Cantonese words starting with N

4,629 entries

ngau1 kyun4hook (punch in boxing)

ngau1 laan4brothel; carved balustrade

ngau1 laan4variant of 勾欄|勾栏[gou1 lan2]

ngau1 lak6to draw the outline of; to sketch; to give a brief account of

ngau1 lau4to stay; to break one's journey

ngau1 lin4to be linked together; to collude; involvement

ngau1 lou2describes the act of a woman having an affair with another man; to seduce a m...

ngau1 lyun4variant of 勾連|勾连[gou1 lian2]

ngau1 pin1to crochet

ngau1 saam1 daap3 sei3to make hanky-panky

勾心鬥角勾心斗角

ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)

鉤心鬥角钩心斗角

ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3variant of 勾心鬥角|勾心斗角[gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3]

ngau1 sau2to collude with; (basketball) hook shot

ngau1 siu1to write off

ngau1 waak6to sketch; to delineate

ngau1 waak6to sketch out

ngau1 zam1crochet hook

鉤嘴圓尾鸌钩嘴圆尾鹱

ngau1 zeoi2 jyun4 mei5 wok6(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)

ngau1 zyu6to hook onto; to catch onto

ngau4(adjective) (of personality) stubborn and unreasonable

牛百葉牛百叶

ngau4 baak3 jip6omasum

ngau4 baak6 naam5(food) beef brisket

ngau4 bei1(slang, vulgar) awesome; badass

ngau4 bei6 zi2key point; (old) Daoist (facetious)

ngau4 bik1variant of 牛屄[niu2 bi1]

ngau4 bin1pizzle

ngau4 bong2burdock (Arctium lappa)

牛背鷺牛背鹭

ngau4 bui3 lou6(bird species of China) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)

ngau4 but6 zi2(coll.) bullheaded

牛池灣牛池湾

ngau4 ci4 waan1Ngau Chi Wan, a bay in Hong Kong

ngau4 coeng2(noun) xo's intestines; Or (food) bovine intestines or (dim sum) rice rolls w...

ngau4 cou2 tou5ox tripe; cow stomach

ngau4 dau6cowpox

ngau4 dau6 beng6cow pox

ngau4 deon6Newton (name)

牛頓力學牛顿力学

ngau4 deon6 lik6 hok6Newtonian mechanics

ngau4 dou1a butcher's knife

牛刀小試牛刀小试

ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3(idiom) a master just shows off a little bit his

ngau4 gan1 cou2wire grass (Eleusine indica)

ngau4 gei3no-frills (slang)

牛記笠記牛记笠记

ngau4 gei3 lap1 gei3casual shabby clothing, such as T – shirt and jeans [colloquial]

ngau4 geng2(noun) xo's neck; Or (food) bovine chuck; or (Metaphor) someone is very stubborn

ngau4 gin3(noun) xo's shank; Or (food) beef shank

ngau4 gok3cow horn

ngau4 gok3 baau1croissant

牛角掛書牛角挂书

ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)

Dictionary data from CC-Canto and CC-CEDICT, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.