Cantonese words starting with W

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換熱器换热器

Heat exchanger.

To molt; to shed and regrow feathers.

wun6 jyu5 fu1 fung1

喚雨呼風唤雨呼风

To summon wind and rain; figuratively, to stir up trouble or wield immense power and influence.

Metonymy; a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.

To defer or postpone.

wun6 kei4 fu6 fun2

緩期付款缓期付款

To defer payment; deferred payment.

To play around, have fun, or enjoy oneself.

To toy with, play with, or treat someone or something insincerely.

wun6 lung6 ci4 zou2

玩弄詞藻玩弄词藻

To juggle with words; to play with words or engage in wordplay, often in a dishonest or deceptive manner.

Slow, particularly in terms of speed or rate of progress.

A plaything or toy.

wun6 mat6 song3 zi3

玩物喪志玩物丧志

An idiom describing how excessive play or infatuation with hobbies destroys one's ambition and prevents progress.

To ruminate, savor, or ponder over something carefully to appreciate its deeper meaning.

To molt; to shed and replace feathers, fur, or hair.

To lose baby teeth and grow permanent replacement teeth.

Toy, gadget, or plaything.

玩藝兒玩艺儿

Toy, gadget, thing, or plaything.

A toy figurine, puppet, or doll; figuratively used to describe someone who is a plaything.

wun6 ngau5 zi1 gaa1

A Doll's House, the 1879 play by Henrik Ibsen.

To change diapers.

To defer employment or delay hiring.

To play or amuse oneself.

To ponder, study, or search for subtle meanings and traces.

To change clothes; to get changed.

To slacken, disperse, or become lax and unfocused.

wun6 sai3 bat1 gung1

To trifle without respect; to take life unseriously and despise worldly conventions.

To replace with something new; to renew.

To wake someone up; to awaken or arouse.

To transfer or change trains, planes, buses, or other forms of transportation.

To exchange something for something else; to convert into.

Joke, prank, or tease without malice.

To appreciate; to enjoy and admire.

To convert quantities from one unit of measurement or currency to another.

A percussion instrument used by street peddlers and barbers to attract attention.

To exchange cards containing personal details when taking an oath of fraternity.

wun6 tong1 bat1 wun6 joek6

換湯不換藥换汤不换药

Different broth but the same old medicine; a superficial change in form or name only.

To change the movie currently showing in a theatre, or figuratively to change romantic partners.

Playful talk, joking, or teasing.

To relax, ease, or mitigate a tense person or situation.

Overflowing with water; flooded.

Slowly; little by little.

A player, especially one playing a game.

To swap, replace, or transpose.

To defer or suspend the collection of taxes.

To replace or renew an identification card, certificate, or license.

To be called; to be known as.

To be called or named.

To swap roles or put oneself in someone else's shoes, used to discuss hypothetical situations.

A moving target, a live target, or a person who easily becomes the target of attacks or criticism.

Trapdoor; a hinged, sliding, or revolving door in a floor, ceiling, or roof.