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• 焗 — gog8: to bake, to cook wrapped/sealed in a pot
• 擱淺 — goh4 ciang2: to run aground, to be stranded
• 閣仔 — goh4 gian2: attic, loft
• 各樣 — goh4 ion7: different, strange; unusual
• 胳囊下 — goh4 lang2 ê6: armpit, underarm
• 閣羅 — goh4 lo5: to beg, to entreat, to plead
• 閣下 — goh4 ê6: Your Excellency, Your Honour, sir (formal address)
• 閣 — goh4: again, still, also
• 雞鴨 — goi1 ah4: chicken and duck, poultry
• 雞翁囝 — goi1 ang1 gian2: young rooster, cockerel
• 雞翁 — goi1 ang1: rooster, cock
• 雞腹內 — goi1 bag4 lai6: chicken giblets
• 雞母皮 — goi1 bho2 puê5: goosebumps
• 雞母 — goi1 bho2: hen
• 雞尾酒 — goi1 bhuê2 ziu2: cocktail
• 街市 — goi1 ci6: street market; downtown area, wet market
• 雞蛋 — goi1 dang3: chicken egg
• 雞蛋 — goi1 dang3: unlaid egg (still inside the hen)
• 街道 — goi1 dao6: street; road, subdistrict (administrative)
• 雞姦 — goi1 gang1: to sodomize, to engage in anal sex
• 雞仔 — goi1 gian2: chick, young chicken
• 雞囝 — goi1 gian2: chick, chicken
• 雞胿 — goi1 gui1: balloon
• 雞髻花 — goi1 guê3 huê1: cockscomb flower (Celosia argentea var. cristata)
• 雞髻 — goi1 guê3: cockscomb, rooster's crest
• 雞胘 — goi1 gêng6: chicken gizzard
• 街巷 — goi1 hang7: streets and lanes, alleys
• 雞粉 — goi1 hung2: chicken powder, chicken bouillon powder
• 雞血 — goi1 huêh4: chicken blood
• 雞閹 — goi1 iam2: capon, castrated rooster
• 雞籠 — goi1 lang5: chicken coop, henhouse
• 雞寮 — goi1 liao5: henhouse, chicken coop
• 街路 — goi1 lou7: street; road; avenue
• 雞肋 — goi1 lêg8: something of little value but a pity to discard, chicken rib
• 雞麵 — goi1 min7: instant noodles, chicken-flavored noodles
• 雞毛筅 — goi1 mo5 coin2: feather duster
• 雞毛掃 — goi1 mo5 sao3: feather duster
• 雞卵 — goi1 neng6: chicken egg, egg
• 雞僆 — goi1 nua3: pullet, young hen that has not yet laid eggs
• 雞肉 — goi1 nêg8: chicken (meat)
• 雞塒 — goi1 si5: chicken coop, henhouse, roost
• 雞翼 — goi1 sig8: chicken wing
• 街頭巷尾 — goi1 tao5 hang7 bhuê2: streets and lanes, every corner of the city
• 街頭 — goi1 tao5: street; street corner, neighbourhood
• 雞頭 — goi1 tao5: chicken head, brothel procurer (dialectal slang)
• 鸂鶒 — goi1 têg4: a purple water bird similar to but larger than a mandarin duck
• 雞汁麵 — goi1 zab4 min7: instant noodles
• 雞指 — goi1 zoin2: index finger; forefinger
• 雞精 — goi1 zêng1: chicken essence, chicken bouillon powder
• 街 — goi1: street, market
• 雞 — goi1: chicken
• 改變 — goi2 biang3: to change, to alter
• 改簽 — goi2 ciam1: to modify a train ticket, to change a ticket endorsement
• 解答 — goi2 dab4: to answer
• 改建 — goi2 giang6: to rebuild, to convert (a building), to renovate
• 解救 — goi2 giu3: to rescue, to deliver from
• 解決 — goi2 guag4: to solve, to resolve, to settle
• 改觀 — goi2 guang1: to change the appearance of, to change one's view
• 改革開放 — goi2 gêg4 kai1 huang3: Reform and Opening-up (China's economic reform policy)
• 改革 — goi2 gêg4: to reform, to change, to transform
• 改行 — goi2 hang5: to change profession, to switch careers
• 解放 — goi2 huang3: to liberate, to free, to emancipate
• 解約 — goi2 ioh4: to cancel a contract
• 改良 — goi2 liang5: to improve, to refine, to reform
• 改編 — goi2 piang1: to adapt (a work), to reorganize, to revise
• 解剖 — goi2 pou2: to dissect, to analyse
• 解聘 — goi2 pêng3: to dismiss an employee
• 改善 — goi2 siang6: to improve, to make better
• 解鎖 — goi2 so2: to unlock
• 解散 — goi2 suan3: to disperse; to scatter, to dissolve; to disband
• 解說 — goi2 suêh4: to explain, to comment; to narrate
• 解釋 — goi2 sêg4: to explain, to elucidate
• 解讀 — goi2 tag8: to interpret, to decipher; to decode
• 解脫 — goi2 tug4: to free oneself; to extricate oneself, to relieve
• 改造 — goi2 zao6: to transform, to remodel, to reform
• 改正 — goi2 zian3: to correct, to amend, to rectify
• 改進 — goi2 zing3: to improve
• 改裝 — goi2 zuang1: to change costume, to repackage, to refit
• 改 — goi2: to change, to alter, to correct
• 解 — goi2: to untie; to loosen, to solve; to resolve, to explain; to understand
• 𡧣 — goi2: to forgive, to pardon, to indulge
• 計較 — goi3 ga3: to fuss over; to bother about, to argue; to bicker, to think over
• 計量 — goi3 liang6: to measure; to estimate, to calculate
• 計謀 — goi3 mong5: scheme; plan; stratagem; plot
• 計劃單列市 — goi3 uêh8 duan1 liag8 ci6: city specifically designated in the state plan (non-provincial-capital city with special financial privileges, Mainland China)
• 計劃 — goi3 uêh8: plan, project, program
• 疥 — goi3: scabies, the itch
• 計 — goi3: to calculate; to count, to plan; to scheme
• 肩胛 — goin1 gah4: shoulder, scapula
• 間隔 — goin1 gêh4: interval, gap
• 肩負 — goin1 hu6: to shoulder, to take on; to undertake, to bear (responsibility)
• 肩頭 — goin1 tao5: shoulder
• 肩 — goin1: shoulder
• 間 — goin1: room, between; among, classifier for rooms/buildings
• 揀食 — goin2 ziah8: picky about what one eats
• 揀 — goin2: to choose; to pick
• 繭 — goin2: cocoon, callus
• 間 — goin3: to separate; to keep apart, gap; interval, intermittently
• 公安局 — gong1 ang1 gêg8: public security bureau, police station (Mainland China)
• 公安 — gong1 ang1: public security, police (Mainland China), public security officer
• 公文 — gong1 bhung5: official document
• 公布 — gong1 bu3: to announce, to publish, to make public
• 公差 — gong1 ca1: official errand, business trip
• 工尺譜 — gong1 cê5 pou2: gongche notation, traditional Chinese musical notation system
• 工尺 — gong1 cê5: gongche notation symbols, traditional Chinese musical note names
• 攻打 — gong1 da2: to attack, to mount an offensive against
• 公道 — gong1 dao7: fair, just, reasonable
• 公堂 — gong1 deng5: court of law, tribunal, hall
• 公德心 — gong1 dêg4 sim1: civic-mindedness, sense of public spirit
• 公德 — gong1 dêg4: public morality, civic virtue
• 功德 — gong1 dêg4: merit, virtuous deed, charitable act
• 公敵 — gong1 dêg8: public enemy
• 公共 — gong1 gang7: public, communal
• 公交車 — gong1 gao1 cia1: bus
• 公交 — gong1 gao1: public transport, bus (short for 公共交通/公交車)
• 公告 — gong1 gao3: announcement, proclamation
• 公斤 — gong1 geng1: kilogram, kg
• 攻關 — gong1 guang1: to tackle a key problem, to storm a strategic pass
• 公館 — gong1 guang2: mansion, grand residence, official residence
• 公家 — gong1 gê1: public, state-owned, government
• 公函 — gong1 ham5: official letter, official correspondence
• 功效 — gong1 hao7: efficacy, effect, effectiveness
• 公園 — gong1 hng5: park
• 公分 — gong1 hung1: centimeter
• 公憤 — gong1 hung2: public outrage, public indignation
• 公益 — gong1 iah4: public good, public welfare, common interest
• 公開信 — gong1 kai1 sing3: open letter
• 公開 — gong1 kai1: open, public, overt
• 攻克 — gong1 kiog4: to capture, to seize, to overcome
• 功課 — gong1 kuê3: homework, schoolwork, lesson
• 攻擊 — gong1 kêg4: to attack, to assault, to accuse
• 功勞 — gong1 lao5: contribution, credit, merit
• 公理 — gong1 li2: axiom, universally acknowledged principle
• 公里 — gong1 li2: kilometre, km
• 公路 — gong1 lou7: highway, public road
• 公曆 — gong1 lêh8: Gregorian calendar, solar calendar
• 功能 — gong1 lêng5: function, feature, capability
• 公媽 — gong1 ma2: grandparents
• 功名 — gong1 mian5: fame and achievement, scholarly/official status (archaic)
• 公民 — gong1 ming5: citizen
• 公寓 — gong1 ngo6: apartment building, apartment, flat
• 公元 — gong1 nguang5: Common Era, AD
• 公平性 — gong1 pêng5 sên3: fairness
• 公平 — gong1 pêng5: fair, just, impartial
• 公然 — gong1 riang5: openly, publicly, brazenly
• 公認 — gong1 ring7: to be generally acknowledged, widely recognized
• 公使 — gong1 sai3: minister (diplomatic rank below ambassador)
• 公事 — gong1 se7: official business
• 公司山 — gong1 si1 suan1: public cemetery
• 公司 — gong1 si1: company, firm, corporation
• 攻勢 — gong1 si3: offensive (military or sports)
• 公示 — gong1 si7: to publicly announce, to make known to the public
• 公信力 — gong1 sing3 lag8: credibility, public trust
• 公序良俗 — gong1 su6 liang5 sog8: public order and good morals, public morality
• 公式 — gong1 sêg4: formula, method, procedure
• 攻讀 — gong1 tag8: to major in, to pursue a degree in, to study diligently
• 公案 — gong1 uan3: complicated legal case, controversial affair, Zen koan
• 公子 — gong1 ze2: young master, son of a distinguished family, your son (honorific)
• 公祭 — gong1 zi3: public memorial ceremony
• 攻佔 — gong1 ziam3: to attack and occupy, to seize control of
• 公章 — gong1 ziang1: official seal, official stamp
• 公祖 — gong1 zou2: ancestor
• 公主 — gong1 zu2: princess
• 公轉 — gong1 zuêng2: to revolve (astronomy), to orbit
• 公債 — gong1 zê3: government bond
• 公積金 — gong1 zêh4 gim1: provident fund, accumulated fund
• 功績 — gong1 zêh4: achievement, feat, contribution
• 公證書 — gong1 zêng3 ze1: notarized document, notarial certificate
• 公眾 — gong1 zêng3: the public, general public
• 公證 — gong1 zêng3: to notarize, to certify (a document)
• 公演 — gong1 êng5: to give a public performance, to perform publicly
• 功 — gong1: achievement, merit, skill
• 攻 — gong1: to attack, to assault
• 龔 — gong1: a surname
• 貢獻 — gong3 hiang3: to contribute, contribution
• 贛州 — gong3 ziu1: Ganzhou (a prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China)
• 汞 — gong3: mercury (Hg)
• 貢 — gong3: tribute, gift
• 戇囝 — gong5 gian2: silly child (affectionate), fool; idiot
• 戇過隻鴨 — gong5 guê3 ziah4 ah4: extremely silly; more foolish than a duck
• 愩 — gong5: dizzy, muddle-headed
• 戇 — gong5: stupid; foolish; simple-minded
• 姑且 — gou1 cian2: tentatively, for the time being, for now
• 孤獨 — gou1 dag8: unsociable
• 姑丈 — gou1 diên6: uncle (husband of father's sister)
• 孤獨症 — gou1 dog8 zêng3: autism
• 孤獨 — gou1 dog8: lonely; solitary, desolate
• 孤單 — gou1 duan1: lonely, lonesome, solitary
• 孤佬 — gou1 lao2: widower
• 孤立 — gou1 lib8: isolated, alone, cut off
• 孤僻 — gou1 piah4: eccentric, withdrawn, reclusive
• 孤兒 — gou1 ri5: orphan
• 枯蠅 — gou1 sing5: aphid
• 姑息 — gou1 sêg4: to indulge, to appease, to be overly tolerant of
• 孤注一擲 — gou1 zu3 zêg8 dan6: to go all out, to stake everything on one attempt, to put all one's eggs in one basket
• 姑 — gou1: paternal aunt, father's sister
• 孤 — gou1: alone, solitary, orphaned
• 枯 — gou1: dry; withered, boring; dull
• 菇 — gou1: mushroom
• 菰 — gou1: Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)