Cantonese words starting with T
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曇花昙花
taam4 faa1Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
曇花一現昙花一现
taam4 faa1 jat1 jin6lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once; short-lived
潭府
taam4 fu2abyss; your residence
談虎色變谈虎色变
taam4 fu2 sik1 bin3lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
譚富英谭富英
taam4 fu3 jing1Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生...
談鋒谈锋
taam4 fung1Eloquence
談價谈价
taam4 gaa3to negotiate (prices)
談古論今谈古论今
taam4 gu2 leon6 gam1to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom); to discuss everything
痰罐
taam4 gun3a cuspidor; a spittoon
談何容易谈何容易
taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6easier said than done (idiom)
譚鑫培谭鑫培
taam4 jam1 pui4Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor
痰液
taam4 jik6saliva
潭影
taam4 jing2reflection in a deep pond
譚耀文谭耀文
taam4 jiu6 man4Patrick Tam, name of an actor in Hong Kong
譚耀宗谭耀宗
taam4 jiu6 zung1Tam Yiu-chung, name of a politician in Hong Kong
痰盂
taam4 jyu4spittoon
痰盂兒痰盂儿
taam4 jyu4 ji4erhua variant of 痰盂[tan2 yu2]
談及谈及
taam4 kap6to talk about
談論谈论
taam4 leon6to discuss; to talk about
談戀愛谈恋爱
taam4 lyun2 oi3to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating
潭奧潭奥
taam4 ou3profound
談朋友谈朋友
taam4 pang4 jau5to be dating sb
談判谈判
taam4 pun3to negotiate; talks; CL:個|个[ge4]
談判桌谈判桌
taam4 pun3 coek3conference table
談判專家谈判专家
taam4 pun3 zyun1 gaa1Negotiator
談心谈心
taam4 sam1to have a heart-to-heart chat
潭水
taam4 seoi2deep water
談星谈星
taam4 sing1astrology
郯城
taam4 sing4see 郯城縣|郯城县[Tan2 cheng2 Xian4]
郯城縣郯城县
taam4 sing4 jyun6Tancheng, a county in Linyi City 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 Shi4], Shandong
談笑谈笑
taam4 siu3to chat and laugh
談笑風生谈笑风生
taam4 siu3 fung1 sang1to talk cheerfully and wittily
談笑自若谈笑自若
taam4 siu3 zi6 joek6to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened
痰上頸痰上颈
taam4 soeng5 geng2Sputum on throat; to describe someone who feels the impulse to go after somet...
談談谈谈
taam4 taam4to discuss; to have a chat
潭腿
taam4 teoi2Tantui, a northern school of martial arts boxing
譚盾谭盾
taam4 teon5Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
談天谈天
taam4 tin1to chat
談天說地谈天说地
taam4 tin1 syut3 dei6to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun
談妥谈妥
taam4 to5to come to an agreement after discussion
覃塘
taam4 tong4see 覃塘區|覃塘区[Qin2 tang2 Qu1]
覃塘區覃塘区
taam4 tong4 keoi1Qintang, a district of Guigang City 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi
談吐谈吐
taam4 tou3style of conversation
談話谈话
taam4 waa6to talk (with sb); talk; CL:次[ci4]
譚詠麟谭咏麟
taam4 wing6 leon4Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
潭仔
taam4 zai2Tan Chai
譚震林谭震林
taam4 zan3 lam4Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played politi...
潭柘寺
taam4 ze3 zi2Tanzhe Temple
談資谈资
taam4 zi1sth that people like to chat about
潭子
taam4 zi2deep natural pond
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