Cantonese words starting with T

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提壺蘆提壶芦

unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems

提葫蘆提葫芦

variant of 提壺蘆|提壶芦[ti2 hu2 lu2]

to compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc); question (or section) number

to capture stones (in Go)

subject of literary work

提子乾提子干

to write an inscription (poem, remark, autograph etc)

ahead of schedule; to bring forward (to an earlier time)

to call sweetly (of birds)

to trick; to cheat; to fool; to cajole; to lure; to sweet-talk [colloquial]

(Cant.) to fool; to cheat; to lure; to pacify someone who is angry

to cajole [colloquial]

tam3 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6

０氹鬼食豆腐

a feeble attempt to trick someone or to lure someone into a trap that is very easy to see through [colloquial]

tam3 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6

氹鬼食豆腐

a feeble attempt to trick someone or to lure someone into a trap that is very easy to see through [colloquial]

tam3 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6

𧨾鬼食豆腐

a feeble attempt to deceive somebody into a trap that is very easy to see through

to speak in a charming manner; to display great relish by someone's actions or words; to be won over by something cute [colloquial]

to speak in a charming manner; to display great relish by someone's actions or words; to be won over by something cute [colloquial]

make one happy (Cantonese)

tam5 tam5 zyun3

氹氹轉凼凼转

describes a situation where someone is extremely busy; literal meaning: turning around and around

Taipa, an island of Macau

take possession

Chinese ravioli; wonton

to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun

lit. swallow an egg, meaning to score nil or no marks in a sport match or exam

to commit suicide by swallowing gold

tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6

吞口水養命吞口水养命

lit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor

tan1 jin3 kwan3 naan4

吞嚥困難吞咽困难

dysphagia (medicine)

暾欲穀暾欲谷

Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)

tan1 mai5 song1 bou3 zaat3

吞米桑布札

Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script

to embezzle; to engulf

吞拿魚吞拿鱼

(loanword) tuna

tan1 naa4 jyu2 saam1 man4 zi6

吞拿魚三文治吞拿鱼三文治

吞那魚吞那鱼

to slack off; to sneak away [colloquial]

to slack off; to sneak away [colloquial]

to swallow; to gobble up

tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1

吞噬細胞吞噬细胞

phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

tan1 sai6 zok3 jung6

(biology) phagocytosis

tan1 seng1 jan2 hei3

吞聲忍氣吞声忍气

see 忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声[ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1]

to swallow one's cries