九 (gau2 | jiu3) : nine

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九

gau2

jiu3

[1] nine [2] [Wu] unit for distance

玖 is a variant of 九, the "full form" of 九, used in certain formal settings such as when dealing

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Stroke count: 2

Level: 1

Radical: 乙 (#5)

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

九

Don't confuse with:
丸

This word has been viewed 14241 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Jul 2009 17:06

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九月 gau2 jyut6 jiu3 yue4 = September

九十 gau2 sap6 jiu3 shi2 = ninety

十之八九 sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2 shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3 = mostly

九牛一毛 gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 = a drop in the ocean (lit., "nine cows, one hair")

九折 gau2 zit3 jiu3 zhe2 = 10% discount

九七年 gau2 cat1 nin4 jiu3 qi1 nian2 = '97; the year 1997

十九歲 sap6 gau2 seoi3 shi2 jiu3 sui4 = 19 years old

九唔搭八 gau2 m4 daap3 baat3 = completely nonsensical 粵

第九十 dai6 gau2 sap6 di4 jiu3 shi2 = ninetieth

九九金 gau2 gau2 gam1 = pure gold

九巴 gau2 baa1 jiu3 ba1 = The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited, KMB

九個字 gau2 go3 zi6 = forty-five minutes (also 三個骨 in telling time)

廣九 gwong2 gau2 guang3 Jiu3 = Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway)

九展 gau2 zin2 jiu3 zhan3 = Hong Kong International Trade & Exhibition Centre (HITEC)

九龍 gau2 lung4 jiu3 long2 = Kowloon, Hong Kong

九龍塘 gau2 lung4 tong4 = Kowloon Tong (MTR station)

九龍灣 gau2 lung4 waan1 = Kowloon Bay (MTR station)

九牛二虎之力 gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6 = tremendous effort

九宮格 gau2 gung1 gaak3*2 jiu3 gong1 ge2 = squared paper for practicing calligraphy

八九 baat3 gau2 = 89, representative of the Democracy Movement of 1989 in China

九重葛 gau2 cung4 got3 jiu3 chong2 ge2 = bougainvillea: thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers

九龍城 gau2 lung4 sing4 jiu3 long2 cheng2 = Kowloon City

十居其九 sap6 geoi1 kei4 gau2 = nine cases out of ten

天九 tin1 gau2 = game of Chinese dominoes; mahjong 粵

朝九晚五 ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5 = nine-to-five, "9 to 5"

九大簋 gau2 daai6 gwai2 = lavish banquet 粵

推牌九 teoi1 paai4 gau2 = to play dominoes

九廣鐵路 gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 = Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR)

九成 gau2 sing4 = complete; 90 percent; 9 movements (music)

九成新 gau2 sing4 san1 = 90 percent new

九龍公園 gau2 lung4 gung1 jyun4*2 jiu3 long2 gong1 yuan2 = Kowloon Park

九五折 gau2 ng5 zit3 = 5% discount

一九九七年 jat1 gau2 gau2 cat1 nin4 yi1 jiu3 jiu3 qi1 nian2 = the year 1997

一九四九年 jat1 gau2 sei3 gau2 nin4 yi1 jiu3 si4 jiu3 nian2 = the year 1949 (Communist revolution)

一千四百二十九 jat1 cin1 sei3 baak3 ji6 sap6 gau2 yi1 qian1 si4 bai3 er4 shi2 jiu3 = 1429

九死一生 gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1 = a narrow escape from death

八九不離十 baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6 ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2 = pretty close; very near; about right

百分之九十 baak3 fan6 zi1 gau2 sap6 bai3 fen1 zhi1 jiu3 shi2 = 90 percent

九成九 gau2 sing4 gau2 jiu3 cheng2 jiu3 = most likely; strong possibility 粵

九邊形 gau2 bin1 jing4 jiu3 bian1 xing2 = [geom.] nonagon

九廿幾 gau2 aa6 gei2 = more than ninety (contraction on 廿 from jaa6 to aa6) 粵

九宮格習字紙 gau2 gung1 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2 = the Nine-Palace Grids

九龍醫院 gau2 lung4 ji1 jyun6*2 = Kowloon Hospital

九龍巴士 gau2 lung4 baa1 si6*2 = Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB)

牌九 paai4 gau2 pai2 jiu3 = Chinese dominoes

九棍 gau2 gwan3 = lizard fish

九蝦 gau2 haa1 = nine-striped shrimp

打九九九 daa2 gau2 gau2 gau2 = to dial "999" (emergency)

九龍城寨 gau2 lung4 sing4 zaai6 jiu3 long2 cheng2 zhai4 = Kowloon Walled City

孖九 maa1 gau2 = double nines 粵

十次有九次 sap6 ci3 jau5 gau2 ci3 = "nine times out of ten"

新九龍 san1 gau2 lung4 xin1 jiu3 long2 = Kowloon north of Boundary Street

么九 jiu1 gau2 yao1 jiu3 = (mahjong) terminals

九九歸一 gau2 gau2 gwai1 jat1 jiu3 jiu3 gui1 yi1 = when all is said and done; in the last analysis; after all

十有八九 sap6 jau5 baat3 gau2 shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3 = have nine chances out of ten

三九唔識七 saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1 = nobody knows anybody else 粵

九因歌 gau2 jan1 go1 = multiplication mnemonics (help remember 9x9 times tables)

九九歌 gau2 gau2 go1 = multiplication mnemonics (help remember 9x9 times tables)

行百里半九十 haang4 baak3 lei5 bun3 gau2 sap6 = the going is toughest toward the end of a journey

九品中正 gau2 ban2 zung3 zing3 = nine grades (in 九品中正制)

九品中正制 gau2 ban2 zung3 zing3 zai3 = the nine-grades system ("the just system of nine ranks")

三九兩丁七 saam1 gau2 loeng4 ding1 cat1 = describes a small population of people 粵

九出十三歸 gau2 ceot1 sap6 saam1 gwai1 = money lending rule: lend 90% of the amount and expect to have 130% returned

九五二七 gau2 ng5 ji6 cat1 = 9527, [粵]: a person of low status

打牌九 daa2 paai4 gau2 da3 pai2 jiu3 = to play a game of Chinese dominoes

九層糕 gau2 cang4 gou1 = Kueh Lapis (9 layer cake)

九族 gau2 zuk6 jiu3 zu2 = the entire family clan

養兒一百歲，長憂九十九 joeng5 ji4 jat1 baak3 seoi3 coeng4 jau1 gau2 sap6 gau2 yang3 er5 yi1 bai3 sui4 chang2 you1 jiu3 shi2 jiu3 = parents worry about their children forever

十冤九仇 sap6 jyun1 gau2 sau4 shi2 yuan1 jiu3 chou2 = deep-rooted hatred 粵

十萬九千七 sap6 maan6 gau2 cin1 cat1 shi2 wan4 jiu3 qian1 qi1 = a huge sum; a huge number 粵

十賭九輸 sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 shi2 du3 jiu3 shu1 = don't gamble, you'll lose nine out of ten times 粵

九層塔 gau2 cang4 taap3 jiu3 ceng2 ta3 = basil (local Chinese variety)

九龍區 gau2 lung4 keoi1 jiu3 long2 qu1 = Kowloon district

十問九唔應 sap6 man6 gau2 m4 jing3 shi2 wen4 jiu3 wu2 ying4 = unresponsive; uncooperative when being questioned (also：十問九唔答) 粵

十問九唔答 sap6 man6 gau2 m4 daap3 shi2 wen4 jiu3 wu2 da2 = unresponsive; uncooperative when being questioned (also：十問九唔應) 粵

三旬九食 saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6 san1 xun2 jiu3 shi2 = in dire straights; on the brink of starvation

三教九流 saam1 gaau3 gau2 lau4 san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2 = 1.the three main religions and nine schools of thought in ancient China 2.people from all different walks of life

重九節 cung4 gau2 zit3 chong2 jiu3 jie2 = Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)

十個茶壺九個蓋 sap6 go3 caa4 wu4*2 gau2 go3 goi3 shi2 ge4 cha2 hu2 jiu3 ge5 gai4 = ten tea pots and nine lids; demand out numbers supply; not enough 粵

九不答八 gau2 bat1 daap3 baat3 jiu3 bu4 da2 ba1 = give answers not related to the question

十拿九穩 sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3 = extremely certain; ninety percent sure

九州 gau2 zau1 jiu3 zhou1 = Kyushu (Japan's 3rd largest island)

清么九 cing1 jiu1 gau2 qing1 yao1 jiu3 = (mahjong) all terminals/ones and nines hand

九蓮寶燈 gau2 lin4 bou2 dang1 jiu3 lian2 bao3 deng1 = (mahjong) nine gates/gates of heaven [alternate]

九子連環 gau2 zi2 lin4 waan4 jiu3 zi5 lian2 huan2 = (mahjong) nine gates/gates of heaven

九張包 gau2 zoeng1 baau1 jiu3 zhang1 bao1 = (mahjong) nine pieces declaration

么九牌 jiu1 gau2 paai4*2 yao1 jiu3 pai2 = (mahjong) terminals

純么九 seon4 jiu1 gau2 chun2 yao1 jiu3 = (mahjong) all terminals hand [alternate]

九龍城寨公園 gau2 lung4 sing4 zaai6 gung1 jyun4*2 jiu3 long2 cheng2 zhai4 gong1 yuan2 = Kowloon Walled City Park

九江 gau2 gong1 jiu3 jiang1 = Jiujiang (city in Jiangxi)

九江地區 gau2 gong1 dei6 keoi1 jiu3 jiang1 di4 qu1 = Jiujiang district (district in Jiangxi)

九台 gau2 toi4 jiu3 tai2 = Jiutai (city in Jilin)

九龍水塘 gau2 lung4 seoi2 tong4 = Kowloon Reservoir

九龍殯儀館 gau2 lung4 ban3 ji4 gun2 = Kowloon Funeral Parlour

西九龍快速公路 sai1 gau2 lung4 faai3 cuk1 gung1 lou6 = West Kowloon Expressway

北九州 bak1 gau2 zau1 bei3 jiu3 zhou1 = Kitakyushu

東九龍走廊 dung1 gau2 lung4 zau2 long4 = East Kowloon Corridor

西九龍走廊 sai1 gau2 lung4 zau2 long4 = West Kowloon Corridor

汀九 ding1 gau2 = Ting Kau

九巴服務站 gau2 baa1 fuk6 mou6 zaam6 jiu3 ba1 fu2 wu4 zhan4 = KMB bus stop

九廣鐵路接駁巴士 gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 zip3 bok3 baa1 si6*2 = KCR Feeder Bus

九廣西鐵 gau2 gwong2 sai1 tit3 = Kowloon West Rail

京九鐵路 ging1 gau2 tit3 lou6 = Beijing-Kowloon Railway

九廣鐵路公司 gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 gung1 si1 = Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

九鐵 gau2 tit3 = Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR)

港九 gong2 gau2 = Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

中共九大 zung1 gung6 gau2 daai6 zhong1 gong4 jiu3 da4 = Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969

西九龍 sai1 gau2 lung4 xi1 jiu3 long2 = West Kowloon

廣九鐵路 gwong2 gau2 tit3 lou6 guang3 Jiu3 tie3 lu4 = Guandong and Kowloon railway

九華山 gau2 waa6 saan1 jiu3 hua4 shan1 = Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains

石九公 sek6 gau2 gung1 = rockfish 國

九肚魚 gau2 tou5 jyu4*2 = bombay duck (fish) 粵

九園 gau2 jyun4*2 jiu3 yuan2 = Kowloon Park

九寨溝 gau2 zaai6 kau1 jiu3 zhai4 gou1 = Jiuzhaigou Valley / Valley of Nine Villages (place in Sichuan)

九方輸入法 gau2 fong1 syu1 jap6 faat3 jiu3 fang1 shu1 ru4 fa3 = Q9 input method

九如鄉 gau2 jyu4 hoeng1 jiu3 ru2 xiang1 = Chiuju (village in Taiwan)

香港九龍的士貨車商會 hoeng1 gong2 gau2 lung4 dik1 si6*2 fo3 ce1 soeng1 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Kowloon Taxi and Lorry Owners' Association

九龍清真寺 gau2 lung4 cing1 zan1 zi6*2 = Kowloon Mosque

港九小輪 gong2 gau2 siu2 leon4 = HK and Kowloon Ferry (HKKF)

九州旅客鐵道 gau2 zau1 leoi5 haak3 tit3 dou6 jiu3 zhou1 lv3 ke4 tie3 dao4 = Kyushu Railway Company

馬英九 maa5 jing1 gau2 ma3 ying1 jiu3 = Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang politician)

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我哋去過九龍粵
We've been to Kowloon.

有個人喺九龍花園搵到個化石粵
Someone found a fossil in Kowloon Park.

佢今日寫嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八粵
Nothing he wrote today made sense.
[Lit. He today write those things, what also nonsensical]

你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。粵
Nothing you said made any sense.

九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦粵
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.

你身高只有五呎九﹐想入籃球隊𠍁水啲噃。粵
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.

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