Cantonese words starting with W

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to shed skin; remains (of a priest)

wai4 tin1 hoi6 lei5

違天害理违天害理

lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

wai4 tin1 jik6 lei5

違天逆理违天逆理

lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

wai4 to4 pou4 saat3

韋馱菩薩韦驮菩萨

Skanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva

wai4 wai4 nok6 nok6

唯唯諾諾唯唯诺诺

(idiom) to be a yes-man

to maintain social stability

unwell; out of sorts

to protect from all sides

to defend; to protect; to maintain

wai4 wu6 wo4 ping4

維護和平维护和平

to uphold peace

Virgin (company)

to serve as the norm

the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on

(adjective) gluttonous

為食貓为食猫

(noun) a foodie; a food lover; a glutton; a gourmand

trace; historical remains

nocturnal emission

to encircle and subdue (an armed group or insurgents); (fig.) to gang up on; to attack or criticize collectively

picture of the deceased

posthumous edict (of former emperor)

(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that

to sit in a circle

to break the rules

wai4 zoeng1 ze2

違章者违章者

violator; offender

phenomenological

portrait of the deceased

wai4 zoeng6 lei5 leon6

唯象理論唯象理论

posthumous work

abbr. for 維吾爾族|维吾尔族, Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang

to attach most importance to

unrecognized talent

to rely mainly on

posthumous work (of a writer)

glowing; brilliant

reed; Phragmites communis

to avoid mentioning; name of deceased emperor or superior

correct; proper; fine

(slang) (of woman's breast) 1. big; (adjective) magnificent