Cantonese words starting with W

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Moss growing on or under old walls.

To quote, cite, or invoke as a precedent or authority.

Huan Xuan, a Jin dynasty general.

Yuanqu county in Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.

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垣曲縣垣曲县

Yuanqu, a county in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province.

A helping hand; assistance or aid.

The Huanshui River in Henan Province, China.

Huantai, a county in Zibo, Shandong Province.

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桓台縣桓台县

Huantai County, in Zibo City, Shandong Province.

Mighty, powerful, or formidable.

To help, aid, or support.

wun4 zo6 gaau1 zai3

援助交際援助交际

Compensated dating; a practice where older men give money or luxury gifts to younger women for companionship and sex.

wun4 zo6 gei1 kau3

援助機構援助机构

An aid agency, relief organization, or rescue service that provides emergency assistance.

wun4 zo6 zi1 sau2

A helping hand.

To aid and support Tibet, particularly through economic and social development initiatives.

To wash, or to refer to a ten-day division of a month.

Abbreviation for Anhui Province.

To wash or cleanse.

wun5 hai6 gwan1 fat6

皖系軍閥皖系军阀

The Anhui clique of the Northern Warlords from 1916 to the 1920s.

Raccoon; a small mammal with a long striped tail, native to North America, known for its habit of washing its food in water.

To wash clothes.

To smile; to have a slight smile on one's face.

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皖南事變皖南事变

New Fourth Army Incident of 1941, a major clash between Nationalists and Communists during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Washerwoman; a woman who washes clothes, especially as her occupation.

To wash silk fabric.

浣紗記浣纱记

Washing the Silken Gauze (Huansha Ji), a famous Ming dynasty kunqu opera by Liang Chenyu.

To wash or launder clothes.

To cleanse oneself of false accusations; to vindicate or clear one's name.

To wash or cleanse.

Excellent; magnificent; brilliant.

To exchange, barter, change, or replace.

To dissipate or scatter.

Used in personal names, often conveying brightness or shining.

Paralysis or numbness of the limbs.

To escape from; to avoid or evade.

To change shifts or relieve a person on duty.

To postpone, delay, or defer the handling of a matter.

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緩不濟急缓不济急

Slow measures that will not address a critical or urgent situation.

wun6 bing1 zi1 gai3

緩兵之計缓兵之计

A strategy to buy or play for time, delaying an action or decision to find a solution.

To walk slowly and leisurely; to stroll.

wun6 bou6 paau2

緩步跑缓步跑

To jog; a slow, steady run for exercise.

Playmate; a companion for play or recreation.

Crop rotation; the practice of growing different crops in succession on the same land.

Wife swapping; the practice of exchanging spouses for sexual activities.

To exchange one thing for another; to obtain something in trade.

To exchange money; to change currency or get smaller denominations.

To buffer, cushion, or absorb a shock; to slow down or weaken an impact or ongoing process.

wun6 cung1 hei3

緩衝器缓冲器

Buffer; a device, mechanism, or software area used to cushion impact or temporarily store data.

Cache; temporary data storage used to speed up computing processes.

To exchange a bill of lading for a delivery order in international trade.