Cantonese words starting with W

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wong4 sik1 siu2 syut3

黃色小說黄色小说

Pornographic novel

wong4 sik1 zaa3 joek6

黃色炸藥黄色炸药

Trinitrotoluene (TNT); a powerful, stable explosive that requires a detonator.

Swamp eel, specifically the Asian swamp eel; a common freshwater fish ingredient.

Your Majesty; an honorific address used by subjects for an emperor in ancient times.

To turn yellow and ripe

wong4 syu2 long4

黃鼠狼黄鼠狼

Siberian weasel; a slender animal with short legs, a long tail, and reddish-yellow fur.

Descendant of royalty or nobility; especially a male member of the royal family.

Jaundice; a medical condition causing yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes.

The sky, heaven, or the supreme deity in Taoism.

Brown sugar, raw sugar, or golden granulated sugar.

Loess; a porous, yellowish, silty sediment deposited by wind, primarily in dry mid-latitude regions.

Brass; a yellow alloy of copper and zinc.

Huanghua, a county-level city in Cangzhou, Hebei, China.

wong4 wai4 gei1

王維基王维基

Ricky Wong Wai-kay, a Hong Kong entrepreneur who founded HKBN and HKTV.

wong4 wong4 bat1 ho2 zung1 jat6

惶惶不可終日惶惶不可终日

To be in a constant state of anxiety and terror, dreading what the end of the day might bring.

Huangjiu, a type of undistilled fermented Chinese rice wine with a yellow hue.

Prince; the son of a monarch.

wong4 zi2 hing1 dai6

黃紙兄弟黄纸兄弟

Sworn brothers; close friends who have made a formal pact of brotherhood.

黃子華黄子华

Dayo Wong Tze-wah, a popular Hong Kong actor, presenter, and stand-up comedian.

王字邊王字边

The radical for jade (Kangxi radical 96), commonly referred to as the king radical.

James Wong Jim, a prominent Hong Kong Cantopop lyricist and writer.

Wong Jing, a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter.

wong4 zing6 man4

Faye Wong, a highly popular and influential Chinese and Hong Kong singer and actress.

wong4 ziu1 baak3 ngaan3

黃朝百晏黄朝百晏

Late in the morning, when the sun has already been up for a long time.

wong4 zuk1 haang1

黃竹坑黄竹坑

Wong Chuk Hang; an area in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, east of Aberdeen and home to Ocean Park.

wong4 zuk1 haang1 dou6

黃竹坑道黄竹坑道

Wong Chuk Hang Road, a major road in Wong Chuk Hang on Hong Kong Island.

wong4 zung1 wai2 hei3

黃鐘毀棄黄钟毁弃

To describe a situation where capable people are cast aside while incapable ones are in power.

wong4 zung1 zaak6

黃宗澤黄宗泽

Bosco Wong Chung-chak, a Hong Kong actor.

wong4 zung2 goek3

黃腫腳黄肿脚

Forget it; don't talk about it anymore.

Past; previous; in the past.

To travel back and forth; to make a round trip.

From now on; in the future; the time hereafter.

In the past; former days.

Precedent, past cases, or previous instances.

Intercourse, contact, or dealings between people.

Previous years; the past few years or a period of time in the past measured in years.

To pass away, referring in Buddhism to the soul departing for another realm to begin a new life.

In the old days; a long time ago.

Past events or occurrences in one's life.

As usual; formerly; in the past.

wong5 waan1 zau1

往灣洲往湾洲

Double Island; an island located in northeastern Hong Kong.

To travel back and forth; to make a round trip.

Often; frequently; in many cases.

Previously; in the past; formerly.

往陣時往阵时

In the past; previously.

Busy, bustling, and attracting a lot of people or activity.

Bustling, lively, and popular with crowds.

Chinese cabbage; a leafy vegetable similar to Napa cabbage but smaller.

wong6 ding1 m4 wong6 coi4

旺丁唔旺財旺丁唔旺财

To attract large crowds or have a growing household, but without generating wealth or profit.