Cantonese words starting with W

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To answer back or reply; to talk back.

To take a break to catch one's breath and regain energy after an intensive activity.

To go back or return to an original place.

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).

wui4 hoeng1 zi2

Fennel seeds, or cumin seeds.

wui4 hoeng1 zing3

回鄉證回乡证

Home Return Permit, a travel document for Hong Kong and Macau residents to enter mainland China.

Echo, reverberation, or response; to find an echo or strike a chord.

Echo; a reaction or response generated in reply to an action or speech.

To return to port; to return from a voyage or flight.

To write back or reply in writing.

To return empty, especially driving back with no passengers or freight.

Echo, or a reply to a message.

To migrate (of fish or other aquatic animals).

To migrate (of fish or other aquatic animals).

wui4 jau4 seon3 fung1

回郵信封回邮信封

Self-addressed envelope; return envelope.

Memories; recollection or reminiscence of the past.

回憶錄回忆录

Memoirs; a written account of a person's life and experiences, often published after retirement or death.

To answer, respond, or reply; to state one's position or view regarding a question or query.

wui4 jing4 zam1

回形針回形针

To wind, coil, or loop around.

Kickback or rebate; returning a portion of one's commission to a client to attract business.

To fall back down after a rise in price; to soften.

Anise (Pimpinella anisum) or chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium).

Kickback or rebate; money returned by a supplier to a distributor or middleman as a commission.

To give a gift in return as a way of thanking someone for their gift or goodwill.

To return to one's homeland after having emigrated.

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Hui Liangyu, a PRC politician from Guilin, former politburo member and deputy chair of the State Council.

To come back or return.

To fall back down after a rise, typically referring to levels such as prices or water levels.

A winding corridor or ambulatory.

To melt down, or figuratively, to undergo retraining or acquire new education.

To return to one's hometown, or figuratively, to die.

Loop or return path, especially an electrical circuit.

The traditional Chinese god of fire, or a fire disaster.

wui4 luk6 zi1 zoi1

回祿之災回禄之灾

A disaster of fire; to have one's house or property burned down.

To steam food again, or to withdraw currency from circulation.

The return of the emperor to the capital.

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回馬槍回马枪

An unexpected counterstrike or a sudden second strike after returning.

Self-inking stamp

Palindrome; a wordplay where a sequence of characters reads the same forwards and backwards and makes sense.

The Hui ethnic group, a predominantly Muslim minority in China.

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回民區回民区

Huimin, a district of Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia.

迴紋針回纹针

To glance back or look back.

wui4 mau4 jat1 siu3

To look back and smile, typically describing a beautiful woman.

To reminisce or look back fondly on a pleasant memory or experience.

wui4 mei6 mou4 kung4

回味無窮回味无穷

To have a rich aftertaste, or to leave a deep, lasting, and memorable impression.

Flyback; the rapid return of an electron beam to the starting point of its scan in a cathode ray tube.