Cantonese words starting with W

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Yellow; the color of egg yolk, lemons, or ducklings.

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黃色架步黄色架步

A vice establishment, brothel, or place associated with prostitution.

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黃色小說黄色小说

Pornographic novel

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黃色書刊黄色书刊

Pornographic books and magazines.

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黃色炸藥黄色炸药

Trinitrotoluene (TNT); a powerful, stable explosive that requires a detonator.

Wang Xianzhi, a peasant leader during the late Tang dynasty uprising from 875 to 884.

Favus of the scalp, a fungal skin infection.

Asian swamp eel.

Swamp eel, specifically the Asian swamp eel; a common freshwater fish ingredient.

Imperial City; the inner part of Beijing with the Forbidden City at its center.

The lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument.

Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), Chinese scholar and novelist.

Your Majesty; an honorific address used by subjects for an emperor in ancient times.

Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor.

Wang Su (c. 195-256), a classical scholar of the Cao Wei dynasty believed to have forged several classical texts.

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Wang Shuwen (735–806), a famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player, and politician who led the Yongzhen Reform.

To turn yellow and ripe

Pornographic book; erotica.

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黃鼠狼黄鼠狼

Siberian weasel; a slender animal with short legs, a long tail, and reddish-yellow fur.

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黃鼠狼給雞拜年黄鼠狼给鸡拜年

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, as they are sure to have bad intentions.

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黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心

The weasel pays a New Year visit to the chicken; harbor malicious intentions.

Descendant of royalty or nobility; especially a male member of the royal family.

Wang Xuan (1937–2006), Chinese computer scientist and innovator of the modern Chinese printing industry.

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皇太極皇太极

Hong Taiji, founder of the Qing dynasty and its emperor from 1636 to 1643.

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皇太極清太宗皇太极清太宗

Hong Taiji (1592–1643), second Khan of the Later Jin dynasty and founder of the Qing dynasty.

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Queen mother or Queen dowager.

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Crown prince; the male heir apparent to a throne.

Jaundice; a medical condition causing yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes.

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黃疸病黄疸病

Corpus luteum, the progesterone-producing gland in female mammals.

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黃體期黄体期

Luteal phase; the period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb.

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黃體酮黄体酮

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黃頭鶺鴒黄头鹡鸰

Citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola), a bird species of China.

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黃腿漁鴞黄腿渔鸮

Tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes).

The sky, heaven, or the supreme deity in Taoism.

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皇天不負苦心人皇天不负苦心人

Heaven will not disappoint a person who tries hard; hard work pays off eventually.

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Heaven and earth; the supreme gods of the sky and the land.

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黃庭堅黄庭坚

Huang Tingjian, a Song dynasty poet and calligrapher.

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黃庭經黄庭经

Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism.

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黃鐵礦黄铁矿

Pyrite; a brass-yellow mineral also known as fool's gold.

Brown sugar, raw sugar, or golden granulated sugar.

Huang Tao (840-911), a late Tang dynasty poet.

Loess; a porous, yellowish, silty sediment deposited by wind, primarily in dry mid-latitude regions.

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黃土不露天黄土不露天

A slogan used in reference to projects aimed at improving greenery and preventing soil erosion.

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黃土地貌黄土地貌

Loess landform.

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黃土高原黄土高原

Loess Plateau; a highland area in north-central China covered by fine, windblown dust.

Flavone; a class of organic compounds found in plants.

Brass; a yellow alloy of copper and zinc.

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黃臀鵯黄臀鹎

Brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous).