Cantonese words starting with W

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Solid, firm, or stable; reliable and secure.

wan2 zau1 gung1

搵周公揾周公

To go to sleep or take a nap.

Reserved, subtle, and deep; to be implicit or imbued with inner meaning.

To contain, accumulate, or hold concealed.

To accumulate, build up, or coalesce over time.

Steady, quiet, and stable.

wan2 ziu1 m4 dak1 maan5

搵朝唔得晚揾朝唔得晚

To earn barely enough to get by; unable to make ends meet.

wan2 zo6 diu3 jyu4 toi4

穩坐釣魚臺稳坐钓鱼台

To remain calm, steady, and secure in one's position regardless of external troubles.

wan2 zoek6 sou3

搵着數揾着数

To seek personal advantage, benefits, or a good bargain.

wan2 zoek6 sou3

搵著數揾着数

To look for bargains or seeking to gain personal advantage at others' expense.

wan2 zung1 kau4 zeon3

穩中求進稳中求进

To seek progress while maintaining stability.

Steady, calm, and dependable.

Indignant or angry.

To brew, ferment, or make alcohol.

wan3 haak1 fong2

韞黑房韫黑房

To lock someone up in a dark room; to hold someone in solitary confinement.

wan3 lung4 gyun1

搵窿捐揾窿捐

To want to find a hole to hide in out of extreme embarrassment.

To be inwardly angry or sulky.

To say or speak.

Thoroughly, exhaustively, or completely.

An ancient Chinese surname, or a character used in feminine names.

Used in personal names.

The name of a river in Hebei.

Reclaimed land.

Confused, chaotic, or numerous.

To weed; to remove weeds from a field.

Used in personal names.

Common rue, a type of weed, or a kidney bean.

Yun, an ancient feudal state in China.

A Chinese surname, usually transliterated as Wan.

Wonton; Chinese ravioli.

The spirit or soul of a person.

A woman's wavy or curly hairstyle.

wan4 bat1 fu6 tai2

魂不附體魂不附体

Literally having one's soul leave the body; scared out of one's wits, or utterly distracted and absentminded.

wan4 bat1 sau2 se3

Preoccupied, absent-minded, or frightened out of one's mind.

Spruce; a type of coniferous evergreen tree in the pine family.

Cloud layer; a mass or layer of clouds, typically used in a meteorological context.

To get carsick.

暈車浪晕车浪

To get carsick; to experience motion sickness while traveling in a car.

Hunchun, a county-level city in Jilin Province, China.

琿春市珲春市

Hunchun, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin.

Evenly distributed, well-proportioned, or spread evenly.

Evenly distributed, well-balanced, proportioned, or plump.

To faint in a public bath, bathroom, or hot tub, typically due to excessive heat or poor ventilation.

Well-proportioned, symmetrical, or beautifully balanced.

wan4 coeng1 mou6 laam6

雲窗霧檻云窗雾槛

A tall building with windows reaching into the clouds and mist.

Clouds, especially bright, colorful, or beautiful clouds.

Uniform speed or constant velocity.

wan4 cuk1 wan6 dung6

勻速運動匀速运动

Uniform motion; motion at a constant speed.

wan4 dak1 jat1 zan6 zan6

暈得一陣陣晕得一阵阵

To be overwhelmed, dazed, or infatuated, especially upon seeing an attractive woman.

Wonton; a type of Chinese dumpling.