Cantonese Dictionary

驚艷

ging1 jim6

Mandarin: jing1 yan4

striking; breathtaking; stunning

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驚蟄

ging1 zat6

Mandarin: jing1 zhe2

The Awakening of Insects (from hibernation). This event is the third of the 24 Solar Terms in the Chinese Calendar. The day falls on 5th or 6th March. In Guangdong and Hong Kong, this day often coincides with the Villain Hitting (打小人) ceremony.

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驚見

ging1 gin3

Mandarin: jing1 jian4

Simplified: 惊见

to be surprised to see; to be shocked to see; to be appalled to see; to be awed at the sight of

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驚訝

geng1 ngaa6

Mandarin: jing1 ya4

Simplified: 惊讶

surprised; astonished

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驚訝

ging1 ngaa6

Mandarin: jing1 ya4

Simplified: 惊讶

astounded | shocked

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驚醒

ging1 sing2

Mandarin: jing1 xing3

sleep lightly; wake up with a start; to be aroused from a sleep

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驚險

ging1 him2

Mandarin: jing1 xian3

breathtaking; alarmingly dangerous

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驚青

geng1 ceng1

Mandarin: jing1 qing1

Simplified: 惊青

(adjective) afraid; frightened; scared; terrified

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驥

gei3

Mandarin: ji4

Simplified: 骥

thoroughbred horse | refined and virtuous | # adapted from cc-cedict

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骨

gwat1

Mandarin: gu3

bone | personality | moral character | skeleton | corpse | frame | framework | quarter | hurdle | massage parlour | flower bud | to roll | to move | a door | # adapted from cc-cedict

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骨場

gwat1 coeng4

Mandarin: gu3 chang3

Simplified: 骨场

massage parlour (spoken)

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骨女

gwat1 neoi5*2

a woman who works in a massage parlor

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骨女

gwat1 neoi5

Mandarin: gu3 nv3

massage girl (spoken)

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骨妹

gwat1 mui6*1

a woman who works in a massage parlor

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骨妹

gwat1 mui6

Mandarin: gu3 mei4

young massage girl (spoken)

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骨子

gwat1 zi2

Mandarin: gu3 zi5

(slang) 1. exquisite; 2. Small but tasteful and elegant (condo, etc.) (noun) bone

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骨折

gwat1 zit3

Mandarin: gu3 zhe2

suffer broken bones; bone fracture

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骨氣

gwat1 hei3

backbone (in the figurative sense); righteousness; rectitude; moral fibre

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骨湯

gwat1 tong1

fish bone soup

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骨灰

gwat1 fui1

Mandarin: gu3 hui1

cremated ashes; bone ash; cremains

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骨灰安置所

gwat1 fui1 on1 zi3 so2

Mandarin: gu3 hui1 an1 zhi4 suo3

columbarium (building containing funeral niches, where ashes of a deceased person are stored)

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骨灰甕

gwat1 fui1 ung3

Mandarin: gu3 hui1 weng4

Simplified: 骨灰瓮

a cinerary urn for ashes

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骨灰盅

gwat1 fui1 zung1

Mandarin: gu3 hui1 zhong1

cinerary urn [Syn.] 骨灰甕

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骨灰龕

gwat1 fui1 ham1

Mandarin: gu3 hui1 kan1

Simplified: 骨灰龛

a columbarium; an urn niche

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骨牌

gwat1 paai4*2

dominoes

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骨牌效應

gwat1 paai4*2 haau6 jing3

Mandarin: gu3 pai2 xiao4 ying4

domino effect

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骨痛

gwat1 tung3

Mandarin: gu3 tong4

ostealgia;bone pain

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骨痛熱症

gwat1 tung3 jit6 zing3

dengue; dengue fever

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骨痹

gwat1 bei3

Mandarin: gu3 bi4

disgusting; often used to describe a reaction to an awkward | overly romantic or complementary speech; giving one goosebumps

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骨痺

gwat1 bei3

Mandarin: gu3 bei1

mushy; lovey-dovey; often used to describe a reaction to an awkward | overly romantic or complementary speech; giving one goosebumps

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