Cantonese words starting with W

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wu4 ceoi1to boast wildly
胡吹乱捧
wu4 ceoi1 lyun6 pung2indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
胡缠
wu4 cin4to pester
弧长
wu4 coeng4arc length (the length of a curve segment)
糊墙
wu4 coeng4to paper a wall
弧长参数
wu4 coeng4 caam1 sou3parametrization by arc length (of a space curve)
糊墙纸
wu4 coeng4 zi2wallpaper
胡铨
wu4 cyun4Hu Quan (1102-1180), Song Dynasty official and poet
wu4 dau2broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
wu4 ding6 jan1Nancy Wu, name of a Chinese actress
wu4 dip6variant of 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]
wu4 dip6butterfly
wu4 dip6 dou1balisong; butterfly knife; fan knife
wu4 dip6 faa1iris
wu4 dip6 fan2farfalle [written and colloquial]
蝴蝶结
wu4 dip6 git3bow
蝴蝶效应
wu4 dip6 haau6 jing3butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
wu4 dip6 hyun2papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
wu4 dip6 kam4same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
wu4 dip6 sou1crispy short-crust pastry
wu4 dou6radian; curve
wu4 faa1to spend recklessly
wu4 fat6Hoover (name)
胡匪
wu4 fei2bandit (old)
wu4 fu1Khufu (pharaoh, reigned possibly 2590-2568 BC)
wu4 fuk1flying fox; fruit bat (genus Pteropus)
wu4 fung1wasp
wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
wu4 gaai1Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
wu4 gaau2to mess around; to have an affair
胡搅
wu4 gaau2to disturb
胡搅蛮缠
wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4(idiom) to pester endlessly
胡锦涛
wu4 gam2 tou4Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013
wu4 gei1 faa1Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore
wu4 gwaa1cucumber
胡瓜鱼
wu4 gwaa1 jyu2smelt (family Osmeridae)
壶关
wu4 gwaan1see 壺關縣|壶关县[Hu2 guan1 Xian4]
壶关县
wu4 gwaan1 jyun6Huguan, a county in Changzhi City 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi
wu4 gwong1arc light
弧光灯
wu4 gwong1 dang1arc lamp
wu4 gwong1 saan1 sik1scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
湖广
wu4 gwong2Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)
wu4 hak1Hook or Hooke (name)
胡杏儿
wu4 hang6 ji4Myolie Wu Hang-yee, name of a Hong Kong actress and singer
wu4 hau2see 湖口縣|湖口县[Hu2 kou3 Xian4]
wu4 hau2to scrape a meager living
糊口
wu4 hau2variant of 糊口[hu2 kou3]
湖口乡
wu4 hau2 hoeng1Hukou township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
湖口县
wu4 hau2 jyun6Hukou, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市[Jiu3 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
wu4 hau4lemur

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