Vocabulary 04 - Body Parts in Cantonese (with Audios)

Discover the essential vocabulary for body parts in Cantonese with this comprehensive list. Learn the common and formal terms for each part, from head and neck to torso and limbs, including variations and usage notes. Perfect for language learners, medical professionals, and anyone interested in Cantonese language and culture.
Vocab04 Cantonese Body Parts

Table of Content

#   Body Parts in Cantonese
=   General
=   Head and neck
=   Hand and Arm
=   Foot and Leg
=   Torso
=   Body systems and organs
=   Sexual organs

Body Parts in Cantonese

Cantonese

English

Notes

General

身()體()

Body

身()體()部()位()

Body Parts

Head and neck

頭()

head

頭()髮()

hair on the head

額()頭()

forehead

後()尾()枕()

back of the head

頸()

neck

面()

face

下()巴()

chin

眼()

eyes

耳()

ears

鼻()

鼻()哥()

nose

鼻()窿()

鼻()哥()窿()

nostril

喉()嚨()

throat

嘴()

口()

mouth

mostly interchangeable, sometimes 口 refers to the inner part of the mouth and 嘴 refers to the lips

嘴()唇()

口()唇()

lips

脷()

tongue

牙()

牙()齒()

teeth

牙 - more commonly used in daily life

牙齒 - more formal or medical usage

鬚()

鬍()鬚()

beard, mustache

Hand and Arm

手()

hand

手()掌()

手()板()

palm

手()臂()

arm

上()臂()

upper arm

手()踭()

手()㬹()

elbow

前()臂()

forearm

手()指()

fingers

手()指()甲()

fingernails

sometimes just 指甲

手()指()公()

thumb

手()指()尾()

little finger, pinky

手()腕()

wrist

Foot and Leg

腳()

foot, leg

腳()掌()

腳()板()

sole

大()髀()

thigh

膝()頭()

膝()頭()哥()

knee

小()腿()

calf

腳()踭()

腳()㬹()

heel

腳()指/趾()

toes

腳()指/趾()甲()

toenails

sometimes just 腳甲

腳()指/趾()公()

big toe

腳()指/趾()尾()

.

little toe, pinky toe

腳()腕()

腳()眼()

ankle

Torso

膊()頭()

shoulders

胸()

chest, breast

乳()房()

breast

formal, medical

波()

breast

slang

背()脊()

back

腰()

waist

肚()

肚()腩()

stomach, belly

肚腩 usually refers to belly (fat abdominal area) but sometimes refers to just abdominal area

臀()部()

髖()部()

hip

formal

噼()噼()

籮()噼()

屁()股()

屎()窟()

躉()

.

/
/

ass

all are informal, while 屎窟 is the most informal one

肛()門()

anus

formal

屎()窟()窿()

屎()眼()

asshole

both are quite informal

Body systems and organs

器()官()

organs

內()臟()

internal organs

血()

blood

骨()

骨()頭()

bone

腦()

brain

肌()肉()

muscle

皮()膚()

skin

毛()

毛()髮()

body hair

毛 - more commonly used in daily life

毛髮 - more formal or medical usage

神()經()

nerve

淋()巴()

lymph

胃()

stomach, the organ

心()

心()臟()

heart

心 - more commonly used in daily life

心臟 - more formal or medical usage

肝()

肝()臟()

liver

肝 - more commonly used in daily life

肝臟 - more formal or medical usage

肺()

lungs

腎()

kidneys

Sexual organs

陰()莖()

penis

賓()周()

鳩()

撚()

/

dick, penis

slang, profanity, vulgar

陰()道()

vagina

子()宮()

uterus

閪/屄()

pussy, vagina

profanity, vulgar