光 gwong¹ {guāng}

(adjective) 1. smooth; 2. shiny and glossy; (adjective) naked

光 gwong¹ caang⁴ caang⁴ {Guāng chèng chèng}

very bright (light)

光 gwong¹ {guāng}

1. light
2. ray
3. CL: 道
4. bright
5. only
6. merely
7. to use up

光彩 gwong¹ coi² {guāng cǎi}

acceptable (behaviour)

光管 gwong¹ gun² {guāng guǎn}

(noun) a tube light; a fluorescent tube

光害 gwong¹ hoi⁶ {guāng hài}

Light Pollution

光陰〔-阴〕 gwong¹ jam¹ {guāng yīn}

(noun) Time (which usually refers to the valuable and memorable moment)

光油 gwong¹ jau⁴ {guāng yóu}

varnish; polish

光猛 gwong¹ maang⁵ {guāng měng}

bright; well lit

光明 gwong¹ ming⁴ {guāng míng}

guileless

光瓦 gwong¹ ngaa⁵ {guāng wǎ}

Bright; clean

光身 gwong¹ san¹ {guāng shēn}

topless; naked

光頭〔-头〕 gwong¹ tau⁴ {guāng tóu}

(adjective) (of tire) Bald (tires)

光暈〔-晕〕 gwong¹ wan⁴ {guāng yùn}

Halation;halo

光斑 gwong¹ baan¹ {guāng bān}

facula (astronomy)

光爆 gwong¹ baau³ {guāng bào}

explosion of light

光筆〔-笔〕 gwong¹ bat¹ {guāng bǐ}

light pen

光標〔-标〕 gwong¹ biu¹ {guāng biāo}

cursor (computing)

光波 gwong¹ bo¹ {guāng bō}

light wave

光漆 gwong¹ cat¹ {guāng qī}

enamel

光磁 gwong¹ ci⁴ {guāng cí}

magneto-optical

光纖〔-纤〕 gwong¹ cim¹ {guāng xiān}

1. optical fiber
2. fiber optics

光彩 gwong¹ coi² {guāng cǎi}

1. luster
2. splendor
3. radiance
4. brilliance

光束 gwong¹ cuk¹ {guāng shù}

light beam

光速 gwong¹ cuk¹ {guāng sù}

the speed of light

光柱 gwong¹ cyu⁵ {guāng zhù}

1. light beam
2. light pillar (atmospheric optics)

光大 gwong¹ daai⁶ {guāng dà}

1. splendid
2. magnificent
3. abbr. for 中國光大銀行, China Everbright Bank

光電〔-电〕 gwong¹ din⁶ {guāng diàn}

photoelectric

光碟 gwong¹ dip² {guāng dié}

1. optical disc
2. compact disc
3. CD
4. CD-ROM
5. CL: 片,張

光度 gwong¹ dou⁶ {guāng dù}

luminosity

光輝〔-辉〕 gwong¹ fai¹ {guāng huī}

1. radiance
2. glory
3. brilliant
4. magnificent

光復〔-复〕 gwong¹ fuk⁶ {guāng fù}

1. to recover (territory or power)
2. the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945

光伏 gwong¹ fuk⁶ {guāng fú}

photovoltaic (e.g. cell)

光復〔-复〕 gwong¹ fuk⁶ {Guāng fù}

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien county 花蓮縣, east Taiwan

光景 gwong¹ ging² {guāng jǐng}

1. circumstances
2. scene
3. about
4. probably

光潔〔-洁〕 gwong¹ git³ {guāng jié}

bright and clean

光腳〔-脚〕 gwong¹ goek³ {guāng jiǎo}

bare feet

光顧〔-顾〕 gwong¹ gu³ {guāng gù}

to visit (as a customer)

光棍 gwong¹ gwan³ {guāng gùn}

1. gangster
2. hoodlum
3. a single person
4. bachelor

光光 gwong¹ gwong¹ {guāng guāng}

1. bright
2. shiny
3. smooth
4. naked
5. bald
6. penniless

光刻 gwong¹ hak¹ {guāng kè}

photolithography

光合 gwong¹ hap⁶ {guāng hé}

photosynthesis

光氣〔-气〕 gwong¹ hei³ {guāng qì}

1. phosgene COCl2, a poisonous gas
2. carbonyl chloride

光學〔-学〕 gwong¹ hok⁶ {guāng xué}

1. optics
2. optical (instrument)

光圈 gwong¹ hyun¹ {guāng quān}

1. aperture
2. diaphragm
3. halo
4. aureole

光陰〔-阴〕 gwong¹ jam¹ {guāng yīn}

time available

光潤〔-润〕 gwong¹ jeon⁶ {guāng rùn}

1. glossy
2. lustrous
3. sleek

光影 gwong¹ jing² {guāng yǐng}

1. light and shadow
2. sunlight and shade

光耀 gwong¹ jiu⁶ {guāng yào}

1. dazzling
2. brilliant

光源 gwong¹ jyun⁴ {guāng yuán}

light source

光驅〔-驱〕 gwong¹ keoi¹ {guāng qū}

1. CD or DVD Drive
2. abbr. for 光盤驅動器

光纜〔-缆〕 gwong¹ laam⁶ {guāng lǎn}

optical cable

光臨〔-临〕 gwong¹ lam⁴ {guāng lín}

1. (formal) to honor with one's presence
2. to attend

光溜 gwong¹ lau⁶ {guāng liū}

1. smooth
2. slippery

光亮 gwong¹ loeng⁶ {guāng liàng}

bright

光量 gwong¹ loeng⁶ {guāng liàng}

1. quantity of light
2. luminosity

光敏 gwong¹ man⁵ {guāng mǐn}

photosensitive

光明 gwong¹ ming⁴ {guāng míng}

1. light
2. illumination
3. radiance (esp. glory of Buddha etc)
4. fig. bright prospects
5. openhearted

光芒 gwong¹ mong⁴ {guāng máng}

1. rays of light
2. brilliant rays
3. radiance

光能 gwong¹ nang⁴ {guāng néng}

light energy (e.g. solar)

光年 gwong¹ nin⁴ {guāng nián}

light-year

光譜〔-谱〕 gwong¹ pou² {guāng pǔ}

spectrum

光盤〔-盘〕 gwong¹ pun⁴ {guāng pán}

1. compact disc
2. CD or DVD
3. CD ROM
4. CL: 片,張

光山 gwong¹ saan¹ {Guāng shān}

Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽, Henan

光緒〔-绪〕 gwong¹ seoi⁵ {Guāng xù}

reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)

光是 gwong¹ si⁶ {guāng shì}

1. solely
2. just

光鮮〔-鲜〕 gwong¹ sin¹ {guāng xiān}

bright and neat

光線〔-线〕 gwong¹ sin³ {guāng xiàn}

1. light ray
2. CL: 條,道
3. light
4. illumination
5. lighting (for a photograph)

光頭〔-头〕 gwong¹ tau⁴ {guāng tóu}

1. shaven head
2. bald head
3. to go bareheaded
4. hatless

光華〔-华〕 gwong¹ waa⁴ {guāng huá}

1. brilliance
2. splendor
3. magnificence

光環〔-环〕 gwong¹ waan⁴ {guāng huán}

1. halo
2. ring of light

光滑 gwong¹ waat⁶ {guāng huá}

1. glossy
2. sleek
3. smooth

光榮〔-荣〕 gwong¹ wing⁴ {guāng róng}

1. honor and glory
2. glorious

光澤〔-泽〕 gwong¹ zaak⁶ {guāng zé}

1. luster
2. gloss

光澤〔-泽〕 gwong¹ zaak⁶ {Guāng zé}

Guangze county in Nanping 南平 Fujian

光州 gwong¹ zau¹ {Guāng zhōu}

1. Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信陽, Henan
2. Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道, South Korea

光子 gwong¹ zi² {guāng zǐ}

photon (particle physics)

光照 gwong¹ ziu³ {guāng zhào}

illumination

光著〔-着〕 gwong¹ zoek⁶ {guāng zhe}

1. bare
2. naked

光瞠瞠 gwong¹ caang¹ caang¹ {guāng chēng chēng}

very bright (light)

光電池〔-电-〕 gwong¹ din⁶ ci⁴ {guāng diàn chí}

A Photovolataic Cell / Solar Cell

光孝寺 gwong¹ haau³ zi⁶ {guāng xiào sì}

Guangxiao Temple (A place in Guangzhou)

光明頂〔--顶〕 gwong¹ ming⁴ deng² {guāng míng dǐng}

1. one of the main peaks of Yellow Mountains in China 2. a radio show of Hong Kong Commercial Radio Channel

光暗掣 gwong¹ ngam³ zai³ {guāng àn chè}

dimmer control of light switch

光譜線〔-谱线〕 gwong¹ pou² sin³ {guāng pǔ xiàn}

spectrum line

光頭佬〔-头-〕 gwong¹ tau⁴ lou² {guāng tóu lǎo}

bald man

光頭仔〔-头-〕 gwong¹ tau⁴ zai² {guāng tóu zǎi}

bald baby or young man

光脫脫 gwong¹ tyut¹ tyut¹ {guāng tuì tuì}

(adjective) (for describing people) completely naked; (for describing tree) leaves fallen down completely

光波長〔--长〕 gwong¹ bo¹ coeng⁴ {guāng bō cháng}

optical wavelength

光膀子 gwong¹ bong² zi² {guāng bǎng zi}

1. bare upper body
2. bare-chested
3. to bare one's chest

光磁碟 gwong¹ ci⁴ dip⁶ {guāng cí dié}

1. magneto-optical disk
2. floptical disk

光衝量〔-冲-〕 gwong¹ cung¹ loeng⁶ {guāng chōng liàng}

radiant exposure

光電子〔-电-〕 gwong¹ din⁶ zi² {guāng diàn zǐ}

photoelectronic

光動嘴〔-动-〕 gwong¹ dung⁶ zeoi² {guāng dòng zuǐ}

1. empty talk
2. mere rhetoric
3. palaver

光化學〔--学〕 gwong¹ faa³ hok⁶ {guāng huà xué}

photochemistry

光輻射〔-辐-〕 gwong¹ fuk¹ se⁶ {guāng fú shè}

light radiation

光復鄉〔-复乡〕 gwong¹ fuk⁶ hoeng¹ {Guāng fù xiāng}

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien county 花蓮縣, east Taiwan

光復會〔-复会〕 gwong¹ fuk⁶ wui² {guāng fù huì}

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培

光感應〔--应〕 gwong¹ gam² jing³ {guāng gǎn yìng}

1. optical response
2. reaction to light
3. light sensitive
4. photoinduction

光功率 gwong¹ gung¹ leot² {guāng gōng lǜ}

optical power

光棍兒〔--儿〕 gwong¹ gwan³ ji⁴ {guāng gùn r}

1. single person
2. bachelor

光棍節〔--节〕 gwong¹ gwan³ zit³ {Guāng gùn jié}

Singles' Day, celebrated on November 11 (11⁄11)

光刻膠〔--胶〕 gwong¹ hak¹ gaau¹ {guāng kè jiāo}

photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)

光影效 gwong¹ jing² haau⁶ {guāng yǐng xiào}

lighting effect

光亮度 gwong¹ loeng⁶ dou⁶ {guāng liàng dù}

1. brightness
2. luminosity

光鹵石〔-卤-〕 gwong¹ lou⁵ sek⁶ {guāng lǔ shí}

carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)

光祿勳〔-禄勋〕 gwong¹ luk⁶ fan¹ {guāng lù xūn}

Supervisor of Attendants in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

光明星 gwong¹ ming⁴ sing¹ {guāng míng xīng}

1. bright star
2. name of North Korean space satellite

光明節〔--节〕 gwong¹ ming⁴ zit³ {Guāng míng jié}

Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)

光譜學〔-谱学〕 gwong¹ pou² hok⁶ {guāng pǔ xué}

spectroscopy

光譜儀〔-谱仪〕 gwong¹ pou² ji⁴ {guāng pǔ yí}

1. spectrometer
2. spectrograph

光譜圖〔-谱图〕 gwong¹ pou² tou⁴ {guāng pǔ tú}

spectrogram

光山縣〔--县〕 gwong¹ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Guāng shān xiàn}

Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽, Henan

光射線〔--线〕 gwong¹ se⁶ sin³ {guāng shè xiàn}

light ray

光緒帝〔-绪-〕 gwong¹ seoi⁵ dai³ {Guāng xù dì}

Guangxu Emperor

光信號〔--号〕 gwong¹ seon³ hou⁶ {guāng xìn hào}

optical signal

光頭黨〔-头党〕 gwong¹ tau⁴ dong² {guāng tóu dǎng}

skinheads

光禿禿〔-秃秃〕 gwong¹ tuk¹ tuk¹ {guāng tū tū}

1. bald
2. bare

光通量 gwong¹ tung¹ loeng⁶ {guāng tōng liàng}

luminous flux (physics)

光澤縣〔-泽县〕 gwong¹ zaak⁶ jyun⁶ {Guāng zé xiàn}

Guangze county in Nanping 南平 Fujian

光州市 gwong¹ zau¹ si⁵ {Guāng zhōu shì}

1. Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信陽, Henan
2. Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道, South Korea

光照度 gwong¹ ziu³ dou⁶ {guāng zhào dù}

illuminance (physics)

光輝歲月〔-辉岁-〕 gwong¹ fai¹ seoi³ jyut⁶ {guāng huī suì yuè}

1. glorious days 2. an iconic song sang during pro-democratic movements

光學玻璃〔-学--〕 gwong¹ hok⁶ bo¹ lei⁴ {guāng xué bō li}

optical glass

光天化日 gwong¹ tin¹ faa³ jat⁶ {guāngtiānhuàrì}

(noun phrase) Day time (it implies that it has people around)

光背地鶇〔---鸫〕 gwong¹ bui³ dei⁶ dung¹ {guāng bèi dì dōng}

(Chinese bird species) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)

光磁碟機〔---机〕 gwong¹ ci⁴ dip⁶ gei¹ {guāng cí dié jī}

1. magneto-optical drive
2. floptical drive

光纖電纜〔-纤电缆〕 gwong¹ cim¹ din⁶ laam⁶ {guāng xiān diàn lǎn}

1. optical fiber
2. optical cable

光纖衰減〔-纤-减〕 gwong¹ cim¹ seoi¹ gaam² {guāng xiān shuāi jiǎn}

optical attenuation

光纖接口〔-纤--〕 gwong¹ cim¹ zip³ hau² {guāng xiān jiē kǒu}

optical interface

光前裕後〔---后〕 gwong¹ cin⁴ jyu⁶ hau⁶ {guāng qián yù hòu}

to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)

光彩奪目〔--夺-〕 gwong¹ coi² dyut⁶ muk⁶ {guāng cǎi duó mù}

1. dazzling
2. brilliant

光電效應〔-电-应〕 gwong¹ din⁶ haau⁶ jing³ {guāng diàn xiào yìng}

photoelectric effect

光導纖維〔-导纤维〕 gwong¹ dou⁶ cim¹ wai⁴ {guāng dǎo xiān wéi}

optical fiber

光化作用 gwong¹ faa³ zok³ jung⁶ {guāng huà zuò yòng}

1. photochemical effect
2. photosynthesis
3. photolysis

光發送器〔-发--〕 gwong¹ faat³ sung³ hei³ {guāng fā sòng qì}

optical transmitter

光伏器件 gwong¹ fuk⁶ hei³ gin² {guāng fú qì jiàn}

photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell)

光風霽月〔-风霁-〕 gwong¹ fung¹ zai³ jyut⁶ {guāng fēng jì yuè}

1. lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
2. period of peace and prosperity
3. noble and benevolent character

光檢測器〔-检测-〕 gwong¹ gim² caak¹ hei³ {guāng jiǎn cè qì}

optical detector

光怪陸離〔--陆离〕 gwong¹ gwaai³ luk⁶ lei⁴ {guāng guài lù lí}

1. monstrous and multicolored
2. grotesque and variegated

光合作用 gwong¹ hap⁶ zok³ jung⁶ {guāng hé zuò yòng}

photosynthesis

光學儀器〔-学仪-〕 gwong¹ hok⁶ ji⁴ hei³ {guāng xué yí qì}

optical instrument

光陰似箭〔-阴--〕 gwong¹ jam¹ ci⁵ zin³ {guāng yīn sì jiàn}

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

光二極管〔--极-〕 gwong¹ ji⁶ gik⁶ gun² {guāng èr jí guǎn}

1. photodiode
2. light-emitting diode (LED)

光耀門楣〔--门-〕 gwong¹ jiu⁶ mun⁴ mei⁴ {guāng yào mén méi}

1. splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
2. fig. to bring honor to one's family

光祿大夫〔-禄--〕 gwong¹ luk⁶ daai⁶ fu¹ {guāng lù dài fu}

honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"

光明日報〔---报〕 gwong¹ ming⁴ jat⁶ bou³ {Guāng míng Rì bào}

Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper

光明磊落 gwong¹ ming⁴ leoi⁵ lok⁶ {guāng míng lěi luò}

open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

光明新區〔---区〕 gwong¹ ming⁴ san¹ keoi¹ {Guāng míng xīn qū}

New Guangming district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

光明正大 gwong¹ ming⁴ zing³ daai⁶ {guāng míng zhèng dà}

1. just and honorable
2. open and aboveboard
3. without tricks (idiom)

光能合成 gwong¹ nang⁴ hap⁶ sing⁴ {guāng néng hé chéng}

photosynthesis

光譜分析〔-谱--〕 gwong¹ pou² fan¹ sik¹ {guāng pǔ fēn xī}

spectral analysis

光說不練〔-说-练〕 gwong¹ syut³ bat¹ lin⁶ {guāng shuō bù liàn}

1. all talk and no action (idiom)
2. to preach what one does not practice
3. same as 光說不做

光說不做〔-说--〕 gwong¹ syut³ bat¹ zou⁶ {guāng shuō bù zuò}

1. all talk and no action (idiom)
2. to preach what one does not practice

光天化日 gwong¹ tin¹ faa³ jat⁶ {guāng tiān huà rì}

1. the full light of day (idiom)
2. fig. peace and prosperity
3. in broad daylight

光榮革命〔-荣--〕 gwong¹ wing⁴ gaak³ ming⁶ {Guāng róng Gé mìng}

Glorious Revolution (England, 1688)

光接收器 gwong¹ zip³ sau¹ hei³ {guāng jiē shōu qì}

optical receiver

光宗耀祖 gwong¹ zung¹ jiu⁶ zou² {guāng zōng yào zǔ}

to bring honor to one's ancestors

光棍佬教仔 gwong¹ gwan³ lou² gaau³ zai² {guāng gun lǎo jiào zǐ}

one not to be greedy

光電二極管〔-电-极-〕 gwong¹ din⁶ ji⁶ gik⁶ gun² {guāng diàn èr jí guǎn}

photodiode

光學顯微鏡〔-学显-镜〕 gwong¹ hok⁶ hin² mei⁴ geng³ {guāng xué xiǎn wēi jìng}

optical microscope

光面內質網〔--内质网〕 gwong¹ min⁶ noi⁶ zat¹ mong⁵ {guāng miàn nèi zhì wǎng}

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

光盤驅動器〔-盘驱动-〕 gwong¹ pun⁴ keoi¹ dung⁶ hei³ {guāng pán qū dòng qì}

1. CD or DVD drive
2. abbr. to 光驅

光州廣域市〔--广--〕 gwong¹ zau¹ gwong² wik⁶ si⁵ {Guāng zhōu guǎng yù shì}

Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道, South Korea

光學字符識別〔-学--识别〕 gwong¹ hok⁶ zi⁶ fu⁴ sik¹ bit⁶ {guāng xué zì fú shí bié}

optical character recognition, OCR

光棍遇着冇皮柴 gwong¹ gwan³ jyu⁶ zoek⁶ mou⁵ pei⁴ caai⁴ {guāng gun yù zháo mǎo pí chái}

one trying to extort or blackmail from a poor

光纖分佈數據接口〔-纤-布数据--〕 gwong¹ cim¹ fan¹ bou³ sou³ geoi³ zip³ hau² {guāng xiān fēn bù shù jù jiē kǒu}

1. FDDI
2. Fiber Distributed Data Interface

光纖分布式數據接口〔-纤---数据--〕 gwong¹ cim¹ fan¹ bou³ sik¹ sou³ geoi³ zip³ hau² {guāng xiān fēn bù shì shù jù jiē kǒu}

1. Fiber Distributed Data Interface
2. FDDI

光纖分散式資料介面〔-纤---资---〕 gwong¹ cim¹ fan¹ saan³ sik¹ zi¹ liu² gaai³ min⁶ {guāng xiān fēn sàn shì zī liào jiè miàn}

1. fiber distributed data interface
2. FDDI