Cantonese words starting with W

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桦南
waa6 naam4see 樺南縣|桦南县[Hua4 nan2 Xian4]
桦南县
waa6 naam4 jyun6Huanan, a county in Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
话你知
waa6 nei5 zi1let you know (spoken)
话我知
waa6 ngo5 zi1tell me [colloquial]
画皮
waa6 pei4painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
话晒
waa6 saai3afterall
话晒事
waa6 saai3 si6To control all the things; to do as one wishes
话实
waa6 sat6to say for certain
话声
waa6 seng1tell someone; to mention something; to inform someone of a situation
话虽如此
waa6 seoi1 jyu4 ci2be that as it may
话时话
waa6 si4 waa6just saying (spoken)
话事
waa6 si6(verb) to be in charge of a situation; to be in command; to take charge of a situation; to call the shots
话是
waa6 si6take charge; be in charge
话事偈
waa6 si6 gai2as said or quoted (spoken)
话事人
waa6 si6 jan4person-in-charge (spoken)
话事啤
waa6 si6 pe1show hand poker
桦树
waa6 syu6birch
话说
waa6 syut3It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
话说回来
waa6 syut3 wui4 loi4(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
话题
waa6 tai4subject (of a talk or conversation)
话头
waa6 tau4subject (under discussion)
话头醒尾
waa6 tau4 sing2 mei5(slang) smart; shrewd; astute; clever; able to comprehend or figure out something quickly without the need for explicit instructions or explanation; able to quickly pick up on a hint
话亭
waa6 ting4telephone booth
话筒
waa6 tung2microphone; megaphone
话斋
waa6 zaai1(slang) as one has said
话啫
waa6 ze1a modal particle used by the speaker to show that they do not totally agree with something, actual interpretation varies depending on the context, such as 'in saying so, but....'; 'only applies to....but as for'; 'like one says...'
话之
waa6 zi1cannot bother; ignore (spoken)
话知
waa6 zi1don't care; who cares about
话之渠
waa6 zi1 keoi5who cares; what the hell
话知渠
waa6 zi1 keoi5don't care; who cares about
话知你
waa6 zi1 nei5who cares; no matter if you…
话中有刺
waa6 zung1 jau5 ci3one's words carry barbs
话中有话
waa6 zung1 jau5 waa6one's words carry an implicit meaning
话中
waa6 zung3in one's words; precisely as one has predicted
waai1 ce4crooked; oblique; out of plumb
歪打正着
waai1 daa2 zing3 zoek6to succeed by a lucky stroke
歪点子
waai1 dim2 zi2illegal device; crooked
歪风
waai1 fung1unhealthy trend
歪风邪气
waai1 fung1 ce4 hei3noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends
歪瓜裂枣
waai1 gwaa1 lit6 zou2ugly
歪瓜劣枣
waai1 gwaa1 lyut3 zou2erroneous variant of 歪瓜裂棗|歪瓜裂枣[wai1 gua1 lie4 zao3]
waai1 kuk1(verb) (words) Twist; (adjective) devious
歪曲事实
waai1 kuk1 si6 sat6distortion of the facts; misrepresentations
waai1 lei5fallacious reasoning
歪门邪道
waai1 mun4 ce4 dou6dishonest practices
歪身歪势
waai1 san1 waai1 sai3walk, sit or stand in a crooked (incorrect) position (spoken)
waai1 waai1 ce4 ce4shuddering; a trembling scrawl (of handwriting)
waai1 waai1 nau2 nau2crooked; askew
歪乌连
waai1 wu1 lin4loanword for "violin"
waai2to sprain (one's ankle); precipitous; river bend

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