Cantonese words starting with W

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The Japanese army, used historically with derogatory connotations.

wo1 hak1 sing1 sing1

Bonobo; pygmy chimpanzee.

To advance at a snail's pace; to move very slowly.

wo1 hang4 ngau4 bou6

蝸行牛步蜗行牛步

To crawl like a snail and plod along like an ox; to make extremely slow progress.

The eye of a vortex.

An interjection used to express grief, or to indicate a wicked, evil laugh.

An ancient, derogatory Chinese term for Japanese people; dwarf.

Wokou; a term used during the Ming dynasty for Japanese pirates raiding the coast of China and Korea.

Set pattern, old rut, or cliché, especially in writing or artistic creation.

窩裡鬥窝里斗

Internal strife; infighting within a family, group, or organization.

wo1 leoi5 faan2

窩裡反窝里反

To fight among themselves; infighting or internal strife.

wo1 leoi5 waang6

窩裡橫窝里横

Meek and civil in public but a tyrant at home.

Turbine; a machine that converts the flow of a fluid, such as water or steam, into kinetic energy.

Warrant; a financial security that offers the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price.

渦輪機涡轮机

Turbine; a rotary mechanical device driven by a fluid flow.

wo1 leon4 pan3 hei3 faat3 dung6 gei1

渦輪噴氣發動機涡轮喷气发动机

Turbojet; a type of gas turbine engine.

wo1 leon4 zuk6 faat3 dung6 gei1

渦輪軸發動機涡轮轴发动机

Turboshaft; a type of gas turbine engine optimized to produce shaft power rather than jet thrust.

Humble abode; a small, modest home or dwelling.

Boiler; a vessel in which water is boiled to produce steam or hot water.

wo1 maa5 aa3 wong4 ciu4

倭馬亞王朝倭马亚王朝

The Umayyad Dynasty or Umayyad Empire.

Snail; a slow-moving shelled terrestrial gastropod mollusk.

Good-for-nothing, cowardly, or useless; also to feel vexed or annoyed.

窩囊廢窝囊废

A spineless coward; a good-for-nothing person.

窩囊氣窝囊气

Pent-up anger, annoyance, or resentment from being unfairly treated or bullied.

wo1 nung4 baau1

窩膿包窝脓包

A useless weakling or coward.

Shack; shed; a simple, makeshift shelter.

Turbojet; a turbojet engine.

Heartwarming and sweet; making someone feel warm and moved.

Celtuce or stem lettuce; the crisp, edible peeled stem of the lettuce plant.

Eddy; a whirlpool, vortex, or swirling current.

Pan-fried dumpling.

Pan-fried dumpling; a type of Chinese dumpling that is fried in a pan.

鍋駝機锅驼机

Portable steam engine.

窩窩頭窝窝头

Wotou; a type of steamed bread made of cornmeal, popular in northern China.

A lair, den, or stronghold.

A pot, pan, wok, cauldron, or hotpot.

Trivet; a pad or stand placed under a hot pot to protect the table surface.

Turboprop; a jet engine designed to drive a propeller.

A cooking stove, or a combination of pot and stove.

A person who harbors criminals or shelters fugitives.

Beautiful; delicate and graceful.

In musical harmony; two or more sounds blending together harmoniously.

An ancient ritual bronze vessel used for warming wine and mixing it with water.

Variant and playful spelling of the first-person pronoun "I" or "me".

In harmony; peaceful.

wo4 bou3 hak1 coi3 ji5 jyun6

和布克賽爾縣和布克赛尔县

Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County, Xinjiang.

wo4 bou3 hak1 coi3 ji5 mung4 gu2 zi6 zi6 jyun6

和布克賽爾蒙古自治縣和布克赛尔蒙古自治县

Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County, in Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang.