Cantonese words starting with W

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Wing Chun; a Chinese martial art characterized by close-range combat, rapid punches, and tight defense.

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詠春拳咏春拳

Wing Chun, a traditional Chinese martial art.

Swimming pool; an artificial pool built for swimming.

Yingquan, a district of Fuyang city in Anhui province, China.

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潁泉區颍泉区

Yingquan, a district of Fuyang City in Anhui Province.

Yingdong, a district of Fuyang city in Anhui province.

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潁東區颍东区

Yingdong, a district of Fuyang City in Anhui province.

Swimming trunks; a tight-fitting pair of shorts worn for swimming.

Swimming goggles; protective eyewear worn while swimming.

Caryopsis; a dry, one-celled, one-seeded fruit in which the seed coat is closely fused to the fruit wall.

Swimsuit; swimwear.

Vincy Chan, a Hong Kong female singer.

Highly intelligent, gifted, or exceptionally clever.

Intelligent, clever, or quick-witted.

Yingshang, a county in Anhui Province, China.

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潁上縣颍上县

Yingshang, a county in Fuyang, Anhui, China.

A bathing beach; a beach suitable for swimming.

To intone, sing, or chant in praise.

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詠嘆調咏叹调

Aria; a solo vocal piece in an opera, oratorio, or cantata.

Yingzhou, a district in Fuyang, Anhui.

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潁州區颍州区

Yingzhou, a district of Fuyang City in Anhui province.

Swimwear or swimming costume, sometimes referring specifically to a bikini or women's swimsuit.

Crucible; a melting pot used for metallurgy or chemical reactions.

An ancient Chinese goddess, or a surname.

Used in transliterations.

A nest; a home or shelter for animals.

Lettuce; used in words related to lettuce and related vegetables.

Cooking pot; a tall or medium-depth cylindrical vessel used for cooking.

Guoba; the scorched, crispy rice left at the bottom of a cooking pot.

窩脖兒窝脖儿

To suffer a snub or rejection.

A nest, lair, or den of an animal.

Round window; one of the two openings from the middle ear into the inner ear.

To harbor, hide, or shelter someone who is on the run, illegal, or suspicious.

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渦蟲綱涡虫纲

Turbellaria, a class of free-living flatworms.

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窩打老道窝打老道

Waterloo Road, a major thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Otak-otak, a grilled or steamed fish cake wrapped in banana leaf from Southeast Asia.

Rivet; a permanent mechanical fastener.

Waffle; a Belgian snack made by baking a sweet batter of eggs, sugar, flour, and evaporated milk in a grid-patterned mold.

窩闊臺窝阔台

Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), second Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire and son of Genghis Khan.

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窩闊臺汗窝阔台汗

Ögedei Khan, a son of Genghis Khan.

Humble abode; a tiny, cramped, or modest living space.

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa).

A pot lid or saucepan cover.

Worm; a short screw that meshes with a worm wheel in mechanical engineering.

蝸桿副蜗杆副

Worm-gear pair; a worm and a worm gear.

To hold up a building project or suffer a delay in construction due to poor organization or shortages.