丟 (diu1 | diu1) : to lose; to throw; to put aside

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丟

diu1

diu1

[1] lose; mislay; be missing [2] throw; cast; discard [3] put aside; lay aside

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 一 (#1)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

丟 / 丢

This word has been viewed 8449 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Nov 2009 06:49

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丟掉 diu1 diu6 diu1 diao4 = to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away

丟失 diu1 sat1 diu1 shi1 = to lose; to have been lost; loss

丟士 diu1 si6*2 = deuce (loanword, also 刁士,刁司,刁時)

丟臉 diu1 lim5 diu1 lian3 = to lose face; to be shamed 國

丟架 diu1 gaa3*2 = to lose face; to be shamed 粵

丟人 diu1 jan4 diu1 ren2 = to lose face; to be disgraced

丟垃圾 diu1 laap6 saap3 diu1 le4 se4 (Taiwan), diu1 la1 ji1 (PRC) = to throw rubbish; to dispose of garbage; to trash

丟眼色 diu1 ngaan5 sik1 = to wink at

丟眼角 diu1 ngaan5 gok3 = ogle

丟疏 diu1 so1 = unfamiliar; out of practice; rusty

丟疏咗 diu1 so1 zo2 = to have lost the ability to do sth (have rusty skills) 粵

丟三落四 diu1 saam1 lok6 sei3 diu1 san1 la4 si4 = absentminded; forgetful

丟棄 diu1 hei3 diu1 qi4 = discard; abandon; cast away

丟低 diu1 dai1 diu1 di1 = neglect; lay aside 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+4e1f (off-site link)

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