Cantonese words starting with W

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Leisure; time to spare.

The clanging sound of bells and drums.

Dry moat; a dry ditch around a city wall.

To have a secret, scheme, or underhanded deed exposed.

Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea).

Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis).

Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense).

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黃百鳴黄百鸣

Raymond Wong Pak Ming, a Hong Kong actor, producer, and screenwriter.

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黃白交點黄白交点

Ecliptic node; the intersection of the ecliptic and the moon's orbit.

Macula lutea; the small central area of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision.

A softshell turtle, or a derogatory term for a cuckold or brothel owner.

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Bastard; son of a bitch.

wong4 baat3 duk6 zi2

王八犢子王八犊子

Bastard; a term of abuse.

wong4 baat3 gou1 zi2

Bastard; son of a bitch.

wong4 baau1 ce1

黃包車黄包车

Rickshaw; a two-wheeled passenger cart pulled by a person.

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黃賓虹黄宾虹

Huang Binhong, a renowned Chinese art historian and literati painter.

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黃品冠黄品冠

Victor Wong Pin Kuan, a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter active in Taiwan.

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Cowherb seed (Vaccaria segetalis), commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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黃不溜秋黄不溜秋

Yellowish, dull yellow, or sallow; having an unattractive yellow tinge.

Wang Bi, a Chinese neo-Daoist philosopher of the Three Kingdoms period.

Yellowcake; a type of uranium concentrate powder obtained from processing uranium ore.

Anthrax in livestock.

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黃邊站黄边站

Huangbian Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.

The Whopper, a signature hamburger sold by the fast-food chain Burger King.

Whampoa; referring to both Whampoa in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Huangpu District in Guangzhou.

wong4 bou3 daai6 dou6

黃埔大道黄埔大道

Huangpu Avenue, a major road in Guangzhou, China.

wong4 bou3 faa1 jyun4

黃埔花園黄埔花园

Whampoa Garden, a private housing estate in Hong Kong.

wong4 bou3 gwan1 haau6

黃埔軍校黄埔军校

Whampoa Military Academy

wong4 bou3 keoi1

黃埔區黄埔区

Huangpu, a district of Guangzhou City in Guangdong Province, China.

Wang Bo, a Tang dynasty poet.

Huang Chao, leader of the late Tang dynasty peasant uprising from 875 to 884.

wong4 caau4 hei2 ji6

黃巢起義黄巢起义

The Huang Chao peasant uprising (875–884) in the late Tang dynasty, led by Huang Chao.

wong4 caau4 zi1 lyun6

黃巢之亂黄巢之乱

The late Tang peasant uprising from 875 to 884, led by Huang Chao.

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皇親國戚皇亲国戚

Relatives of the imperial family; by extension, relatives of a person of great power, authority, or status.

wong4 cau1 kwai4

黃秋葵黄秋葵

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus).

wong4 cau1 sang1

黃秋生黄秋生

Anthony Perry, better known by his professional name Anthony Wong, a prominent Hong Kong actor and singer.

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黃赤色黄赤色

Golden-colored; yellowish-red.

wong4 cing4 cing4

黃澄澄黄澄澄

Glistening yellow; golden yellow.

wong4 ciu1 gwan1

Wang Zhaojun, a famous beauty of the Han dynasty and one of the four legendary beauties of ancient China.

Dynasty; a hereditary ruling regime of a country or region.

Imperial court; imperial dynasty.

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黃長燁黄长烨

Hwang Jang-yop (1923-2010), a North Korean politician known for defecting to South Korea.

Wang Chong (27-97), a rationalist and critical philosopher of the Han dynasty.

Locust; a type of swarming insect derived from grasshoppers that causes crop damage.

Crown prince; the heir apparent to a throne.

Crown prince or crown princess; the prince or princess who will succeed the monarch.

Huangchuan County in Henan province, China.

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潢川縣潢川县

Huangchuan, a county in Xinyang City, Henan Province.

The underworld or netherworld; the realm of the dead.

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皇帶魚皇带鱼

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne).