Cantonese words starting with W
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waai2 zi2
崴子
bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
waai3 gwai2
壞鬼坏鬼
bad ghosts
waai4
懷怀
bosom; mind; to harbor in one's mind; to pacify
waai4
槐
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); a surname
waai4
獲获
part of place name
waai4 bak1
淮北
see 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 Shi4]
waai4 bak1 si5
淮北市
Huaibei, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
waai4 ban1
淮濱淮滨
see 淮濱縣|淮滨县[Huai2 bin1 Xian4]
waai4 ban1 jyun6
淮濱縣淮滨县
Huaibin, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
waai4 bik1 kei4 zeoi6
懷璧其罪怀璧其罪
lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
waai4 biu1
懷錶怀表
pocket watch
waai4 ceon1
懷春怀春
(of girls) to yearn for love
waai4 coi4 bat1 jyu6
懷才不遇怀才不遇
to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
waai4 dak6
懷特怀特
White (name)
waai4 faa1
槐花
flower of the Pagoda tree
waai4 faa3
懷化怀化
see 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4]
waai4 faa3 jyun6
懷化縣怀化县
Huaihua county, Hunan
waai4 faa3 si5
懷化市怀化市
Huaihua, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
waai4 gau6
懷舊怀旧
to feel nostalgic
waai4 gau6 gam2
懷舊感怀旧感
feeling of nostalgia
waai4 gu2
懷古怀古
to recall the past; to reminisce
waai4 han6
懷恨怀恨
to feel hatred
waai4 han6 zoi6 sam1
懷恨在心怀恨在心
to harbor hard feelings
waai4 ho4
淮河
Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1]
waai4 hoeng1
懷鄉怀乡
homesick
waai4 hoeng1 beng6
懷鄉病怀乡病
homesick
waai4 hoi2
淮海
Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
waai4 hoi2 dei6 keoi1
淮海地區淮海地区
Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
waai4 hoi2 zin3 jik6
淮海戰役淮海战役
Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war
waai4 jam1
淮陰淮阴
see 淮陰區|淮阴区[Huai2 yin1 Qu1]
waai4 jam1 keoi1
淮陰區淮阴区
Huaiyin, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu
waai4 jam3
槐蔭槐荫
see 槐蔭區|槐荫区[Huai2 yin1 Qu1]
waai4 jam3 keoi1
槐蔭區槐荫区
Huaiyin, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong
waai4 jam6
懷妊怀妊
gestation
waai4 jan4
懷仁怀仁
see 懷仁市|怀仁市[Huai2 ren2 Shi4]
waai4 jan6
懷孕怀孕
pregnant; gestation
waai4 jau4
懷柔怀柔
see 懷柔區|怀柔区[Huai2 rou2 Qu1]
waai4 jau4 keoi1
懷柔區怀柔区
Huairou, a district of Beijing
waai4 jau5
懷有怀有
to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
waai4 ji4
懷疑怀疑
to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of
waai4 ji4 paai3
懷疑派怀疑派
the skeptics
waai4 jim4
淮鹽淮盐
(noun) five spice salt
waai4 joeng4
淮陽淮阳
see 淮陽區|淮阳区[Huai2 yang2 Qu1]
waai4 jyun5
懷遠怀远
see 懷遠縣|怀远县[Huai2 yuan3 Xian4]
waai4 jyun5 jyun6
懷遠縣怀远县
Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
waai4 leoi5
懷裡怀里
embrace
waai4 loi4
懷來怀来
see 懷來縣|怀来县[Huai2 lai2 Xian4]
waai4 loi4 jyun6
懷來縣怀来县
Huailai, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
waai4 luk6
懷祿怀禄
to yearn for a high official position
waai4 naam4
淮南
see 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4]