窩 (wo1 | wo1) : nest; den; lair; [v] harbour

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窩

wo1

wo1

[1] [n] nest; den; lair; hideout
[2] [n] abode; residence; home
[3] [v] harbour; shelter; conceal
[4] [n] sunken/hollow place; pit
[5] [classifier] nest; litter; brood (of bees)

[粵] 竇 (for [1] & [2])

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 穴 (#116)

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

窩 / 窝

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th May 2011 02:17

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窩夫 wo1 fu1 wo1 fu1 = waffle 粵

燕窩 jin3 wo1 yan4 wo1 = edible swallows' nest

窩囊 wo1 nong4 wo1 nang5 = annoyed; vexed; pointless; idiotic; asinine; good-for-nothing 國

大窩口 daai6 wo1 hau2 = Tai Wo Hau (MTR station)

狗窩 gau2 wo1 gou3 wo1 = kennel; doghouse

一窩蜂 jat1 wo1 fung1 = a swarm of bees, symbolic of an onrushing crowd; follow herd instinct

腋窩 jik6 wo1 ye4 wo1 = armpit 國

酒窩 zau2 wo1 jiu3 wo1 = dimple

安樂窩 on1 lok6 wo1 an1 le4 wo1 = a snug den; a cozy nest; a love nest; a comfortable nest; a bed of flowers 國

窩棚 wo1 paang4 wo1 peng2 = shack

心窩 sam1 wo1 xin1 wo1 = one's heart; the bottom of of one's heart; one's breast

薩拉熱窩 saat3 laai1 jit6 wo1 sa4 la1 re4 wo1 = Sarajevo

窩打老道 wo1 daa2 lou5 dou6 wo1 da3 lao3 dao4 = Waterloo Road

窩輪 wo1 leon4*2 wo1 lun2 = (stock) warrant 粵

窩心 wo1 sam1 wo1 xin1 = heart-warming, comforting; depressed, dejected 國

膕窩 gwok3 wo1 guo2 wo1 = popliteal (anatomy); hollow at the back of the knee 國

梅窩 mui4 wo1 = Mui Wo (connected by ferry to Central)

Showing 1 example containing 窩

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水粵
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 窩
Unicode code for this character: U+7aa9 (off-site link)

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