Cantonese words starting with T
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塗敷涂敷
tou4 fu1to smear; to plaster
屠夫
tou4 fu1butcher
徒呼負負徒呼负负
tou4 fu1 fu6 fu6to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)
塗家涂家
tou4 gaa1painter
圖解图解
tou4 gaai2graph illustration
圖解說明图解说明
tou4 gaai2 syut3 ming4explanatory diagram
屠格涅夫
tou4 gaak3 nip6 fu1Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883), Russian novelist
圖鑒图鉴
tou4 gaam3variant of 圖鑑|图鉴[tu2 jian4]
淘金
tou4 gam1to pan for gold
淘金潮
tou4 gam1 ciu4gold rush
桃金娘
tou4 gam1 noeng4rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)
桃金娘科
tou4 gam1 noeng4 fo1Myrtaceae (family including myrtle, rosemary, oregano etc)
淘金者
tou4 gam1 ze2gold panner
涂謹申涂谨申
tou4 gan2 san1James To Kun-sun, a politician in Hong Kong
徒具
tou4 geoi6to only have
途經途经
tou4 ging1to pass through; by way of
圖景图景
tou4 ging2view, prospect
塗徑涂径
tou4 ging3path
途徑途径
tou4 ging3method
陶傑陶杰
tou4 git6Chip Tsao To Kit, a Hong Kong writer
塗改涂改
tou4 goi2to alter (text); to correct (with correction fluid)
塗改帶涂改带
tou4 goi2 daai2Correction Tape
塗改液涂改液
tou4 goi2 jik6correction fluid
桃江
tou4 gong1see 桃江縣|桃江县[Tao2 jiang1 Xian4]
桃江縣桃江县
tou4 gong1 jyun6Taojiang, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
掏古井
tou4 gu2 zeng2to marry a wealthy widow for her money; to have an affair with a wealthy old woman for her money [colloquial]
淘古井
tou4 gu2 zeng2marrying a rich widow (slang)
徒工
tou4 gung1apprentice
陶工
tou4 gung1pottery
陶君行
tou4 gwan1 hang4Andrew To Kwan Hang, a Hong Kong politician
淘客
tou4 haak3talk (loanword)
淘氣淘气
tou4 hei3naughty
陶器
tou4 hei3pottery
淘河
tou4 ho4pelican
逃學逃学
tou4 hok6to play truant
逃學威龍逃学威龙
tou4 hok6 wai1 lung4Fight Back To School, a Hong Kong comedy movie
桃紅桃红
tou4 hung4pink
桃紅色桃红色
tou4 hung4 sik1peach colour
圖恩图恩
tou4 jan1Thun, Switzerland
陶甄
tou4 jan1to mold and educate people
桃仁
tou4 jan4peach kernel, used in Chinese medicine
途人
tou4 jan4passer-by
逃逸
tou4 jat6to escape; to abscond
逃逸速度
tou4 jat6 cuk1 dou6escape velocity
塗油涂油
tou4 jau4to grease; to baste (cookery)
塗油於涂油于
tou4 jau4 jyu1anoint
徒有虛名徒有虚名
tou4 jau5 heoi1 ming4with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
徒有其名
tou4 jau5 kei4 ming4with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
陶冶
tou4 je5(verb) To mold on someone's disposition
陶冶情操
tou4 je5 cing4 cou3to cultivate one's mind
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