湖 (wu4 | hu2) : lake

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湖

wu4

hu2

[1] [n] lake [2] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

湖

This word has been viewed 7698 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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江湖 gong1 wu4 jiang1 hu2 = rivers and lakes

西湖 sai1 wu4 xi1 hu2 = West Lake, Sai Wu

湖北 wu4 bak1 hu2 bei3 = Hubei

羅湖 lo4 wu4 luo2 hu2 = Lo Wu

江湖佬 gong1 wu4 lou2 = a member of the underworld; a triad

江湖大佬 gong1 wu4 daai6 lou2 = underworld big boss; triad big brother 粵

淡水湖 taam5 seoi2 wu4 = a freshwater lake

湖畔 wu4 bun5 hu2 pan4 = the lakefront; lakeside (as a noun modifier)

湖田 wu4 tin4 hu2 tian2 = land reclaimed from a lake; shoaly land

五湖四海 ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2 wu3 hu2 si4 hai3 = all corners of the land

走江湖 zau2 gong1 wu4 zou3 jiang1 hu5 = to wander as an itinerant entertainer

漂泊江湖 piu1 bok6 gong1 wu4 piao1 bo2 jiang1 hu2 = [v] to lead a vagrant life

湖泊 wu4 bok6 = lakes

天鵝湖 tin1 ngo4 wu4 tian1 e2 hu2 = Swan Lake

堰塞湖 jin2 sak1 wu4 yan4 sai1 hu2 = check-up lake; dammed lake; lake formed by the dammed river after an earthquake

人在江湖，身不由己 jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4, san1 bat1 yau4 gei2 ren2 zai4 jiang1 hu2, shen1 bu4 you2 ji3 = to have little control over one's fate due to social constraints

江湖傳聞 gong1 wu4 cyun4 man4 jiang1 hu2 chuan2 wen2 = street level rumours 粵

洞庭湖 dung6 ting4 wu4 dong4 ting2 hu2 = Lake Dongting; Dongting Lake

湖怪 wu4 gwaai3 hu2 guai4 = lake monster

重出江湖 cung4 ceot1 gong1 wu4 chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2 = make a reapperance after years of retirement

江湖術士 gong1 wu4 seot6 si6 jing1 hu2 shu4 shi4 = charlatan; swindler; imposter

湖南 wu4 naam4 hu2 nan2 = Hunan province in China

匡湖遊艇會 hong1 wu4 jau4 teng5 wui6*2 = Marina Cove

太湖 taai3 wu4 tai4 hu2 = Tai Hu Lake

湖口 wu4 hau2 Hu2 kou3 = [n] Hukou (place in Jiangxi)

博湖 bok3 wu4 bo2 hu2 = Bohu (place in Xinjiang)

巢湖 caau4 wu4 chao2 hu2 = Chaohu (city in Anhui)

巢湖地區 caau4 wu4 dei6 keoi1 chao2 hu2 di4 qu1 = Chaohu district (district in Anhui)

大湖鄉 daai6 wu4 hoeng1 da4 hu2 xiang1 = Tahu (village in Taiwan)

金湖 gam1 wu4 jin1 hu2 = Jinhu (place in Jiangsu)

建湖 gin3 wu4 jian4 hu2 = Jianhu (place in Jiangsu)

口湖鄉 hau2 wu4 hoeng1 kou3 hu2 xiang1 = Kouhu (village in Taiwan)

洪湖 hung4 wu4 hong2 hu2 = Honghu (city in Hubei)

冷湖區 laang5 wu4 keoi1 leng3 hu2 qu1 = Lenghu (area in Qinghai)

湖北省 wu4 bak1 saang2 hu2 bei3 sheng3 = Hubei, a central China province

湖口鄉 wu4 hau2 hoeng1 hu2 kou3 xiang1 = Hukou (village in Taiwan)

湖南省 wu4 naam4 saang2 hu2 nan2 sheng3 = Hunan, a central China province

湖內鄉 wu4 noi6 hoeng1 hu2 nei4 xiang1 = Hunei (village in Taiwan)

湖西鄉 wu4 sai1 hoeng1 hu2 xi1 xiang1 = Huhsi (village in Taiwan)

湖州 wu4 zau1 hu2 zhou1 = Huzhou (city in Zhejiang)

岳普湖 ngok6 pou2 wu4 yue4 pu3 hu2 = Yuepuhu (place in Xinjiang)

內湖區 noi6 wu4 keoi1 nei4 hu2 qu1 = Neihu (area in Taiwan)

平湖 ping4 wu4 ping2 hu2 = Pinghu (city in Zhejiang)

四湖鄉 sei3 wu4 hoeng1 si4 hu2 xiang1 = Sihu (A rural township in Yunlin, Taiwan)

湖南大學 wu4 naam4 daai6 hok6 hu2 nan2 da4 xue2 = Hunan University

江湖騙術 gong1 wu4 pin3 seot6 jiang1 hu2 pian4 shu4 = charlatanism

乍得湖 zaa3 dak1 wu4 zha4 de2 hu2 = Lake Chad

昆明湖 kwan1 ming4 wu4 kun1 ming2 hu2 = Kunming Lake

巴爾喀什湖 baa1 ji5 haak3 sap6 wu4 = Lake Balqash

青海湖 cing1 hoi2 wu4 qing1 hai3 hu2 = Qinghai Lake

金湖鎮 gam1 wu4 zan3 jin1 hu2 zhen4 = Chinhu (town in Taiwan)

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