| Etymology / Loanword |
| word |
meaning |
assessment |
source |
| đảo |
the island |
clearly borrowed |
岛 dou2 (Cantonese) | dǎo (岛)(Chinese) |
| thảo nguyên |
the savanna |
clearly borrowed |
草原 cou2 jyun4 (Cantonese) | 草原 , cǎo yuán(Chinese) |
| gả |
to marry |
probably borrowed |
嫁 gaa3 (Cantonese) | *kra:_h (嫁, jià)(Old Chinese) |
| quả phụ |
the widow |
clearly borrowed |
寡妇 gwaa2 fu5 (Cantonese) | 寡妇, guǎ fù(Chinese) |
| hải ly |
the beaver |
clearly borrowed |
海狸 hoi2 lei4 (Cantonese) | 海狸, hǎi lí(Chinese) |
| mả |
the grave |
probably borrowed |
墓 mou6 (Cantonese) | (EH) *mhāh (墓, mù)(Old Chinese) |
| cảm |
the cold |
probably borrowed |
感 gam2 (Cantonese) | 感, gǎn(Chinese) |
| chảo |
the pan |
perhaps borrowed |
炒 caau2 (Cantonese) | 炒, chǎo(Chinese) |
| quả |
the fruit |
probably borrowed |
果 gwo2 (Cantonese) | 果, guǒ(Chinese) |
| (vải) lanh |
the linen |
probably borrowed |
lin(French) |
| thảm |
the rug |
clearly borrowed |
毯 taan2 (Cantonese) | 毯, tǎn(Chinese) |
| cảng |
the port |
clearly borrowed |
港 gong2 (Cantonese) | 港, gǎng(Chinese) |
| bảo quản |
to preserve |
clearly borrowed |
保管 bou2 gun2 (Cantonese) | 保管, bǎo guǎn(Chinese) |
| can đảm |
brave |
clearly borrowed |
肝膽 gon1 daam2 (Cantonese) | 肝膽, gān dǎm(Chinese) |
| giảng giải |
to explain |
clearly borrowed |
講解 gong2 gaai2 (Cantonese) | 講解, jiǎng jiě(Chinese) |
| phản bội |
to betray |
clearly borrowed |
反背 faan2 bui3 (Cantonese) | 反背, fǎn bèi(Chinese) |
| giải phóng |
to liberate |
clearly borrowed |
解放 gaai2 fong3 (Cantonese) | 解放, jiě fàng(Chinese) |
| bảo vệ |
to defend |
clearly borrowed |
保衛 bou2 wai6 (Cantonese) | 保衛, bǎo wèi(Chinese) |
| giảng đạo |
to preach |
clearly borrowed |
講道 gong2 dou6 (Cantonese) | 講道, jiǎng dào(Chinese) |
| hoả xa |
the train |
clearly borrowed |
火車 fo2 ce1 (Cantonese) | 火車, huǒ chē(Chinese) |
| cảnh sát |
the police |
clearly borrowed |
警察 ging2 caat3 (Cantonese) | 警察, jǐng chá(Chinese) |
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