Cantonese words starting with W
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waan4 kap1
還給还给
to return sth to sb
waan4 kau4
寰球
worldwide; global
waan4 kau4
環球环球
around the world
waan4 kau4 ding6 wai2 hai6 tung2
環球定位系統环球定位系统
GPS (Global Positioning System)
waan4 kau4 faa3
環球化环球化
globalization
waan4 kau4 leoi5 hang4
環球旅行环球旅行
journey around the world
waan4 kau4 mau6 jik6 gwong2 coeng4
環球貿易廣場环球贸易广场
the International Commerce Centre (ICC)
waan4 kau4 si4 bou3
環球時報环球时报
Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4])
waan4 kau4 siu2 ze2
環球小姐环球小姐
Miss Universe
waan4 koeng4
頑強顽强
firm and determined
waan4 kong3
頑抗顽抗
resist with persistance
waan4 ku1
環箍环箍
a hoop
waan4 lai5
還禮还礼
to return a politeness
waan4 lou6
環路环路
ring road
waan4 lyut3
頑劣顽劣
stubborn and obstreperous
waan4 man4
頑民顽民
unruly people; disloyal citizens
waan4 min6
環面环面
ring surface; torus (math.)
waan4 mok6
環幕环幕
360° cinema screen
waan4 mou6 hei1
環戊烯环戊烯
cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms)
waan4 mut6
還沒还没
not yet
waan4 paai2
玩牌
to play cards
waan4 pei4
頑皮顽皮
cheeky
waan4 pin3
玩遍
to visit (a large number of places)
waan4 ping4
環評环评
environmental impact assessment (EIA)
waan4 pou5
環抱环抱
to encircle; to embrace
waan4 san1 jan4
玩新人
wedding games (spoken)
waan4 san4
還神还神
returning of favour to gods or spirits (spoken)
waan4 sat1 zung1
玩失蹤玩失踪
to hide oneself (as a joke)
waan4 sau2
還手还手
to hit back
waan4 sau2 sei2 jing4
環首死刑环首死刑
death penalty by hanging
waan4 sau2 wun2
玩手腕
to play tricks
waan4 sau3 saan1 zong1
環秀山莊环秀山庄
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu
waan4 sei2
玩死
tricked; tortured (spoken)
waan4 sek6 dim2 tau4
頑石點頭顽石点头
literally: 'even a piece of stone would have been moved', to be so patient and thorough in one's reasoning that all is convinced by it
waan4 seoi2
玩水
water playing
waan4 si6
還是还是
still (as before); unexpectedly
waan4 sin3
環線环线
ring road
waan4 sing4
環城环城
encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc)
waan4 syu1
還書还书
return books
waan4 taai3
還貸还贷
to repay a loan
waan4 taai3 ping4 joeng4
環太平洋环太平洋
Pacific Rim
waan4 taai3 ping4 joeng4 dei6 zan3 daai3
環太平洋地震帶环太平洋地震带
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)
waan4 taai3 ping4 joeng4 fo2 saan1 daai3
環太平洋火山帶环太平洋火山带
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)
waan4 tau4
環頭环头
turf; area of control (spoken)
waan4 tau4 waan4 mei5
環頭環尾环头环尾
the less prosperous area at the two ends of Hong Kong island where there is not much money to be made [colloquial]
waan4 ting1
環烴环烃
cyclic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
waan4 to1
還拖还拖
to fight back; to counter attack [colloquial]
waan4 tung4
頑童顽童
urchin
waan4 waan4 soeng1 kau3
環環相扣环环相扣
closely linked with one another; to interrelate
waan4 wai4
環圍环围
to form a ring around