Cantonese words starting with W

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稳打稳紮
wan2 daa2 wan2 zaat3to play safe and not take any risk; slowly but surely
揾丁
wan2 ding1act of conning
稳定
wan2 ding6steady; stability; to pacify
稳定度
wan2 ding6 dou6degree of stability
稳定性
wan2 ding6 sing3stability
稳定塘
wan2 ding6 tong4waste stabilization pond
稳当
wan2 dong3reliable; stable
揾快钱
wan2 faai3 cin2to make a fast buck [colloquial]
稳健
wan2 gin6firm
蕴结
wan2 git3latent (desire, feeling etc)
揾脚
wan2 goek3to find an extra person for a team
稳固
wan2 gu3stable; firm
揾工
wan2 gung1(verb) to find a job; to search for a job
揾鬼帮衬
wan2 gwai2 bong1 can3describes a shop or a restaurant which is doomed to fail as a result of not g...
揾鬼帮手
wan2 gwai2 bong1 sau2describe a situation where it is impossible to find someone to help [colloquial]
揾鬼买
wan2 gwai2 maai5describes a shop or a restaurant which is doomed to fail as a result of not g...
蕴涵
wan2 haam4to contain; to embrace; implication
蕴含
wan2 ham4to contain
稳恒
wan2 hang4steady; constant
稳恒态
wan2 hang4 taai3steady state
稳厚
wan2 hau5steady and honest
揾日
wan2 jat6another day; some other day; find another day; on another day [colloquial]
揾嘢做
wan2 je5 zou6seeking a job; to do for something to do
稳如泰山
wan2 jyu4 taai3 saan1steady as Mt Tai
稳如铁塔
wan2 jyu4 tit3 taap3Steady; to be strongly fortified; to be secure against assault; to be impregn...
揾来讲
wan2 lai4 gong2to talk just for the sake of talking; to give a feeble excuse for something [...
揾嚟讲
wan2 lei4 gong2empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just f...
揾嚟辛苦
wan2 lei4 san1 fu2asking for trouble; creating unnecessary work for oneself
稳练
wan2 lin6steady and proficient
揾两餐
wan2 loeng5 caan1making a living (spoken)
揾老衬
wan2 lou5 can3(v.) to take advantage of someone; to fool someone; to take someone for a ride
揾老婆
wan2 lou5 po4to find a wife
揾米路
wan2 mai5 lou6to find the way to earn money or to make a living
稳拿
wan2 naa4a sure gain
揾银
wan2 ngan2to earn money
稳婆
wan2 po4midwife (old term)
揾世界
wan2 sai3 gaai3to look for a job; to seek one's livelihood
稳实
wan2 sat6steady
揾水
wan2 seoi2to make money; to make a living [colloquial]
揾食
wan2 sik6to earn one's living (Cantonese)
稳胜
wan2 sing3to beat comfortably; abbr. for 穩操勝券|稳操胜券, to have victory within one's grasp
稳态
wan2 taai3steady state
稳态理论
wan2 taai3 lei5 leon6the steady-state theory (cosmology)
稳贴
wan2 tip3safe; to reassure
揾条命仔较飞
wan2 tiu4 meng6 zai2 gaau3 fei1to put one's life at risk [colloquial]
稳妥
wan2 to5dependable
揾位
wan2 wai2to find a seat (or a table if at a restaurant)
蕴和
wan2 wo4to contain (e.g. poem contains feelings)
稳获
wan2 wok6to be certain to get
稳扎稳打
wan2 zaat3 wan2 daa2to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)

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