Cantonese words starting with W

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To last for; to be for a period of.

To disobey, defy, or refuse to follow orders.

To violate a regulation, rule, or policy.

Apron; a protective garment worn over the front of the body to keep clothes clean or as a uniform.

To defend or safeguard legal and civil rights.

A fence or railing used to restrict movement and define boundaries.

To serve as an example.

Illegally; in violation of regulations or the law.

To leave behind or hand down after one's departure.

An omission, oversight, or something left out.

wai4 lei6 si6 tou4

唯利是圖唯利是图

Seeking only profit; caring about nothing but material gain.

wai4 loeng5 caan1

為兩餐为两餐

To make a living; to work just to put food on the table.

An elderly loyalist of a fallen regime, typically one who previously held official rank or title.

為唔過为唔过

Not worthwhile; uneconomical; not paying off.

Relics, remains, or belongings left behind by the deceased.

wai4 mat6 bin6 zing3 faat3

唯物辯證法唯物辩证法

Materialist dialectics, a philosophical study of nature, society, history, and thought.

Feeling reluctant or put on the spot; unwilling to comply but forced to do so.

wai4 nei5 si6 man6

唯你是問唯你是问

To hold someone solely responsible or accountable; to say that consequences will be on someone's head.

維吾爾维吾尔

Uyghur; the Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Xinjiang, China.

wai4 ngai6 gau3 ziu6

圍魏救趙围魏救赵

To relieve a besieged ally by attacking the enemy's home base or secondary target.

wai4 ngo5 duk6 zyun1

惟我獨尊惟我独尊

Extremely egotistical, self-important, or conceited.

Within a private group of people.

To break even; to balance the budget with no profit and no loss.

Surrounding screen or folding screen.

Idealistic; idealism, the philosophical theory that reality is mentally constructed.

為甚麼为什么

Why; asking about the cause or reason of something.

wai4 sang1 sou3

維生素维生素

Vitamin; a class of essential nutrients required in small amounts to regulate metabolism.

To lose something by leaving it behind and forgetting about it.

To repair, fix, or maintain something to restore its original condition or function.

To lead, head, or be the leader; to be the most important or come first.

wai4 si4 ji5 maan5

為時已晚为时已晚

Too late; the time has already passed to change the outcome of a situation.

To siege; to surround a city to launch an attack or cut off its supplies.

wai4 so2 juk6 wai4

為所欲為为所欲为

To do whatever one wants; to act willfully and do as one pleases without regard for others.

Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

To amount to a certain number.

A suicide note or letter written by a person before taking their own life.

wai4 taa1 ming6

維他命维他命

Vitamin; essential organic nutrients that organisms need in small amounts for metabolism.

wai4 taa1 naai5

維他奶维他奶

Vitasoy; a brand of soy milk, beverages, and desserts from Hong Kong.

The remains of a deceased person; a corpse.

圍頭話围头话

Weitou dialect; a Yue dialect spoken by the Weitou people of Hong Kong and parts of Shenzhen.

wai4 wai4 nok6 nok6

唯唯諾諾唯唯诺诺

To be a yes-man; to agree with everything subserviently.

To maintain stability, especially of a political regime, and consolidate its rule.

Inharmonious, incongruous, or looking out of place.

To safeguard, defend, or maintain a person, right, or ideology against harm or violation.

To serve as the standard, criterion, or authoritative version.

Up to; until; to end or stop at a certain point.

Ruins, historical site, or archaeological remains left behind by ancient people.

The will or unfulfilled wish of a deceased person, particularly an ideal or vision to be carried on by survivors.

為食貓为食猫

An affectionate term for a greedy eater or foodie.