Cantonese words starting with T

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Catfish, specifically a freshwater fish of the Clariidae family.

Airbreathing catfish; a freshwater edible fish with whiskers that is active at night.

tong4 sat1 jyu2

塘蝨魚塘虱鱼

Airbreathing catfish, a family of freshwater fish capable of breathing air.

Tong sui; a sweet, soupy Cantonese dessert made with a wide variety of ingredients.

tong4 seoi2 gwan2 tong4 jyu2

塘水滾塘魚塘水滚塘鱼

An insular business situation where people only trade among themselves, limiting growth because the market cannot expand.

tong4 seoi2 pou2

糖水舖糖水铺

Dessert shop selling tong sui (traditional Chinese sweet soup).

Tang poetry; poems from the Tang Dynasty, typically consisting of four or eight lines of five or seven characters each.

tong4 si1 wing6

唐詩詠唐诗咏

Natalie Tong, a Hong Kong actress.

Dignified, majestic, or magnificent in appearance or status.

tong4 tong4 zing3 zing3

Open and aboveboard; fair and square; doing things in an honest, fair, and transparent manner.

Crisp sugar ring; a deep-fried, golden-brown ring-shaped Cantonese pastry eaten during the Lunar New Year.

Chinese characters.

Syrup; a very sweet, thick liquid used for making desserts or flavoring drinks.

Tangzhuang; a traditional Chinese jacket with a mandarin collar and frog buttons.

tong4 zong1 saam1

唐裝衫唐装衫

Tangzhuang; a traditional Chinese clothing style originating from the Qing Dynasty.

A kind of cloth hat worn in ancient China.

To overflow or pour out; to be filled with.

Braid, cord, ribbon, or sash.

Used in personal names.

To benefit from someone else's fame, success, or status due to a connection with them.

tou1 gwong1 joeng5 fui3

韜光養晦韬光养晦

To conceal one's strengths and bide one's time.

To disturb or trouble someone, or to cause them inconvenience.

Heinous, flagrant, or monumental; literally of waves or water, reaching or filling the sky.

tou1 tin1 daai6 zeoi6

A heinous, monstrous, or unforgivable crime.

tou1 tou1 bat1 zyut6

滔滔不絕滔滔不绝

To talk incessantly, like endlessly rushing water.

Soil, earth, or dust; substances on the surface of the ground such as sand and mud.

To ask for, request, or demand.

Local product; a specialty or native product with distinct local characteristics.

tou2 dei6 gung1

Tutelary deity of a specific location in folk religion, personified as a male elder.

tou2 dei6 seoi3

土地稅土地税

To beg for food.

To launch a military campaign against; to suppress by force.

Bandit or brigand; an armed group with power in a local area that carries out illegal activities.

Hijikata, a Japanese surname.

土庫曼土库曼

Turkmenistan; a country in Central Asia with its capital at Ashgabat.

To ask for a price, or to bargain and haggle over a price.

tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3

討價還價讨价还价

To bargain or haggle over a price.

To ask for advice; to consult someone.

Mole cricket; the common name of the insect.

To pray; a prayer, especially in Christianity.

Pro-Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong who support the Chinese Communist Party.

tou2 gwaa1 waan4

土瓜灣土瓜湾

To Kwa Wan, an area in the southeastern part of Kowloon City District, Hong Kong.

Rustic, old-fashioned, or unsophisticated in style or appearance.

To curry favour with, flatter, or try to please someone to win their favour.

A local tyrant or despot; or a wealthy person who is nouveau riche, ostentatious, and lacking in taste.

Indigenous people or natives, typically referring to those from less developed areas.

Turkey (Türkiye); a country bridging Europe and Asia, with its capital at Ankara.

tou2 ji5 kei4 si1 taan2

土耳其斯坦

Turkestan; a historical region in Central Asia.