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gau2
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[1] nine [2] [Wu] unit for distance  Stroke count: 2
Level: 1
Radical: 乙 (#5)
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九月
gau2 jyut6 = September
九十
gau2 sap6 = ninety
十之八九
sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2 = mostly
九牛一毛
gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 = a drop in the ocean (lit., "nine cows, one hair")
九七年
gau2 cat1 nin4 = '97; the year 1997
十九歲
sap6 gau2 seoi3 = 19 years old
九唔搭八
gau2 m4 daap3 baat3 = completely nonsensical but comical (lit, "9 doesn't follow 8")粵
第九十
dai6 gau2 sap6 = ninetieth
九九金
gau2 gau2 gam1 = pure gold
九巴
gau2 baa1 = the Kowloon busSee all 102 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 九
你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。 粵
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Nothing you said made any sense.
九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦 粵
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Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 九
Unicode code for this character: U+4e5d (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 九
Unicode code for this character: U+4e5d (off-site link)
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