Cantonese words starting with W

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Letterpress; movable type or typography.

wut6 baan2 jan3 caat3

Movable type printing.

wut6 bang1 lyun6 tiu3

活蹦亂跳活蹦乱跳

To leap and frisk about; lively, energetic, and full of life.

wut6 bat1 haa6 heoi3

To be unable to keep living, make a living, or survive.

Nimble or convenient.

A buffoon, clown, or ridiculous person who makes others laugh.

活報劇活报剧

Political street theater, originally a Living Newspaper style of performance depicting current events.

To look exactly like; to be the spitting image of.

wut6 dak1 bat1 noi6 faan4

活得不耐煩活得不耐烦

To be tired of living; to court death or invite trouble.

wut6 dou3 lou5 ，hok6 dou3 lou5

活到老，學到老活到老，学到老

One is never too old to learn; lifelong learning.

Activity; a measure of chemical or radioactive activity.

To move one's body or limbs; to exercise.

wut6 dung6 coek3 min2

活動桌面活动桌面

Active desktop; a desktop environment that can display interactive web content.

wut6 dung6 fong4

活動房活动房

Prefabricated building or mobile home.

wut6 dung6 fong4 uk1

活動房屋活动房屋

Prefabricated building; mobile home; trailer.

wut6 dung6 gaa1

活動家活动家

Activist; a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

wut6 dung6 hon3 baan2

活動看板活动看板

Calendar of events.

wut6 dung6 jan4 si6

活動人士活动人士

Activist; a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

wut6 dung6 kuk1 cek3

活動曲尺活动曲尺

Sliding bevel; an adjustable tool used to measure or lay out angles.

wut6 dung6 nang4 lik6

活動能力活动能力

Mobility; the physical ability to move around.

wut6 dung6 paan1 sau2

活動扳手活动扳手

Adjustable spanner; crescent wrench.

wut6 dung6 zung1 sam1

活動中心活动中心

Activity center

To revitalize; to repurpose old buildings or areas while preserving their historical value.

wut6 faa3 fan1 sik1

Activation analysis

Living fossil, representing either a primitive organism or a long-surviving custom or technology.

Flexible, adaptable, or lively.

Valve; a device or anatomical structure that controls the flow of a fluid.

Nimble, active, or agile.

Living Buddha; a title given to a reincarnated lama in Tibetan Buddhism.

An active, blazing, or flaming fire.

Active volcano; a volcano that has erupted in the past several thousand years and remains active.

Work, handicraft, or livelihood; a task or job.

wut6 gin3 gwai2

活見鬼活见鬼

To encounter something bizarre or highly undesirable; to experience a ridiculous or absurd situation.

A slipknot; a type of knot that can easily be untied by pulling on the free end.

To deserve a bad consequence; to serve someone right.

To survive; to carry on living.

wut6 haa6 heoi3

To keep on living, or to survive.

A survivor of a mass murder or murder attempt.

Vibrant, lively, or spirited atmosphere.

wut6 hok6 wut6 jung6

活學活用活学活用

To apply what one has learned in a creative, flexible, and practical way.

To promote or improve blood circulation in traditional Chinese medicine.

Work, job, or chore.

Active, lively, or brisk; participating frequently in activities or groups.

To apply knowledge or skills creatively and flexibly.

Live fish; fresh fish that is still alive.

Demand deposit; a checking or savings account from which funds can be withdrawn at any time without notice.