Cantonese words starting with W

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To look back, either physically looking behind or reflecting on the past.

The extremely humid and warm spring weather phenomenon in southern China.

wui4 naam4 tin1

A damp, humid weather phenomenon in southern China during spring caused by warm southerly airstreams.

wui4 sam1 zyun2 ji3

回心轉意回心转意

To change one's mind; to have a change of heart and return to a previous attitude or intention.

To recycle, retrieve, or reclaim material for processing and reuse.

wui4 sau1 tung2

Recycle bin or recycling bin.

Echo; the reflection of sound waves.

Return pipe; a pipe in a water circulation system that sends used water back to the starting point.

To reply to a letter.

To rise again after a fall; to rebound.

To recall, recollect, or think back on past events.

To circle, spin, or gyrate around.

wui4 syun4 cyu3

迴旋處回旋处

Roundabout; a circular road junction.

To turn one's head; to look back, or to come to one's senses.

wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6

回頭是岸回头是岸

An expression used to encourage someone who has done wrong to repent and reform; literally, "turn back and there is the shore."

wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6

回天乏術回天乏术

Unable to save the situation; past hope of recovery.

Reply slip; a small slip of paper used to return a response.

To regress or decline; especially of skills deteriorating with age or lack of practice.

To fall back down in price after a period of rising.

To stabilize again; to recover stability, usually after a downward trend.

The return of a deceased person's soul to their home on a specific day, in traditional folk beliefs.

Time and again; every time; on each occasion.

To return bottles to a store to claim back the deposit.

Hui ethnic group; a predominantly Muslim Chinese ethnic minority.

To remit; to transfer funds from one place to another through a bank or intermediary.

To remit, exchange, or collect money.

To braise; to cook food in a large pot on low heat until the liquid or sauce thickens.

To present or report on collected information, work, or findings.

To have a medical consultation, either between a doctor and patient or among healthcare professionals.

會錯意会错意

To misunderstand someone's meaning or intention.

Money order; bill of exchange.

Remittance; money transferred from one place to another through a financial intermediary.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC).

wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4

滙豐銀行汇丰银行

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC).

Currency exchange rate; the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another.

Accounting; the study of measuring and managing financial resources for organizations.

會計學会计学

Accounting; the study and science of accounting.

會計師会计师

Accountant; a professional responsible for accounting work, usually requiring examination and registration.

To formally meet with someone; to have an interview or audience with.

wui6 gong1 zaam6

會江站会江站

Huijiang Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.

An association, guildhall, or meeting place established by people from the same hometown or industry.

To receive a visitor or guest.

A unified open examination, most commonly referring to the defunct Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE).

To converge, join, or gather together.

To assemble, meet up, or gather together at a specific place.

Perineum; the area of the body between the genitals and the anus.

Associative compound; a method of Chinese character formation where parts combine to suggest a new meaning.

Meeting or conference; a formal gathering of people to discuss and decide on matters.

A joint performance or show organized and presented by multiple groups.

Currency exchange rate; the ratio at which one currency is exchanged for another.