Cantonese words starting with W

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An outdoor ground or yard used for drying grain.

wo4 wo4 hei3 hei3

和和氣氣和和气气

Polite and amiable; friendly and harmonious.

Peace conference.

Gentle, mild, or relaxed; to ease up or alleviate.

Hezheng, a county in Gansu province, China.

wo4 zing3 jyun6

和政縣和政县

Hezheng County, located in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu.

Hejing County, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.

wo4 zing6 jyun6

和靜縣和静县

Hejing, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.

Java sparrow, or more broadly, paddybirds and sparrows.

The rice harvesting season, or a crop of rice harvested in a specific season.

Misfortune, disaster, or a calamity that causes suffering and injury.

Messed up; ruined; spoiled.

wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4

禍不單行祸不单行

Misfortunes never come singly; bad luck or tragedies happen one after another.

wo6 bat1 syun4 zung2

禍不旋踵祸不旋踵

Disaster is imminent or trouble is never far away.

wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1

禍從口出祸从口出

Disaster emanates from careless talk; trouble comes from a loose tongue.

wo6 daat6 cing1 fu1

和達清夫和达清夫

Wadati KiyoŁ, a pioneer Japanese seismologist.

The source of a disaster or misfortune.

Disaster and happiness; misfortune and good fortune.

wo6 fuk1 gat1 hung1

禍福吉凶祸福吉凶

Fate; the combination of fortune and misfortune, luck and disaster.

wo6 fuk1 jyu5 gung6

禍福與共祸福与共

To stick together through thick and thin; to share both fortune and misfortune.

wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4

禍福無常祸福无常

Disaster and happiness do not follow rules; future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable.

The root of trouble, disaster, or misfortune.

No loss; to not lose any money.

wo6 gwok3 joeng1 man4

禍國殃民祸国殃民

To damage the country and bring disaster or suffering to its people.

wo6 hei2 siu1 coeng4

禍起蕭牆祸起萧墙

An idiom referring to internal strife or trouble arising from within a family or group.

Disaster, menace, or calamity, particularly those caused by human action.

Harmony or backing vocals that accompany the main melody; chord.

Calamity and chaos; great turmoil.

Evil intentions; malicious designs.

Heshen, a Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty known for practicing corruption on a grand scale.

The chief culprit, offender, or prime cause of trouble.

wo6 sau2 zeoi6 fui1

禍首罪魁祸首罪魁

The chief culprit; the main perpetrator or ringleader behind a disaster or crime.

Source of calamity, especially a woman who is blamed for causing ruin.

Disaster, accident, or misfortune.

Mediator or peacemaker; someone who reconciles disputes.

Harmony or backing vocals that accompany and support a main melody.

The source of disaster or root of trouble.

Disaster, calamity, or misfortune.

To harvest, reap, or gather in crops.

Looper caterpillar or inchworm.

Wok, a round-bottomed Chinese cooking pan, or a troublesome situation or mess.

To receive a report.

Wok spatula; a kitchen utensil used for stir-frying in a wok.

To obtain, procure, or receive through certain methods.

wok6 dai2 gam2 min6

鑊底噉面镬底啖面

Looking angry, displeased, or unhappy, with a dark, scowling face.

To obtain, gain, or achieve.

wok6 dak1 sing3

獲得性获得性

Acquired, as in a trait, characteristic, or condition that is not inborn.

獲得者获得者

Recipient; winner; one who obtains or receives something.

Huojia, a county in Xinxiang, Henan.

wok6 gaa1 jyun6

獲嘉縣获嘉县

Huojia, a county in Xinxiang City, Henan Province, China.