Cantonese words starting with T

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to bare; to be stripped; to be partial to; to shelter

honest; to confess

to shield; to cover up

to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind

to strip to the waist

taan2 bok3 laai1

Tambora, volcano on Indonesian island of Sumbawa 松巴哇, whose 1815 eruption is greatest in recorded history

taan2 gaa1 nei4 kaa3

Tanganyika, sovereign state in Africa (1961–1964), later part of Tanzania

taan2 gaa1 nei4 kaa3 wu4

坦噶尼喀湖

Lake Tanganyika in East Africa

(loanword) tank (military vehicle)

坦克車坦克车

tank (armored vehicle)

to bare the breast

taan2 hung1 lou6 bei3

to expose one's neck and shoulder

to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing

taan2 jin4 mou4 geoi6

坦然無懼坦然无惧

remain calm and undaunted

to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow

taan2 pui3 leoi4

Tampere (Swedish Tammerfors), Finland's second city

frank; candid; straightforward

to bare the upper body

taan2 sik3 lo2 cing4

to be completely naked

to confess; to come clean

candid; plain dealing

taan2 sing4 soeng1 gin3

坦誠相見坦诚相见

to trust one another fully

taan2 soeng6 nei4 aa3

坦尚尼亞坦尚尼亚

taan2 song1 nei4 aa3

坦桑尼亞坦桑尼亚

taan2 song1 nei4 aa3 lyun4 hap6 gung6 wo4 gwok3

坦桑尼亞聯合共和國坦桑尼亚联合共和国

United Republic of Tanzania

apprehensive; on edge

taan2 tik1 bat1 on1

(idiom) anxious; in turmoil

to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc

(Cantonese); extravagant

(verb) 1. Acclaim; 2. Enjoy

wood charcoal; carbon

carbon (chemistry)

(noun) charcoal pencil

charcoal-roasted

taan3 cim1 wai4

碳纖維碳纤维

to carbonize; carbonization

taan3 faa3 gwai1

silicon carbide

taan3 faa3 hing1

碳化氫碳化氢

taan3 faa3 koi3

碳化鈣碳化钙

calcium carbide CaC2

taan3 faa3 mat6

toner (for a laser printer)

(noun) choke fire