Cantonese words starting with T

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To dislocate a joint; to be out of joint.

To fail to meet a deadline; to be overdue or behind schedule.

To thresh; to shell or remove grains, seeds, or corn from the ear or cob.

tyut3 lap1 gei1

脫粒機脱粒机

Threshing machine; a machine used to separate grain from stalks.

To omit or miss; an omission or oversight.

To separate oneself from, break away from, or detach from.

tyut3 lei4 fu2 hoi2

脫離苦海脱离苦海

To escape from an abyss of suffering, hardship, or misery.

tyut3 lei4 gwaan1 hai6

脫離關係脱离关系

To disown, break off all relations, or cut ties with someone.

tyut3 lei4 sat6 zai3

脫離實際脱离实际

To lose touch with reality; to be divorced from practice or the actual situation.

Unrestrained and unconventional, or disrespectful and negligent.

To peel, drop, or fall off; to fall out, as with teeth or hair.

To acquire literacy; to rise out of illiteracy.

The removal of a mole from the skin.

To desensitize, or to become desensitized.

To shed hair or feathers, or to undergo depilation and hair removal.

tyut3 mou4 zai1

脫毛劑脱毛剂

Depilatory; a cosmetic or medical product used to remove hair.

An omission, error, or slip in a text.

To have a tooth extracted; tooth extraction.

To unhook, decouple, or cut ties.

To lift oneself out of poverty; to escape poverty.

tyut3 pan4 zi3 fu3

脫貧致富脱贫致富

To rise from poverty and become prosperous.

To peel or flake off, referring either to skin or to paint and other surfaces.

tyut3 pei4 diu6 juk6

脫皮掉肉脱皮掉肉

To work incredibly hard; to work one's butt off.

Free and easy, natural and unrestrained, or elegant.

To get away; to free oneself from an obligation, situation, or physical restraint.

To sell, dispose of, or unload goods or assets.

To evade or shirk responsibility.

To dehydrate or dry out, or to spin-dry clothes.

tyut3 seoi2 gei1

脫水機脱水机

A centrifuge or dehydrator used for extracting water, such as a spin dryer or salad spinner.

Prolapse; the falling down or slipping of a body part from its normal position.

To lose color, fade, or bleach.

tyut3 sik1 zai1

脫色劑脱色剂

Bleaching agent

To derail; also used figuratively to describe acting crazy, eccentric, or off track.

An actor or actress who performs nude, often referring to a porn star or softcore film star.

To be sold out; to go out of stock.

Grain kernel that has been threshed and winnowed.

To be reborn or undergo a complete transformation; to emerge from.

tyut3 toi1 cat1 hei3

脫胎漆器脱胎漆器

Bodiless lacquerware.

tyut3 toi1 sing4 sin1

脫胎成仙脱胎成仙

To shed one's mortal body and become an immortal.

tyut3 toi1 wun6 gwat1

脫胎換骨脱胎换骨

To change thoroughly; to undergo a complete transformation or rebirth.

To escape, run away, or break free.

To shirk responsibilities or slide on the job.

Dislocation; displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint.

tyut3 wing6 ji4 ceot1

脫穎而出脱颖而出

To reveal one's talent; to stand out from the crowd.

To molt; to shed feathers, hair, skin, or an outer shell.

Out of control, erratic, or behaving in a way that violates social norms and order.

To remove fat; skimmed or defatted.

脫脂棉脱脂棉

Absorbent cotton

Out of touch, disconnected, or out-fashioned.