Cantonese Word Popularity Insights
Understanding the popularity of Cantonese words can significantly enhance your language learning journey. By focusing on the most commonly used words, you can quickly build a practical vocabulary that improves your ability to communicate effectively in everyday situations. This knowledge not only streamlines your learning process but also deepens your cultural understanding by connecting you with the words that are most relevant in daily Cantonese conversations.
Popularity
Cantonese
English
Pronounce
3101
僻bui6
biased
...
3102
啼tai4
to cry
...
3103
坤kwan1
earth (in trigrams)
3104
婷ting4
graceful
...
3105
怯hip3
cowardly
3106
晌hoeng2
part of the day
...
3107
楣
3108
鎊bong6
pound (currency)
3109
黔kim4
abbr. for Guizhou province 贵州Guìzhōu [贵州]
...
3110
丫ngaa1
1. fork 2. branch 3. bifurcation 4. girl 5. (reduplication丫丫) baby 6. (onomat.) sound of raven 7. (onomat.) sound of baby crying
3111
崧sung1
lofty
3112
怔
3113
晾long6
to dry in the air
...
3114
棘gik1
thorns
...
3115
泮pun3
(literary) to melt
...
3116
溯sou3
to go upstream
...
3117
瀉se3
to be afraid of
3118
睦muk6
amicable
...
3119
窺kwai1
to peep
...
3120
蜡laap6
wax
3121
陋lau6
low
...
3122
吶neot6
an alternative for the word訥, stammer
...
3123
噓hoe1
to hiss and boo
3124
墩dan1
block
...
3125
悢loeng6 / long5
to be upset
3126
蕕
3127
釁
3128
麓luk6
foot of a hill
3129
唔ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
...
3130
嗜
3131
墜zeoi6
to fall
...
3132
孰suk6
who; which
3133
屜tai3
drawer
...
3134
慾juk6
desire
...
3135
旭juk1
dawn
...
3136
梆bong1
watchman's rattle
...
3137
瑟sat1
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
...
3138
眯
3139
臧zong1
good
...
3140
菇gu1
mushroom
...
3141
饁
3142
剔tik1
to scrape the meat from bones
...
3143
寢cam2
to lie down
...
3144
峨ngo4
tall and lofty
3145
炔
3146
熾ci3
to burn
...
3147
琤caang1
tinkling of gems
...
3148
瑾gan6
brilliancy (of gems)
3149
簾lim4
curtain
3150
肋laak6
Ribs