Cantonese words starting with W

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waai2 zi2bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
坏鬼
waai3 gwai2bad ghosts
怀
waai4bosom; mind; to harbor in one's mind; to pacify
waai4Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); a surname
waai4part of place name
waai4 bak1see 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 Shi4]
waai4 bak1 si5Huaibei, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
淮滨
waai4 ban1see 淮濱縣|淮滨县[Huai2 bin1 Xian4]
淮滨县
waai4 ban1 jyun6Huaibin, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
怀璧其罪
waai4 bik1 kei4 zeoi6lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on a...
怀表
waai4 biu1pocket watch
怀春
waai4 ceon1(of girls) to yearn for love
怀才不遇
waai4 coi4 bat1 jyu6to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
怀特
waai4 dak6White (name)
waai4 faa1flower of the Pagoda tree
怀化
waai4 faa3see 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4]
怀化县
waai4 faa3 jyun6Huaihua county, Hunan
怀化市
waai4 faa3 si5Huaihua, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
怀旧
waai4 gau6to feel nostalgic
怀旧感
waai4 gau6 gam2feeling of nostalgia
怀古
waai4 gu2to recall the past; to reminisce
怀恨
waai4 han6to feel hatred
怀恨在心
waai4 han6 zoi6 sam1to harbor hard feelings
waai4 ho4Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 H...
怀乡
waai4 hoeng1homesick
怀乡病
waai4 hoeng1 beng6homesick
waai4 hoi2Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu...
淮海地区
waai4 hoi2 dei6 keoi1Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu...
淮海战役
waai4 hoi2 zin3 jik6Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the...
淮阴
waai4 jam1see 淮陰區|淮阴区[Huai2 yin1 Qu1]
淮阴区
waai4 jam1 keoi1Huaiyin, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu
槐荫
waai4 jam3see 槐蔭區|槐荫区[Huai2 yin1 Qu1]
槐荫区
waai4 jam3 keoi1Huaiyin, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong
怀妊
waai4 jam6gestation
怀仁
waai4 jan4see 懷仁市|怀仁市[Huai2 ren2 Shi4]
怀孕
waai4 jan6pregnant; gestation
怀柔
waai4 jau4see 懷柔區|怀柔区[Huai2 rou2 Qu1]
怀柔区
waai4 jau4 keoi1Huairou, a district of Beijing
怀有
waai4 jau5to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
怀疑
waai4 ji4to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of
怀疑派
waai4 ji4 paai3the skeptics
淮盐
waai4 jim4(noun) five spice salt
淮阳
waai4 joeng4see 淮陽區|淮阳区[Huai2 yang2 Qu1]
怀远
waai4 jyun5see 懷遠縣|怀远县[Huai2 yuan3 Xian4]
怀远县
waai4 jyun5 jyun6Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
怀里
waai4 leoi5embrace
怀来
waai4 loi4see 懷來縣|怀来县[Huai2 lai2 Xian4]
怀来县
waai4 loi4 jyun6Huailai, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
祿怀禄
waai4 luk6to yearn for a high official position
waai4 naam4see 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4]

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