Cantonese words starting with T

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tong4 jau4 baa1 baa1sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
tong4 jeoi6 zung1Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦[Li3 Dan4] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
tong4 ji1frosting or icing (on cakes etc)
糖衣炮弹
tong4 ji1 paau3 daan2something that seems nice in appearance, but is bad or harmful inside
tong4 ji3 zung1Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[Li3 Cui3], reigned 859-873
糖饴
tong4 ji4malt sugar
tong4 ji4 wong4 zi1overt; grandiose
tong4 jin2irrigation pond or dam
tong4 jing1 nin4Henry Tang Ying-Yen, a former Hong Kong politician
唐尧
tong4 jiu4Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
塘鱼
tong4 jyu4pond fish
tong4 jyun4glycogen
tong4 jyun4 zung1Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756
唐县
tong4 jyun6Tang County or Tangxian, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
tong4 kaa1thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting)
唐楼
tong4 lau4tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
tong4 lei4birch-leaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia)
糖类
tong4 leoi6sugar (chemistry)
醣类
tong4 leoi6carbohydrate
tong4 liu4sugar mill
tong4 long4mantis
螳螂捕蝉
tong4 long4 bou6 sim4see 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4]
螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后
tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 ,wong4 zoek3 zoi6 hau6lit. the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
唐老鸭
tong4 lou5 ngaap3Donald Duck
tong4 man2Chinese language
tong4 man4 zung1Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂[Li3 Ang2], reigned 827-840
tong4 mat6molasses
tong4 mei5Damselfly; a village in Hong Kong: Tong Mei
𧋦
tong4 mei5*1dragonfly [written and colloquial, a dated term]
tong4 ming4 wong4Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], reigned 712-756
堂庑
tong4 mou5side room of a hall
tong4 mou5 zung1Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍[Li3 Chan2], reigned 840-846
tong4 mui2younger female patrilineal cousin
tong4 muk6 zung1Emperor Muzong of Tang (795-825), reign name of thirteenth Tang emperor 李恆|李恒[Li3 Heng2] reigned 821-825
tong4 mut6late Tang period (9th century)
唐纳
tong4 naap6Tanner or Donald (name)
唐纳德
tong4 naap6 dak1Donald (name)
塘鹅
tong4 ngo4pelican (Morus bassanus); booby
tong4 ngok6glycocalyx
唐宁
tong4 ning4Lelia Tong, name of actress
唐宁街
tong4 ning4 gaai1Downing Street (London)
尿
tong4 niu6 beng6diabetes; diabetes mellitus
tong4 oi1 dai3Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝[Li3 Zhu4] (892-908), reigned 904-907
糖皮质激素
tong4 pei4 zat1 gik1 sou3glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)
tong4 saam1 zong6Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4], based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602–664)
tong4 saan1see 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4]
tong4 saan1 daai6 dei6 zan3Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
tong4 saan1 daai6 hing1Big Boss, movie name
tong4 saan1 si5Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
tong4 saang1 coi3Chinese lettuce

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