Cantonese Dictionary

菫

gan2

Mandarin: jin3

variant of 堇jǐn [堇] | violet | celery | aconite | # adapted from cc-cedict

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菰

gu1

Mandarin: gu1

Zizania latifolia | wildrice | mushroom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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葛

got3

Mandarin: ge2

kudzu (Pueraria lobata) | hemp cloth | arrowroot | a surname | edible bean | # adapted from cc-cedict

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葛拉芬柏格點

got3 laai1 fan1 paak3 gaak3 dim2

Grafenberg Spot - G-Spot, still elusive, but with a longer name...

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葛根

got3 gan1

Mandarin: ge2 gen1

the root of kudzu vine

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葛民輝

got3 man4 fai1

Mandarin: ge2 min2 hui1

Simplified: 葛民辉

Eric Kot Man Fai, name of a Hong Kong actor

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葛藤

got3 tang4

Mandarin: ge2 teng2

kudzu, tangle of vines; complications

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葛量洪醫院

got3 loeng6 hung4 ji1 jyun2

Mandarin: ge2 liang4 hong2 yi1 yuan4

Simplified: 葛量洪医院

Grantham Hospital, a hospital in Hong Kong

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蒟蒻

geoi2 joek6

Mandarin: ju3 ruo4

konjac (jelly)

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蓋印

goi3/koi3 jan3

seal (of an organisation)

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蓋印機

goi3 /koi3 jan3 gei1

franking machine

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蓋子

goi3 zi2

Mandarin: gai4 zi5

cover; lid; cap; shell | Spoken Cant.: 蓋

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蓋爾文

goi3 ji5 man4*2

Gaelic (language)

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蓋玻片

goi3 /koi3 bo1 pin3

Mandarin: gai4 bo1 pian4

cover slip (for slides on a microscope)

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蓋碗

goi3 wu2

Mandarin: gai4 wan3

lidded teacup

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薊

gai3

Mandarin: ji4

Simplified: 蓟

cirsium | thistle | surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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薊縣

gai3 jyun6

Mandarin: ji4 xian4

Ji county (county in Tianjin)

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薑

goeng1

Mandarin: jiang1

ginger | [Japanese] 生姜

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薑汁撞奶

goeng1 zap1 zong6 naai5

Mandarin: jiang1 zhi1 zhuang4 nai3

Simplified: 姜汁撞奶

milk pudding with ginger flavour; ginger milk curd

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薑絲

goeng1 si1

Mandarin: jiang1 si1

shredded ginger

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薑芽

goeng1 ngaa4

young ginger

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薑蔥

goeng1 cung1

Mandarin: jiang1 cong1

ginger and onions; ginger and scallions

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薑酒

goeng1 zau2

Mandarin: jiang1 jiu3

Simplified: 姜酒

ginger wine [colloquial]

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薑醋

goeng1 cou3

Mandarin: jiang1 cu4

Simplified: 姜醋

ginger and vinegar

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薑黃

goeng1 wong4

Mandarin: jiang1 huang2

turmeric

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薨

gwang1

Mandarin: hong1

death of a prince | lord | high officials | swarming | noisy | to kill | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藁

gou2

Mandarin: gao3

dried up (wood) | dead tree | straw | hay | dry withered | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藁城縣

gou2 sing4 jyun6

Mandarin: gao3 cheng2 xian4

cheng county (county in Hebei)

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虼

gok3

Mandarin: ge4

flea | species of beetle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蚣

gung1

Mandarin: gong1

centipede

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