Cantonese words starting with T

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tiu3 jat1 zek3 goek3

跳一隻腳跳一只脚

To hop on one leg.

To jump, leap, or bound.

Long jump; a track and field event where athletes compete to jump the furthest distance.

To skip a grade; for a student to skip ahead to a higher class due to excellent academic performance.

tiu3 kap1 sang1

跳級生跳级生

A student who skips a grade or jumps a year in school.

Chinese checkers

Hurdles; hurdling in track and field.

To commit suicide by jumping off a building; also used generally to mean committing suicide.

跳樓貨跳楼货

Distress merchandise; goods sold at a steep discount to recover cash quickly, often due to business closure.

跳樓價跳楼价

Rock-bottom price; a heavily discounted price during a massive clearance sale.

Vaulting; the vault gymnastics event, or the vaulting horse itself.

To look into the distance from a high place; to survey or overlook.

To dance; to move the body rhythmically to music.

Frequency-hopping spread spectrum.

Naughty, mischievous, or playful.

To play rubber band jump rope.

A bounced cheque; a returned check with insufficient funds.

To parachute; to skydive.

Flea; a small wingless jumping insect.

tiu3 sat1 si5 coeng4

跳蝨市場跳虱市场

Flea market; a street market selling second-hand goods.

To dive into water, especially as a sport.

To jump rope or skip rope.

tiu3 tiu3 gung3

跳跳貢跳跳贡

Jumping around restlessly; active, bouncy, or hyperactive.

tiu3 tiu3 zaat3

跳跳紮跳跳扎

Jumping around, lively, and full of energy.

Diving platform, usually 5, 7.5, or 10 meters high.

tiu3 toi4 waat6 syut3

跳臺滑雪跳台滑雪

To skip a fare by jumping over a ticket barrier or toll gate.

tiu3 zaap6 tai2 mou5

跳集體舞跳集体舞

To do ensemble dancing or group dancing.

To jump into a well, especially to commit suicide.

To jump into or plunge into.

tiu3 zeon3 wong4 ho4 sai2 bat1 cing1

跳進黃河洗不清跳进黄河洗不清

Mired in controversy; unable to clear one's name even with desperate measures.

Flea; a tiny parasitic insect that causes severe itching when it bites.

tiu3 zou2 si5 coeng4

跳蚤市場跳蚤市场

Flea market; a market selling cheap goods.

Classifier for long, thin, or narrow objects, such as ropes, roads, fish, or trousers.

A literary term referring to a child's hairstyle with hair hanging down in front.

Korean sharpbelly (Hemiculter leucisculus), or a minnow.

tiu4 baan2 soeng1

條板箱条板箱

Crate; a rugged shipping container or slatted wooden box.

條賓周条宾周

條賓州条宾州

條賓舟条宾舟

條賓週条宾周

The penis; male genitalia.

To drill; to plant seeds in spaced rows.

To lay out an argument item by item.

To flirt; to tease or engage in playful, romantic behavior.

Orderly and logical in writing, or flourishing and smooth.

Chick; a slang and often derogatory term for a young woman or someone's girlfriend.

To adjust the speed.

Bench; a long, narrow bench without a backrest.

To transfer a personnel file or dossier.