Cantonese words starting with T

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tek3 jin2jianzi (a weighted shuttlecock) kicking
踢马刺
tek3 maa5 ci3horse spur
tek3 pei4 kau4literally ' to kick a ball around', to shift responsibility onto others; to p...
踢晒脚
tek3 saai3 goek3very busy
踢晒脚
tek3 saai3 goek3very busy
tek3 to1wearing slippers
踢着脚
tek3 zoek6 goek3kicking
teng1(reception) hall; office
听不懂
teng1 bat1 dung2unable to make sense of what one is hearing
听诊
teng1 can2to auscultate
听出耳油
teng1 ceot1 ji5 jau4to describe something (e.g. music, stories) that is charming and pleasing to ...
听清
teng1 cing1to hear clearly
听错
teng1 co3to mishear
听电话
teng1 din6 waa2to pick up a call; to talk on the phone
听到
teng1 dou3to hear
听懂
teng1 dung2to understand (on hearing)
听课
teng1 fo3to attend a class
听价唔听斗
teng1 gaa3 m4 teng1 dau2just listen to the brief idea but without knowing the intrinsic detail
听教听话
teng1 gaau3 teng1 waa6good learner; obedient; well-behaved
听见
teng1 gin3to hear
听讲
teng1 gong2to hear from secondary source
听过隔篱
teng1 gwo3 gaak3 lei4misheard
听音乐
teng1 jam1 ngok6Listen to music
听落有骨
teng1 lok6 jau5 gwat1there is some hidden message
听唔明
teng1 m4 ming4cannot understand
听死
teng1 sei2waiting for death; to get into trouble
厅堂
teng1 tong4hall
听筒
teng1 tung2telephone receiver; stethoscope
听话
teng1 waa6to do what one is told
厅长
teng1 zoeng2head of provincial PRC government department
teng5(noun) boat
teng5 gaa1sampan or boat owner
teng5 gaap3 baan2boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
teng5 uk1Boat House
teng5 zai2describes someone who is working for an illegal gambling boss or someone who ...
teng5 zai2 zuk1sampan rice porridge
推波助澜
teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to add fuel...
teoi1 bun2 sou3 jyun4to go back to the source
推测
teoi1 caak1to project; projection
推寻
teoi1 cam4to examine
推陈布新
teoi1 can4 bou3 san1to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate; advancing all ...
推陈出新
teoi1 can4 ceot1 san1to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
推陈致新
teoi1 can4 zi3 san1see 推陳出新|推陈出新[tui1 chen2 chu1 xin1]
推车
teoi1 ce1cart; to push a cart
teoi1 ceot1(noun) (or product) To promote (to market)
推辞
teoi1 ci4to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
推迟
teoi1 ci4to postpone; to defer
teoi1 cik1(physics) to repulse; repulsion
teoi1 cik1 lik6(physics) repulsive force
推阐
teoi1 cin2to elucidate

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