Cantonese words starting with O

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Dim daylight, or metaphorically clandestine and ambiguous.

An "oi" sound used for comforting a baby.

Friendly, polite, and amiable.

Mist or haze; commonly used in personal names.

Misty, dark, or cloudy; luxuriant.

oi2 jin4 ho2 can1

藹然可親蔼然可亲

Amiable, genial, and approachable.

To love, or the feeling of deep affection and care.

oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2

愛不釋手爱不释手

To love something so much that one cannot bear to put it down.

Love nest; a home where a couple or newlyweds live together.

Love and affection between lovers.

oi3 cing4 gu3 si6

愛情故事爱情故事

Love story; a romantic narrative.

To love, support, and respect someone of high social status.

愛迪達爱迪达

Adidas, the German sportswear and athletic shoe manufacturer.

愛迪生爱迪生

Thomas Edison; American inventor and businessman known for refining the light bulb and promoting DC power.

愛丁堡爱丁堡

Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.

To caress or fondle; to touch someone's body or sexual organs as a form of foreplay.

Patriotic; to love one's country.

oi3 gwok3 jan4 si6

愛國人士爱国人士

Patriots or patriotic public figures.

愛國心爱国心

Patriotism; love for one's country.

愛國者爱国者

The state of love, especially deep and inescapable affection.

A hobby, interest, or something that one likes to do.

One's beloved, sweetheart, or lover.

Love, affection, or fondness for someone.

愛爾蘭爱尔兰

Ireland; an island nation in northwestern Europe with its capital in Dublin.

愛琴海爱琴海

Aegean Sea; an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between Greece and Turkey.

oi3 lai6 si1 mung6 jau4 sin1 ging2

愛麗絲夢遊仙境爱丽丝梦游仙境

Alice in Wonderland

oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5

愛理不理爱理不理

Indifferent, cold, or dismissive toward someone or something.

oi3 leng3 m4 oi3 meng6

愛靚唔愛命爱靓唔爱命

To prioritize appearance and looking good over health, safety, or one's own life.

One's partner, significant other, or lover.

A romantic relationship.

愛民邨爱民村

Oi Man Estate, a public housing estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

oi3 mei5 san4 dou6 daan2

愛美神導彈爱美神导弹

A woman with a very large bust, comparing her breasts to missiles.

oi3 mei5 san4 fei1 daan2

愛美神飛彈爱美神飞弹

The breast-launched missiles of the robot Aphrodite A from Mazinger Z, or by extension, a woman with large breasts.

oi3 mok6 nang4 zo6

愛莫能助爱莫能助

Willing to help but unable to do so; to sympathize but have no power to assist.

Adoration, love, or deep admiration for someone.

Vague, unclear, or ambiguous, especially of human relationships or words.

oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3

愛沙尼亞爱沙尼亚

Estonia; a country in northern Europe, on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.

oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jan4

愛沙尼亞人爱沙尼亚人

Estonian; an Estonian person.

oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jyu5

愛沙尼亞語爱沙尼亚语

The Estonian language.

Compassion, love, or kindness towards people or animals.

To love and care for someone dearly; to cherish or pamper.

To cherish, treasure, or take good care of someone or something to protect it from harm.

愛他死爱他死

oi3 uk1 kap6 wu1

愛屋及烏爱屋及乌

To love someone and, by extension, love and care for everything associated with them.

To protect, cherish, and take good care of someone or something to prevent damage or harm.

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).

Aichi Prefecture, a prefecture located in the Chubu region of Honshu, Japan, with its capital in Nagoya.