寡 (gwaa2 | gua3) : few; tasteless; widowed

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寡

gwaa2

gua3

[1] few; scant; little; seldom
[2] tasteless; insipid; bland
[3] widowed; single; lonely

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 宀 (#40)

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

寡

This word has been viewed 5937 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jun 2017 04:50

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寡婦 gwaa2 fu5 gua3 fu5 = a widow

孤家寡人 gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 gu1 jia1 gua3 ren2 = loner

沉默寡言 cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2 = [adj] taciturn 國

清湯寡水 cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2 = tasteless clear soup; having no oil or ingredients

單身寡佬 daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2 dan1 shen1 gua3 lao3 = a bachelor

單身寡仔 daan1 san1 gwaa2 zai2 = a bachelor

寡仔 gwaa2 zai2 = a young bachelor

寡母婆 gwaa2 mou5 po4*2 = a widow 粵

寡佬 gwaa2 lou2 gua3 lao3 = bachelor; a young bachelor

寡公 gwaa2 gung1 = a young bachelor

姣婆守唔到寡 haau4 po4 sau2 m4 dou2 gwaa2 = a sexually promiscuous woman can't remain a widow 粵

曲高和寡 kuk1 gou1 wo6 gwaa2 qu3 gao1 he4 gua3 = highbrow songs find few singers; too highbrow to be popular

清心寡慾 cing1 sam1 gwaa2 juk6 = purify the mind and reduce (sexual) desire (lit., "clear mind with few desires")

多寡 do1 gwaa2 duo1 gua3 = amount

孤陋寡聞 gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4 gu1 lou4 gua3 wen2 = ill-informed, uneducated

孤男寡女 gu1 naam4 gwaa2 neoi5 gu1 nan2 gua3 nv3 = a male and a female together alone

寡人 gwaa2 jan4 gua3 ren2 = lone person; I, the sovereign; Royal we

鬱鬱寡歡 wat1 wat1 gwaa2 fun1 yu4 yu4 gua3 huan1 = melancholy; depressed; down

口寡 hau2 gwaa2 kou3 gua3 = have a weak taste; taste bland; tasteless 粵

以寡敵眾 ji5 gwaa2 dik6 zung3 yi3 gua3 di2 zhong4 = fight against odds

優柔寡斷 jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6 = hesitant

鰥寡孤獨 gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6 guan1 gua3 gu1 du2 = widowers, widows, orphans, and the childless

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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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