隻 (zek3 | zhi1) : classifier for animals & containers

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隻

zek3

zhi1

[1] classifier for certain animals, containers, small boats, paired things, etc
[2] single; alone; one only
[3] [Hakka] a general numerical classifier equivalent to Mandarin "ge4"

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: (#172)

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

隻 / 只

Don't confuse with:
集

This word has been viewed 20353 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Oct 2010 07:01

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大隻佬 daai6 zek3 lou2 = a big man 粵

隻字不提 zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4 zhi1 zi4 bu4 ti2 = not a word of

隻抽 zek3 cau1 = one on one fight 粵

船隻 syun4 zek3 = ships; vessels

三隻手 saam1 zek3 sau2 = a pickpocket

大隻 daai6 zek3 = hefty

每隻 mui5 zek3 = every

隻眼開隻眼閉 zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 = turn a blind eye

呢隻 ni1 zek3 = this kind

蹻起隻腳 kiu5 hei2 zek3 geok3 = to sit with one leg placed over the other at the knee 粵

十隻手指有長短 sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2 = you sometimes cannot ask for absolute fairness

一隻狗噉 jat1 zek3 gau2 gam2 = like a dog (metaphor for difficult labours) 粵 (common formation)

大隻講 daai6 zek3 gong2 = talk it up; exaggerate what one is saying; all talk no action 粵

大隻眼 daai6 zek3 ngaan5 = big eyes, big eye

大隻騾騾 daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4 = a tough guy, a strongly built man

大隻累累 daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4 = a tough guy, a strongly built man (also written "大隻騾騾")

第三隻腳 dai6 saam1 zek3 goek3 = the penis (lit., "the third leg")

肥屍大隻 fei4 si1 daai6 zek3 = a well-built man

一隻屐 jat1 zek3 kek6 = to work very hard (lit., "a single clog")

一隻牛 jat1 zek3 ngau4 = a head of cattle

邊度會有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎 bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3 = how could that possibly be true? 粵

隻揪 zek3 cau1 = one on one fight 粵

半隻燒鴨 bun3 zek3 siu1 aap3*2 = half roast duck

片言隻語 pin3 jin4 zek3 jyu5 pian4 yan2 zhi1 yu3 = fragments of words

形單影隻 jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 xing2 dan1 ying3 zhi1 = a solitary form; a single shadow (extremely lonely); solitary

隻手遮天 zek3 sau2 ze1 tin1 = （of the government etc.）to hide the truth from the masses 粵

隻𢱕 zek3 dap6/1 = one-on-one fight 粵

一隻屐噉 jat1 zek3 kek6 gam2 = very laborious; dejected, crestfallen 粵

食人隻車 sik6 jan4 zek3 geoi1 = too greedy 粵

蠢過隻豬 ceon2 gwo3 zek3 zyu1 = very foolish 粵

雞乸咁大隻字 gai1 naa2 gam3 daai6 zek3 zi6 ji1 na3 han2 da4 zhi1 zi4 = a very big Chinese character 粵

犬隻訓練 hyun2 zek3 fan3 lin6 quan3 zhi1 xun4 lian4 = canine training; dog training 粵

𥋇大隻眼 caang3 daai6 zek3 ngaan5 = open one's eyes wide 粵

狼過華秀隻狗 long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2 lang2 guo4 hua2 xiu4 zhi1 gou3 = very cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog 粵

單起隻眼 daan1 hei2 zek3 ngaan5 dan1 qi3 zhi1 yan3 = wink 粵

借咗聾耳陳隻耳 ze3 zo2 lung4 ji5 can4 zek3 ji5 jie4 zuo5 long2 er3 chen2 zhi1 er3 = turn a deaf ear to 粵

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呢隻白酒好正㗎！? 粵
This brand of white wine is really good!

隻隻山羊都有兩隻角粵
Every goat has two horns.
[Lit. [counter] [counter] goat also have two [counter] horns. The "[counter][counter]都" pattern means "every".]

我將隻杯擺喺度粵
I put the cup here

隻杯我擺喺度粵
I put the cup here

嗰隻碟打爛咗粵
That plate is broken.
[打爛咗 implies the breakage is as a result of being dropped or smashed.]

隻雀嘅唱口幾好粵
That bird sings well.

一蚊一隻雞好抵買。粵
One dollar for a chicken is so worth buying it.

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。粵
There are several birds on the tree.

我打死咗隻蚊。粵
I killed a mosquito.

一隻古靈精怪嘅動物粵
A weird and imaginative animal.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 隻
Unicode code for this character: U+96bb (off-site link)

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