Cantonese words starting with T

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To eat until one is full or to fill one's stomach.

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James Tien Pei-chun, a Hong Kong politician.

To fill or plug a gap, vacancy, or deficit with something external.

To write lyrics for a song, or to compose a classical Chinese Ci poem.

Fill-in-the-blank format; a type of test question with empty spaces to be completed with specific words.

Agricultural land or fields; also used figuratively to mean a wretched situation or plight.

An edible Chinese bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus); also used generally in southern China to refer to any frog.

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田雞東田鸡东

To go Dutch; for everyone to split the bill and pay for their own meal.

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田雞過河田鸡过河

An analogy for everyone fleeing in different directions or going their own way.

A field ridge; a low earthen dyke separating paddy fields.

Athletics or track and field events, which are split into field events and track events.

To reclaim land from the sea.

Fields, countryside, or open country.

Fields and gardens; the countryside.

River snail; a type of edible freshwater snail with a cylindrical shell.

田螺車田螺车

Concrete mixer truck; cement truck.

To pay for a crime or mistake with one's life.

To fill up completely or cram.

To fill in and level a body of water or uneven land to make it flat.

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Tin Sam Tsuen, a village in Hong Kong.

To fill in or write down the required information in a designated space, such as on a form.

To settle a debt, or to secretly replace money that was taken.

To earn money to repay a debt, or to fix a problem or mess.

Someone who is in charge of a field.

To wipe out, exterminate, or destroy completely.

Hydrocarbon; an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

Attendant, servant, or footman.

To listen to and carefully consider for adoption.

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聽朝早听朝早

Tomorrow morning.

To obey or follow orders, instructions, or advice.

To obey; to be obedient and listen to guidance or teaching.

Ting Kau, an area in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.

Sense of hearing; the ability to perceive sounds.

In a while, or in case.

Tomorrow; the day after today.

Hearing ability or aural comprehension.

Tomorrow night; the evening of the day after today.

To obey commands; to take and follow orders.

聽尼士听尼士

Tennis; the transliteration of the English word.

To believe what one hears, especially when the information is untrue or misleading.

To listen to the teacher in class; to pay attention during a lesson.

To hear from others; to be told that; to get wind of.

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聽證會听证会

A legal hearing; a proceeding where a specialized committee listens to witnesses to determine the truth of a case.

Tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow morning.

Audience; listeners of audio media.

Kind; sort; type.

The ground inside a courtyard.

To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears.

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聽講話听讲话

To hear it said that; to hear of; to rumor has it.