Cantonese words starting with W

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To care for the skin; to keep the skin healthy and attractive.

護膚品护肤品

Skin-care product; products used to maintain healthy and attractive skin.

An amulet, talisman, or protective charm.

A dust jacket for a book, or a document seal.

To guard the emperor, or to escort and protect someone of high status.

護頸套护颈套

Cervical collar; a neck brace used to support the neck.

Shin guard; shin pad.

Deep-fried taro dumpling, a type of dim sum with a crispy, honeycomb-like crust and a savory-sweet filling.

An alternative name for Shanghai.

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戶告人曉户告人晓

To make known to every household; to disseminate widely so that everyone knows.

Calabash or bottle gourd, a vegetable with pale green skin and white-green spots.

Household average; per household.

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護國軍护国军

National Protection Army; the military force of the National Protection Movement of 1915 to 1916 that opposed Yuan Shikai.

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護國運動护国运动

National Protection War, a 1915 rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor.

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護國戰爭护国战争

National Protection War (1915); a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor.

Threshold; doorsill.

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戶限為穿户限为穿

To have an endless stream of visitors, such that the threshold of the doorway is worn down.

Household registration or residence permit; also refers to a bank account.

戶口簿户口簿

Household register; a booklet used to record household and demographic information.

戶口本户口本

Household register; an official document certifying a household's residence.

戶口制户口制

The household registration system in China, used to control population movement.

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戶口制度户口制度

The system of household registration in China (hukou).

To escort ships or aircraft, or metaphorically to speak up and defend someone's actions.

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護航艦护航舰

Escort vessel; a warship used to protect other ships from enemy attack.

Doors and windows.

Differing from one another; mutually different.

Two-way translation; to translate between two languages.

The layout or configuration of rooms in a residence, such as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms.

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護養院护养院

Nursing home; an institution providing residential and medical care for the elderly or chronically ill.

Shanghainese; the Wu dialect spoken in Shanghai.

Taro ball; a traditional Taiwanese dessert made of taro.

To nurse or care for patients or the injured.

護理學护理学

Nursing; the study or science of nursing.

Mutually beneficial.

Interconnection.

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Conotoxin; a neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of marine cone snails.

護老者护老者

A caregiver or carer who looks after elderly people.

Interconnected; to interconnect.

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互聯網互联网

The internet; a global system of interconnected computer networks.

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互聯網協議互联网协议

The Internet Protocol.

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互聯網絡互联网络

Internet or computer network.

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互聯網站互联网站

Website; Internet site.

Intertextuality, or a rhetorical poetic device involving paired and mutually explanatory phrases.

To encourage one another.

護目鏡护目镜

Goggles or safety glasses; protective transparent eyewear worn to protect the eyes.

Taro; the edible root of the taro plant.

Taro paste; a sweet dessert paste made from mashed taro, common in Chaozhou cuisine.

Outdoor; open-air.

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戶外活動户外活动

Outdoor activities.