Cantonese words starting with N

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naam4 gun2 gaa1

butler; housekeeper

two-character surname Nangong

naam4 gung1 gwaan1

男公關男公关

a male nightclub host [colloquial]

naam4 gung1 si5

南宮市南宫市

Nangong, a county-level city in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei

naam4 gwaa1 dang1

南瓜燈南瓜灯

jack-o'-lantern

see 南關區|南关区[Nan2 guan1 Qu1]

naam4 gwaan1 keoi1

南關區南关区

Nanguan, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4], Jilin

two-character surname Nanguo

to go down south

naam4 haai4 ji4

男孩兒男孩儿

erhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2]

naam4 haai4 ngok6 deoi2

男孩樂隊男孩乐队

boy band (type of pop group)

naam4 haai4 zi2

naam4 ho4 laan1

南荷蘭南荷兰

South Holland, a province of the Netherlands

Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]

naam4 hoi1 daai6 hok6

南開大學南开大学

Nankai University (Tianjin)

naam4 hoi1 keoi1

南開區南开区

Nankai, a district of Tianjin 天津市[Tian1 jin1 Shi4]

South China Sea

naam4 hoi2 keoi1

南海區南海区

Nanhai, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong

naam4 hoi2 laam6 deoi2

南海艦隊南海舰队

South Sea Fleet

naam4 hoi2 sap6 saam1 long4

南海十三郎

Nam Hoi 13th Man, a nickname for Kong Yu-Miu, a famous scriptwriter for Cantonese opera

Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海[Cao3 hai3], 南苑[Nan2 yuan4] and the Nanhaizi Wetland in Baotou, Inner Mongolia

naam4 hok6 saang1

男學生男学生

male students; school boy

(Tw, HK) South Korea

naam4 hon4 daai3

南寒帶南寒带

South Frigid Zone, the region around the south pole including Antarctica and surrounding waters

see 南康區|南康区[Nan2 kang1 Qu1]

naam4 hong1 bak1 diu6

南腔北調南腔北调

a regional accent

China Southern Airlines

see 南雄市[Nan2 xiong2 Shi4]

naam4 hung4 si5

Nanxiong, a county-level city in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong

Cantonese Naamyam, a traditional singing dialect or tone

naam4 jan2 mei6

(adjective) masculine; manly

naam4 jan4 bat1 waai6 ，neoi5 jan4 bat1 oi3

男人不壞，女人不愛男人不坏，女人不爱

women love bad guys

naam4 jan4 heoi3 jam2 tong1

男人去飲湯男人去饮汤

to visit one's mistress [colloquial]

naam4 jan4 lou5 gau2

as a 'a proper man'; as a 'a real man' (an expression used when implying that a guy should exhibit the behaviours that is expected of a man, similar to someone saying "act like a man")

naam4 jan4 sat1 haa6 jau5 wong4 gam1

男人膝下有黃金男人膝下有黄金

lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)

naam4 jan4 tau4

男人頭男人头

(adjective) a female's appearance or behaves like a man

a (real) man; son

naam4 ji4 jau5 leoi6 bat1 hing1 taan4

男兒有淚不輕彈男儿有泪不轻弹

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)