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[粵] maau1 [國] mao1 [n] cat [粵] maau1 [國] mao2 [v] arch; bend (one's back) Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 16
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 22969 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Nov 2014 01:20 |
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貓咪
maau1 mai1 = kitten, kitty 國
貓仔
maau1 zai2 = a kitten 粵
貓紙
maau1 zi2 = cheat sheet 粵
貓兒
maau1 ji4*1 = a kitten | [普]: 小猫 粵
貓頭鷹
maau1 tau4 jing1 = owl
食死貓
sik6 sei2 maau1 = be made a scapegoat 粵
熊貓
hung4 maau1 = panda; sleep-deprived person
野貓
je5 maau1 = wildcat
三腳貓
saam1 goek3 maau1 = Jack of all trades and master of none (lit., "three legged cat") 粵
山貓
saan1 maau1 = lynxSee all 80 compounds |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 貓
噴泉前面有一隻好靚嘅黑色貓 粵
There's a beautiful cat in front of the fountain. [Lit. fountain front-face have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] black-colour cat.] 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. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 貓
Unicode code for this character: U+8c93 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 貓
Unicode code for this character: U+8c93 (off-site link)
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