瓦 (ngaa5 | wa3 wa4) : tile; earthenware; pottery; watt

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瓦

ngaa5

wa3 wa4

[粵] ngaa5 [國] wa3
[1] [n] tile; earthenware; pottery
[3] [measure] short for 瓦特 (watt)

[粵] ngaa5 [國] wa4
[v] tile (a roof); cover with tiles

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Radical: 瓦 (#98)

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

瓦

This word has been viewed 7371 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2015 10:34

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瓦特 ngaa5 dak6 wa3 te4 = watt

千瓦 cin1 ngaa5 qian1 wa3 = kilowatt, a unit of power

薩爾瓦多 saat3 ji5 ngaa5 do1 sa4 er3 wa3 duo1 = El Salvador

瓦解 ngaa5 gaai2 wa3 jie3 = to collapse; to disintegrate

蓋瓦 koi3 ngaa5 = tiling, to cover with tiles

瓦片 ngaa5 pin3*2 wa3 pian4 = roof tile

缸瓦 gong1 ngaa5 gang1 wa3 = a compound of sand, clay, etc. for making earthenware

玻璃瓦 bo1 lei4*1 ngaa5 = a glass tile

瓦通紙板 ngaa5 tung1 zi2 baan2 = corrugated cardboard

明瓦 ming4 ngaa5 = thin, ground pieces of mother-of-pearl, used in windows in place of glass

冰消瓦解 bing1 siu1 ngaa5 gaai2 bing1 xiao1 wa3 jie3 = melt like ice and break like tiles; disintegrate; dissolve

木瓦 muk6 ngaa5 mu4 wa3 = shingle

瓦面 ngaa5 min6*2 = a roof

瓦筒 ngaa5 tung4*2 = an earthenware pipe

瓦罉 ngaa5 caang1 = earthenware pot; braising pot 粵

瓦通紙 ngaa5 tung1 zi2 = die-cut corrugated board; corrugated cardboard

瓦礫 ngaa5 lik1 wa3 li4 = debris; rubble

瓦煲 ngaa5 bou1 wa3 bao1 = a clay pot (used for cooking)

瓦渣 ngaa5 zaa1 = debris; rubble 粵

瓦背頂 ngaa5 bui3*2 deng2 = the roof of a house 粵

瓦簷口 ngaa5 jim4 hau2 = the eaves of a house 粵

契瓦瓦 kai3 ngaa5 ngaa5 qi4 wa3 wa3 = chihuahua 國

冇瓦遮頭 mou5 ngaa5 ze1 tau4 mao3*2 wa3 zhe1 tou2 = homeless 粵

瓦桁 ngaa5 hang1 wa3 heng2 = furrows on the clay tiles of a roof 粵

弄瓦之喜 lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2 nong4 wa3 zhi1 xi3 = congratulations on a new baby girl

聖瓦倫丁節 sing3 ngaa5 leon4 ding1 zit3 sheng4 wa3 lun2 ding1 jie2 = Valentine's Day

瓦斯 ngaa5 si1 wa3 si1 = fuel gas, natural gas

有瓦遮頭 jau5 ngaa5 ze1 tau4 you3 wa3 zhe1 tou2 = have a roof over one's head; a home 粵

博茨瓦納 bok3 ci4 ngaa5 naap6 bo2 ci2 wa3 na4 = Botswana

科特迪瓦 fo1 dak6 dik6 ngaa5 ke1 te4 di2 wa3 = Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

摩爾多瓦共和國 mo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5 gung6 wo4 gwok3 mo2 er3 duo1 wa3 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Moldova (common formation)

圖瓦盧 tou4 ngaa5 lou4 tu2 wa3 lu2 = Tuvalu

瓦努阿圖 ngaa5 nou5 aa3 tou4 wa3 nu3 a1 tu2 = Vanuatu

日內瓦 jat6 noi6 ngaa5 ri4 nei4 wa3 = Geneva

催淚瓦斯 ceoi1 leoi6 ngaa5 si1 cui1 lei4 wa3 si1 = tear gas (common formation)

博茨瓦納人 bok3 ci4 ngaa5 naap6 jan4 bo2 ci2 wa3 na4 ren2 = person from Botswana

摩爾多瓦 mo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5 Mo2 er3 duo1 wa3 = Moldova

科特迪瓦共和國 fo1 dak6 dik6 ngaa5 gung6 wo4 gwok3 ke1 te4 di2 wa3 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

阿瓦提 aa3 ngaa5 tai4 a1 wa3 ti2 = Awati (place in Xinjiang)

日內瓦公約 jat6 noi6 ngaa5 gung1 joek3 = the Geneva convention

日內瓦會議 jat6 noi6 ngaa5 wui6 ji5 ri4 nei4 wa3 hui4 yi4 = Geneva Conference

瓦釜雷鳴 ngaa5 fu2 leoi4 ming4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2 = mediocre people are in power (earthenware pots making a lot of noise)

克瓦斯 hak1 ngaa5 si1 ke4 wa3 si1 = kvass

寧為玉碎,不為瓦全 ning4 wai4 juk6 seoi3 bat1 wai4 ngaa5 cyun4 ning4 wei2 yu4 sui4 bu4 wei2 wa3 sui4 = be willing to make sacrifices in the name of justice than lapse in one's integrity

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瓦礫責死咗兩個人粵
The debris crushed and killed two persons.

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