掛〔挂〕 gwaa³ {guà}

(verb) to miss (someone); (adverb) maybe

掛〔挂〕 gwaa³ {guà}

1. to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
2. to hang up (the phone)
3. to hang (computing)
4. to be worried or concerned
5. to make a phone call (dialect)
6. to register or record
7. to hitch
8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects
9. (slang) to kill
10. to die
11. to be finished
12. to fail (an exam)

掛單〔挂单〕 gwaa³ daan¹ {guà dān}

to stay in a Buddhist or Taoist temple temporarily; buying on credit; to be single

掛名〔挂-〕 gwaa³ meng² {guà míng}

adj; nominal; only in name; titular

掛望〔挂-〕 gwaa³ mong⁶ {guà wàng}

verb; thought or worry for something; eager about something

掛勾〔挂-〕 gwaa³ ngau¹ {guà gōu}

linked; to hang a hook

掛圖〔挂图〕 gwaa³ tou⁴ {guà tú}

to hang the picture; picture that is hanging on the wall; a wall chart

掛住〔挂-〕 gwaa³ zyu⁶ {guà zhù}

(verb) 1. is missing (someone); 2. Keep thinking about; (adjective) hanging on (the well, etc.)

掛齒〔挂齿〕 gwaa³ ci² {guà chǐ}

to mention (e.g. "don't mention it")

掛彩〔挂-〕 gwaa³ coi² {guà cǎi}

1. to decorate for festive occasions
2. to be wounded in action

掛擋〔挂挡〕 gwaa³ dong³ {guà dǎng}

1. to put into gear
2. to engage the gear
3. gear-change

掛科〔挂-〕 gwaa³ fo¹ {guà kē}

to fail (a course)

掛機〔挂机〕 gwaa³ gei¹ {guà jī}

to hang up (a phone)

掛果〔挂-〕 gwaa³ gwo² {guà guǒ}

(of a tree) to bear fruit

掛好〔挂-〕 gwaa³ hou² {guà hǎo}

to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)

掛號〔挂号〕 gwaa³ hou⁶ {guà hào}

1. to register (at a hospital etc)
2. to send by registered mail

掛靠〔挂-〕 gwaa³ kaau³ {guà kào}

1. to be affiliated with
2. to operate under the wing of
3. affiliation

掛旗〔挂-〕 gwaa³ kei⁴ {guà qí}

vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)

掛蘭〔挂兰〕 gwaa³ laan⁴ {guà lán}

1. hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum)
2. bracket plant

掛慮〔挂虑〕 gwaa³ leoi⁶ {guà lǜ}

to worry about

掛曆〔挂历〕 gwaa³ lik⁶ {guà lì}

wall calendar

掛鐮〔挂镰〕 gwaa³ lim⁴ {guà lián}

to complete the year's harvest

掛馬〔挂马〕 gwaa³ maa⁵ {guà mǎ}

Trojan horse, to add malware to a website or program (computing)

掛麵〔挂面〕 gwaa³ min⁶ {guà miàn}

1. pasta
2. noodles

掛鉤〔挂钩〕 gwaa³ ngau¹ {guà gōu}

1. hook (on which to hang sth)
2. to couple
3. to link together
4. to establish contact with
5. hook
6. coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)

掛礙〔挂碍〕 gwaa³ ngoi⁶ {guà ài}

worry

掛念〔挂-〕 gwaa³ nim⁶ {guà niàn}

concerned

掛牌〔挂-〕 gwaa³ paai² {guà pái}

1. lit. to hang up a plate
2. to open up for business
3. listed (on stock market)

掛心〔挂-〕 gwaa³ sam¹ {guà xīn}

1. to worry
2. to be on one's mind

掛失〔挂-〕 gwaa³ sat¹ {guà shī}

to report the loss of something

掛帥〔挂帅〕 gwaa³ seoi³ {guà shuài}

1. to take command
2. to assume leadership
3. to dominate
4. over-emphasis
5. dominating over other considerations

掛線〔挂线〕 gwaa³ sin³ {guà xiàn}

to hang up the phone

掛鎖〔挂锁〕 gwaa³ so² {guà suǒ}

padlock

掛毯〔挂-〕 gwaa³ taan² {guà tǎn}

tapestry

掛斷〔挂断〕 gwaa³ tyun⁵ {guà duàn}

to hang up (a phone)

掛懷〔挂怀〕 gwaa³ waai⁴ {guà huái}

1. concerned
2. troubled
3. having sth on one's mind

掛職〔挂职〕 gwaa³ zik¹ {guà zhí}

temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CPC post

掛軸〔挂轴〕 gwaa³ zuk⁶ {guà zhóu}

hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)

掛鐘〔挂钟〕 gwaa³ zung¹ {guà zhōng}

wall clock

掛住〔挂-〕 gwaa³ zyu⁶ {guà zhù}

1. to get caught (entangled)
2. to catch (on sth)

掛臘鴨〔挂腊鸭〕 gwaa³ laap⁶ aap² {guà là yā}

(v.) (slang) to commit suicide by hanging oneself.

掛爐鴨〔挂炉鸭〕 gwaa³ lou⁴ aap² {guà lú yā}

roasted duck that is cooked from hanging on the edge of an oven

掛號信〔挂号-〕 gwaa³ hou⁶ seon³ {guà hào xìn}

registered letter

掛號證〔挂号证〕 gwaa³ hou⁶ zing³ {guà hào zhèng}

register card

掛墜盒〔挂坠-〕 gwaa³ zeoi⁶ hap⁶ {guà zhuì hé}

locket

掛藍燈籠〔挂蓝灯笼〕 gwaa³ laam⁴ dang¹ lung⁴ {guà lán dēng long}

noun; literally: hanging blue lantern. it means a candidate member in a triad Committee who has not yet fully committed

掛在嘴邊〔挂--边〕 gwaa³ zoi⁶ zeoi² bin¹ {guà zài zuǐ biān}

to keep saying (sth) over and over

掛在嘴上〔挂---〕 gwaa³ zoi⁶ zeoi² soeng⁶ {guà zai zuǐ shang}

1. to pay lip service to
2. to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
3. to blather on about sth

掛帥的社會〔挂帅--会〕 gwaa³ seoi³ dik¹ se⁵ wui² {guà shuài de shè huì}

a society in which that is regarded as all-important