若 (joek6 je5 | ruo4 re3) : appear; seem; if; you

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若

joek6 je5

ruo4 re3

[粵] joek6 | [國] ruo4
[1] [v] appear; seem; as if
[2] [conj] if; supposing; assuming
[3] [pron] you; your

[粵] je5 | [國] re3
used only in Buddhist terms

All the joek6/ruo4 meanings are used only in literary context.

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

若

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若然 joek6 jin4 ruo4 ran2 = if

若唔係 joek6 m4 hai6 = otherwise 粵

若干 joek6 gon1 ruo4 gan1 = a certain amount of; how many/how much? [粵]: 些少

假若 gaa2 joek6 jia3 ruo4 = if; supposing; in case

倘若 tong2 joek6 tang3 ruo4 = if; supposing; in case; provided

若無其事 joek6 mou4 kei4 si6 = calmly, nonchalance

相若 soeng1 joek6 xiang1 ruo4 = similar; alike

若果 joek6 gwo2 = if, in case, what if

冷若冰霜 laang5 joek6 bing1 soeng1 = as cold as ice in manner; someone who is cold; aloof; distant

若然之 joek6 jin4 zi1 = if, in case, what if (also "若果")

如若 jyu4 joek6 ru2 ruo4 = if

噤若寒蟬 gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2 = keep quiet out of fear

口若懸河 hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 = to speak very fluently

呆若木雞 ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1 dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1 = transfixed, dumbstruck, dumb as a wooden chicken

若隱若現 joek6 jan2 joek6 jin6 ruo4 yin3 ruo4 xian4 = appear indistinctly

若即若離 joek6 zik1 joek6 lei4 ruo4 ji2 ruo4 li2 = to be at arm's length with sb

受寵若驚 sau6 cung2 joek6 ging1 shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1 = to feel overwhelmed by an unexpected favor; to feel unduly flattered

寥若晨星 liu4 joek6 san4 sing1 liao2 ruo4 chen2 xing1 = very few; as few as the stars at dawn; fe and far between

神態自若 san4 taai3 zi6 joek6 shen2 tai4 zi4 ruo4 = appear composed; appear calm and at ease

若是 joek6 si6 ruo4 shi4 = if; supposing

趨之若鶩 ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6 qu1 zhi1 ruo4 wu4 = to chase after something like a flock of ducks

徐若瑄 ceoi4 joek6 syun1 xu2 ruo4 xuan1 = Vivian Hsu

知子莫若父 zi1 zi2 mok6 yoek6 fu6 zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4 = no one know's a son better than a father

知我莫若你 zi1 ngo5 mok6 yoek6 nei5 zhi1 wo3 mo4 ruo4 ni3 = no one know's me better than you

若要人不知，除非己莫為 jeok6 jiu3 jan4 bat1 zi1, ceoi4 fei1 gei2 mok6 wai4 ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1, chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2 = if you don't want to be found out, don't do sth. (wrong)

置若罔聞 zi3 joek6 mong5 man4 zhi4 ruo4 wang3 wen2 = to act indifferent; to pretend that one didn't hear sth.

避之若浼 bei6 zi1 joek6 mui5 bi4 zhi1 ruo4 mei3 = to avoid sth. as if it were a plague; to stay at arms length from sth. defiling

若喪考妣 joek6 song3 haau2 bei2 ruo4 sang4 kao3 bi3 = to feel extremely sad, as if one lost his own parents

安之若素 on1 zi1 joek6 sou3 an1 zhi1 ruo4 su4 = to feel at ease amidst one's circumstances

固若金湯 gu3 joek6 gam1 tong1 gu4 ruo4 jin1 tang1 = incredibly firm; utterly impregnable

劉若英 lau4 joek6 jing1 liu2 ruo4 ying1 = Rene Liu Ruo-Ying

李若彤 lei5 joek6 tung4 li3 ruo4 tong2 = Carman Lee

蕭若元 siu1 joek6 jyun4 = Stephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen

般若 bo1 je5 bo1 re3 = Prajna, highest wisdom, understanding

Showing all 3 examples containing 若

若果落雪，我會砌個雪人! 粵
If it snows I will make a snowman!

若果你唔乖﹐聖誕老人就唔送禮物畀你粵
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents.

若要人不知除非己莫為
[1] The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it. [2] What is done by night appears by day.

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