Nature



Cantonese Vocab







世[sai3]界[gaai3] - World

地[dei6]球[kau4] - Earth

宇[yu5]宙[jau6] - Universe

大[daai6]自[ji6]然[yin4] - the nature

自[ji6]然[yin4] - natural

環[waan4]境[ging2] - atmosphere/ environment

季[gwai3]節[jit3] - seasons

天[tin1]氣[hei3] - weather

空[hung1]氣[hei3] - air

氧[yeung5]氣[hei3] - oxygen

清[ching1]新[san1] - fresh

天[tin1]空[hung1] - Sky

星[sing1]星[sing1] - stars

太[taai3]陽[yeung4] - Sun

陽[yeung4]光[gwong1] - sunlight/ sunshine

月[yut6]亮[leung6] - moon

彩[choi2]虹[hung4] - Rainbow

海[hoi2]/ 海[hoi2]洋[yeung4] - Sea/ ocean

沙[sa1]灘[taan1]/海[hoi2]灘[taan1] - Beach

浪[long6] - wave

沙[sa1] - sand

郊[gaau1]區[keui1]/郊[gaau1]外[ngoi6] - countryside

田[tin4] - fields

石[sek6] - rock/ stone/ pebble

岩[ngaam4]石[sek6] - Rock

熔[yung4]岩[ngaam4] - Lava/ literal: melted rock

石[sek6]頭[tau4] - stone

石[sek6]仔[jai2]/ 石[sek6]粒[lap1] - pebble

碎[seui3]石[sek6] - Rubbles/ broken stones/ rock debris

河[ho4] - river

湖[wu4] - Lake

池[chi4] - pond

山[saan1] - Mountain

小[siu2]山[saan1]/ 山[saan1]丘[yau1] - Hill

火[fo2]山[saan1] - Volcano

冰[bing1]山[saan1] - Iceberg

雪[syut3]山[saan1] - Snow mountain

雪[syut3] - snow

雪[syut3]花[fa1] - snowflake

冰[bing1]天[tin1]雪[syut3]地[dei6] - (adj) Idiom: The environment is freezing Cold/ literal: Icey sky snowy ground

雲[wan4] - cloud 雨[yu5] - rain

行[haang4]雷[leui4]/ 雷[leui4] - thunder

閃[sim2]電[din6] - lightening

雷[leui4]電[din6]交[gaau1]加[ga1] - adj. Thundering and lightening like crazy

花[fa1] - flower

草[chou2] - Grass

樹[syu6]/ 樹[syu6]木[muk6] - Tree

木[muk6] - Wood

花[fa1]草[chou2] 樹[syu6] 木[muk6] - The environment with greenery/ or literal meaning: flowers grass and trees

木[muk6] - Wood

木[muk6]頭[tau4] - logs

品[ban2]種[jung2] - species/ breeds/ types

人[yan4]類[leui6] - Human

植[jik6]物[mat6]- Plants

動[dung6]物[mat6] - Animals

生[sang1/saang1]物[mat6] - organisms

生[sang1/saang1]物[mat6]學[hok6] - Biology

生[sang1]態[taai3] - Ecology

生[sang1]存[chyun4] - Alive/ Survive

光[gwong1] - Light

聲[seng1]/ 聲[seng1]音[yam1] - Sound

島[dou2] 小[siu2]島[dou2]- Island

洞[dung6]/山[saan1]洞[dung6]/洞[dung6]穴[yut6] - cave

金[gam1]/ 黃[wong4]金[gam1] - Gold

沙[sa1]漠[mok6] - dessert

災[joi1]難[naan6] - disasters

水[seui2]浸[jam3] - floods

火[fo2]燭[juk1] - fires

旱[hon5]災[joi1] - droughts

打[da2]風[fung1] - storms

龍[lung4]捲[gyun2]風[fung1] - tornados

颱[toi4]風[fung1] - typhoon

山[saan1]泥[nai4]傾[king1]瀉[se3] - landslides

火[fo2]山[saan1]爆[baau3]發[faat3] - volcanic eruptions

暴[bou6]風[fung1]雪[syut3] - snowstorms/ blizzards

地[dei6]震[jan3] - Earthquake

海[hoi2]嘯[siu3] - tsunami

天[tin1]光[gwong1] - daybreak/ dawn/ literal: sky is bright

天[tin1]黑[hak1] - dusk/ literal: sky is black / dark

日[yat6]出[cheut1] - Sunrise

日[yat6]落[lok6] - sunset

晨[san4]曦[hei1] - Dawn

黃[wong4]昏[fan1] - Dusk

晨[san4]曦[hei1]初[cho1]現[yin6] - Idiom: Describing the time when the sun just comes out.