Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- jiāng
English
- ginger
- ginger
- bravery; daring
- ginger
粵語
- 勇氣；膽色
- 一種熱帶植物，平時講嘅「薑」係指該植物嘅根莖，常見食材，味道香辣，可以用嚟辟腥，沖茶，釀酒，整餅，煉藥等（量詞：嚿）
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 薑
- 生薑saang1 goeng1
fresh ginger
- 老薑lou5 goeng1
aged ginger
- 子薑zi2 goeng1
young ginger
- 黃薑wong4 goeng1
turmeric
- 乾薑gon1 goeng1
dried ginger
- 夠薑gau3 goeng1
brave enough (slang)
- 沙薑saa1 goeng1
see 山柰[shan1 nai4]
- 莫薑mok6 goeng1
gutless; cowardly [colloquial]
- 薑餅goeng1 beng2
gingerbread
- 薑醋goeng1 cou3
ginger and vinegar
- 南薑naam4 goeng1
galangal; Thai ginger; Siamese ginger
- 薑酒goeng1 zau2
ginger wine [colloquial]
- 藍薑laam4 goeng1
galangal
- 仔薑zai2 goeng1
stem ginger
- 洋薑joeng4 goeng1
Jerusalem artichoke
- 磨薑mo4 goeng1
to describe the skin scratched on the ground when playing football on concrete field. In early year, public football in the parks are laid with gravel to avoid slippery, but if one fall on the ground, the skin will be seriously hurt like scratching a ginger on the grinder.
- 豬腳薑zyu1 goek3 goeng1
pork knuckles in ginger and sweetened vinegar
- 飲薑酒jam2 goeng1 zau2
baby's full month celebration (spoken)
- 霉薑mui4 goeng1
a type of pickled ginger
- 薑啤goeng1 be1
ginger beer
- 本地薑bun2 dei6 goeng1
local person or thing; literally: local ginger
- 薑黃色goeng1 wong4 sik1
ginger (color)
- 薑酌goeng1 zoek3
infant celebration party, for one month or 100 days old
- 薑黃goeng1 wong4
turmeric