Cantonese words starting with O

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Graceful or elegant in movement and posture.

To excrete urine or feces.

A Chinese surname, typically transliterated as Or or O.

A white jade-like stone.

To defecate or urinate; to pass bodily waste.

To cater to, flatter, or show partiality to someone.

痾不甩疴不甩

Extremely troublesome, sticky, or difficult to deal with.

To poop or poo-poo.

An order, command, or instruction; or the act of placing an order or booking.

痾篤尿疴笃尿

To take a piss; to urinate.

To have diarrhea; to pass loose or watery stools.

Very clumsy, slow, or indecisive.

To groan or moan due to physical pain or illness.

o1 joeng4 me1 si2

To suffer from constipation, characterized by passing hard, pellet-like stools resembling goat droppings.

o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4

阿諛奉承阿谀奉承

To flatter, fawn over, or curry favor with someone.

To defecate; to take a dump.

屙爛屎屙烂屎

To have diarrhea; to have loose or liquid bowel movements.

o1 li1 gat1 dai3

阿哩吉諦阿哩吉谛

To be in a tight spot, down on one's luck, or in deep trouble.

o1 nei4 to4 fat6

阿彌陀佛阿弥陀佛

Amitabha Buddha; an exclamation used to express pity, shock, or a wish for blessing.

To urinate; to pee.

o1 niu6 dai6 cou2 zi2

屙尿遞草紙屙尿遞草纸

To do something unnecessary, redundant, or unhelpful; literally, offering toilet paper to someone who is only urinating.

To fart; to pass gas.

To poop; to defecate.

To poop; to defecate.

o1 si2 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6

屙屎唔出賴地硬屙屎唔出赖地硬

To blame one's own failure on external factors; to make poor excuses.

o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6 o1 niu6 m4 ceot1 laai6 fung1 maang5

屙屎唔出賴地硬，屙尿唔出賴風猛屙屎唔出赖地硬，屙尿唔出赖风猛

To blame everyone and everything but oneself for one's own failures or incompetence.

o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6, o1 niu6 m4 ceot1 laai6 fung1 maang5

痾屎唔出賴地硬，痾尿唔出賴風猛疴屎唔出赖地硬，疴尿唔出赖风猛

To make excuses for one's own incompetence instead of taking responsibility; a bad workman blames his tools.

Austin; referring to John Gardiner Austin or the places named after him in Hong Kong.

o1 si6 din6 dou6

Austin Road, a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

痾鎖鏈疴锁链

To take a dump; to defecate.

To pee; used in baby talk.

To have diarrhea; to have loose, watery stools.

阿華田阿华田

Ovaltine; a popular malted milk drink.

An interjection expressing surprise or realization: oh.

Graceful, charming, and beautiful, describing a woman's posture or figure.

An exclamation used to criticize or call someone out for breaking a rule.

Grief, sorrow, or sadness.

To mourn, grieve, or lament over someone's death.

I; me; a self-referring pronoun used by a widowed empress or dowager consort in historical novels and operas.

To wail and cry out in sorrow or grief.

oi1 hung4 pin3 je5

哀鴻遍野哀鸿遍野

A catastrophe afflicting everyone, leaving victims destitute and in misery.

Sorrowful, plaintive, and filled with resentment, especially of a voice or tone.

To beg or plead for mercy; to make an earnest, tearful request.

A mournful cry or whine.

oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2

哀莫大於心死哀莫大于心死

The greatest sorrow is a dead heart, where one loses all hope and ceases to care about anything.

Funeral music; solemn music played at a memorial service or during mourning.

Sadness, sorrow, or grief.

Grieved, sorrowful, or mourning over the loss of beloved people or things.

Grieved and heartbroken over the loss of a relative or friend.