Cantonese words starting with W

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Stable, steady, and sound; maintaining positive and robust development.

To find an extra person to complete a team, a game, or an activity.

Firm, solid, and stable, especially of a structure or foundation.

To look for a job; to search for employment.

wan2 gwai2 bong1 can3

搵鬼幫襯揾鬼帮衬

Describing a shop or restaurant doomed to fail because it has virtually no customers.

wan2 gwai2 bong1 sau2

搵鬼幫手揾鬼帮手

To have no hope of finding anyone to help.

wan2 gwai2 maai5

搵鬼買揾鬼买

Describing a shop or restaurant doomed to fail because nobody would want to buy from it.

On another day; some other day.

搵嘢做揾嘢做

To look for a job, or to find something to do to keep oneself occupied.

wan2 jyu4 taai3 saan1

穩如泰山稳如泰山

As stable as Mount Tai, referring to an unshakable status or a calm and composed attitude.

wan2 jyu4 tit3 taap3

穩如鐵塔稳如铁塔

As steady as an iron tower; strongly fortified, secure against assault, or impregnable.

wan2 lai4 gong2

搵來講揾来讲

To make up excuses or talk just for the sake of talking, often to make small talk or find something to say.

wan2 lei4 gong2

搵嚟講揾嚟讲

To say something, usually an unwelcome comment or criticism, just for the sake of finding something to say.

wan2 lei4 san1 fu2

搵嚟辛苦揾嚟辛苦

To ask for trouble or create unnecessary work and hardship for oneself.

wan2 loeng5 caan1

搵兩餐揾两餐

To make a living; to earn enough money for meals.

搵老襯揾老衬

To take advantage of someone, fool them, or take them for a ride.

搵老婆揾老婆

To look for a wife.

搵米路揾米路

To find a way to earn a living or make money.

To earn money; to make a living.

Midwife; an old term for a woman who helps deliver babies.

wan2 sai3 gaai3

搵世界揾世界

To make a living, look for a job, or seek one's livelihood.

To make money or to earn a living.

wan2 tiu4 meng6 zai2 gaau3 fei1

搵條命仔較飛揾条命仔较飞

To risk one's life; to play with one's life.

To find a seat or a table, especially at a restaurant.

Solid, firm, or stable; reliable and secure.

wan2 zau1 gung1

搵周公揾周公

To go to sleep or take a nap.

wan2 ziu1 m4 dak1 maan5

搵朝唔得晚揾朝唔得晚

To earn barely enough to get by; unable to make ends meet.

wan2 zoek6 sou3

搵着數揾着数

To seek personal advantage, benefits, or a good bargain.

wan2 zoek6 sou3

搵著數揾着数

To look for bargains or seeking to gain personal advantage at others' expense.

Steady, calm, and dependable.

Indignant or angry.

To brew, ferment, or make alcohol.

wan3 haak1 fong2

韞黑房韫黑房

To lock someone up in a dark room; to hold someone in solitary confinement.

wan3 lung4 gyun1

搵窿捐揾窿捐

To want to find a hole to hide in out of extreme embarrassment.

To say or speak.

Even, balanced, or uniform.

An ancient Chinese surname, or a character used in feminine names.

Used in personal names.

Dizzy or giddy; having a sensation of spinning or losing one's balance.

Used in personal names.

Common rue, a type of weed, or a kidney bean.

Cloud; suspended liquid or crystalline water and other substances in the atmosphere.

Wonton; Chinese ravioli.

The spirit or soul of a person.

A woman's wavy or curly hairstyle.

wan4 bat1 fu6 tai2

魂不附體魂不附体

Literally having one's soul leave the body; scared out of one's wits, or utterly distracted and absentminded.

Cloud layer; a mass or layer of clouds, typically used in a meteorological context.

暈車浪晕车浪

To get carsick; to experience motion sickness while traveling in a car.

Evenly distributed, well-proportioned, or spread evenly.

Evenly distributed, well-balanced, proportioned, or plump.