Cantonese words starting with T

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Cleft lip; a congenital condition where the upper lip is split.

Toast; sliced white bread that has been toasted.

Tuzki, a Chinese cartoon rabbit character used in emoticons and stickers.

菟絲子菟丝子

Dodder; a parasitic vine (Cuscuta sinensis) with seeds used in traditional medicine.

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吐絲自縛吐丝自缚

To spin a cocoon around oneself; to be enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising.

Color printing using several overlaid images.

A lasso; a rope with a slipknot loop used for catching cattle or other animals.

Lasso; a loop of rope designed as a trap or for catching cattle.

To pour out or express one's inner thoughts, feelings, or grievances.

A song cycle in Chinese opera, or a set of polite, conventional remarks.

To spit or expectorate phlegm.

Condom, or a set of conventions, methods, or tricks.

Sleeve or socket; a cylindrical covering, adapter, or tool attachment.

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Socket wrench or socket spanner.

Matryoshka doll; a Russian nesting doll.

Conventional polite remarks, or the act of coaxing information out of someone.

Arbitrage; illegal currency exchange.

To illegally exchange or launder currency.

Sleeve cover worn over sleeves to keep them clean.

A sheath or cover; a cliché or set pattern; a condom.

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兔子不吃窩邊草兔子不吃窝边草

A rabbit does not eat the grass beside its own burrow; one should not harm or do wrong to their own neighbors or associates.

To enunciate or pronounce words.

Brat; a term used to scold young people, children, or offspring.

To interplant or practice relay cropping by sowing a second crop before the first is harvested.

A suit of clothes, or a set of related products.

A set of chimes, bells, or a grandfather clock.

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A conservative person who is excessively conventional, cautious, and resistant to change.

To interplant; to grow a second crop between the rows of an existing crop before the first is harvested.

To wail or cry loudly.

Picture, drawing, diagram, or chart.

To spread, apply, or smear liquid or paste on a surface, or to blot out with it.

To slaughter animals for food, or to massacre people.

To do something in vain or barehanded, or a follower, disciple, or person of a certain type.

To fish out from a pocket or bag; to pull out.

Peach; a round, juicy fruit with a pointed end, fuzzy skin, and a large stone.

To pour soup or tea over rice, or to wash grains in a sieve.

Used in personal names.

To cover over or envelop.

To bind or tie with a rope.

To run away, escape, or flee.

Way, path, road, or method.

To doodle, scribble, or spray graffiti.

tou4 aa3 leoi4 gaak3

圖阿雷格图阿雷格

Tuareg, a nomadic people of the Sahara.

A printing plate or plate illustration bearing an image such as a photo or illustration.

To pick pockets; to steal from someone's pocket or bag.

Taobei, a district of Baicheng City in Jilin Province.

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洮北區洮北区

Taobei, a district of Baicheng in Jilin Province, China.