Cantonese words starting with T
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太子太保
taai3 zi2 taai3 bou2tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)
太座
taai3 zo6noun; wife (formal)
太祖
taai3 zou2Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
傣族
taai3 zuk6Dai people, one of the several ethnic groups in southern Yunnan of China
太宗
taai3 zung1posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty
泰銖泰铢
taai3 zyu1Thai baht
貪贪
taam1to have a voracious desire for; greedy
貪杯贪杯
taam1 bui1to drink in excess
貪饞贪馋
taam1 caam4gluttonous; insatiable
貪錢贪钱
taam1 cin2greedy for money
貪財贪财
taam1 coi4to be greedy in getting money
貪得意贪得意
taam1 dak1 ji3(adjective) not serious; for fun; just curious
貪得無厭贪得无厌
taam1 dak1 mou4 jim3avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
貪得無饜贪得无餍
taam1 dak1 mou4 jim3variant of 貪得無厭|贪得无厌[tan1 de2 wu2 yan4]
貪多贪多
taam1 do1have the mindset that more is better (whereas in reality this isn't always tr...
貪多嚼不爛贪多嚼不烂
taam1 do1 zoek3 bat1 laan6to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
貪瀆贪渎
taam1 duk6(of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty
貪方便贪方便
taam1 fong1 bin6to opt for convenience; for the sake of convenience
貪腐贪腐
taam1 fu6corruption
貪官贪官
taam1 gun1corrupt official; greedy mandarin
貪官污吏贪官污吏
taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
貪口𡙁贪口𡙁
taam1 hau2 song2to speak thoughtlessly; to speak without thinking [colloquial]
貪口爽贪口爽
taam1 hau2 song2saying without thinking (spoken)
貪吃贪吃
taam1 hek3gluttonous; voracious
貪吃鬼贪吃鬼
taam1 hek3 gwai2glutton
貪慾贪欲
taam1 juk6greed; rapacious
貪求贪求
taam1 kau4to pursue greedily
貪求無厭贪求无厌
taam1 kau4 mou4 jim3insatiably greedy (idiom)
貪賄無藝贪贿无艺
taam1 kui2 mou4 ngai6greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption
貪婪贪婪
taam1 laam4avaricious; rapacious; avid
貪婪無厭贪婪无厌
taam1 laam4 mou4 jim3avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
貪靚贪靓
taam1 leng3liking as of appearance (spoken)
貪戀贪恋
taam1 lyun2to cling to; to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
淡滅滅淡灭灭
taam1 mit6 mit6bland taste
貪鄙贪鄙
taam1 pei2to be avaricious and mean
貪便宜贪便宜
taam1 pin4 ji4greed for discounts or small gain (spoken)
貪心贪心
taam1 sam1greedy
貪心不足贪心不足
taam1 sam1 bat1 zuk1avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
貪生贪生
taam1 sang1cravenly cling to life (and mortally afraid of death)
貪生怕死贪生怕死
taam1 sang1 paa3 sei2greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; only intereste...
貪色贪色
taam1 sik1greedy for sex
貪食贪食
taam1 sik6gluttonous; greedy
貪小便宜贪小便宜
taam1 siu2 pin4 ji4covet little advantages; to be covetous of small gains
貪小失大贪小失大
taam1 siu2 sat1 daai6penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
貪頭贪头
taam1 tau4the coveted object; an object (acting as a bait) that one soughts after
貪天之功贪天之功
taam1 tin1 zi1 gung1to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
貪圖贪图
taam1 tou4to covet
貪玩贪玩
taam1 waan4to only want to have a good time
貪威識食贪威识食
taam1 wai1 sik1 sik6likes to show off and spend money (slang)
貪猥無厭贪猥无厌
taam1 wai2 mou4 jim3avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
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