Cantonese words starting with W

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Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), a famous Warring States statesman and poet.

Qu Yuan Memorial Temple, located on the Miluo River in Yueyang, Hunan.

wat1 jyun4 gei2 nim6 gun2

屈原紀念館屈原纪念馆

Qu Yuan Memorial Hall, a tourist attraction in Zigui County, Hubei.

wat1 keoi5 sik6 zek3 sei2 maau1

屈佢食隻死貓屈渠食只死猫

To frame someone and make them the scapegoat.

Bent or crooked under pressure.

wat1 leon4 bok3 haak1

屈倫博赫屈伦博赫

Culemborg, a city in the Netherlands.

An abrupt and unexpected change of mind or sudden reversal of course.

Bored, depressed, or feeling stuffy and suffocated.

Gloomy, depressed, or feeling down with a sense of pent-up frustration.

Yunan County, a county in Guangdong province, China.

wat1 naam4 jyun6

鬱南縣郁南县

Yunan County, a county in Yunfu City, Guangdong Province.

To bend or flex; to yield or surrender.

膃肭臍腽肭脐

The penis and testes of a fur seal, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

wat1 neot6 sau3

膃肭獸腽肭兽

Watsons, a health care and beauty chain store in Asia.

To kneel; to bend the knees as a sign of submission or obedience.

屈膝禮屈膝礼

Curtsy; a traditional gesture of greeting or respect made by women, bending the knees.

To smuggle oneself across a border, or to secretly lodge in a university dormitory without permission.

To extort money or get money through deceitful or fraudulent means.

To bend at the waist, especially in the pike position in diving or gymnastics.

屈頭雞屈头鸡

Capparis versicolor, a Chinese medicinal herb.

Depressed, gloomy, or melancholy.

wat1 wat1 bat1 lok6

鬱鬱不樂郁郁不乐

Melancholy, depressed, or discontented.

wat1 wat1 cung1 cung1

鬱鬱蔥蔥郁郁葱葱

Lush and verdant; describing thick, thriving, and green vegetation.

wat1 wat1 gwaa2 fun1

鬱鬱寡歡郁郁寡欢

Depressed, gloomy, and cheerless.

Small and cramped; with little room for movement.

To condescend or lower one's status by accepting a lower or disadvantageous position.

Depressed, gloomy, and frustrated.

To count on one's fingers.

wat1 zi2 ho2 sou3

屈指可數屈指可数

Very few in number; can be counted on one's fingers.

wat1 zi2 jat1 syun3

To count on one's fingers.

Pent-up; accumulated and repressed over a period of time.

To forfeit one's dignity, integrity, or principles.

屈折語屈折语

An inflecting language; a fusional language in grammar.

To condescend, deign, or stoop below one's status to do something.

wat1 zyun1 fu2 zau6

To condescend, deign, or patronize.

To dig, or to exert effort.

Disgusting, gross, ugly, or unpleasant.

Disgusting, ugly, or unsightly.

The pit, stone, or seed of a fruit.

wat6 pong5 soeng1 zang1

鷸蚌相爭鹬蚌相争

The sandpiper and the clam fight each other; a conflict where a third party benefits from the struggle.

wat6 pong5 soeng1 zang1 ，jyu4 jung1 dak1 lei6

鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

If two parties fight, a third party will reap the benefits.

To scratch forcefully using one's nails or claws.

To go around gathering information, materials, or news.

To try to make money or earn a living by any means possible.

A van, minivan, or light goods vehicle.

Geographical region or area; a territory or domain.

A mythical water creature, or a harmful worm or insect.