Cantonese words starting with W

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胡兀鷲胡兀鹫

Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus).

Traditional music of the Hu people, referring to non-Han ethnic groups in northern and western China.

wu4 ngok6 gung1

Hu Egong (1884-1951), Chinese revolutionary and politician.

Lakeshore; the shore of a lake.

wu4 pang4 gau2 jau5

A pack of rogues, bad companions, or a gang of scoundrels.

wu4 pin1 lyun6 zou6

胡編亂造胡编乱造

To concoct a cock-and-bull story; to make up wild tales.

A traditional Chinese pipe wind instrument introduced from northern and western non-Han peoples.

Huxi Township in Penghu County, Taiwan.

wu4 sai1 hoeng1

湖西鄉湖西乡

Huxi township in Penghu county, Taiwan.

Coriander; cilantro.

wu4 seoi2 laam4

湖水藍湖水蓝

Turquoise; a greenish-blue color.

wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2

胡思亂想胡思乱想

To let one's thoughts wander; to have wild, erratic, or groundless thoughts.

Hu Shi (1891–1962), Chinese philosopher, essayist, and diplomat who advocated for the use of written vernacular Chinese.

A fox spirit from Chinese folklore, or a slang term for someone with body odor.

An arc; a curved line.

wu4 sin3 coeng4

弧線長弧线长

Arc length; the distance along a curved line.

To engage in wild, groundless fantasies or random, distracted thoughts.

A collective term for male facial hair, such as a beard, mustache, or whiskers.

鬍鬚公胡须公

wu4 sou1 lak6 dak6

鬍鬚簕特胡须簕特

Having a bushy, messy, or untidy beard.

鬍鬚佬胡须佬

A bearded man; a man with a beard or mustache.

Macaque; a type of monkey.

To talk nonsense; to speak foolishly or making no sense.

wu4 syut3 baat3 dou6

胡說八道胡说八道

To talk nonsense or speak rubbish.

wu4 tin1 wu4 dai3

To live a fast, extravagant, and wild life, or to behave in a lawless and unrestrained manner.

Muddled, confused, or simple-minded.

Muddled, confused, or bewildered.

糊塗蟲糊涂虫

A fool; a muddle-headed or confused person.

胡塗蟲胡涂虫

A blunderer, muddle-headed person, or fool.

wu4 tou4 zoeng3

糊塗賬糊涂账

Muddled accounts or a highly confused, chaotic situation that is difficult to clarify.

胡圖族胡图族

Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.

Nonsense; hogwash; wild talk.

Sibelle Hu (1958-), a Taiwanese actress.

wu4 wan1 san1 zing3

胡溫新政胡温新政

The Hu-Wen New Administration, referring to the Chinese leadership of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao from 2003.

To fool around, loaf, or drift through life aimlessly.

Viscous, sticky, or paste-like; also refers to a thick congee or gruel.

wu4 wu4 tou4 tou4

糊糊塗塗糊糊涂涂

Confused, muddled, or foolish.

wu4 wu4 wan6 wan6

Ordinary, plain, or average; to waste time or get by aimlessly.

Paste; a thick, soft, or sticky mixture.

Huzhou, a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang province, China.

To talk nonsense, make things up, or speak at random.

wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2

胡謅八扯胡诌八扯

To talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head.

wu4 zau1 lyun6 bong6

胡謅亂傍胡诌乱傍

To talk random nonsense or say whatever comes into one's head.

wu4 zau1 lyun6 ce2

胡謅亂扯胡诌乱扯

To talk nonsense; to ramble or say whatever comes to mind.

wu4 zau1 lyun6 dou6

胡謅亂道胡诌乱道

To talk nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head.

wu4 zau1 lyun6 syut3

胡謅亂說胡诌乱说

To talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head.

Huzhou, a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province, China.

To scrape a meager living; to barely make enough to feed oneself.