Cantonese Dictionary

告發

gou3 faat3

Mandarin: gao4 fa1

delate, denunciation

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告白

gou3 baak6

Mandarin: gao4 bai2

(noun) (of TV broadcast) advertisement

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告知

gou3 zi1

signalled

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告示版

gou3 si6 baan2

Notice board (Advertisements)

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告票

gou3 piu3

Mandarin: gao4 piao4

penalty ticket; summon

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告竣

gou3 zeon3

Mandarin: gao4 jun4

[of large scale project] to reach completion; announce completion

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告老還鄉

gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1

Mandarin: gao4 lao3 huan2 xiang1

resign from one's position and return to one's hometown

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告解

gou3 gaai2

(Catholic) to confess; a confession

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告訴

gou3 sou3

Mandarin: gao4 su5

to tell. Cant: 話畀...知

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告誡

gou3 gaai3

Mandarin: gao4 jie4

to warn; to admonish; exhort

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告辭

gou3 ci4

Mandarin: gao4 ci2

Simplified: 告辞

(noun) Farewell

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告退

gou3 teoi3

Mandarin: gao4 tui4

request permission to be dismissed

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呱

gu1

Mandarin: gu1

crying sound of child | # adapted from cc-cedict

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呱呱叫

gwaa1 gwaa1 giu3

Mandarin: gua1 gua1 jiao4

scream; yell; cry out

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呱呱嘈

gwaa1 gwaa1 cou4

Mandarin: gu1 gu1 cao2

Cantonese

be noisy, to talk loudly

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呱呱墜地

gu1 gu1 zeoi6 dei6

Mandarin: gu1 gu1 zhui4 di4

be born with a cry; come into the world with a cry

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呱呱墮地

gu1 gu1 do6 dei6

Mandarin: gu1 gu1 duo4 di4

born with a cry

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咁

gam3

Mandarin: zhe4 me5

Simplified: 这么

Cantonese

so; such; like this (Cantonese)

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咁上下

gam3 soeng6 haa5

Mandarin: gan1 shang4 xia4

Cantonese

approximately

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咁上下

gam3 soeng6 haa6*2

Cantonese

about, approximately, at a comparable level

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咁啱

gam3 ngaam1

Cantonese

what a coincidence; by chance; it just so happens (can also be: 咁啱線)

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咁啱

gam2 ngaam1

Mandarin: gan1 yan1

Cantonese

coincidentally; happen to

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咁啱嘅

gam3 ngaam1 ge3*2

Cantonese

fancy that, what a coincidence

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咁啱嘅

gam2 ngaam1 koi3

Mandarin: gan1 yan1 ge2

Cantonese

what a coincidence

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咁啱得咁巧

gam3 ngaam1 dak1 gam3 kiu2

Cantonese

as luck would have it

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咁多

gam3 do1

Mandarin: gan1 duo1

Cantonese

so much

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咁多人死唔見你死

gam3 do1 jan4 sei2 m4 gin3 nei5 sei2

Mandarin: gan1 duo1 ren2 si3 n2 jian4 ni3 si3

Simplified: 咁多人死唔见你死

Cantonese

why don't you die when there's so much death?

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咁多位

gam3 do1 wai6*2

Cantonese

[1] everybody; everyone (polite, refering to persons, commonly used in speeches) [2] [華]: 各位

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咁多位

gam2 do1 wai6

Mandarin: gan1 duo1 wei4

Cantonese

to address everyone

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咁大個仔

gam3 daai6 go3 zai2

Mandarin: gan1 da4 ge4 zi3

Simplified: 咁大个仔

Cantonese

Grown up

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