Cantonese words starting with W

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换热器
wun6 jit6 hei3heat exchanger
换羽
wun6 jyu5to molt
唤雨呼风
wun6 jyu5 fu1 fung1to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); fig. to stir up troubles
换喻
wun6 jyu6metonymy
缓期
wun6 kei4to defer; to postpone
缓期付款
wun6 kei4 fu6 fun2to defer payment
玩乐
wun6 lok6to play around
wun6 lung6to fool with
玩弄词藻
wun6 lung6 ci4 zou2to juggle with words (dishonestly)
缓慢
wun6 maan6slow; unhurried; sluggish
wun6 mat6a plaything; a toy
玩物丧志
wun6 mat6 song3 zi3lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
wun6 mei6to ruminate
换毛
wun6 mou4to molt (of birds)
换牙
wun6 ngaa4to grow replacement teeth (zoology)
玩艺
wun6 ngai6variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]
玩艺儿
wun6 ngai6 ji4variant of 玩意兒|玩意儿[wan2 yi4 r5]
wun6 ngau5toy figurine; stuffed animal; (fig.) sb's plaything
wun6 ngau5 zi1 gaa1Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生
换片
wun6 pin2to change diapers
缓聘
wun6 ping3to defer employment
wun6 saa2to play (as children do)
wun6 saak3to search for subtle traces
换衫
wun6 saam1changing of clothes
涣散
wun6 saan3to slacken; slack
wun6 sai3 bat1 gung1to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
换新
wun6 san1to replace with sth new
唤醒
wun6 sing2(verb) Arouse
换乘
wun6 sing4to change train (plane, bus etc)
换成
wun6 sing4to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to convert into
wun6 siu3to prank
玩赏
wun6 soeng2to appreciate; to enjoy
换算
wun6 syun3to convert; (in accounting, referring to currency conversion) translation
唤头
wun6 tau4percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention
换帖
wun6 tip3to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)
换汤不换药
wun6 tong1 bat1 wun6 joek6different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
换画
wun6 waa2changing of partner (slang)
玩话
wun6 waa6playful talk
缓和
wun6 wo4to ease (tension); to moderate; to make more mild
涣涣
wun6 wun6overflowing (from a flood)
缓缓
wun6 wun6slowly; little by little
wun6 ze2player
换置
wun6 zi3to swap; to transpose
缓征
wun6 zing1to suspend taxes momentarily
换证
wun6 zing3to renew a certificate (ID card etc)
唤作
wun6 zok3to be called
唤做
wun6 zou6to be called
换转
wun6 zyun3noun; Exchange. Swapping, Change, transformation.
wut6 baa2 zi2live target
wut6 baan2trapdoor

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