蓋 (goi3 koi3 | gai4) : lid; to cover; cover up; build; surpass

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蓋

goi3 koi3

gai4

[粵] goi3 [國] gai4
[1] [n] lid; cover; cap; top; shell
[2] [v] put a cover/lid on; envelop; film
[3] [v] cover up; hide; conceal
[4] [v] build; erect; construct; raise
[5] [v] affix; impress; imprint; stamp

[粵] koi3 [國] gai4
[1] [v] surpass; overwhelm; drown out
[2] [adv] about; around; approximately
[3] [conj] for; because

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蓋 / 盖

This word has been viewed 10878 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Aug 2015 15:10

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㨴起鑊蓋 kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3 = take the lid off the pot 粵

掩蓋 jim2 goi3 yan3 gai4 = cover; conceal

膝蓋 sat1 goi3 xi1 gai4 = kneecap; knee

覆蓋 fuk1 goi3 fu4 gai4 = to cover

蓋子 goi3 zi2 gai4 zi5 = cover

蓋瓦 koi3 ngaa5 = tiling, to cover with tiles

開蓋器 hoi1 goi3 hei3 = bottle opener

捲鋪蓋 gyun2 pou1 goi3 = to pack up and quit, resign; to get the sack ([粤]: 執包袱)

有蓋 jau5 goi3 = lidded

眼蓋 ngaan5 goi3 = eyelid

遮蓋 ze1 goi3 zhe1 gai4 = hide; cover

車蓋 ce1 goi3 che1 gai4 = car bonnet

引擎蓋 jan5 king4 goi3 yin3 qing2 gai4 = engine cover; bonnet

蓋玻片 goi3 /koi3 bo1 pin3 gai4 bo1 pian4 = cover slip (for slides on a microscope)

鋪蓋 pou1 goi3 = bedding

菠蘿蓋 bo1 lo4 goi3 = kneecap (patella)

寶蓋頭 bou2 goi3 tau4*2 bao3 gai4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 40 (roof) (宀)

死雞撐飯蓋 sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3 = not admit one is wrong 粵

蓋印 goi3/koi3 jan3 = seal (of an organisation)

波羅蓋 bo1 lo4 goi3 = the kneecap (patella)

釘蓋 deng1 goi3 = to die; to be dead [Lit.: to nail the lid (of coffin)]

蓋印機 goi3 /koi3 jan3 gei1 = franking machine (common formation)

荷蘭水蓋 ho4 laan4*1 seoi2 goi3 = (slang) decoration, honor, honour, insignia, medal; (lit.) a bottle cap

沙井蓋 saa1 zing2 goi3 sha1 jing3 gai4 = manhole cover

蓋房子 goi3 fong4 zi2 gai4 fang2 zi5 = to build a house

蓋世 koi3 sai3 gai4 shi4 = unparalleled, matchless, peerless

淹蓋 jim1 goi3 yan1 gai4 = to submerge; to flood; to drown out

最大上蓋面積 zeoi3 daai6 soeng6 koi3 min6 zik1 zui4 da4 shang4 gai4 mian4 ji1 = maximum lot or site coverage

禿寶蓋 tuk1 bou2 goi3 tu1 bao3 gai4 = Kangxi radical 14 (cover) (冖)

欲蓋彌彰 juk6 koi3 nei4 zoeng1 yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1 = the harder you try to conceal sth. the more obvious it becomes

冰蓋 bing1 goi3 bing1 gai4 = ice sheet

蓋章 koi3 zoeng1 gai4 zhang4 = to seal; to stamp

十個茶壺九個蓋 sap6 go3 caa4 wu4*2 gau2 go3 goi3 shi2 ge4 cha2 hu2 jiu3 ge5 gai4 = ten tea pots and nine lids; demand out numbers supply; not enough 粵

蓋世無雙 koi3 sai3 mou4 soeng1 gai4 shi4 wu2 shuang1 = matchless; peerless; unrivaled

蓋世之才 koi3 sai3 zi1 coi4 gai4 shi4 zhi1 cai2 = unmatched talent or capability in one's generation

蓋世英雄 koi3 sai3 jing1 hung4 gai4 shi4 ying1 xiong2 = unparalleled hero

涵蓋 haam4 goi3 han2 gai4 = cover, comprise, include

蓋碗 goi3 wu2 gai4 wan3 = lidded teacup

蓋爾文 goi3 ji5 man4*2 = Gaelic (language)

鋪天蓋地 pou1 tin1 goi3 dei6 pu1 tian1 gai4 di4 = earth-shattering; of universal importance; overwhelming

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垃圾桶要扱實隻蓋粵
Cover the garbage can tightly with the lid.

你一日食十包煙，想早啲釘蓋呀？粵
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish?
[Lit: You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) want to die earlier?]

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