Cantonese Dictionary

焗暑

guk6 syu2

Mandarin: ju2 shu3

heatstroke; sunstroke

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焗死

guk6 sei2

Mandarin: ju2 si3

(verb) to suffocate; die from smoke inhalation

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焗汗

guk6 hon6

Mandarin: ju2 han4

(verb) to sweat

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焗油

guk6 jau4

Cantonese

hair treatment (beauty item)

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焗漆

guk6 cat1

Mandarin: ju2 qi1

(verb) to bake enamel paint

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焗熱

guk6 jit6

Mandarin: ju2 re4

Simplified: 焗热

(verb) to heat up; to warm up

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焗爐

guk6 lou4

Mandarin: ju2 lu2

Simplified: 焗炉

(noun) (cooking equipment) an oven

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焗盅

guk6 zung1

Mandarin: ju2 zhong1

(noun) cooking pots; a tea cup with a lid

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焗腳

guk6 goek3

Mandarin: ju2 jiao3

Simplified: 焗脚

(noun) a foot treatment

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焗茶

guk6 caa4

Mandarin: ju2 cha2

make tea

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焗薯

guk6 syu4

Mandarin: ju2 shu3

baked potatoes

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焗親

guk6 can1

Mandarin: ju2 qin1

Simplified: 焗亲

(verb) suffocated; suffered from heat

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焗豬扒飯

guk6 zyu1 paa2 faan6

Cantonese

[1] baked pork chop rice [2] (slang) sending an ugly prostitute over to a client in hopes that he will pay more money for a better looking one

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焗豬扒飯

guk6 zyu1 paa4 faan6

Mandarin: ju2 zhu1 ba1 fan4

Simplified: 焗猪扒饭

baked pork chop rice

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焗豬扒餐

guk6 zyu1 paa2 caan1

Mandarin: ju2 zhu1pa2 can1

Simplified: 焗猪扒餐

literally: baked pork chop meal; describes a situation where a pimp brings in a prostitute for a client knowing full well that she will be rejected, giving the pimp the chance to introduce another prostitute and hence gaining more commission overall as a result [colloquial]

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焗雨

guk6 jyu5

Mandarin: ju2 yu3

to describe humid hot weather that looks like it is about to rain

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牯

gu2

Mandarin: gu3

bullock | cow | ox | # adapted from cc-cedict

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犄

gei2

Mandarin: ji1

ox-horns | wing of an army | corner | # adapted from cc-cedict

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犄

gei1

Mandarin: ji1

ox-horns; wing of an army

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犄角

gei1 gok3

Mandarin: ji1 ​jiao3​

(animal) horn

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犋

geoi6

Mandarin: ju4

a unit of animal power

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狗

gau2

Mandarin: gou3

dog M: 只zhī [只] | 条tiáo [条] | a pistol | a prison officer | damned | cursed | football | # adapted from cc-cedict

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狗上瓦坑

gau2 soeng5 ngaa5 haang1

Mandarin: gou3 shang4 wa3 keng1

an expression used to accuse someone of having an affair or to behave secretively [colloquial]

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狗不理

gau2 bat1 lei5

Mandarin: gou3 bu4li3

a type of pork and vegetable bun, which is a type of speciality in Tianji, China [written and colloquial]

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狗主

gau2 zyu2

Mandarin: gou3 zhu3

owner of a dog

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狗乸

gau2 naa2

Mandarin: gou3 na2

(noun) female dog

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狗仔

gau2 zai2

Mandarin: gou3 zai3

puppy

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狗仔隊

gau2 zai2 deoi6*2

Cantonese

[1] paparazzi - newspaper journalists who tend to work for tabloids and spend their time "hounding" celebrities [2] a surveillance unit

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狗仔鴨

gau2 zai2 aap3

Mandarin: gou3 zi1 ya1

braised duck (lit., "puppy duck")

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狗公

gau2 gung1

Mandarin: gou3 gong1

a male dog

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