Cantonese words starting with N

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To argue or quarrel with someone.

To be haunted; of a place, believed to be inhabited or visited by ghosts.

To scold, tell off, or curse someone.

鬧意見闹意见

To have different opinions or stances, leading to discontent or disagreement.

鬧意氣闹意气

To bicker, clash, or let emotions get in the way of reason due to personal animosity or stubbornness.

Bustling with noise and excitement; lively.

Farce or mockery; a ridiculous, exaggerated comedy, or a foolish and theatrical event.

A busy, crowded street or bustling downtown area.

To cause trouble, stir up a disturbance, or make a scene.

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鬧通街闹通街

To argue publicly or make a scene so that everyone knows about it.

To puree; to mash, grind, or crush food into a paste or puree.

A car that is covered in mud and dirt.

Pond loach; a common freshwater fish found in rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Modelling clay or playdough.

Stubbornly conservative, rigidly adhering to ancient ways and refusing to change with the times.

Shoveling mud; by extension, strenuous or heavy manual labor.

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Clay figurine; a human-shaped toy or ornament made of clay.

Sand shrimp; greasyback shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis).

Blood cockle, a species of arc clam.

The layer of arable soil.

Dirt road; a road made entirely of natural soil.

Dead chips; non-negotiable casino chips that cannot be exchanged for cash and must be used for betting.

Mottled spinefoot, a type of rabbitfish commonly found in saltwater.

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An illegal shared taxi in Hong Kong that takes multiple unrelated passengers to similar destinations for a flat rate per head.

Mud or mire, especially a muddy, waterlogged road due to lack of maintenance.

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泥菩薩過江泥菩萨过江

Unable to save oneself, let alone help others.

Silt; mud and sand.

Muddy water, or the construction trade involving masonry, plastering, and tiling.

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Bricklayer, plasterer, or mason; a construction worker specializing in bricklaying, tiling, or plastering.

A mud puddle or mud pit.

Construction waste or debris, typically consisting of materials like bricks, tiles, sand, and stones.

泥頭車泥头车

Dump truck; a truck designed to transport construction materials, soil, or rocks with a large tipping hopper at the back.

Soil, earth, or dirt; the material on the ground in which plants grow.

A mud hut or mudbrick house.

Mire; a muddy swamp, bog, or wetland.

Slurry, mud, or silt; a thick, semi-liquid mixture of mud and water.

Mudbrick, clay brick, or adobe brick made of mud mixed with straw.

Decayed teeth, or being tongue-tied and stuttering.

To think, ponder, consider, or reflect on something.

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諗錯隔籬谂错隔篱

To misunderstand someone's intentions, often by overthinking or jumping to the wrong conclusion.

諗得過谂得过

Worth considering; plausible or feasible.

To figure something out; to think of a way to solve a problem.

To recall, remember, or think back to a past event.

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諗翻轉頭谂翻转头

To think back; to look back on past events; to reflect on something in retrospect.

Way of thinking, or an idea, thought, or opinion.

To think about, consider, or contemplate something briefly.

To consider or think about something.