油 (jau4 | you2) : oil; fat; grease; petroleum

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油

jau4

you2

[1] [n] oil; fat; grease; petroleum
[2] [v] varnish; paint; lacquer
[3] [adj] glib; oily; slippery

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

油

This word has been viewed 18357 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2013 07:43

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石油 sek6 jau4 shi2 you2 = petroleum

牛油 ngau4 jau4 niu2 you2 = butter 粵

豉油 si6 jau4/4*2 = soya sauce; soy sauce 粵

白油 baak6 jau4*2 = soya sauce; soy sauce 粵

醬油 zoeng3 jau4 jiang4 you2 = soya sauce; soy sauce 國

油條 jau4 tiu4*2 you2 tiao2 = Chinese donut; fried bread stick; Chinese fritter/cruller; [粵]: 油炸鬼國

人造牛油 jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4 = margarine 粵

入油 jap6 jau4*2 = to refuel 粵

加油 gaa1 jau4*2 jia1 you2 = refuel; lubricate; come on!

鞋油 haai4 jau4*2 = shoe polish

汽油 hei3 jau4 qi4 you2 = petrol; gasoline

奶油 naai5 jau4 nai3 you2 = butter 國

黃油 wong4 jau4 huang2 you2 = butter 國

人造黃油 jan4 zou6 wong4 jau4 ren2 zao4 huang2 you2 = margarine 國

熟油 suk6 jau4 shu2 you2 = boiled oil

魚油 jyu4 jau4 = fish oil

油膏 jau4 gou1 you2 gao4 = balm

藥油 joek6 jau4 = [n] ointment

燈油 dang1 jau4 deng1 you2 = lamp oil; kerosene; paraffin oil

油膩 jau4 nei6 you2 ni4 = oily; greasy

綠油油 luk6 jau4 jau4*2 lv4 you2 you2 = lush green

電油 din6 jau4 dian4 you3 = petrol; gasoline; gas 粵

電油站 din6 jau4 zaam6 = petrol station 粵

油炸鬼 jau4 zaa3 gwai2 you2 zha4 gui3 = fried fritter; Chinese donut; Chinese cruller 粵

奶油糖 naai5 jau4 tong4*2 = butterscotch

麻油 maa4 jau4 = sesame oil 粵

芝麻油 zi1 maa4 jau4 = sesame oil

太陽油 taai3 joeng4 jau4 tai4 yang2 you2 = sun cream, sun block, sun lotion

原油 jyun4 jau4 yuan2 you2 = crude oil

索油 sok3 jau4 = to get fresh 粵

油菜 jau4 coi3 you2 cai4 = canola; dark green vegetable

油畫 jau4 waa6*2 you2 hua4 = oil painting

油田 jau4 tin4 you2 tian2 = oil field

油漆 jau4 cat1 you2 qi1 = paint ; oil-based paint

油料 jau4 liu6*2 you2 liao4 = substance from which oil can be extracted

加油站 gaa1 jau4 zaam6 jia1you2 zhan4 = petrol station (US: gas station); a fuel stop

柴油 caai4 jau4 chai2 you2 = diesel

煤油 mui4 jau4 mei2 you2 = kerosene (UK: paraffin)

橄欖油 gaam3 laam5*2 jau4 gan3 lan3 you2 = olive oil

油麻地 jau4 maa4 dei6*2 you2 ma2 di4 = Yau Ma Tei

油泵 jau4 bam1 you2 beng4 = oil pump; petrol pump; gasoline pump

油價 jau4 gaa3 you2 jia4 = petrol price; gas price; gasoline price

電油價 din6 jau4 gaa3 dian4 you2 jia4 = petrol price 粵

汽油價 hei3 jau4 gaa3 qi4 you2 jia4 = petrol prices

汽油價格 hei3 jau4 gaa3 gaak3 qi4 you2 jia4 ge2 = petrol prices

油灰 jau4 fui1 you2 hui1 = putty

油油 jau4 jau4*2 you2 you2 = oily; [粵] to paint

豬油 zyu1 jau4 zhu1 you2 = lard; pork fat

油潤 jau4 jeon6 = lubrication

香油 hoeng1 jau4 xiang1 you2 = balsam; a donation

燃油 jin4 jau4 ran2 you2 = fuel oil

石油氣 sek6 jau4 hei3 = petroleum gas

揩油 haai1 jau4*2 kai1 you2 = scrounge

機油 gei1 jau4*2 = engine oil; machine oil; machinery oil; mobile oil; automotive "grease"

油嘴 jau4 zeoi2 = bean (choke valve)

油水 jau4 seoi2 = grease; profit

油渣 jau4 zaa1 = dregs of fat; (petroleum) oil residue; diesel (also 柴油)

紅油 hung4 jau4*2 = red camphor oil

偈油 gai2 jau4*2 jie2 you2 = lubricating oil 粵

植物牛油 zik6 mat6 ngau4 jau4 = margarine 粵

油門 jau4 mun4 = accelerator

潤滑油 jeon6 waat6 jau4 = lubricant oil

牛油果 ngau4 jau4 gwo2 niu2 you2 guo3 = avocado 粵

生油 sang1 jau4 = cooking oil

石腦油 sek6 nou5 jau4 shi2 nao3 you2 = petroleum naphtha

花生油 faa1 sang1 jau4 hua1 sheng1 you2 = peanut oil

萬金油 maan6 gam1 jau4*2 wan4 jin1 you2 = Tiger balm [粵] there's some use; good for something

黑油 hak1 jau4 = heavy fuel oil; dirty oil

火上加油 fo2 soeng5 gaa1 jau4 = "add fuel to the flames"; to aggravate the situation

化油器 faa3 jau4 hei3 = carburetor

黃油多士 wong4 jau4 do1 si6*2 = buttered toast 粵

牛油多士 ngau4 jau4 do1 si6*2 = buttered toast 粵

油榨 jau4 zaa3 = an oil press

油渣車 jau4 zaa1 ce1 = diesel (vehicle)

油麥菜 jau4 mak6 coi3 you2 mai4 cai4 = Indian lettuce; A choy - Taiwan lettuce; sword leaf lettuce; Yu Mai Tsai

漆油 cat1 jau4*2 = paint ; oil-based paint 粵

色拉油 sik1 laai1 jau4 se4 la1 you2 = salad oil

桐油灰 tung4 jau4 fui1 = putty

走油 zau2 jau4*2 = (of varnished furniture) lose luster; (of food) specifies "no oil " when cooking

菜油 coi3 jau4 = cooking oil

奶油角 naai5 jau4 gok3 = cream horn

量油器 loeng6 jau4 hei3 = a dipstick

抽油煙機 cau1 jau4 jin1 gei1 = range hood for stove (lit., "oil smoke sucking machine")

焗油 guk6 jau4 = hair treatment (beauty item) 粵

無鉛汽油 mou4 jyun4 hei3 jau4 = unleaded gasoline

芥花油 gaai3 faa1 jau4 jie4 hua1 you2 = canola oil

石油氣爐 sek6 jau4 hei3 lou4 = a bottled gas stove

入電油 jap6 din6 jau4 = to fill with gasoline (as in a motor vehicle)

油漆佬 jau4 cat1 lou2 = a painter (as a craftsman, not an artist)

油脂 jau4 zi1 = cooking fat

松節油精 cung4 zit3 jau4 zing1 song1 jie2 you2 jing1 = turpentine oil

松節油 cung4 zit3 jau4 song1 jie2 you2 = turpentine oil

儲油 cyu5 jau4 chu3 you2 = oil storage

儲油構造 cyu5 jau4 kau3 zou6 chu3 you2 gou4 zao4 = an oil-bearing structure

板油 baan2 jau4 ban3 you2 = leaf fat; leaf lard; suet

油餅 jau4 beng2 you2 bing3 = deep-fried pancake

油箱 jau4 soeng1 you2 xiang1 = oil tank

油炸圈餅 jau4 zaa3 hyun1 beng2 you2 zha2 quan1 bing3 = doughnut

油商 jau4 soeng1 = oil merchant

油光漆 jau4 gwong1 cat1 you2 guang1 qi1 = varnish

油井 jau4 zeng2 you2 jing3 = oil well

燃油艙 jin4 jau4 cong1 ran2 you2 cang1 = oil tank (of ship)

白花油 baak6 faa1 jau4 = White Flower Oil

柴油機 caai4 jau4 gei1 chai2 you2 ji1 = crude oil engine; diesel engine

抹油 maat3 jau4 mo3 you2 = to anoint

奶油菜花 naai5 jau4 coi3 faa1 nai3 you2 cai4 hua1 = creamed cauliflower

液化石油氣 jik6 faa3 sek6 jau4 hei3 yi4 hua4 shi2 you2 qi4 (Taiwan), ye4 hua4 shi2 you2 qi4 (PRC) = liquefied petroleum gas

牛油刀 ngau4 jau4 dou1 = butter knife 粵

油蝦 jau4 haa1 = blue-tailed shrimp

油煙 jau4 jin1 = cooking fumes

油木 jau4*2 muk6 = teakwood (also 柚木)

油酸 jau4 syun1 = oleic acid

油站 jau4 zaam6 = filling stations; service station; gas station

食油 sik6 jau4 = cooking oil; [粵] a car engine burning oil (lit., "eats oil")

焦油 ziu1 jau4 = tar (lit., "scorched/burnt oil")

萬年油 maan6 nin4 jau4 = reused cooking oil 粵

石油氣的士 sek6 jau4 hei3 dik1 si6*2 = LPG taxi

波箱油 bo1 soeng1 jau4 = transmission fluid

家鄉蔥油餅 gaa1 hoeng1 cung1 jau4 beng2 jia1 xiang1 cong1 you2 bing3 = home-style fried onion cakes (common formation)

豉油皇雞絲炒麵 si6 jau4 wong4 gai1 si1 caau2 min6 = stir fried noodles with soy sauce and chicken

豉油雞 si6 jau4 gai1 = soy sauce chicken

雲尼拿油 wan4 nei1 laa4*2 jau4 = [n] vanilla extract

油桐子 jau4 tung4 zi2 = candlenut

踹油 caai2 jau4*2 = [v] to accelerate (lit., "step on the gas" similar to "floor it")

印度神油 jan3 dou6 san4 jau4 = [n] an aphrodisiac oil (for men) (lit., "Indian god oil")

魚肝油 jyu4 gon1 jau4 = [n] cod liver oil; fish liver oil; Oleum Jecoris Piscis

肥油 fei4 jau4 = (animal) fat oil

大油 daai6 jau4*2 da4 you2 = lard

出油井 ceot1 jau4 zeng2 chu1 you2 jing3 = an oil (petroleum) producing well (common formation)

木焦油 muk6 ziu1 jau4 mu4 jiao1 you2 = [chem.] wood tar

石油化學 sek6 jau4 faa3 hok6 shi2 you2 hua4 xue2 = petrochemistry

油料作物 jau4 liu6*2 zok3 mat6 you2 liao4 zuo4 wu4 = oil-bearing crops; oil crops

唔好嘅時候水溝油 m4 hou2 ge3 si4 hau6 seoi2 kau1 jau4 = when not in good relation, (the two are like) oil poured into water 粵

一時水摳油 jat1 si4 seoi2 kau1 jau4 = sometimes (people) are very angry with each other 粵

聽出耳油 teng1 ceot1 ji5 jau4 = pleasant to listen

打爆油缸 daa2 baau3 jau4 gong1 = to fill on fuel (lit., "explode the fuel tank")

燈油火蠟 dang1 jau4 fo2 laap6 = the day-to-day cost of running a business

燈油錢 dang1 jau4 cin4*2 = the day-to-day cost of running a business

水溝油 seoi2 kau1 jau4 = cannot accept each other 粵

石油氣孵卵器 sek6 jau4 hei3 fu1 leon2 hei3 = gas brooder

滋油 zi1 jau4 = leisurely and unhurriedly 粵

防晒油 fong4 saai3 jau4 fang2 shai4 you2 = sun cream, sun block, sun lotion

油瓶女 jau4 peng4*2 neoi5*2 = a stepdaughter 粵

油脂仔 jau4 zi1 zai2 = young hooligans (male) 粵

油脂女 jau4 zi1 neoi5*2 = young hooligans (female) 粵

朱油 zyu1 jau4*2 = strong soy sauce (lit., "red oil")

油多 jau4 do1 = buttered toast (short for 牛油多士)

油跡 jau4 zik1 = a grease spot

油尖旺區 jau4 zim1 wong6 keoi1 you2 jian1 wang4 qu1 = Yau Tsim Mong district

菠蘿油 bo1 lo4 jau4 = "pineapple" bun with butter 粵

油鋸 jau4 geoi3 = gasoline powered chain saw

老油條 lou5 jau4 tiu4*2 lao3 you2 tiao2 = sophisticate; wily old bird, old slicker

重油 cung5 jau4 zhong4 you2 = heavy crude oil

機油尺 gei1 jau4*2 cek3 = a bayonet gauge (dipstick)

拖油瓶 to1 jau4 peng4*2 tuo1 you2 ping2 = (a woman) brings children from a previous marriage into a new family (lit., "hauling around a jug of oil"); children from a previous marriage

油躉 jau4 dan2 = an oil barge 粵

油𩺬 jau4 zeoi1 = a moray eel

揮發油 fai1 faat3 jau4 hui1 fa1 you2 = naphtha

燈油火臘 dang1 jau4 fo2 laap6 = expenditure for water, gas, electricity bills 粵

油亭 jau4 ting4*2 = a gas station

茶油 caa4 jau4 cha2 you2 = tea-seed oil; tea oil

抽油 cau1 jau4*2 chou1 you2 = oil pumping, oil sucking; soya sauce, soy sauce

豬板油 zyu1 baan2 jau4 = leaf fat; leaf lard; suet 粵

驅風油 keoi1 fung1 jau4 qu1 feng1 you2 = carminative

豬網油 zyu1 mong5 jau4 = pork caul fat

指甲油 zi2 gaap3 jau4 zhi3 jia3 you2 = nail polish; nail varnish

水勼油 seoi2 kau1 jau4 = cannot accept each other 粵

油角 jau4 gok3*2 you2 jiao3 = crispy peanut puffs

香油錢 hoeng1 jau4 cin4*2 xiang1 you2 qian2 = donations of money to a temple by praying Buddhists or Taoists

弗到漏油 fit1 dou3 lau6 yau4 fu2 dao4 lou4 you4 = super fit, in great shape 粵

落鞋油 lok6 haai4 yau4*2 luo4 xie2 you2 = butter someone up; flatter; fawn 粵

油彩 jau4 coi2 you2 cai3 = oil paint; oil colour

面油紙 min6 jau4 zi2 mian4 you2 zhi3 = anti-shine blotting sheet

運油車 wan6 yau4 ce1 yun4 you2 che1 = oil tanker; petrol tanker

油罐車 jau4 gun3 ce1 you2 guan4 che1 = oil tanker; petrol tanker

硝化甘油 siu1 faa3 gam1 jau4 xiao1 hua4 gan1 you2 = nitroglycerine

打醬油 daa2 zoeng3 jau4 da3 jiang4 you2 = buying soy sauce; none of my business

臭油膉 cau3 jau4 jik1 chou4 you2 yi4 = a rancid smell (of greasy food) 粵

定過抬油 ding6 gwo3 toi4 jau4 ding4 guo4 tai2 you2 = remain calm and composed; not be shaken 粵

粟米油 suk1 mai5 jau4 = corn oil

光油 gwong1 jau4 = varnish 粵

油轆 jau4 luk1 you2 lu4 = paint roller 粵

開採石油 hoi1 coi2 sek6 jau4 kai1 cai3 shi2 you2 = tap oil

撇油 pit3 yau4 pie1 you2 = to skim grease off while cooking 粵

酥油茶 sou1 jau4 caa4 su1 you2 cha2 = butter tea, Tibetan tea

蝦油 haa1 jau4 xia1 you2 = shrimp sauce

油桃 jau4 tou4 you2 tao2 = nectarine; also 桃駁李

地溝油 dei6 kau1 jau4 di4 gou1 you2 = gutter oil

撈油水 lou1 jau4 seoi2 lao1 you2 shui3 = gain wealth through illegal means 粵

油淋淋 jau4 lam6 lam6 = greasy; oily 粵

貯油罐 cyu5 jau4 gun3 zhu4 you2 guan4 = oil tank

坑渠油 haang1 keoi4 jau4 keng1 qu2 you2 = gutter oil 粵

活絡油 wut6 lok3 jau4 huo2 luo4 you2 = wood lock oil

踩拫油 caai2 hang4 jau4 cai3 hen2 you2 = stomp heavily on accelerator 粵

蠔油 hou4 jau4 = oyster sauce

油煎 jau4 zin1 = to fry in oil or fat.

石油勘探 sek6 jau4 ham3 taam3 = oil exploration

冇油唔甩鑊 mou5 jau4*2 m4 lat1 wok6 = without offering something (e.g.money), it's hard to get things done. 粵

油布 jau4 bou3 you2 bu4 = linoleum (type of flooring, lit., "oilcloth")

甘油 gam1 jau4 gan1 you2 = [化] glycerol

石油輸出國組織 sek6 jau4 syu1 ceot1 gwok3 zou2 zik1 shi2 you2 shu1 chu1 guo2 zu3 zhi1 = OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

江油 gong1 jau4 jiang1 you2 = Jiangyou (city in Sichuan)

大慶油田 daai6 hing3 jau4 tin4 = Daqing oilfield

油塘 jau4 tong4 = Yau Tong (area in E Kowloon)

亞麻油地氈 aa3 maa4 jau4 dei6 zin1 = linoleum (type of flooring)

油地氈 jau4 dei6 zin1 = linoleum (type of flooring)

油氈 jau4 zin1 = linoleum (type of flooring)

油漆布 jau4 cat1 bou3 = linoleum (type of flooring)

水性油漆 seoi2 sing3 jau4 cat1 shui3 xing4 you2 qi1 = water-based paint

油性油漆 jau4 sing3 jau4 cat1 you2 xing4 you2 qi1 = oil-based paint

豉油撈飯 si6 jau4 lou1 faan6 = poor meal; put on an act 粵

虎標萬金油 fu2 biu1 maan6 gam1 jau4*2 hu3 biao1 wan4 jin1 you2 = Tiger Balm

油瓶仔 jau4 peng4*2 zai2 = stepson 粵

油光帽 jau4 gwong1 mou6*2 = a tung oil varnished bamboo hat

油淰淰 jau4 nam6 nam6 = variant of 油淋淋粵

上刀山落油鑊 = go through hell or high water 粵

中國海洋石油總公司 zung1 gwok3 hoi2 joeng4 sek6 jau4 zung2 gung1 si1 zhong1 guo2 hai3 yang2 zong3 gong1 si1 = China National Offshore Oil Corporation

中國海洋石油有限公司 zung1 gwok3 hoi2 joeng4 sek6 jau4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = CNOOC Ltd.

中國石油化工股份有限公司 zung1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 faa3 gung1 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

中國石油天然氣股份有限公司 zung1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 tin1 jin4 hei3 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = PetroChina Company Ltd.

油麻地小輪公司 jau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4 gung1 si1 = Yaumati Ferry Company

石油出口國組織 sek6 jau4 ceot1 hau2 gwok3 zou2 zik1 = Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)

香港油麻地小輪 hoeng1 gong2 jau4 maa4 dei6 siu4 leon4 = Hong Kong Yau Ma Tei Ferry (HKF)

美孚石油 mei5 fu1 sek6 jau4 = ExxonMobil (petrochemical company, formerly Standard Oil)

標準石油 biu1 zeon2 sek6 jau4 biao1 zhun3 shi2 you2 = Standard Oil Company

中國石油天然氣集團公司 zung1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 tin1 jin4 hei3 zaap6 tyun4 gung1 si1 zhong1 guo2 shi2 you2 tian1 ran2 qi4 ji2 tuan2 gong1 si1 = China National Petroleum Corporation

中共石油天然氣集團 zung1 gung6 sek6 jau4 tin1 jin4 hei3 zaap6 tyun4 zhong1 gong4 shi2 you2 tian1 ran2 qi4 ji2 tuan2 = China Petrol

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係唔係用花生油煮嘅? 粵
Is this cooked in peanut oil?

你想入幾多油啊？粵
How much gas (petrol) do you want to put in?

水同油係溝唔埋嘅。粵
Water and oil cannnot be mixed together.

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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