Cantonese words starting with W

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横躺
waang4 tong2to lie flat
横躺竖卧
waang4 tong2 syu6 ngo6to lie down all over the place
横祸
waang4 wo6unexpected calamity
横振动
waang4 zan3 dung6transverse vibration
waang4 zau1Wan Chau, an area in Hong Kong
横直
waang4 zik6(colloquial) whatever
横征暴敛
waang4 zing1 bou6 lim5to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people b...
横征暴敛
waang4 zing1 bou6 lim5ruthless exploitation and demanding exorbitant taxes and levies by force
横摺
waang4 zip3horizontal fold or tuck
横折
waang4 zit3(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)
横截
waang4 zit6to cut across; transverse
横截面
waang4 zit6 min6cross-section
横截线
waang4 zit6 sin3transversal line
横坐标
waang4 zo6 biu1horizontal coordinate
横流
waang6 lau4to overflow; to flow over
waat3to persuade one to switch employment
waat3 bei6 zi2to pick one's nose
挖墙脚
waat3 coeng4 goek3to undermine; to seduce someone away from something
waat3 diu6to dig out
waat3 dung6to dig a hole
waat3 gok3to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
waat3 gwat6to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
挖掘机
waat3 gwat6 gei1excavator
挖掘机械
waat3 gwat6 gei1 haai6excavator
挖开
waat3 hoi1to dig into
waat3 hung1to excavate
waat3 hung1 sam1 si1to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
挖肉补疮
waat3 juk6 bou2 cong1to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to m...
挖肉攞疮生
waat3 juk6 lo2 cong1 sang1asking for trouble
waat3 jyut6to excavate
挖矿
waat3 kwong3to mine ore or minerals
waat3 syun4to mediate (a conflict etc)
挖土机
waat3 tou2 gei1excavator
waat3 zeon3to dredge
waat6sly; cunning; deceitful
waat6 baan2skateboard
waat6 bing1to skate
waat6 bo1rockslide; landslide; fig. slump; to decline
滑车
waat6 ce1pulley block
waat6 ceot1to slip out
waat6 coeng4to glide
滑翔机
waat6 coeng4 gei1glider
waat6 coeng4 jik6hang glider (equipment)
滑翔伞
waat6 coeng4 saan3paraglider (equipment)
waat6 daan2scrambled eggs
waat6 dou2to slip and fall; to lose one's footing and fall
滑动
waat6 dung6to slide
滑块
waat6 faai3runner block; sliding block
滑盖手机
waat6 goi3 sau2 gei1slider phone
竿
waat6 gon1a kind of sedan chair, usu. made of bamboo and mounted on a pair of long bamb...

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