Cantonese words starting with W

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waak6sound of a thing flying fast by; cracking sound
waak6(onomatopoeic) cracking
画押
waak6 aat3to sign
画饼充饥
waak6 beng2 cung1 gei1lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
划拨
waak6 but6to assign; to transfer (money to an account)
划清
waak6 cing1to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly
或称
waak6 cing1also called; a.k.a.
划切
waak6 cit3to slice
画等号
waak6 dang2 hou6to equate
画地为狱
waak6 dei6 wai4 juk6see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[hua4 di4 wei2 lao2]
画地为牢
waak6 dei6 wai4 lou4lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
画地自限
waak6 dei6 zi6 haan6lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
画荻教子
waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
划定
waak6 ding6to demarcate
划掉
waak6 diu6to cross out
waak6 do1 waak6 siu2more or less
画朵
waak6 do2to write a letter [colloquial]
划花
waak6 faa1engraving (on porcelain etc)
划花口面
waak6 faa1 hau2 min6to scratch a mark on one's face
画花口面
waak6 faa1 hau2 min6(metaphor) to spread rumors changing good to bad
画法
waak6 faat3painting technique
画法几何
waak6 faat3 gei2 ho4descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevat...
划分
waak6 fan1to divide up; to differentiate
画虎类犬
waak6 fu2 leoi6 hyun2to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
画风
waak6 fung1painting style
划价
waak6 gaa3to price (medical prescription)
使画公仔唔使画出肠
waak6 gung1 zai2 m4 sai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng2don't have to disclose everything; there is no need to spell it out
画公仔唔驶画出肠
waak6 gung1 zai2 m4 sai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng2there is no need to spell it out [colloquial]
画公仔画出肠
waak6 gung1 zai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4stating the obvious or anything unacceptable (slang)
划归
waak6 gwai1to incorporate
画龟
waak6 gwai1(verb) to sign
画鬼脚
waak6 gwai2 goek3ghost leg (game)
划过
waak6 gwo3(of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky)
划痕
waak6 han4a scratch
或许
waak6 heoi2perhaps; maybe
划一
waak6 jat1uniform
划一不二
waak6 jat1 bat1 ji6fixed
waak6 jin4probable
waak6 jin4 leot2probability (math.)
画圆
waak6 jyun4to draw a circle
划圆防守
waak6 jyun4 fong4 sau2to counter (a stroke in fencing)
画轮
waak6 leon2to ask for support financially [colloquial]
画龙点睛
waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishin...
划破
waak6 po3to cut open; to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
划十字
waak6 sap6 zi6variant of 畫十字|画十字[hua4 shi2 zi4]
画十字
waak6 sap6 zi6to make the sign of the cross
画蛇添足
waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth supe...
划时代
waak6 si4 doi6epoch-marking
waak6 si6or
划线
waak6 sin3to delineate; to underline

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