Cantonese words starting with W

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to slide; to glide

waat6 hang4 dou6

taxiway (at airport)

waat6 hon5 bing1

(roller)blading; inline skating

Hua County or Huaxian, a county in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan

comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1])

to sauté in sticky sauce

waat6 lau6 lau6

smooth; slippery

block and tackle

to slip and fall; to slide down; to roll down

to surf; surfing [written and colloquial]

waat6 long6 fung1 faan4

滑浪風帆滑浪风帆

(surface water sport) Windsurfing

waat6 lyut1 lyut1

synovial membrane

(of skin) satiny

a phenomenon where the threads of the screws or bolts are too worn to be used with a screwdriver

(noun) tender beef

waat6 saan4 saan4

(adj.) describe something that is slippery in an unpleasant way

(computer) mouse (Tw)

waat6 syu2 sau2

carpal tunnel syndrome (Tw)

Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)

waat6 syu2 zin3

滑鼠墊滑鼠垫

waat6 syut3 baan2

waat6 syut3 kek6

(noun) ice-skates

waat6 syut3 seot6

滑雪術滑雪术

waat6 syut3 sok3 dou6

waat6 syut3 wan6 dung6

滑雪運動滑雪运动

(children's) sliding board

waat6 tan4 tan4

(adjective) smooth and soft

crafty; slyboots

滑頭蛇滑头蛇

a slick operator [colloquial]

waat6 tit3 lou4

滑鐵廬滑铁庐

to be defeated [colloquial]; Waterloo [written and colloquial]

waat6 tit3 lou4

滑鐵盧滑铁卢

Waterloo (Belgium); (fig.) a defeat

waat6 tit3 lou4 fo2 ce1 zaam6

滑鐵盧火車站滑铁卢火车站

Waterloo Station (London)

drift (car racing technique)

waat6 tyut1 tyut1

(adjective) too slippery

to accede; to comply with

(dialect) to bend (a long and thin object)

to drop; spiritless; weaken

luxuriant; weary