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co5 zo6
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[1] [v] sit; be seated [2] [n] seat (as variant of 座) [3] [v] travel by/on (bus, airplane, lift, etc) [4] [v] (of a building) have its back towards [5] [v] put (a pan, etc) on a fire [6] [v] convict; sentence; be sentenced Jyutping zo6 is literary reading; co5 is colloquial. They are usually not interchangeable.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: 土 (#32)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 來夾爽 |
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坐低 co5 dai1 = sit down 粵 坐下 co5 haa6 = sit down 坐唔定 co5 m4 ding6 = be restless; cannot sit still 粵 坐班 co5 baan1 = to keep office hours 坐監 co5 gaam1 = to be in prison; to be in jail 坐牢 co5 lou4 = to be in prison; to be in jail 國 坐定定 co5 ding6 ding6 = to sit calmly and steadily 粵 就坐 zau6 co5 = sitting 靜坐 zing6 zo6 = sit quietly, sit still as a form of therapy, sit in meditation, zazen 乘坐 sing4 co5/zo6 = ride (in a vehicle) 坐夜 co5 je6*2 = to keep vigil in the night, sit up all night 坐月子 co5 jyut6 zi2 = sitting the month 坐正 co5 zeng3 = to sit properly, to sit up straight 坐霸王車 co5 baa3 wong4 ce1 = ride a taxi without paying or bus without a ticket 坐墊 zo6 zin3 = seat pad; cushion 坐噴射機去 co5 pan3 se6 gei1 heoi3 = to go by jet 常坐汽車者 soeng4 co5 hei3 ce1 ze2 = motorist 坐浴盆 co5 juk6 pun4 = bidet 坐好 co5 hou2 = to sit properly; to sit up straight 坐船 co5 syun4 = go by boat 坐廁 co5 ci3 = sit-down toilet 坐這山望那山一事無成 zo6 ze5 saan1 mong6 naa5 saan1 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 = sitting on this hill, looking over to another hill won't accomplish anything. 國 坐花廳 co5 faa1 teng1 = to be sentenced to or to sit in jail or prison, to sit in "the classroom" (班房) 坐飛機 co5 fei1 gei1 = (to travel) by air, by plane 坐火車 co5 fo2 ce1 = (to travel) by train 坐飛機位 co5 fei1 gei1 wai6*2 = sitting in the "nosebleed" (very top) section in the theater, stadium, gymnasium, etc. 坐月 co5 jyut6*2 = sitting the month 坐穩車 co5 wan2 ce1 = good luck saying for those going by land 坐穩船 co5 wan2 syun4 = good luck saying for those going by sea 坐地車 co5 dei6 ce1 = to travel by underground rail 坐以待斃 zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6 = to sit around waiting for death 坐檯月曆 zo6 toi4*2 jyut6 lik6 = desk calendar 打坐 daa2 zo6 = sit in meditation, zazen 坐禪 zo6 sim4 = sit in meditation, zazen 坐不住 co5 bat1 zyu6 = unable to sit still 國 坐冷板凳 co5 laang5 baan2 dang3 = hold a title without any obligations of office; be kept waiting long for an assignment or an audience with a VIP 坐在 co5 zoi6 = sit in 坐定 co5 ding6 = to be seated 坐山觀虎鬥 zo6 saan1 gun1 fu2 dau3 = sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight (watch in safety while others fight, then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted) 坐車 co5 ce1 = by car; rides in a vehicle 坐法 co5 faat3 = to be punished for a crime 坐滿 co5 mun5 = full seating; "a full house" with no seats left 坐波監 co5 bo1 gaam1 = player in a ball game is penalized and cannot play (to sit out on a yellow card) 粵 陪坐 pui4 co5 = to sit with customers (as a hostess does at a nightclub) 粵 坐井觀天 zo6 zeng2 gun1 tin1 = ignorant and narrow-minded 坐立不安 zo6 laap6 bat1 on1 = (nervous person) on pins and needles, unable to keep calm 國 坐館 co5 gun2 = manager of a gang group but not the big boss 粵 平起平坐 ping4 hei2 ping4 zo6 = be equal; of two people to have equal status 坐言起行 zo6 jin4 hei2 hang4 = to put words into action; to match one's words with action 坐直升機 co5 zik6 sing1 gei1 = 1. ride in a helicopter 2. to swiftly get promoted 粵 坐埋一條船 co5 maai4 jat1 tiu4 syun4 = be one the same boat together; be in the same situation as another person 粵 坐收漁人之利 zo6 sau1 jyu4 jan4 zi1 lei6 = let somebody else do all the work and reap all the benefit 坐骨神經痛 co5 gwat1 san4 ging1 tung3 = Sciatica. pain, weakness in the leg caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve 坐標 zo6 biu1 = coordinates 坐騎 zo6 kei3 = saddle horse 坐標法 zo6 biu1 faat3 = [geom.] the method of coordinates 坐標系 zo6 biu1 hai6 = [geom.] coordinate system X坐標 X-zo6 biu1 = [math.] x-coordinate Y坐標 Y-zo6 biu1 = [math.] y-coordinate 坐標幾何 zo6 biu1 gei2 ho4 = [math.] coordinate geometry 極坐標 gik6 zo6 biu1 = [math.] polar coordinates 極坐標系統 gik6 zo6 biu1 hai6 tung2 = [math.] polar coordinate system 直角坐標平面 zik6 gok3 zo6 biu1 ping4 min6*2 = [math.] rectangular coordinate plane 放屁坐墊 fong3 pei3 zo6 zin3 = a whoopee cushion (common formation) 坐定粒六 zo6 ding6 nap1 luk6 = have full confidence 粵 坐式 co5 sik1 = [yoga] sitting poses 棒坐 paang5 co5 = [yoga] Sandasana, Staff 至善坐 zi3 sin6 co5 = [yoga] Siddhasana, Adept's Pose 蓮花坐 lin4 faa1 co5 = [yoga] Padmasana, Lotus 坐廣角式 co5 gwong2 gok3 sik1 = [yoga] Wide Angle Forward Extending 坐扭曲式 co5 nau2 kuk1 sik1 = [yoga] Ardha Matsyendrasana, Spinal Twist |
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有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度,似乎想跳樓噃 粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.
我去嚫旅行都坐國泰。
Every time I go to travel I take Cathay Pacific. [[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern that means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.] Legend 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. |