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  hau4   jyutping
  hou2   pinyin
[n] throat; gullet; larynx; guttural


Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was last edited on 21st Aug 2008

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detail  hau4 lung4  hou2 long2 = throat
detail  hau4 gun2   = tube, tubing
detail  hau4 wat6*2  hou2 he2 = Adam's apple
detail  hau4 gap1  hou2 ji2 = anxious (also written more commonly as 猴急)
detail  seoi2 hau4   = water pipe
detail  hau2 daai6 hau4 lung4 siu2  kou3 da4 hou2 long2 xiao3 = (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew
detail  mui4 hei3 hau4   = gas pipe
detail  hau4 lung4 tung3   = sore throat
detail  hau4 tong4*2   = throaties, soothies, lozenges
detail  baau3 seoi2 hau4   = burst (plumbing problem)
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Showing 1 example containing 喉
detail 水落唔會掯喉 edit
Add some water into it and it wouldn't taste so overpowering.
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