Cantonese words starting with T

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Taishan (Toisan), a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong, China.

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台山話台山话

Taishanese; the Yue Chinese dialect spoken in Taishan, Guangdong.

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Taishanese; the Yue Chinese dialect spoken in Taishan, Guangdong.

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臺山話台山话

Taishanese; Toishanese; the Taishan dialect of Yue Chinese.

To raise or lift up one's head.

Taiwan; an island located off the southeastern coast of the Chinese mainland.

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台灣高速鐵路台湾高速铁路

Taiwan High Speed Rail

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臺灣高速鐵路台湾高速铁路

Taiwan High Speed Rail

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臺灣人台湾人

Taiwanese person

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台灣問題台湾问题

Taiwan issue; the political status of Taiwan and the cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China.

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台灣牌台湾牌

Taiwanese style mahjong.

A female taxi dispatcher.

Taichung, a city in central Taiwan.

To slow down at work deliberately, as a form of protest or sabotage; to stage a slowdown.

To slack off, neglect one's duties, or treat guests with coldness.

To hold up or support something from underneath with one's hands.

To ask someone to do a favor, or to entrust them with a task.

To do something pointless, boring, or meaningless.

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托杉唔識轉膊托杉唔识转膊

To be stubborn, inflexible, or foolish, unable to adapt to changing circumstances.

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托柒唔識轉膊托柒唔识转膊

To describe someone who is inflexible, stubborn, and not smart enough to adapt to changing circumstances.

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托大腳托大脚

To flatter or suck up to someone, especially a boss or someone in a higher position.

To open up, clear, or reclaim new land for cultivation or development.

To entrust someone with a responsibility, task, or the care of someone.

Thanks to you; a polite phrase used to express that one's good fortune or success is due to another's blessing.

To make up an excuse or find a pretext to do something.

To entrust someone or something to another person's care; to place in custody or day care.

To arrange or provide child care services for young children and babies while parents are at work.

托兒所托儿所

Day-care center or nursery school.

託兒所托儿所

Nursery; a daycare center that takes care of and educates young children on behalf of parents.

Thanks to; to be indebted to (someone or something) for one's good fortune.

To do something completely pointless, futile, or far beyond one's ability.

To do something pointless or waste time.

拓撲學拓扑学

Topology; the branch of mathematics studying properties of space that are preserved under continuous deformations.

Serving tray; a flat, shallow container used for carrying food and drinks.

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To reject or turn down someone's request or plea for help.

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托手爭托手争

To reject, refuse, or turn down someone's request.

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To refuse to help, especially when declining a request from a friend or acquaintance.

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托水龍托水龙

To embezzle or pocket a client's money; to abscond with funds entrusted to one.

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托塔都應承托塔都应承

To promise anything easily and lightly, with little intention or ability to follow through.

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托塔都唔識轉膊托塔都唔识转膊

To be extremely inflexible and stubborn; unable to adapt to different circumstances.

To check in baggage or consign goods for transport.

To expand, develop, or broaden the scale or scope of something.

To slaughter animals or poultry; to cut into pieces or carve up.

(noun) Chinese surname

The loud, clanging sound of drums or gongs.

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劏白鶴劏白鹤

To vomit from drinking too much alcohol; to have a hangover.

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湯寶如汤宝如

Karen Tong Po-yue, a Hong Kong singer and actress.

To scrap or dismantle an unwanted vehicle.

Soup spoon; a spoon used for drinking soup.