Cantonese words starting with T

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forfeiting of deposit or downpayment

to miss a golden opportunity

Tartar (derogatory)

a flounder; a flatfish

taat3 saa1 jyu2

撻沙魚挞沙鱼

flatfish, Macao sole

to not admit something one said or promised, because the person does not want to be responsible for the consequence

gangplank; gangway

aluminium cooking pot

tai1 ci3 deoi6 jing4

梯次隊形梯次队形

echelon formation (military)

echelon (military formation)

tai1 dou6 wui4 bo1

梯也爾梯也尔

TNT (trinitrotoluene) (loanword)

tai1 jan1 tai1 dong1 loeng6

梯恩梯當量梯恩梯当量

trapezoid; terraced

梯氏鶇梯氏鸫

(bird species of China) Tickell's thrush (Turdus unicolor)

tai1 sik1 pui3 gu2

laddering (of stock sales)

(verb) to catch

body; style; group; object

tai2 baa3 wong4 hei3

睇霸王戲睇霸王戏

(verb) watch a movie without paying

assume (spoken)

to check the sample

(v.) to diagnose an illness

surface of the body; body thermometer

(verb) to watch a soccer, football or other ball games

tai2 caa1 jat1 pei4

(verb) to make a bad estimation

tai2 cin2 fan6 soeng6

睇錢份上睇钱份上

doing something because of money; for the sake of money

(verb) see or look carefully; check carefully

tai2 cing4 jing4

depending on the situation; judging from the circumstance [colloquial]

a gangster member who is in-charge of a venue (spoken)

genre; form of writing

tai2 cou1 deoi2

體操隊体操队

gymnastics team

tai2 cou1 wan6 dung6 jyun4

體操運動員体操运动员

tai2 cung5 gai3

體重計体重计

scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale

tai2 cung5 hei3

體重器体重器

scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale

to see through (a trick or a facade)

tai2 daai6 hei3

睇大戲睇大戏

to watch Chinese Opera

tai2 daai6 si1 zing1

體大思精体大思精

extensive and penetrating (idiom); expansive and profound (of writing)