Cantonese words starting with T

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Semi-soft and runny, or half-congealed.

Sugar, candy, or any sweet seasoning and confectionery.

Chest or thorax, or the hollow chamber of an object.

Saccharide; carbohydrate; the technical name for all types of sugars, starch, or cellulose.

tong4 bat1 lat1

A Cantonese dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls without filling, coated in sugar, peanuts, and sesame seeds.

tong4 bin1 hok6

塘邊鶴塘边鹤

An outsider or bystander who makes unwanted comments or chimes in on a situation.

Chinese food; a Chinese meal or cuisine.

Two or more people who are inseparable and very close; also a type of group matching game.

Enamel; a protective or decorative glass coating fused onto a metal surface.

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A fair-weather person who only shows up when they are broke or need to borrow money.

tong4 dai2 dak6

A person who only shows up or contacts others when they are broke and need to borrow money.

tong4 dai2 nai4

Pond sludge; the mud or silt at the bottom of a pond.

The son of one's father's brother, who is younger than oneself.

Japanese kerria (flower), or the timber from Prunus japonica.

Abrupt, blunt, or forward, especially by bringing up something unexpected that might seem rude.

tong4 dung1 gwaa1

Candied winter melon, a traditional sweet often eaten during Chinese New Year or used as a pastry filling.

Court fees, or tuition fees for attending classes.

Caster sugar or superfine sugar; finely ground white sugar used in baking.

Classwork; exercises or schoolwork done during class.

An elder female cousin on one's father's side.

tong4 gaau1 syu6

糖膠樹糖胶树

Alstonia scholaris, commonly known as the devil tree.

Chinese native dog or mongrel; a medium-sized dog breed native to southern China.

A pond embankment or dyke.

Sweets; candy; sweet snacks, usually bite-sized.

Female guests, or women in general.

A branch of a secret society or triad organization.

tong4 hing1 dai6

Sons of one's father's brothers; male cousins sharing the same paternal grandfather.

Glebionis coronaria; crown daisy or garland chrysanthemum, commonly eaten as a leaf vegetable.

Garland chrysanthemum, a leafy vegetable commonly served in hot pot.

To dine in; to eat at a restaurant rather than taking the food to go.

Chinese people; people of Chinese descent.

tong4 jan4 gaai1

Chinatown; an area in an overseas city heavily populated by ethnic Chinese.

Sugar coating, especially over something bitter.

tong4 ji1 paau3 daan2

糖衣炮彈糖衣炮弹

Something that seems sweet and attractive on the outside but is harmful or corrupting on the inside.

tong4 jing1 nin4

Henry Tang Ying-yen, a former Hong Kong politician.

Fish raised in fish ponds.

Tong lau; a traditional low-rise tenement house built in a Chinese style, typically without an elevator.

Sugarcane mill; a workshop for pressing sugarcane and boiling sugar.

Mantis; a predatory insect with a long body, triangular head, and raptorial forelegs resembling sickles.

The Chinese language, especially the written form.

Damselfly, or the name of a village in Hong Kong.

Younger female patrilineal cousin; the daughter of one's father's brother who is younger than oneself.

Pelican; a large waterbird with a throat pouch under its bill for storing food.

Lelia Tong, a Hong Kong actress.

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Diabetes; a group of endocrine and metabolic disorders characterized by chronically high blood sugar.

Tangshan; a city in northeastern Hebei Province, China.

tong4 saan1 daai6 hing1

The Big Boss, a 1971 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee.

tong4 saang1 coi3

Chinese lettuce.

Soft-boiled or runny, referring to an egg yolk that is half-cooked.