奧 (ou3 | ao4) : abstruse; profound

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奧

ou3

ao4

[1] [adj] abstruse; profound; difficult to understand
[2] [n] [archaic] innermost part of a house

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 大 (#37)

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

奧 / 奥

This word has been viewed 5832 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2013 14:31

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奧運 ou3 wan6 ao4 yun4 = the Olympics

深奧 sam1 ou3 shen1 ao4 = abstruse; deep; difficult to understand; profound

奧地利 ou3 dei6 lei6 ao4 di4 li4 = Austria

新奧爾良 san1 ou3 ji5 loeng4 xin1 ao4 er3 liang2 = New Orleans

奧斯卡金像獎 ou3 si1 kaa1 gam1 zoeng6 zoeng2 ao4 si1 ka3 jin1 xiang4 jiang3 = the Academy Awards™; the Oscars™

奧祕 ou3 bei3 ao4 mi4 = profound, deep, a mystery; mysterious

奧妙 ou3 miu6 ao4 miao4 = marvelous, mysterious

奧秘 ou3 bei3 ao4 mi4 = profound, deep, a mystery; mysterious

北京奧運 bak1 ging1 ou3 wan6 bei3 jing1 ao4 yun4 = Beijing 2008 olympic games

奧運會 ou3 wan6 wui6*2 ao4 yun4 hui4 = the olympic games; the olympics

殘奧 caan4 ou3 can2 ao4 = paralympics

奧卑利街 ou3 bei1 lei6 gaai1 ao4 bei1 li4 jie1 = Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong

索契冬季奧運會 sok3 kai3 dung1 gwai3 ou3 wan6 wui6 suo3 qi4 dong1 ji4 ao4 yun4 hui4 = Sochi Winter Olympics

索契冬奧 sok3 kai3 dung1 ou3 suo3 qi4 dong1 ao4 = Sochi Winter Olympics

奧林匹克運動會 ou3 lam4 pat1 hak1 wan6 dung6 wui6*2 = the Olympic Games

奧斯陸 ou3 si1 luk6 ao4 si1 lu4 = Oslo

奧克蘭 ou3 haak1 laan4 ao4 ke4 lan2 = Auckland (New Zealand); Oakland (California) U. S.

亞爾發和奧米加 aa3 ji5 faat3 wo4 ou3 mai5 gaa3 ya3 er3 fa1 he2 ao4 mi3 jia1 = Alpha and Omega

奧薩瑪賓拉丹 ou3 saat3 maa5 ban1 laai1 daan1 = [粵] Osama bin Laden

奧薩瑪賓拉登 ou3 saat3 maa5 ban1 laai1 dang1 = [國] Osama bin Laden

奧薩瑪本拉登 ou3 saat3 maa5 bun2 laai1 dang1 = [普] Osama bin Laden

奧馬爾 ou3 maa5 ji5 ao4 ma3 er3 = Omar (Islamic given name)

奧國 ou3 gwok3 = Austria

奧斯卡 ou3 si1 kaa1 ao4 si1 ka3 = Oscar

奧斯威辛 ou3 si1 wai1 san1 ao4 si1 wei1 xin1 = Auschwitz (concentration camp)

奧運村 ou3 wan6 cyun1 ao4 yun4 cun1 = Olympic Village

奧德賽 ou3 dak1 coi3 Ao4 de2 sai4 = The Odyssey, by Homer

奧斯曼 ou3 si1 maan6 Ao4 si1 man4 = Ottoman (empire)

奧斯曼帝國 ou3 si1 maan6 dai3 gwok3 ao4 si1 man4 di4 guo2 = Ottoman empire

奧施康定 ou3 si1 hong1 ding6 = Oxycontin

奧斯威辛集中營 ou3 si1 wai1 san1 zaap6 zung1 jing4 ao4 si1 wei1 xin1 ji2 zhong1 ying2 = Auschwitz concentration camp

奧利奧 ou3 lei6 ou3 ao4 li4 ao4 = Oreo (brand of cookies)

奧克拉荷馬 ou3 hak1 laai1 ho4 maa5 ao4 ke4 la1 he2 ma3 = Oklahoma

奧斯丁 ou3 si1 ding1 ao4 si1 ding1 = Austin or Austen (name); Austin, Texas

奧斯汀 ou3 si1 ting1 ao4 si1 ting1 = Austin or Austen (name); Austin, Texas

奧巴馬 ou3 baa1 maa5 ao4 ba1 ma3 = Obama

壼奧 kwan2 ou3 kun3 ao4 = place deep inside the room; profound

奧德修斯 ou3 dak1 sau1 si1 Ao4 de2 xiu1 si1 = Odysseus

奧黛麗 ou3 doi6 lai6 Ao4 da4 li4 = Audrey

奧黛莉 ou3 doi6 lei6 Ao4 da4 li4 = Audrey (variant of 奧黛麗)

奧康納 ou3 hong1 naap6 Ao4 kang1 na4 = O'Connor (name)

奧爾布賴特 ou3 ji5 bou3 laai6 dak6 Ao4 er3 bu4 lai4 te4 = (Madeleine) Albright (US Secretary of State)

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