Cantonese words starting with T

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A mound or heap of soil.

tou2 dou3 bat1 hang4

Extremely tacky, rustic, or old-fashioned.

To beg for food.

Traditional, indigenous, or primitive methods.

To launch a military campaign against; to suppress by force.

Bandit or brigand; an armed group with power in a local area that carries out illegal activities.

Local products or native produce.

Hijikata, a Japanese surname.

Tuku, a town in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

土庫曼土库曼

Turkmenistan; a country in Central Asia with its capital at Ashgabat.

tou2 fu3 maan6 jan4

土庫曼人土库曼人

Turkmen; a person of Turkmen ethnicity or from Turkmenistan.

tou2 fu3 maan6 si1 taan2

土庫曼斯坦土库曼斯坦

Turkmenistan; a country in Central Asia.

土庫鎮土库镇

Tuku, a urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Tujia ethnic group.

To ask for a price, or to bargain and haggle over a price.

tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3

討價還價讨价还价

To bargain or haggle over a price.

tou2 gaai1 maau4 ci4

土階茅茨土阶茅茨

Earthen steps and a thatched hut, describing an extremely simple, humble, and unadorned dwelling.

tou2 gaai1 maau4 uk1

土階茅屋土阶茅屋

Earthen steps and a thatched cottage, describing a very simple and humble dwelling.

To ask for advice; to consult someone.

Free-range chicken, typically raised in a natural rural environment.

An embankment or ridge of earth between fields.

Mole cricket; the common name of the insect.

To investigate; to study or explore in depth.

Civil engineering and construction.

A small mound, hill, or ridge of earth.

To pray; a prayer, especially in Christianity.

土穀祠土谷祠

A temple dedicated to the local tutelary god and the god of agriculture and grains.

Local Hong Kong communists, communist party members, or pro-communist organisations, as opposed to mainland counterparts.

tou2 gwaa1 waan4

土瓜灣土瓜湾

To Kwa Wan, an area in the southeastern part of Kowloon City District, Hong Kong.

To act cleverly or use shortcuts to get what one desires.

An earthen levee or earthen ridge.

土坎兒土坎儿

An earthen ridge, low bank, or step on a slope.

Rustic, old-fashioned, or unsophisticated in style or appearance.

To beg for food.

Nut grass; purple nutsedge (the tuber of Cyperus rotundus used in traditional Chinese medicine).

To make one's living from the sea; to fish for a living.

To curry favour with, flatter, or try to please someone to win their favour.

tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1

討好賣乖讨好卖乖

To curry favor or try to please someone by behaving obediently or showing off one's good behavior.

A local tyrant or despot; or a wealthy person who is nouveau riche, ostentatious, and lacking in taste.

tou2 hou4 lyut3 san1

土豪劣紳土豪劣绅

Local tyrants and evil gentry; dominant local mafia or corrupt elites.

Indigenous people or natives, typically referring to those from less developed areas.

A girl trafficked into a brothel to work as a prostitute.

tou2 jan4 hei2 fun1

討人喜歡讨人喜欢

Delightful, likable, or winning people's affection.

討人厭讨人厌

Annoying, disagreeable, or horrid; provoking dislike from others.

討人嫌讨人嫌

Unpleasant, annoying, or objectionable; provoking dislike in others.

A small mound or hill of earth; a barrow.

Turkey (Türkiye); a country bridging Europe and Asia, with its capital at Ankara.