Cantonese words starting with T

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tai2 wui6to know from experience; to realize; experience

tai2 zai3system

tai2 zak1side of the body

tai2 zan1to look carefully; to see clearly

tai2 zat1(noun) (of medicine) Constitution

睇準起筷睇准起筷

tai2 zeon2 hei2 faai3take aim and pick up your aimed food (spoken)

tai2 zik1volume (amount of space an object occupies)

體積單位体积单位

tai2 zik1 daan1 wai2unit of volume

tai2 zing1(medical) sign

tai2 zing3(verb) see a patient

睇在...份上

tai2 zoi6… fan6 soeng5seeing that it is …. only; purely out of respect for … only [colloquial]

tai2 zung1fancy; liking someone or something (spoken)

tai2 zyu6looking; staring; watching

睇住佢頭睇住渠头

tai2 zyu6 keoi5 tau2Follow someone; to learn and copy from someone

tai2 zyu6 lei4(verb) watch out; to pay attention

tai3drawer; tray

tai3to substitute for; to replace; on behalf of; to decline; to supersede

tai3 baan1to act as substitute

替班兒替班儿

tai3 baan1 ji4erhua variant of 替班[ti4 ban1]

tai3 bou2to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a subs...

tai3 coeng1ghostwriting

tai3 doi6to substitute for; to supersede

tai3 doi6 ban2substitute

tai3 doi6 jin4 liu2alternative fuel

剃刀門楣剃刀门楣

tai3 dou1 mun4 mei4shaving more than one time, to refer too much levy

tai3 dou6to take the tonsure; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)

剃髮留辮剃发留辫

tai3 faat3 lau4 bin1to shave the head but keep the queue

剃髮令剃发令

tai3 faat3 ling6the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordere...

tai3 gok3(theater) understudy

替角兒替角儿

tai3 gok3 ji4erhua variant of 替角[ti4 jue2]

替古人擔憂替古人担忧

tai3 gu2 jan4 daam1 jau1to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessar...

替古人耽憂替古人耽忧

tai3 gu2 jan4 daam1 jau1to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessar...

tai3 gung1replacement worker

剃光頭剃光头

tai3 gwong1 tau4to shave the whole head clean

tai3 jap1to weep

涕淚交流涕泪交流

tai3 leoi6 gaau1 lau4tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically

tai3 ling4to shed tears

tai3 min6shaving (spoken)

tai3 ngaan5 mei4(phrasal verb) to insult or to embarrass someone in public.

tai3 pan3sneeze

tai3 san1stand-in; body double; scapegoat; to stand in for sb else

替身演員替身演员

tai3 san1 jin2 jyun4substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts)

tai3 sei2to take someone's place; to sacrifice oneself for others; to be a scapegoat f...

tai3 sei2 gwai2scapegoat

tai3 si3 pong4 to4a flood of tears and mucus

涕泗橫流涕泗横流

tai3 si3 waang4 lau4tears and mucus flowing profusely; in a tragic state

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