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• 高尚 — gao1 siang6: noble, morally upright, lofty
• 勾銷 — gao1 siao1: to cross out, to write off, to cancel
• 高速公路 — gao1 sog4 gong1 lou7: highway; expressway; freeway
• 高速 — gao1 sog4: high-speed
• 高鐵 — gao1 tih4: high-speed rail
• 交通工具 — gao1 tong1 gang1 gu6: means of transportation; vehicle
• 交通線 — gao1 tong1 suan3: transportation line; traffic route, communication line
• 交通 — gao1 tong1: transportation; traffic, communications; liaison
• 溝通 — gao1 tong1: to communicate
• 交換 — gao1 uan7: to exchange; to swap, to barter; to trade
• 高溫 — gao1 ung1: high temperature, high heat
• 鉤針 — gao1 zam1: crochet hook, knitting needle
• 交際 — gao1 zi3: to socialize, to associate, to have dealings with
• 交易 — gao1 êg8: to trade; to transact, trade; transaction
• 交寅 — gao1 êng5: to get married; to marry
• 交 — gao1: to hand over; to deliver, to intersect; to cross, to associate with; make friends
• 勾 — gao1: to hook, to entice, to cross out
• 句 — gao1: a surname
• 溝 — gao1: ditch, trench, channel
• 皋 — gao1: shore; land by a body of water (literary), highland (literary)
• 睪 — gao1: testicle
• 郊 — gao1: suburbs; outskirts; open country
• 鉤 — gao1: hook, barb
• 高 — gao1: tall, high
• 狗母蛇 — gao2 bho2 zua5: lizard
• 狗母 — gao2 bho2: female dog, bitch
• 九點 — gao2 diam2: nine o'clock
• 九重天 — gao2 dêng5 tiang1: the ninth heaven, the highest heaven; the sky (literary)
• 九九六 — gao2 gao2 lag8: 996 work schedule (9am-9pm, six days a week)
• 九牛一毛 — gao2 ghu5 zêg8 mo5: a drop in the bucket, an insignificant amount
• 九月重陽 — gao2 ghuêh8 tong5 iong5: Double Ninth Festival
• 九月 — gao2 ghuêh8: September, ninth month (lunar calendar)
• 狗囝 — gao2 gian2: puppy
• 狗急跳牆 — gao2 gib4 tiao3 cion5: a cornered dog will jump the wall; desperation drives one to take bold, reckless action
• 垢圿 — gao2 goih4: grime, dirt (on skin)
• 狗牯 — gao2 gou2: male dog
• 狗蟻 — gao2 hia6: ant
• 狗蝦 — gao2 hê5: a shrimp species (Parapenaeopsis hardwickii)
• 狗齒 — gao2 ki2: canine tooth, cuspid
• 狗肉 — gao2 nêg8: dog meat
• 狗蝨 — gao2 sag4: flea, dog louse
• 犒賞 — gao2 sion2: to reward troops with food and drink, to feast soldiers
• 九十八 — gao2 zab8 boih4: ninety-eight, 98
• 九十七 — gao2 zab8 cig4: ninety-seven; 97
• 九十九 — gao2 zab8 gao2: ninety-nine, 99
• 九十一 — gao2 zab8 ig4: ninety-one; 91
• 九十六 — gao2 zab8 lag8: ninety-six, 96
• 九十五 — gao2 zab8 ngou6: ninety-five, 95
• 九十二 — gao2 zab8 ri6: ninety-two, 92
• 九十三 — gao2 zab8 san1: ninety-three, 93
• 九十四 — gao2 zab8 si3: ninety-four, 94
• 九十 — gao2 zab8: ninety, 90
• 九層塔 — gao2 zang5 tah4: basil, Thai basil
• 九 — gao2: nine, 9
• 垢 — gao2: dirt; filth; grime
• 搞 — gao2: to do, to make, to manage
• 狗 — gao2: dog
• 夠喉 — gao3 ao5: satisfied (with food); to have had enough, sated
• 到達 — gao3 dag8: to arrive, to reach
• 到今 — gao3 dan1: up to now, so far, to this day
• 到咊 — gao3 dan1: up to now, so far
• 到場 — gao3 dion5: to show up, to attend, to be present at the scene
• 告誡 — gao3 gai3: to warn, to admonish, to exhort
• 到來 — gao3 lai5: to arrive, to come
• 夠年 — gao3 ni5: whole year; the entire year
• 告量 — gao3 niê5: to discuss; to consult
• 告破 — gao3 pua3: to be solved (of a criminal case), to be cracked
• 夠日 — gao3 rig8: whole day; all day long
• 告訴 — gao3 su3: to tell, to inform, to let someone know
• 到位 — gao3 ui7: adequate, satisfactory, well executed
• 告知 — gao3 zai1: to inform, to notify
• 告 — gao3: to tell; to inform, to accuse; to sue
• 猴 — gao5: monkey; ape
• 厚重 — gao6 dang6: thick and heavy, massive
• 侯栗 — gao6 lag8: chestnut
• 厚面皮 — gao6 ming7 puê5: shameless, cheeky, impudent
• 厚待 — gao6 tai6: to treat generously, to give preferential treatment
• 蚯蚓 — gao6 ung2: earthworm
• 厚穢 — gao6 uêh8: uncomfortable; itchy (from heat), annoying, unpleasant to look at
• 厚 — gao6: thick
• 𩛩 — gaoh4: to wrap up; to stuff; to roll, to soak in liquid, to become moldy (from being wrapped)
• 居多 — ge1 do1: to be in the majority, to be most
• 居奇 — ge1 ki5: to hoard, to profiteer
• 居民區 — ge1 ming5 ku1: residential area
• 居民 — ge1 ming5: resident, inhabitant
• 居然 — ge1 riang5: unexpectedly, surprisingly, to one's surprise
• 居士 — ge1 se6: lay Buddhist devotee, householder
• 居心叵測 — ge1 sim1 po2 cêg4: to harbor sinister intentions, unfathomable motives
• 居心 — ge1 sim1: to harbor (malicious) intentions
• 居安思危 — ge1 uan1 se1 nguin5: to be vigilant in times of peace, to think of danger in times of safety
• 居住 — ge1 zu6: to reside, to dwell, to live
• 居 — ge1: to live, to reside, to dwell
• 車 — ge1: chariot (in xiangqi); rook (in chess)
• 舉措 — ge2 cu3: measure, move, decision
• 舉動 — ge2 dong6: movement, act, activity
• 舉重 — ge2 dong6: weightlifting
• 舉行 — ge2 gian5: to hold (a meeting, event, etc.)
• 舉例 — ge2 li7: to give an example
• 舉辦 — ge2 poin7: to hold (an event), to organize, to host
• 舉人 — ge2 ring5: successful candidate in the imperial examination at the provincial level
• 舉世 — ge2 si3: throughout the world, the whole world
• 舉止 — ge2 zi2: behaviour, bearing, demeanour
• 舉一反三 — ge2 zêg8 huang2 san1: to learn by analogy, to infer other cases from one instance
• 枸 — ge2: Hovenia acerba (raisin tree), betel; Piper betle
• 矩 — ge2: rule; standard, carpenter's square
• 舉 — ge2: to raise, to lift up
• 鋸齒 — ge3 ki2: sawtooth, serrated edge
• 鋸屑 — ge3 sug4: sawdust
• 鋸 — ge3: saw (tool), to saw
• 据 — ge5: short of money (bound morpheme, used only in 拮据), diligent
• 巨大 — ge6 dai6: enormous, gigantic, huge
• 據點 — ge6 diam2: stronghold, foothold, base of operations
• 巨額 — ge6 hiah8: huge amount, immense sum
• 巨型 — ge6 hêng5: huge, giant, gigantic
• 距離 — ge6 li5: distance, to be apart from
• 據說 — ge6 suêh4: it is said that, reportedly, allegedly
• 據悉 — ge6 sêg4: it is reported that, according to reports
• 拒絕 — ge6 zoh8: to refuse, to reject, to decline
• 巨 — ge6: huge, gigantic, enormous
• 拒 — ge6: to resist, to refuse
• 據 — ge6: according to, based on
• 炬 — ge6: torch
• 苣 — ge6: lettuce
• 距 — ge6: distance, to be apart from
• 遽 — ge6: suddenly, hurriedly
• 洰 — geg8: thick; viscous (of liquid food or drink), crowded; packed
• 𫀸 — geg8: viscous, thick
• 根本 — geng1 bung2: fundamental, basic, essential
• 根據 — geng1 ge6: according to, based on
• 扛轎跤 — geng1 gio7 ka1: to brownnose, to suck up, to bootlick
• 跟風 — geng1 hong1: to follow the trend, to act as a copycat
• 均衡 — geng1 huang5: balanced, well-balanced
• 根源 — geng1 nguang5: root, cause, origin
• 跟隨 — geng1 sui5: to follow
• 跟蹤 — geng1 zong1: to follow, to track, to stalk
• 光 — geng1: light; ray; beam, bright
• 均 — geng1: equal, uniform, even
• 崗 — geng1: hillock; mound, guard post
• 巾 — geng1: cloth; towel; kerchief
• 扛 — geng1: to carry (on the shoulder), to lift with both hands
• 斤 — geng1: catty (traditional unit of weight, ~0.5-0.6 kg), jin
• 根 — geng1: root
• 矜 — geng1: to pity; to show sympathy for, to be self-important
• 筋 — geng1: tendon; sinew, muscle, vein visible under the skin
• 缸 — geng1: vat; crock; jar (e.g. water vat, fish tank), jar; vase
• 跟 — geng1: to follow
• 鈞 — geng1: ancient unit of weight (30 catties, ~15 kg)
• 廣東話 — geng2 dang1 uê7: Cantonese, Cantonese language
• 廣東 — geng2 dang1: Guangdong
• 僅僅 — geng2 geng2: merely, only, just
• 謹防 — geng2 huang5: to guard against; to beware of
• 廣西 — geng2 sai1: Guangxi (province of China)
• 謹慎 — geng2 sim2: cautious, careful, prudent
• 廣州話 — geng2 ziu1 uê7: Guangzhou dialect, Guangzhou Cantonese
• 廣州 — geng2 ziu1: Guangzhou
• 僅 — geng2: only, merely
• 卷 — geng2: volume; chapter (of a book), examination paper
• 捲 — geng2: to roll; to roll up; to curl
• 槿 — geng2: hibiscus (esp. Hibiscus syriacus)
• 謹 — geng2: prudent; cautious; careful
• 鋼筆 — geng3 big4: fountain pen; ink pen
• 鋼筋 — geng3 geng1: rebar, steel reinforcement bar
• 鋼鐵 — geng3 tih4: iron and steel, steel
• 亙 — geng3: to extend all the way; to stretch (across space or time)
• 艮 — geng3: tough; chewy (of food), blunt; straightforward (of speech)
• 鋼 — geng3: steel
• 近期 — geng6 ki5: the near future, the short term
• 近日 — geng6 rig8: recently, in recent days
• 近視 — geng6 si6: myopia, nearsightedness
• 胘 — geng6: bird's gizzard
• 近 — geng6: near
• 厊䜎 — gha7 lo1: to quarrel, to exchange insults
• 礙 — ghai7: to obstruct, to hinder; to block
• 𠢕人 — ghao5 nang5: virtuous person, upright person, sage
• 𠢕會 — ghao5 oi6: capable, competent
• 𠢕早 — ghao5 za2: good morning
• 𠢕 — ghao5: capable; good at (something), skillfully; well, well-behaved
• 樂器 — ghaoh8 ki3: musical instrument
• 樂 — ghaoh8: music; tune; melody
• 語文 — ghe2 bhung5: language and literature, language and script
• 語音 — ghe2 im1: voice, pronunciation, voice message
• 語言 — ghe2 ngang5: language, speech
• 語 — ghe2: language, speech, words
• 御 — ghe6: to manage; to govern; to control, royal; imperial (prefix)
• 禦 — ghe6: to defend, to resist, to hold out against
• 疑問 — ghi5 mung7: question, doubt, query
• 疑似 — ghi5 se6: suspected (to be), doubtful
• 疑 — ghi5: to doubt, to suspect, to question
• 攑 — ghia5: to hold
• 鵝囝 — gho5 gian2: gosling
• 鵝雄 — gho5 hêng5: gander
• 鵝卵石 — gho5 neng6 zioh8: cobblestone, pebble
• 鵝 — gho5: goose, domestic goose
• 餓 — gho7: hungry, starving
• 藝人 — ghoi7 ring5: performer, artist, entertainer
• 藝術家 — ghoi7 sug8 gê1: artist
• 藝術 — ghoi7 sug8: art; art form
• 藝 — ghoi7: art, skill; talent
• 吳國 — ghou5 gog4: Wu (ancient Chinese kingdom)
• 蜈蜞 — ghou5 ki5: leech