Cantonese words starting with W

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畏缩不前
wai3 suk1 bat1 cin4to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
wai3 tou4dangerous road
哕哕
wai3 wai3rhythmical sound of a bell or a birdcall
畏畏缩缩
wai3 wai3 suk1 suk1cowering
蔚为
wai3 wai4see 蔚成[wei4 cheng2]
蔚为大观
wai3 wai4 daai6 gun1to afford a magnificent sight (idiom)
wai3 zeoi6to dread punishment
畏罪自杀
wai3 zeoi6 zi6 saat3to commit suicide to escape punishment
喂饲
wai3 zi6to feed
wai3 zik6to console; to comfort
wai4(noun) circumference
wai4curtain; tent
wai4-ism; but
潿
wai4still water
wai4name of a river
wai4to do; to govern; be…by; used after an adverb for emphasis; to take something...
wai4to disobey; to separate; to defy; to leave; separated
wai4to lose; to omit; sth lost; remnants; objects lost; to urinate; handed down
wai4door to women's room; living quarters
wai4soft leather; a surname
违拗
wai4 aau3to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's w...
wai4 ak1the ancient Chinese military tent
遗鸥
wai4 au1(bird species of China) relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus)
围殴
wai4 au2to gang up and beat
韦伯
wai4 baak3Webb, Webber or Weber (name)
违别
wai4 bit6to leave; to go against
违标
wai4 biu1to go against the stipulated criteria
围捕
wai4 bou6to fish by casting a net; to surround and seize
违悖
wai4 bui3to transgress; same as 違背|违背
违背
wai4 bui3(verb) 1. To go against; 2. Disobey (Laws etc.)
围脖
wai4 but6muffler
围产
wai4 caan2perinatal
遗产
wai4 caan2heritage; inheritance; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
遗产税
wai4 caan2 seoi3inheritance tax
遗妻
wai4 cai1widow
遗臭万年
wai4 cau3 maan6 nin4to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
维持
wai4 ci4to keep; to maintain; to preserve
维持秩序
wai4 ci4 dit6 zeoi6To maintain order
维持费
wai4 ci4 fai3maintenance costs
维持原判
wai4 ci4 jyun4 pun3to affirm the original sentence (law)
维持生活
wai4 ci4 sang1 wut6to subsist; to keep body and soul together
围场
wai4 coeng4see 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]
围墙
wai4 coeng4perimeter wall; CL:道[dao4]
围场县
wai4 coeng4 jyun6see 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]
滿围场满族蒙古族自治县
wai4 coeng4 mun5 zuk6 mung4 gu2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County, in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 ...
遗传
wai4 cyun4heredity; to pass on (to one's offspring)
遗传基因
wai4 cyun4 gei1 jan1DNA; hereditary genes
遗传工程
wai4 cyun4 gung1 cing4genetic engineering
遗传学
wai4 cyun4 hok6genetics
遗传学家
wai4 cyun4 hok6 gaa1geneticist

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