Cantonese words starting with N

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ngo5 fong1our side; we
ngo5 ge3mine (spoken)
我国
ngo5 gwok3my country; our country
我系
ngo5 hai6I am [colloquial]
ngo5 hang4 ngo5 sou3to continue in one's own way (idiom)
ngo5 jan4we
ngo5 kaau3bosh!; see also 哇靠[wa1 kao4]
我勒个去
ngo5 lak6 go3 heoi3(slang) shoot!
我来自潮州
ngo5 loi4 zi6 ciu4 zau1I come from Teochew; the pride of Teochew (Chaozhou), a television drama series in Hong Kong
ngo5 lou5 po4my wife [colloquial]
ngo5 m4 du1I quit; I resign [colloquial]
ngo5 m4 zi1I don't know
我们
ngo5 mun4we; us; ourselves; our
我们的
ngo5 mun4 dik1our; ours [written]
我们自己
ngo5 mun4 zi6 gei2ourselves [written]
我爱你
ngo5 oi3 nei5I love you
ngo5 oi3 nei5I love you
ngo5 zeoi3 juk6 min4lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
ngo5 zi6 gei2I myself
ngo6to lie; to sleep
饿
ngo6hunger
卧不安
ngo6 bat1 on1restless insomnia
卧病
ngo6 beng6ill in bed; bed-ridden
卧车
ngo6 ce1(railroad) sleeping car
卧舱
ngo6 cong1sleeping cabin on a boat or train
卧床
ngo6 cong4to lie in bed; bed
卧底
ngo6 dai2to hide (as an undercover agent); a mole
卧底行动
ngo6 dai2 hang4 dung6an undercover operation; a sting operation [written and colloquial]
卧倒
ngo6 dou2to lie down
卧佛
ngo6 fat6reclining Buddha
卧房
ngo6 fong4bedroom
卧虎
ngo6 fu2crouching tiger; concealed talent
卧虎藏龙
ngo6 fu2 cong4 lung4Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]
饿狗抢屎
ngo6 gau2 coeng2 si2people scrambling for things (slang)
卧具
ngo6 geoi6bedding
卧轨
ngo6 gwai2to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through)
饿鬼
ngo6 gwai2sb who is always hungry; (Buddhism) hungry ghost
饿鬼投胎
ngo6 gwai2 tau4 toi1eating with no manners, large mouthfuls and too quickly (slang)
卧果儿
ngo6 gwo2 ji4a poached egg
饿过饥
ngo6 gwo3 gei1too hungry
饿狼
ngo6 long4literally: 'a hungry wolf', describes someone who is rapacious
卧龙
ngo6 lung4nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮; Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
卧龙大熊猫保护区
ngo6 lung4 daai6 hung4 maau1 bou2 wu6 keoi1Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan
卧龙岗
ngo6 lung4 gong1Wollongong, Australia
卧龙区
ngo6 lung4 keoi1Wolong, a district of Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
卧龙自然保护区
ngo6 lung4 zi6 jin4 bou2 wu6 keoi1Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[da4 xiong2 mao1]
卧内
ngo6 noi6bedroom
饿殍
ngo6 piu5starving people
饿莩
ngo6 piu5variant of 餓殍|饿殍[e4 piao3]
饿莩遍野
ngo6 piu5 pin3 je5starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine

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