5to shake one's body or leg rhythmically [colloquial]
䟴身䟴势
ngan3 san1 ngan3 sai3to act in a low class manner [colloquial]
ngan4insincere; argumentative; to be speechless
ngan4limit; river bank
ngan4surname Yin
ngan4used in 鄞州[Yin2 zhou1] (the name of a place in Zhejiang)
ngan4(noun) coin; cash
银鸥
ngan4 au1(bird species of China) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
银白
ngan4 baak6silver white
银白杨
ngan4 baak6 joeng4silver birch
银包
ngan4 baau1(n.) a purse or wallet.
银币
ngan4 bai6silver coin
龈病
ngan4 beng6gingival disease
银箔
ngan4 bok6silver foil

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