Cantonese words starting with O
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on1 si2 zi1 lyun6
安史之亂安史之乱
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
on1 sik1
安息
Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)
on1 sik1
安適安适
quiet and comfortable
on1 sik1 gwok3
安息國安息国
Parthia
on1 sik1 hoeng1
安息香
Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin; Benzoinum
on1 sik1 hoeng1 fo1
安息香科
Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin
on1 sik1 hoeng1 suk6
安息香屬安息香属
Styrax (tree genus); benzoin
on1 sik1 hoeng1 zi1
安息香脂
benzoinum
on1 sik1 jat6
安息日
Sabbath
on1 sik1 wui4 hoeng1
安息茴香
see 孜然[zi1 ran2], cumin
on1 syu1
安舒
at peace; serene
on1 syu6
桉樹桉树
eucalyptus
on1 taai3
安泰
at peace
on1 taap3 naa5 naa5 lei6 fat6
安塔那那利佛
Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)
on1 tai3 bei2 lam4
安替比林
antipyrine (loanword)
on1 tai4 gwaa1 dou2
安提瓜島安提瓜岛
Antigua
on1 tai4 gwaa1 wo4 baa1 bou3 daat6
安提瓜和巴布達安提瓜和巴布达
Antigua and Barbuda
on1 tou2 cung4 cin1
安土重遷安土重迁
to hate to leave a place where one has lived long
on1 tou4
安圖安图
see 安圖縣|安图县[An1 tu2 Xian4]
on1 tou4 jyun6
安圖縣安图县
Antu, a county in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
on1 tou4 sang1
安徒生
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
on1 wai3
安慰
to comfort; to console
on1 wai3 zai1
安慰劑安慰剂
placebo
on1 wai3 zoeng2
安慰獎安慰奖
consolation prize
on1 wan2
安穩安稳
steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
on1 wan4 nei4 saat3
安魂彌撒安魂弥撒
Requiem Mass (Catholic)
on1 zaak6
安澤安泽
see 安澤縣|安泽县[An1 ze2 Xian4]
on1 zaak6 jyun6
安澤縣安泽县
Anze, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
on1 zam2
安枕
to sleep soundly; to be free of worries
on1 zi1 joek6 sou3
安之若素
bear hardship with equanimity
on1 zi3
安置
to find a place for; to arrange for; placement
on1 zing1
安貞安贞
Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)
on1 zing6
安靜安静
quiet; calm
on1 zong1
安裝安装
to install; to fix; installation
on1 zong3
安葬
to bury (the dead)
on1 zou2 faa1
安祖花
flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
on1 zung6 gan1
安重根
An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] in 1909
on3
按
(Cantonese); mortgage
on3
摁
to press (with finger)
on3
案
(noun) 1. Plan; 2. Draft
on3 aat3
按壓按压
to press
on3 baan2
案板
kneading or chopping board
on3 bei2 lai6
按比例
Proportional; according to the scale
on3 bing1 bat1 dung6
按兵不動按兵不动
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3
案兵束甲
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
on3 bou6 zau6 baan1
按步就班
variant of 按部就班[an4 bu4 jiu4 ban1]
on3 bou6 zau6 baan1
按部就班
(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
on3 caat3
按察
to investigate (old)
on3 can2
按診按诊
palpation (as a method of examination)
on3 cing3
案稱案称
counter scale