Cantonese words starting with W

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To be saved, rescued, or delivered from danger.

Wok hei; the heat and flavor produced by cooking with a wok over a high flame.

To benefit or profit from something.

獲益者获益者

Beneficiary; a person who gains an advantage or benefit.

To be sentenced or to receive a prison sentence.

To make a profit; to obtain returns on an investment.

Burnt food residue stuck to the bottom of a wok or pan.

To learn of; to be informed or notified of a piece of news.

To be released from prison.

To win or achieve victory.

獲勝者获胜者

Winner; victor.

literally : a small wok ; sex with an underage girl [colloquial]

To receive something as a gift or donation.

To be deemed guilty, convicted, or to offend someone and face punishment.

To receive permission; to be authorized to do something.

To learn of, find out, or be informed of an event or news.

To win or receive an award or prize.

Woof; the barking sound of a dog.

Wangqing, a county in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin province, China.

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汪清縣汪清县

Wangqing County, located in Jilin province.

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Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits.

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汪東城汪东城

Jiro Wang, a Taiwanese singer and actor born in 1981.

Vast sea; a boundless and majestic body of water.

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汪嘯風汪啸风

Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), Chinese politician who served as the fourth governor of Hainan.

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汪兆銘汪兆铭

Wang Jingwei, a Chinese politician active during the early and mid-20th century.

Gleaming with tears, or used to describe a body of water that is broad and deep.

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汪精衛汪精卫

Wang Jingwei (1883-1944), a Chinese politician who was initially a left-wing Nationalist and later collaborator with the Japanese.

In vain; to waste effort; to no avail.

To bend or circumvent the law.

To waste in vain, such as one's time, energy, or efforts.

A winding lane or roundabout path.

To neglect, ignore, or disregard.

In vain; futile; ineffectual despite one's efforts.

Tumultuous, chaotic, or in a state of confusion.

To work in vain; to make a futile effort.

To die unjustly, bearing a grievance, or to die an untimely death.

Female Chinese phoenix.

The name of a place.

Irresolute, hesitant, or restless.

To be scared, afraid, nervous, or anxious.

Name of a river; the Huang River in Qinghai province.

To dye paper, mount a scroll, or decorate; also refers to a pond or pool.

Bright, brilliant, or magnificent.

King; the supreme ruler of a nation or state.

An emperor, the supreme ruler of an empire; royal.

The metallic reed of a wind instrument, or a spring coil.

Locust; shorthand for locust swarm or plague.

Horse-leech; a type of large leech.