Cantonese words starting with T

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tit3 min6 mou4 si1

鐵面無私铁面无私

Strictly impartial and incorruptible; fair and unbiased in handling disputes.

The Iron Curtain; the political barrier during the Cold War between the Soviet and Western blocs.

Iron gate, metal gate, or metal door.

Corrugated iron or sheet metal, often used for roofing and fences.

鐵皮屋铁皮屋

A tin shack; a building with walls or a roof made of corrugated iron sheets, typically one or two stories high.

鐵沙梨铁沙梨

An extremely stingy person.

An iron core, or to be unwavering in one's determination.

Rust; the reddish-brown iron oxide that forms on the surface of iron or steel objects.

tit3 sek6 sam1 coeng4

鐵石心腸铁石心肠

Hard-hearted, unfeeling, or having an iron will that makes one indifferent to emotion.

鐵絲網铁丝网

Wire netting, wire mesh, or a wire fence made of steel wire.

Iron wire; thin metal wire made of iron.

A tall tower made of iron or steel.

An iron pipe or hollow metal tube, often referring to one small enough in diameter to be held as a weapon.

Iron hand; firm, heavy-handed, or authoritarian rule and control.

An iron gate or security shutter made of iron or steel.

tit3 zeoi2 gai1

鐵嘴雞铁嘴鸡

An argumentative person who is sharp-tongued and highly difficult to win an argument against.

Iron rod or bar, typically used in construction, windows, or guardrails.

Irrefutable evidence; hard and undeniable proof.

tit3 zing3 jyu4 saan1

鐵證如山铁证如山

Irrefutable and ironclad evidence that cannot be denied or disproved.

To pick out, extract, or remove a small object using a needle-like or sharp, thin tool.

To instigate, incite discord, or sow dissension between others.

tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3

挑撥離間挑拨离间

To deliberately sow discord, alienate people from each other, or stir up trouble to create conflict.

To flirt, entice, or tease someone in order to suggest a desire for physical or romantic intimacy.

To challenge someone.

tiu1 hei2 baa2 fo2

To anger someone; to make someone angry.

tiu1 hei2 tiu4 jan5

挑起條癮挑起条瘾

To arouse someone's desire or craving to do something.

To provoke; to stir up conflict.

Hair highlighting; a hair-dyeing method where only selected strands are colored.

挑那媽挑那妈

An exclamation expressing irritation, anger, or frustration, equivalent to "fuck" or "shit".

tiu1 naa5 sing1

A highly offensive, vulgar exclamation used to express intense anger or annoyance.

tiu1 nei5 lou5 mei2

挑你鹵味挑你卤味

A euphemistic curse used to insult someone's mother.

tiu1 nei5 lou5 mou2

Fuck your mother; a milder phonetic euphemism for the highly offensive curse 𨳒你老母.

tiu1 nei5 si2 fat1

Up yours; a euphemism for a common Cantonese vulgarity.

To choose, select, or pick out after careful consideration.

Fastidious, fussy, or hypercritical; to nitpick and find fault with minor details.

tiu1 tung1 ngaan5 mei4

Sharp-witted, experienced, and highly perceptive; able to read people and see right through them.

To sow discord or stir up trouble between people.

A challenge; a difficult task or situation that is not easily accomplished.

tiu1 zin3 sing3

挑戰性挑战性

Challenging; demanding; having the nature of a challenge.

To look into the distance.

To jump or leap; to throb, beat, or pulsate.

Springboard or gangway; also used figuratively as a stepping-stone.

To switch jobs, especially to another company within the same industry.

To move up and down, beat, or pulsate.

跳飛機跳飞机

Hopscotch; a children's playground game where players hop through a court drawn on the ground.

Jumping Ash, a 1976 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Josephine Siao and Teddy Robin.

To jump up; to leap upwards.

To skip, pass over, or jump through.

To jump into the sea, usually in an attempt to commit suicide.