Cantonese words starting with W
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waang4 jyut6
橫越横越
to cross; to traverse
waang4 kam2
橫冚横冚
a quilt [colloquial]
waang4 kam4
橫琴
Hengqin, an island in China
waang4 kwaa1
橫跨横跨
to span; to travel across
waang4 lik6
橫瀝橫沥
Hengli, a town in Guangdong, China
waang4 ling4 man4
橫稜紋横棱纹
crosswise pattern
waang4 loeng4
橫梁横梁
beam
waang4 lou6
橫路横路
side street
waang4 maan4
橫蠻横蛮
see 蠻橫|蛮横[man2 heng4]
waang4 man4
橫紋横纹
horizontal stripe
waang4 man4 gei1
橫紋肌横纹肌
striated muscle
waang4 mei4
橫楣横楣
lintel
waang4 mei4
橫眉横眉
to concentrate one's eyebrows; to scowl
waang4 mei4 laang5 deoi3 cin1 fu1 zi2
橫眉冷對千夫指横眉冷对千夫指
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun); to defy
waang4 mei4 laap6 muk6
橫眉立目横眉立目
to scowl and stare down
waang4 mei4 nou6 muk6
橫眉怒目横眉怒目
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
waang4 mei4 syu6 ngaan5
橫眉豎眼横眉竖眼
to scowl fiercely
waang4 mei4 zi2
橫楣子横楣子
lintel
waang4 muk6
橫木横木
horizontal beam; thwart
waang4 mun4
橫門橫门
(noun) a side door
waang4 ngaak6
橫額横额
horizontal tablet (for an inscription)
waang4 ngaan5
橫眼横眼
from the side of the eye
waang4 ngau1
橫鉤横钩
horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
waang4 ngo6
橫臥横卧
to recline
waang4 pai1
橫批横批
horizontal scroll (for inscription)
waang4 saam1 syu6 sei3
橫三豎四横三竖四
in disorder
waang4 saan1
橫山横山
Hengshan, the name of various places
waang4 saan1 hoeng1
橫山鄉横山乡
Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
waang4 sam1
橫心横心
to steel oneself
waang4 san4 ging1
橫神經横神经
transverse commissure
waang4 sang1
橫生横生
to grow without restraint; to happen unexpectedly
waang4 sang1 zi1 zit3
橫生枝節横生枝节
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
waang4 sau2
橫手
(slang) someone uses illegal ways to get what they want; hire gangs to do dirty work on or beat up someone
waang4 sei2
橫死横死
to die by violence
waang4 sei2 dim3 sei2
橫死掂死横死掂死
it doesn't make a difference either way since neither option gives a good outcome [colloquial]
waang4 seoi1 ho6
橫須賀横须贺
Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)
waang4 seoi1 ho6 si5
橫須賀市横须贺市
Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan
waang4 seoi2 dou6
橫水渡
rope-towed river-crossing sampan
waang4 seoi2 dou6
橫水艔
(noun) public ferry service on sampans.
waang4 si1 gaai1 tau4
橫屍街頭横尸街头
to be found dead in the street [written and colloquial]
waang4 si1 pin3 je5
橫屍遍野横尸遍野
corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)
waang4 si6
橫是横是
probably
waang4 sin3
橫線横线
horizontal line
waang4 sou3
橫掃横扫
to sweep away
waang4 sou3 cin1 gwan1
橫掃千軍横扫千军
total annihilation
waang4 syu6
橫豎横竖
anyway
waang4 syu6 ging6 ji4
橫豎勁兒横竖劲儿
firmness of determination
waang4 syut3 syu6 syut3
橫說豎說横说竖说
to explain sth over and over again
waang4 tau4 ham3
橫頭磡横头磡
Wang Tau Hom, an area in Hong Kong
waang4 tau4 waang4 nou5
橫頭橫腦横头横脑
coarse and arrogant