Cantonese words starting with W

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Short for the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).

wui6 zin2 zung1 sam1 zaam6

會展中心站会展中心站

Convention & Exhibition Center Station, a metro station in Guangdong, China.

Pitched battle; a large-scale battle involving massive forces on a prearranged time and place.

To collect, compile, and organize papers, evidence, or information.

President, chairperson, or head of an association or society.

wui6 zoeng2 tyun4

會長團会长团

Presidency, specifically in the context of the Mormon Church.

To summarize, aggregate, or compile data and information.

To collect and summarize, or to aggregate data or reports.

To flow into; to converge and pour into.

Annotated collection; a compilation of notes, commentaries, or annotations on a text.

To scoop out, gouge, or cut out.

Pea (Pisum sativum); sweet pea.

wun1 dau2 zoeng6

Pea gruel or pea porridge.

Bowl, as a noun; or a bowlful of something as a classifier.

Wrist; the joint connecting the hand and the arm.

Dishcloth or dish towel.

Pea shoots; the tender leaves and stems of pea plants used as a vegetable.

Bowls and dishes in general; tableware.

wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1

碗碟碰埋都有聲碗碟碰埋都有声

Even bowls and dishes will clink when put together; used to advise people living or working closely to overlook minor conflicts.

wun2 gun2 zung3 hap6 zing3

腕管綜合症腕管综合症

Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Cupboard, particularly one used for storing bowls and other tableware.

A-list; top-tier; celebrated and prestigious.

Wrist strength, or arm strength as used in arm wrestling; also, ability or influence.

wun2 seoi6 dou6 zing3 hau6 kwan4

腕隧道症候群

Carpal tunnel syndrome; pain in the hands caused by pressure on the median nerve.

To grieve and be deeply upset.

wun2 wun2 dip6 dip6

Bowls and plates; tableware in general.

Imitation shark's fin soup; a traditional Hong Kong street food made with glass noodles, chicken, and mushrooms.

Peduncle; the stalk of certain brachiopods and barnacles.

wun2 zuk1 dung6 mat6

腕足動物腕足动物

Brachiopod; any marine invertebrate of the phylum Brachiopoda, resembling a bivalve mollusk.

Used in personal names.

Used in personal names.

The name of a river in China, specifically the Yuan River in Henan province.

Slow, unhurried, or not urgent.

An ancient name for a type of violet or leafy vegetable.

Reinforcements of troops; backup.

Compensated dating; dating an adult for money, which may or may not involve sex.

wun4 gaau1 mui1

An escort, call girl, or young woman who engages in compensated dating.

wun4 gaau1 siu2 ze2

A girl who engages in compensated dating.

To rescue, save, or come to the aid of someone in danger.

Military reinforcements; soldiers or troops sent to help.

Huanren; short for the Huanren Manchu Autonomous County in Liaoning province.

wun4 jan4 jyun6

桓仁縣桓仁县

Huanren County, also known as Huanren Manchu Autonomous County, in Liaoning province, China.

wun4 jan4 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

桓仁滿族自治縣桓仁满族自治县

Huanren Manchu Autonomous County, in Benxi, Liaoning.

To quote; to cite.