Cantonese words starting with T

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To kick a jianzi (a weighted shuttlecock)

踢馬刺踢马刺

Horse spur; a metal tool worn on a rider's heels used for directing a horse.

To pass the buck or kick a responsibility back and forth like a ball.

tek3 saai3 goek3

踢晒腳踢晒脚

To be extremely busy with no time to rest.

tek3 saai3 goek3

踢曬腳踢晒脚

Extremely busy, frantic, or overwhelmed with work.

To wear slippers, especially when going out.

tek3 zoek6 goek3

踢着腳踢着脚

To trip; to stumble; to hit one's foot against something while walking.

Living room or hall; the main communal area in a home, often functioning as a living and dining space.

teng1 bat1 dung2

聽不懂听不懂

Unable to understand what one is hearing; cannot make sense of what is said.

To auscultate; to listen to the internal sounds of a body using a stethoscope.

teng1 ceot1 ji5 jau4

聽出耳油听出耳油

To describe music or singing that is incredibly pleasant and delightful to listen to.

To hear clearly.

To mishear; to hear incorrectly.

teng1 din6 waa2

聽電話听电话

To answer the phone, or to talk on the phone.

To understand what one hears.

To attend a class, or to sit in on a lesson to observe the teaching.

teng1 gaa3 m4 teng1 dau2

聽價唔聽斗听价唔听斗

To care only about the price of an item while neglecting its quality or quantity.

teng1 gaau3 teng1 waa6

聽教聽話听教听话

Obedient, docile, and easy to teach or guide.

To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears.

To hear say; to hear from others.

teng1 gwo3 gaak3 lei4

聽過隔籬听过隔篱

To mishear; to hear something incorrectly.

teng1 jam1 ngok6

聽音樂听音乐

To listen to music.

teng1 lok6 jau5 gwat1

聽落有骨听落有骨

To sound sarcastic, offensive, or to have a hidden, prickly message.

聽唔明听唔明

To not understand what one hears; to fail to understand spoken language.

To wait for death, or to be doomed to get into serious trouble.

Hall, parlor, or living room.

Stethoscope, or a telephone handset.

Obedient and docile; listening to instructions and complying with others' wishes.

The head of a government department; or colloquially, someone who sleeps in the living room.

A small boat or vessel.

Boat dwellers, especially Tanka people.

teng5 gaap3 baan2

Boat deck; the upper deck of a ship on which lifeboats are stored.

Boathouse; a house built over water for storing boats, or a boat used as a dwelling.

Jargon for a taxi (used by drivers) or a spoon (used by restaurant waiters).

teng5 zai2 zuk1

Ting-zai congee; a style of Cantonese congee topped with peanuts, squid, pork rind, and beef.

teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4

推波助瀾推波助澜

To add fuel to the flames; to instigate and encourage a situation to escalate.

teoi1 bun2 sou3 jyun4

To trace something back to its origin or source.

A speculation, conjecture, or forecast based on evidence or clues.

To examine, investigate, or search for.

teoi1 can4 bou3 san1

推陳佈新推陈布新

To push out the old and bring in the new; to innovate or continuously improve.

teoi1 can4 ceot1 san1

推陳出新推陈出新

To weed out the old and bring forth the new; to discard outdated things or methods in order to create something fresh.

teoi1 can4 zi3 san1

推陳致新推陈致新

To weed out the old and bring forth the new; to innovate.

To push a cart, or the cart itself.

To launch, release, or introduce a product for the public to use or purchase.

To reject or decline an invitation, gift, or appointment.

To postpone, delay, or defer an event to a later time.

Repulsion; to repulse.

teoi1 cik1 lik6

Repulsive force in physics.

To elucidate, explain, or elaborate on a topic or idea.