Cantonese words starting with W

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The degree of urgency; how pressing or critical a matter is.

Toy or plaything; items designed for play and amusement.

wun6 geoi6 dim3

wun6 geoi6 pou2

玩具舖玩具铺

Toy shop; toy store.

To arouse, evoke, or raise attention and awareness for something, making it active again.

Toy, plaything, or a gadget or trifle.

wun6 jin4 jat1 san1

煥然一新焕然一新

To look brand-new; to take on a completely new look after being renovated, tidied, or changed.

換言之换言之

In other words; to put it another way.

To temporarily suspend the execution of a sentence.

To toy with, play with, or treat someone or something insincerely.

Slow, particularly in terms of speed or rate of progress.

A plaything or toy.

To change diapers.

To play or amuse oneself.

To change clothes; to get changed.

To wake someone up; to awaken or arouse.

Joke, prank, or tease without malice.

To convert quantities from one unit of measurement or currency to another.

To change the movie currently showing in a theatre, or figuratively to change romantic partners.

To relax, ease, or mitigate a tense person or situation.

Overflowing with water; flooded.

To swap roles or put oneself in someone else's shoes, used to discuss hypothetical situations.

To live; to stay alive; to exist.

An activity, operation, or event with a specific purpose.

To revitalize; to repurpose old buildings or areas while preserving their historical value.

Living fossil, representing either a primitive organism or a long-surviving custom or technology.

Active volcano; a volcano that has erupted in the past several thousand years and remains active.

wut6 gin3 gwai2

活見鬼活见鬼

To encounter something bizarre or highly undesirable; to experience a ridiculous or absurd situation.

To deserve a bad consequence; to serve someone right.

A survivor of a mass murder or murder attempt.

Active, lively, or brisk; participating frequently in activities or groups.

Demand deposit; a checking or savings account from which funds can be withdrawn at any time without notice.

wut6 kei4 cyun4 fun2

Demand deposit; money deposited in a financial institution that can be withdrawn at any time.

Vitality, vigor, or energy.

wut6 ling4 wut6 jin6

活靈活現活灵活现

Vivid and lifelike; described or depicted in a highly realistic and lively manner.

Manual labor; physical work.

To bury a person or an animal alive.

Lively, energetic, vivacious, or active.

wut6 saang1 saang1

Real, actual, or in real life; not fake or made up.

Piston; a hollow cylinder that slides up and down inside a cylinder.

wut6 sau6 zeoi6

To suffer terribly, live in agony, or endure a living hell.

Flowing water or running water.

Active; reacting readily in chemical or biological processes.

Movable type; blocks of characters used for printing.