Cantonese words starting with T

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tong4 jau4 baa1 baa1

A sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar, and honey, common in Changsha, Hunan.

tong4 jeoi6 zung1

Emperor Ruizong of Tang, sixth emperor of the Tang dynasty.

Sugar coating, especially over something bitter.

tong4 ji1 paau3 daan2

糖衣炮彈糖衣炮弹

Something that seems sweet and attractive on the outside but is harmful or corrupting on the inside.

tong4 ji3 zung1

Emperor Yizong of Tang, who reigned from 859 to 873.

Malt sugar or maltose.

tong4 ji4 wong4 zi1

Grand, imposing, and majestic; or openly, overtly, and with a show of great dignity.

An irrigation pond or dam.

tong4 jing1 nin4

Henry Tang Ying-yen, a former Hong Kong politician.

Emperor Yao, a legendary Chinese ruler and one of the Five Emperors.

Fish raised in fish ponds.

tong4 jyun4 zung1

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang; seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty.

Tang County, a county in Baoding City, Hebei.

Thangka; a Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting.

Tong lau; a traditional low-rise tenement house built in a Chinese style, typically without an elevator.

Birch-leaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia).

Saccharide; carbohydrate.

Sugarcane mill; a workshop for pressing sugarcane and boiling sugar.

Mantis; a predatory insect with a long body, triangular head, and raptorial forelegs resembling sickles.

tong4 long4 bou6 sim4

螳螂捕蟬螳螂捕蝉

To pursue a near-term gain while remaining unaware of a lurking danger behind.

tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 ，wong4 zoek3 zoi6 hau6

螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

To covet benefits ahead while remaining unaware of a lurking danger behind.

tong4 lou5 ngaap3

唐老鴨唐老鸭

The Chinese language, especially the written form.

tong4 man4 zung1

Emperor Wenzong of Tang, fifteenth emperor of the Tang dynasty.

Damselfly, or the name of a village in Hong Kong.

tong4 ming4 wong4

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685-762), who reigned from 712 to 756.

Side room of a main hall.

tong4 mou5 zung1

Emperor Wuzong of Tang, the sixteenth emperor of the Tang dynasty.

Younger female patrilineal cousin; the daughter of one's father's brother who is younger than oneself.

tong4 muk6 zung1

Emperor Muzong of Tang, thirteenth emperor of the Tang dynasty.

The late Tang dynasty period, specifically during the 9th century.

Tanner or Donald (names)

tong4 naap6 dak1

唐納德唐纳德

Donald, the male given name.

Pelican; a large waterbird with a throat pouch under its bill for storing food.

Glycocalyx; a glycoprotein and glycolipid covering that surrounds the cell membranes of some bacteria, epithelia, and other cells.

Lelia Tong, a Hong Kong actress.

tong4 ning4 gaai1

唐寧街唐宁街

Downing Street in London.

tong4 niu6 beng6

Diabetes; a group of endocrine and metabolic disorders characterized by chronically high blood sugar.

Emperor Aidi of Tang, the last emperor of the Tang dynasty.

tong4 pei4 zat1 gik1 sou3

糖皮質激素糖皮质激素

Glucocorticoid; a type of corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex.

tong4 saam1 zong6

Tang Sanzang, or Tripitaka, the central character of the novel Journey to the West.

Tangshan; a city in northeastern Hebei Province, China.

tong4 saan1 daai6 dei6 zan3

唐山大地震

The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976.

tong4 saan1 daai6 hing1

The Big Boss, a 1971 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee.

tong4 saan1 si5

Tangshan, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province.

tong4 saang1 coi3

Chinese lettuce.