Cantonese words starting with W

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毁除
wai2 ceoi4to destroy
毁掉
wai2 diu6to destroy
毁家纾难
wai2 gaa1 syu1 naan4to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)
委过
wai2 gwo3variant of 諉過|诿过[wei3 guo4]
诿过
wai2 gwo3to put the blame on sb else
wai2 jam6to appoint
委任书
wai2 jam6 syu1letter of appointment
委任统治
wai2 jam6 tung2 zi6mandate (territory administration)
wai2 jeoi4angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)
萎叶
wai2 jip6betel
毁约
wai2 joek3to break a promise
毁容
wai2 jung4to disfigure
wai2 jyun2tactful; (of voice etc) suave
wai2 jyun2variant of 委婉[wei3 wan3]
委婉词
wai2 jyun2 ci4euphemism
委婉语
wai2 jyun2 jyu5euphemism
wai2 jyun4(Tw) (computing) bit
委员
wai2 jyun4committee member
委员会
wai2 jyun4 wui2committee; commission
委员长
wai2 jyun4 zoeng2head of a committee
位元组
wai2 jyun4 zou2(Tw) byte (computing)
wai2 kuk1to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved; (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect
wai2 kuk1 kau4 cyun4to accept a compromise
wai2 mei5dispirited
wai2 mei5dispirited
wai2 mei5 bat1 zan3variant of 萎靡不振[wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4]
wai2 mei5 bat1 zan3dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
毁灭
wai2 mit6to perish; to destroy
毁灭性
wai2 mit6 sing3destructive
wai2 ngoi6to outsource
委内瑞拉
wai2 noi6 seoi6 laai1Venezuela
委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒
wai2 noi6 seoi6 laai1 maa5 nou5 jim4 beng6 duk6Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus
wai2 paai3to appoint
毁谤
wai2 pong3slander; to malign
毁谤
wai2 pong3to defame; to slander [written and colloquial]
wai2 san1to give oneself wholly to; (of a woman) to give one's body to
委实
wai2 sat6indeed
wai2 sik1venomous snake
猥亵
wai2 sit3obscene; indecent
猥亵性暴露
wai2 sit3 sing3 bou6 lou6indecent exposure
猥琐
wai2 so2wretched (esp. appearance)
毁伤
wai2 soeng1to injure
萎缩
wai2 suk1to wither; to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
毁损
wai2 syun2impair, damage
委托
wai2 tok3to entrust; to commission
wai2 tok3 jan4(law) client
委托书
wai2 tok3 syu1commission; power of attorney; warrant
毁坏
wai2 waai6to damage; to vandalize; destruction
wai2 wai2rumbling (of thunder etc)
wai2 wai2 wat1 wat1to feel aggrieved

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