Cantonese words starting with T

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tung1 coi3 gaai1

Tung Choi Street, a street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.

Polymath; a versatile person who is highly skilled or knowledgeable in many different fields.

tung1 coi4 gaau3 juk6

Liberal education; general education that aims to cultivate well-rounded individuals.

Rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus).

Everywhere; all over the place.

tung1 cyun1 keoi1

通川區通川区

Tongchuan, a district of Dazhou in Sichuan province.

To understand clearly; sensible, reasonable, and open-minded.

To stay up all night to work or play.

To collude with the enemy.

To successfully settle a matter or get things sorted through connections or negotiations.

To communicate by telephone in a formal context, or to conduct electricity.

tung1 din6 waa2

通電話通电话

To communicate over the telephone; to talk on the phone.

An ultimatum, or an official diplomatic note.

A passageway or path for people or things to pass through.

tung1 dou6 dung6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

通道侗族自治縣通道侗族自治县

Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City, Hunan province, China.

tung1 dou6 jyun6

通道縣通道县

Tongdao County, short for Tongdao Dong Autonomous County in Hunan province.

To read through something from the beginning to the end.

Tonghua, a prefecture-level city in Jilin Province, China.

tung1 faa3 jyun6

通化縣通化县

Tonghua county, in Tonghua city, Jilin province, China.

Tonghua, a prefecture-level city in Jilin Province.

To intermarry; to marry someone of a different race or nationality.

Circulating goods, or currency in circulation within an economy.

tung1 fo3 gan2 suk1

通貨緊縮通货紧缩

Deflation; an economic phenomenon where the prices of goods and services decrease, and the value of currency increases.

tung1 fo3 paang4 zoeng3

通貨膨脹通货膨胀

Inflation; the economic phenomenon where the prices of goods and services rise and the value of money falls.

To leak information or tip off an opponent.

tung1 fung1 bou3 seon3

通風報信通风报信

To tip someone off, leak information, or pass on secrets to another party.

tung1 fung1 bou3 seon3

通風報訊通风报讯

To tip someone off, leak information, or divulge secret news.

tung1 fung1 gei1

通風機通风机

A ventilator; a fan or machine used for ventilation.

tung1 fung1 gun2

通風管通风管

Ventilation duct or pipe.

tung1 fung1 hau2

通風口通风口

Air vent; a hole or passage used for ventilation.

tung1 fung1 hung2

通風孔通风孔

Air vent; a hole or opening that allows ventilation.

Phonetic loan character; the use of a homophonous or near-homophonous character in place of another in classical Chinese.

Phonetic loan character; a Chinese character used to represent a homophonous or near-homophonous word.

Everywhere; all over the place or all over the street.

To commit adultery; for a married person to have voluntary sexual intercourse with someone other than their spouse.

To stimulate or restore menstrual flow in traditional Chinese medicine.

Tongjiang, a county in Bazhong city, Sichuan province.

tung1 gong1 jyun6

通江縣通江县

Tongjiang, a county in Bazhong City, Sichuan Province.

Public notice, announcement, or circular.

Tungus; referring to the Tungusic peoples of eastern Siberia and Northeast Asia or their languages.

To take an overall view of something; to look at the whole picture.

To open a border or clear customs, allowing passage across a boundary.

tung1 gwaan1 bei6

通關鼻通关鼻

A straight and level nose bridge.

tung1 gwaan1 man4 dip6

通關文牒通关文牒

An official travel document or passport used in ancient China to pass through customs and border gates.

tung1 gwaan1 mat6 jyu5

通關密語通关密语

A passcode, password, or secret phrase used to pass a checkpoint.

tung1 gwaan1 zit3

通關節通关节

To use bribery or influence to get a task accomplished or to bypass regulations.

To search a prisoner's rectum for contraband upon admission to prison.

By means of; through; by way of.

tung1 haang1 keoi4

To nutmeg; to pass or shoot a soccer ball between an opponent's legs.