Cantonese words starting with W

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Swimming pool; an artificial pool built for swimming.

Swimming trunks; a tight-fitting pair of shorts worn for swimming.

Swimming goggles; protective eyewear worn while swimming.

Swimsuit; swimwear.

A bathing beach; a beach suitable for swimming.

To intone, sing, or chant in praise.

Swimwear or swimming costume, sometimes referring specifically to a bikini or women's swimsuit.

Crucible; a melting pot used for metallurgy or chemical reactions.

Used in transliterations.

A nest; a home or shelter for animals.

Cooking pot; a tall or medium-depth cylindrical vessel used for cooking.

To harbor, hide, or shelter someone who is on the run, illegal, or suspicious.

wo1 daa2 lou5 dou6

窩打老道窝打老道

Waterloo Road, a major thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Rivet; a permanent mechanical fastener.

Waffle; a Belgian snack made by baking a sweet batter of eggs, sugar, flour, and evaporated milk in a grid-patterned mold.

To hold up a building project or suffer a delay in construction due to poor organization or shortages.

An interjection used to express grief, or to indicate a wicked, evil laugh.

Wokou; Japanese pirates who raided the coasts of China and Korea in the 13th to 16th centuries.

Set pattern, old rut, or cliché, especially in writing or artistic creation.

Turbine; a machine that converts the flow of a fluid, such as water or steam, into kinetic energy.

Warrant; a financial security that offers the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price.

渦輪機涡轮机

Turbine; a rotary mechanical device driven by a fluid flow.

Snail; a slow-moving shelled terrestrial gastropod mollusk.

Shack; shed; a simple, makeshift shelter.

Heartwarming and sweet; making someone feel warm and moved.

Celtuce or stem lettuce; the crisp, edible peeled stem of the lettuce plant.

Pan-fried dumpling.

Pan-fried dumpling; a type of Chinese dumpling that is fried in a pan.

Beautiful; delicate and graceful.

To echo, respond to, or chime in with someone.

An ancient ritual bronze vessel used for warming wine and mixing it with water.

Variant and playful spelling of the first-person pronoun "I" or "me".

In harmony; peaceful.

One's cousin's husband.

wo4 cung1 gung6 zai3

和衷共濟和衷共济

To work together in full cooperation to overcome difficulties.

Tylorrhynchus heterochaeta, a type of edible polychaete worm found in rice paddies.

Yellow-breasted bunting; a small bird with a yellow breast, historically eaten as a delicacy in South China.

Kimono; a traditional Japanese garment with wide sleeves, wrapped in front.

Japanese style; having Japanese aesthetics or characteristics.

wo4 fung1 sai3 jyu5

和風細雨和风细雨

Gentle breeze and mild rain; used to describe a mild and gentle manner, attitude, or approach.

To reconcile, settle a dispute, or reach an agreement.

Straw; paddy straw or rice stalks.

禾稈草禾秆草

Straw; dried stalks of grain such as rice, used for making items or as fuel and feed.

wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1

禾稈冚珍珠禾秆冚珍珠

To conceal valuable things, such as talent or fortune, beneath a mundane or unimposing appearance.

Harmonious; friendly and peaceful with a gentle atmosphere and no conflict.

wo4 haai4 sik1 haak3 gei1

和諧式客機和谐式客机

Concorde, the supersonic passenger airliner.

To settle a dispute or compromise by sacrificing principles, remaining neutral to avoid offending anyone.