Cantonese words starting with N

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naam4 joeng2 baak3

Chinese men who were born and raised in Southeast Asian countries

see 南陽市|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4]

naam4 joeng4 haak3

overseas Chinese who returned to China from South East Asia

naam4 joeng4 jyun6

南陽縣南阳县

Nanyang county in Henan

naam4 joeng4 lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6

南洋理工大學南洋理工大学

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

naam4 joeng4 si5

南陽市南阳市

Nanyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]

naam4 joeng4 soeng1 bou3

南洋商報南洋商报

Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)

南魚座南鱼座

Piscis Austrinus (constellation)

fermented soybean curd

naam4 jyu5 faa1 sang1

fermented bean curd flavoured peanuts

naam4 jyu5 juk6

fermented red beancurd

Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing

naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3

南轅北轍南辕北辙

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

Nan County or Nanxian, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan

naam4 kaa1 lo4 loi4 naap6

南卡羅來納南卡罗来纳

South Carolina, US state

see 南溪區|南溪区[Nan2 xi1 Qu1]

Southbridge (computing)

naam4 kiu4 zi6 aa3 dou2 wo4 naam4 song1 wai1 kei4

南喬治亞島和南桑威奇南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇

South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands

Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)

naam4 kyun4 maa1 maa1

南拳媽媽南拳妈妈

Nan Quan Mama, a Taiwanese Music Group

naam4 lin4 jyun4 ci4

南蓮園池南莲园池

Nan Lian Garden, a Chinese classical garden in Kowloon, Hong Kong

see 南陵縣|南陵县[Nan2 ling2 Xian4]

naam4 ling4 jyun6

南陵縣南陵县

Nanling, a county in Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 Shi4], Anhui

Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi

Southern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (397-414)

see 南樂縣|南乐县[Nan2 le4 Xian4]

naam4 lok6 jyun6

南樂縣南乐县

Nanle, a county in Puyang City 濮陽市|濮阳市[Pu2 yang2 Shi4], Henan

喃嘸佬喃呒佬

monk; people carry out religious rituals during funeral as a job

abbr. for 南亞區域合作聯盟|南亚区域合作联盟[Nan2 Ya4 Qu1 yu4 He2 zuo4 Lian2 meng2]

naam4 mei5 lei4

avocado (Persea americana)

naam4 mei5 zau1

Corona Australis (constellation)

see 南明區|南明区[Nan2 ming2 Qu1]

naam4 ming4 keoi1

南明區南明区

Nanming, a district of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou

喃嘸費喃呒费

fees for having sex with a night club hostess [colloquial]

Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit)

wizard; warlock

naam4 mou4 lou2

南無佬南无佬

Phoebe zhennan; Chinese cedar

naam4 muk6 lam4

see 南木林縣|南木林县[Nan2 mu4 lin2 Xian4]

naam4 muk6 lam4 jyun6

南木林縣南木林县

Namling, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet

南門二南门二

Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus

(onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur

(noun) Daughter

naam4 naam4 hap6 zok3

Africa-South America Cooperation

naam4 naam4 zi6 jyu5

喃喃自語喃喃自语

to mumble to oneself

naam4 nai4 waan1

南泥灣南泥湾

Nanniwan, township 45 km south of Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi