Cantonese words starting with W

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华族
waa4 zuk6noble family
华中
waa4 zung1central China
waa5 gwat1ankle bone
waa6beautiful
waa6(botany) birch (genus Betula)
waa6(verb) in charge
话不投机半句多
waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue dis...
话柄
waa6 beng3a pretext for gossip
话别
waa6 bit6to say a few parting words; to bid goodbye
话本
waa6 bun2Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
话茬儿
waa6 caa4 ji4erhua variant of 話茬|话茬[hua4 cha2]
话茬
waa6 ci4tone of voice; subject under discussion
桦川
waa6 cyun1see 樺川縣|桦川县[Hua4 chuan1 Xian4]
桦川县
waa6 cyun1 jyun6Huachuan, a county in Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
话低
waa6 dai1leave a message (spoken)
话得埋
waa6 dak1 maai4predictable
桦甸
waa6 din6see 樺甸市|桦甸市[Hua4 dian4 Shi4]
桦甸市
waa6 din6 si5Huadian, a county-level city in Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin
话定
waa6 ding6to agree on
话多不甜
waa6 do1 bat1 tim4too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)
话都冇咁快
waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3so fast; before you know it; no sooner said than done
话到尾
waa6 dou3 mei5in conclusion
话到嘴边
waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
话到嘴边留三分
waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1 lau4 saam1 fan1A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
话费
waa6 fai3call charge
话锋
waa6 fung1topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
话咁快
waa6 gam2 faai3so quick (spoken)
话咁易
waa6 gam2 ji6so easy (spoken)
话旧
waa6 gau6to reminisce
话匣子
waa6 haap6 zi2phonograph or radio (old term); talkative person
话口未完
waa6 hau2 mei6 jyun4(slang) no sooner has one spoken; right after talking about it,…, usually ref...
话气
waa6 hei3tone of a voice; manner of speaking [colloquial]
话音
waa6 jam1one's speaking voice; implication
话又说回来
waa6 jau6 syut3 wui4 loi4(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
话语
waa6 jyu5words; utterance
话卡
waa6 kaat1calling card (telephone)
𨶙话𨶙之
waa6 lan2 zi1who gives a fuck [colloquial]
话里有话
waa6 leoi5 jau5 waa6one's words carry an implicit meaning
话里套话
waa6 leoi5 tou3 waa6to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
话落
waa6 lok6said
话痨
waa6 lou4chatterer
话唔定
waa6 m4 ding6(adverb) maybe; possibly; perhaps; probably; to describe the uncertaininty of...
话唔埋
waa6 m4 maai4(adverb) maybe; possibly; perhaps; probably; to describe the uncertainty of s...
画眉
waa6 mei4to apply makeup to the eyebrows
话名
waa6 ming4in the name of (spoken)
话明
waa6 ming4clearly said
话务员
waa6 mou6 jyun4phone operator
话梅
waa6 mui4plum candy
桦木
waa6 muk6birch
桦木科
waa6 muk6 fo1Betulaceae (broadleaf tree family including birch and alder)

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