Cantonese words starting with T

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Long jump; a track and field event where athletes compete to jump the furthest distance.

To skip a grade; for a student to skip ahead to a higher class due to excellent academic performance.

Hurdles; hurdling in track and field.

To commit suicide by jumping off a building; also used generally to mean committing suicide.

跳樓貨跳楼货

Goods sold at heavily discounted prices, as if the seller is in desperate financial trouble.

跳樓價跳楼价

Rock-bottom price; a heavily discounted price during a massive clearance sale.

Vaulting; the vault gymnastics event, or the vaulting horse itself.

To look into the distance from a high place; to survey or overlook.

To dance; to move the body rhythmically to music.

Naughty, mischievous, or playful.

A bounced cheque; a returned check with insufficient funds.

To parachute; to skydive.

Flea; a small wingless jumping insect.

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跳蝨市場跳虱市场

Flea market; a street market selling second-hand goods.

To dive into water, especially as a sport.

To jump rope or skip rope.

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跳跳貢跳跳贡

Jumping around restlessly; active, bouncy, or hyperactive.

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跳跳紮跳跳扎

Jumping around, lively, and full of energy.

Diving platform, usually 5, 7.5, or 10 meters high.

To skip a fare by jumping over a ticket barrier or toll gate.

Flea; a tiny parasitic insect that causes severe itching when it bites.

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跳蚤市場跳蚤市场

Flea market; a market selling cheap goods.

Order, organization, or systematic arrangement.

A literary term referring to a child's hairstyle with hair hanging down in front.

Korean sharpbelly (Hemiculter leucisculus), or a minnow.

條賓周条宾周

條賓州条宾州

條賓舟条宾舟

條賓週条宾周

The penis; male genitalia.

To flirt; to tease or engage in playful, romantic behavior.

Chick; a slang and often derogatory term for a young woman or someone's girlfriend.

A clause, article, term, or condition in a contract, law, treaty, or agreement.

To mediate; to act as an intermediary to help two parties resolve their differences.

To train someone, especially a romantic partner, to behave in a desired way, like training an animal.

To adjust, fine-tune, or calibrate tools, components, machines, or settings.

Conditions, terms, or requirements.

To adjust higher; to increase.

To tease or flirt with someone using frivolous or cheeky language, often to get their attention.

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條氣唔順条气唔顺

To feel aggrieved, resentful, or indignant due to unfairness or things not going one's way.

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條氣順晒条气顺晒

To feel calm or pacified, especially after an argument; to feel better about something.

To regulate, moderate, and control.

Treaty or pact; a formal agreement signed between nations.

To nurse one's health, recuperate, or take care of one's body.

Ordinance; a statute or law enacted by a local government or legislative body.

Order, organization, or systematic arrangement.

To nurse one's health; to recuperate and restore wellness.

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條脷無毛条脷无毛

A euphemistic insult targeted at someone's mother.

Regulations, ordinances, or military doctrine.

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條麻甩佬条麻甩佬

A guy, fellow, or bloke; often used in a mildly derogatory, teasing, or colloquial way.