Cantonese words starting with W

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wai3 suk1 bat1 cin4
畏缩不前
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
wai3 tou4
dangerous road
wai3 wai3
哕哕
rhythmical sound of a bell or a birdcall
wai3 wai3 suk1 suk1
畏畏缩缩
cowering
wai3 wai4
蔚为
see 蔚成[wei4 cheng2]
wai3 wai4 daai6 gun1
蔚为大观
to afford a magnificent sight (idiom)
wai3 zeoi6
to dread punishment
wai3 zeoi6 zi6 saat3
畏罪自杀
to commit suicide to escape punishment
wai3 zi6
喂饲
to feed
wai3 zik6
to console; to comfort
wai4
(noun) circumference
wai4
curtain; tent
wai4
-ism; but
wai4
潿
still water
wai4
name of a river
wai4
to do; to govern; be…by; used after an adverb for emphasis; to take something as; to behave as
wai4
to disobey; to separate; to defy; to leave; separated
wai4
to lose; to omit; sth lost; remnants; objects lost; to urinate; handed down
wai4
door to women's room; living quarters
wai4
soft leather; a surname
wai4 aau3
违拗
to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
wai4 ak1
the ancient Chinese military tent
wai4 au1
遗鸥
(bird species of China) relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus)
wai4 au2
围殴
to gang up and beat
wai4 baak3
韦伯
Webb, Webber or Weber (name)
wai4 bit6
违别
to leave; to go against
wai4 biu1
违标
to go against the stipulated criteria
wai4 bou6
围捕
to fish by casting a net; to surround and seize
wai4 bui3
违悖
to transgress; same as 違背|违背
wai4 bui3
违背
(verb) 1. To go against; 2. Disobey (Laws etc.)
wai4 but6
围脖
muffler
wai4 caan2
围产
perinatal
wai4 caan2
遗产
heritage; inheritance; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
wai4 caan2 seoi3
遗产税
inheritance tax
wai4 cai1
遗妻
widow
wai4 cau3 maan6 nin4
遗臭万年
to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
wai4 ci4
维持
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
wai4 ci4 dit6 zeoi6
维持秩序
To maintain order
wai4 ci4 fai3
维持费
maintenance costs
wai4 ci4 jyun4 pun3
维持原判
to affirm the original sentence (law)
wai4 ci4 sang1 wut6
维持生活
to subsist; to keep body and soul together
wai4 coeng4
围场
see 圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣|围场满族蒙古族自治县[Wei2 chang3 Man3 zu2 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
wai4 coeng4
围墙
perimeter wall; CL:道[dao4]
wai4 coeng4 jyun6
围场县
see 圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣|围场满族蒙古族自治县[Wei2 chang3 Man3 zu2 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
wai4 coeng4 mun5 zuk6 mung4 gu2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6
滿围场满族蒙古族自治县
Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County, in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei
wai4 cyun4
遗传
heredity; to pass on (to one's offspring)
wai4 cyun4 gei1 jan1
遗传基因
DNA; hereditary genes
wai4 cyun4 gung1 cing4
遗传工程
genetic engineering
wai4 cyun4 hok6
遗传学
genetics
wai4 cyun4 hok6 gaa1
遗传学家
geneticist