Cantonese Dictionary

緄

kwan2

Mandarin: gun3

Simplified: 绲

cord | embroidered sash | to sew | woven belt | hem | hemming | rope | # adapted from cc-cedict

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緙

kwaak3

Mandarin: ke4

Simplified: 缂

to encircle | to make a detour | # adapted from cc-cedict

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繑

kiu5

Mandarin: qiao1

to entwine | to cross one's arms or legs | to loop one's arm into the crook of someone's arm | # adapted from cc-cedict

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繑住

kiu5 zyu6

Mandarin: qiao1 zhu4

to tangle; to ravel [colloquial]

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繑口

kiu5*2 hau2

Mandarin: qiao1 kou3

Cantonese

hard to pronounce like a tongue-twister, language or script etc.

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繑口

kiu2 hau2

Mandarin: jue2 kou3

hard to pronounce; difficult to say

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繑後

kiu5 hau6

Mandarin: qiao1hou4

to fast forward

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繑絲邊

kiu5 si1 bin1

Cantonese

Kangxi radical 120 (糸） in its component form 糹 (simplified: 纟)

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繑脷

kiu5 lei6

Mandarin: jue2 li4

cannot speak smoothly; hard to pronounce; difficult to say

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繑起

kiu5 hei2

Mandarin: jue2 qi3

obstacle; to put someone in a difficult position

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繑返前

kiu5 faan1 cin4

to rewind

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繦

koeng5

Mandarin: qiang3

string of copper coins | variant of 襁qiǎng [襁] | swaddling | # adapted from cc-cedict

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繪

kui3

Mandarin: hui4

Simplified: 绘

to draw | to paint | to sketch | to depict | # adapted from cc-cedict

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繪畫

kui2 waa6*2

Mandarin: hui4 hua4

painting; drawing

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繪製

kui2 zai3

Mandarin: hui4 zhi4

to draft; to draw

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纊

kong3

Mandarin: kuang4

Simplified: 纩

fine floss-silk or cotton | # adapted from cc-cedict

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缺

kyut3

Mandarin: que1

deficiency | lack | scarce | vacant post | to run short of | a position in government | a shortcoming | missing | crippled | cracked | unscrupulous | gap | deficit | defective | to be absent from | # adapted from cc-cedict

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缺一不可

kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2

Mandarin: que1 yi1 bu4 ke3

none is dispensable; not a single one can be omitted

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缺乏

kyut3 fat6

Mandarin: que1 fa2

to lack; be short of; deficient; wanting; lacking

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缺乏知識

kyut3 fat6 zi1 sik1

lack of knowledge

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缺口

kyut3 hau2

Mandarin: que1 kou3

a breach, a gap; a notch; a nick; a rabbet

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缺少

kyut3 siu2

Mandarin: que1 shao3

to lack; be lacking; be short of; shortage of

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缺席

kyut3 zik6

Mandarin: que1 xi2

absence; absent

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缺德

kyut3 dak1

Mandarin: que1 de2

mean, wicked, villainous

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缺心少肺

kyut3 sam1 siu2 fai3

Mandarin: que1 xin1 shao3 fei4

brainless, stupid

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缺憾

kyut3 ham6

shortcoming, imperfection

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缺損

kyut3 syun2

Mandarin: que1 sun3

Simplified: 缺损

Defects; damaged; to be physiologically deficient

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缺氧

kyut3 joeng5

Mandarin: que1 yang3

lacking oxygen, anaerobic, anoxia, oxygen deficiency

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缺水

kyut3 seoi2

Mandarin: que1 shui3

Cantonese

be in need of money

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缺省

kyut3 saang2

Mandarin: que1 sheng3

default (computer setting)

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