Cantonese words starting with T

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Summary; abstract; a compilation of the key parts of a book, show, or program.

A general term for bowed string instruments of the violin family.

To mention, bring up, or refer to a topic.

To guide, help, support, or cultivate younger or less experienced people.

To extract and purify; to refine chemical substances or useful materials from raw materials.

To ask a question; to request an answer.

Nomination; the act of recommending someone for a position, candidacy, or award.

The title or subject of a work, or a question in an exam or exercise.

Proposal or suggestion.

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提心吊膽提心吊胆

To be extremely anxious, worried, or on tenterhooks.

Refreshing; revitalizing, helping to wake someone up and prevent sleepiness.

To remind; to prompt someone to remember something or to fulfill an obligation.

To secretly give hints or tips.

A clue, tip, or reminder that helps someone find an answer or prompts them to action.

To promote, elevate, upgrade, or boost.

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To not know whether to laugh or cry; finding something both funny and annoying, or both embarrassing and amusing.

To bring a case to court; a hearing of a criminal case.

Grape; a sweet and sour berry growing in clusters on vines, eaten as fruit or used for winemaking.

提子乾提子干

To inscribe or write a few words of commemoration on an artwork, plaque, or handicraft.

To do something ahead of schedule or earlier than planned.

To coax, sweet-talk, or trick someone.

To coax, soothe, or pacify someone; to cheat, fool, or lure.

To coax, cajole, or make someone happy through sweet words or actions.

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０氹鬼食豆腐

A feeble attempt to trick someone, or to lure someone into an obvious trap.

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氹鬼食豆腐

To make a feeble, easily detected attempt to trick someone or lure them into a trap.

tam3 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6

𧨾鬼食豆腐

A feeble and obvious attempt to trick or deceive someone into a trap.

To coax, charm, or sweet-talk someone into being extremely happy, or to be utterly won over by something cute.

To charm someone excessively, to the point of completely winning them over.

To coax, cheer up, or make someone happy.

tam5 tam5 zyun3

氹氹轉凼凼转

To run around or go in circles; to be extremely busy.

Taipa, an island and district in Macau, south of the Macau Peninsula.

To swallow or gulp down.

Wonton; Chinese dumpling or ravioli.

To annex or take possession of another country, company, or organization's assets by force.

To commit suicide by shooting oneself in the mouth.

To get a zero score; to score zero points in a test or game.

tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6

吞口水養命吞口水养命

Extremely poor, with barely enough to survive on.

吞拿魚吞拿鱼

Tuna; a saltwater fish eaten raw as sashimi or sushi, or cooked.

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吞拿魚三文治吞拿鱼三文治

吞那魚吞那鱼

Tuna; tuna fish.

To slack off or sneak away from work or responsibilities.

To slack off, sneak away from work, or idle on the job.

To devour, swallow up, or completely engulf and destroy.

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To hesitate in speech; to speak haltingly and not speak straightforwardly.

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吞雲吐霧吞云吐雾

To blow and puff; to smoke tobacco, opium, or marijuana.

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吞咗火藥吞咗火药

Irritable, angry, or short-tempered; to lose one's temper easily.

To float, or to blanch food in boiling water.

To move or shift slightly.

To back up a car; to reverse a vehicle.