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  ciu4   jyutping
  chao2   pinyin
[1] [n] tide [2] moist; wet; damp; humid [3] inferior in skill or fineness (gold, silver, etc.) [4] [] trendy, up-to-date

Stroke count: 15
Level: 2
Radical: (#85)

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

This word has been viewed 11025 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jul 2009 15:24

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detail  gou1 ciu4  gao1 chao2 = high tidal wave, climax
detail  ciu4 seoi2   = tide waters
detail  sing3 gou1 ciu4  xing4 gao1 chao2 = orgasm; climax
detail  ciu4 zik6 nang4   = tidal energy
detail  jit6 ciu4  re4 chao2 = upsurge; fad
detail  ciu4 baau3   = very trendy; very fashionable; extremely chic/fashionable
detail  ciu4 lau4  chao2 liu2 = flow of the tide; [粵] trend, popularity
detail  hin1 hei2 gou1 ciu4   = raise to a climax
detail  ciu4 sap1  chao2 shi1 = damp; moist; wet; humid
detail  ciu4 hei3  chao2 chi4 = moist, damp
detail  fung1 ciu4  feng1 chao2 = campaign, storm and stress
detail  jan4 ciu4   = stream of people
detail  fong4 ciu4 zai1   = anti-blushing agent
detail  gung1 ciu4   = strike movement
detail  san1 ciu4   = futuristic; newfangled; new-wave; trendy; (placename) Sun Chiu
detail  sam1 hyut3 lai4 ciu4  xin1 xue4 lai2 chao2 (PRC), xin1 xie3 lai2 chao2 (Taiwan) = to be prompted by a sudden impulse; carried away by a whim; have a brainstorm
detail  co1 ciu4  chu1 chao2 = menarche
detail  ciu4 jan4  chao2 ren2 = chic / fashionable guy
detail  am3 ciu4  an4 chao2 = undercurrent
detail  hung4 ciu4   = red tide
detail  ciu4 zau1 fan2 gwo2   = Chiu-Chow style dumplings
detail  ciu4 zau1 waa6*2  chao2 zhou1 hua4 = Chiu-Chow dialect
detail  ciu4 zau1 gam1   = Chaozhou Mandarin oranges; [粵]: a pockmarked face (by metaphor)
detail  ciu4 zau1 zin1 hou4 lok3   = Chaozhou style fried eggs with oysters
detail  ciu4 sik1 hung4 siu1 dau6 fu6   = Chaozhou style braised tofu
detail  san1 ciu4 kek6   = [n] platform shoes
detail  san1 ciu4 mou5 wui6*2   = [n] new trend party
detail  san1 ciu4 zong1   = [n] new style clothing
detail  nou6 ciu4   = [n] raging tide; tide of wrath
detail  dai1 ciu4  di1 chao2 = low tide; anticlimax; a low point
detail  ciu4 zau1 laang5*1   = Chaozhou people
detail  ciu4 lau4 ge3 ceoi1 sai3   = trend
detail  ciu4 lau4 zuk1 gok3   = sense of fashion
detail 澎湃  sam1 ciu4 paang4 baai3  xin1 chao2 peng1 pai4 = to be choked up with emotions
detail  sok3 mong6 ciu4  shuo4 wang4 chao2 = spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon), syzygial tide
detail  mong6 ciu4   = octopus
detail  ciu4 jyu5  chao2 yu3 = Chiu-Chow 潮州 dialect; trendy words, trendy expressions
detail  ciu4 tung4   = trendy kids, faddish children
detail  ciu4 saan3  chao2 shan4 = Chao Shan (潮州 + 汕頭)
detail  gun1 ciu4 paai3  guan1 chao2 pai4 = a person who takes a wait-and see attitude; onlooker; bystander
detail  long6 ciu4  lang4 chao2 = wave, tide, trend
detail  ciu4 lau4 hing1  chao2 liu2 xing1 = trendy; in; what's popular at the moment
detail  ciu4 kek6  chao2 ju4 = Chaozhao opera
detail  zoeng3 ciu4  zhang4 chao2 = the tide rises; high tide
detail 退  teoi3 ciu4  tui4 chao2 = the ebb tide; low tide
detail  zi3 ciu4   = the most trendy / fashionable
detail  si1 ciu4  si1 chao2 = way of thinking characteristic of a historical period (lit., "tide of thought")
detail  ciu4 zau1  chao2 zhou1 = Chiuchow; Chaozhou; Teochew
detail  ciu4 zau1 coi3   = Teochew cuisine; Chaozhou cuisine
detail  ciu4 joeng4  chao2 yang2 = Chaoyang (city in Guangdong), Chiu Yeung
detail  ciu4 on1  chao2 an1 = Chao'an (place in Guangdong), Chiu On
detail  ciu4 zau1 gaai3 coi3 bou1   = Chiuchow-style mustard hotpot
detail  san1 ciu4 paai3  xin1 chao2 pa1 = [n] Jugendstil (style of architecture or decorative art similar to Art Nouveau)
detail  ciu4 zau1 nou6 hon3   = Chao Zhou angry guy
detail  hok6 man4 si1 ciu4  xue2 min2 si1 chao2 = Scholarism
detail  ciu4 zau1 zan3  chao2 zhou1 zhen4 = Chaochou (town in Taiwan)

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detail 潮人
Wow! What a fashionable guy!
detail audio 今日打扮真係潮爆
You look really fashionable today!
[Your style is very up to date.]

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