Body & Health



vocab list



When I give you 2 different words in Cantonese, the first one is the casual version, 2nd and 3nd are formal but can be said multiple ways. In brackets is what unit classifier the vocab can pair with.





Head - 頭[tau4] (個[go3])

Hair - 頭[tau4]髮[faat3] (條[tiu4]- one strand) (束[chuk1] - one bunch)

Brain - 腦[nou5] /腦[nou5]袋[doi6/doi2] (個[go3])

Eyes - 眼[ngaan5] /眼[ngaan5]睛[jing1] (隻[jek3]) (對[deui3])

Eyebrows - 眼[ngaan5]眉[mei4]/ 眉[mei4]毛[mou4] (條[tiu4]- for one) (堂[tong4]- for both)

Tears - 眼[ngaan5]淚[leui6]/ 淚[leui6]水[seui2] (行[hang4/haang4/hong4])

Ears - 耳[yi5]仔[jai2]/耳[yi5]朵[deu2] (隻[jek3]) (對[deui3])

Nose - 鼻[bei6]/ 鼻[bei6]哥[go1] (個[go3])

Nostrils - 鼻[bei6]哥[go1]窿[lung1]/ 鼻[bei6]窿[lung1] (個[go3])

Mouth - 口[hau2] / 口[hau2]腔[hong1] / 嘴[jeui2]巴[ba1] (個[go3])

Lips - 嘴[jeui2] /嘴[jeui2]唇[seun4] (個[go3])

Tongue - 脷[lei6]/ 舌[sit3]頭[tau4] (條[tiu4])

Teeth - 牙[nga4] / 牙[nga4]齒[chi2] (隻[jek3] - one only) (棚[paang4]- one set)

Face - 面[min6/min2] (塊[faai3])

Mole - 癦[mak6] (粒[lap1])

Throat - 喉[hau4]嚨[lung4] (個[go3])

Neck - 頸[geng2] (條[tiu4])

Hand - 手[sau2] (隻[jek3])

Arm - 手[sau2]/ 手[sau2]臂[bei3] (隻[jek3])

Palm - 手[sau2]掌[jeung2] (個[go3])

Fingers - 手[sau2]指[ji2] (隻[jek3])

Fingernails - 手[sau2]指[ji2]甲[gaap3] (隻[jek3])

Breast - 胸[hung1]/ 乳[yu5]房[fong4] (個[go3])

Waist - 腰[yiu1] (條[tiu4])

Belly - 肚[tou5] (個[go3])

Abdomen - 腹[fuk1]/ 腹[fuk1]部[bou6] (個[go3])

Leg - 腳[geuk3] (隻[jek3]) / 腿[teui2] (條[tiu4])

Foot/ feet - 腳[geuk3] (隻[jek3])

Foot sole - 腳[geuk3] 板[baan2] (隻[jek3])

Toes - 腳[geuk3]指[ji2] (隻[jek3])

Knee - 膝[sat1]頭[tau4]哥[go1]/ 膝[sat1]頭[tau4]/ 膝[sat1] (個[go3])

Heart - 心[sam1]/ 心[sam1]臟[jong6] (個[go3])

Liver - 肝[gon1] (個[go3])

Lungs- 肺[fai3] (個[go3])

Stomach - 胃[wai6] (個[go3])

Kidneys - 腎[san5/san6] (個[go3])

Intestine - 腸[cheung4] (條[tiu4])

Small intestine - 小[siu2]腸[cheung4] (條[tiu4])

Large intestine - 大[daai6]腸[cheung4] (條[tiu4])

Limbs - 手[sau2]腳[geuk3]/ 四[sei3]肢[ji1]

Organ - 器[hei3]官[gun1] (個[go3])

Shoulders - 膊[bok3]頭[tau4]/ 肩[gin1]膀[bong2] (個[go3])

Bones - 骨[gwat1]/骨[gwat1]骼[gaak3]

Skin - 皮[pei4] /皮[pei4]膚[fu1]

Muscles - 肌[gei1]肉[yuk6] (舊[gau6])

Blood - 血[hyut3]/血[hyut3]液[yik6]

Fat/ lipid - 脂[ji1]肪[fong1]

Sweat - 汗[hon6]

Body - 身[san1] /身[san1]體[tai2] (個[go3])

Breathe - 呼[fu1]吸[kap1]

Digestion - 消[siu1]化[fa3]

Sensation - 感[gam2]覺[gok3]

Sense of smell - 嗅[chau3]覺[gok3]

Sense of hearing - 聽[ting1]覺[gok3]

Sense of taste - 味[mei6]覺[gok3]

Sense of sight - 視[si6]覺[gok3]

Life - 生[sang1]命[ming6]

Growth - 生[sang1/saang1]長[cheung4/jeung2]

Memory - 記[gei3]憶[yik1]