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  gau3   jyutping
  jiu4   pinyin
[1] rescue; save; salvage
[2] relieve; help; aid

Default PoS: verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#66)

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

This word has been viewed 9681 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  gau3 meng6  jiu4 ming4 = Help! ; to save sb's life
detail  bou2 gau3  bu3 jiu4 = remedy
detail  gau3 zai3  jiu4 ji4 = to help out in a relief effort for a disaster or emergency with cash or goods donation
detail  gau3 zoi1  jiu4 zai1 = to help people in a disaster area
detail  coeng2 gau3  qiang3 jiu4 = to rescue; to save; to salvage
detail  waan5 gau3  wan3 jiu4 = to save; to recue; to remedy
detail  cing2 gau3  zheng3 jiu4 = to save, to rescue
detail  gau3 wun4  jiu4 yuan2 = [1] to save; [2] to support, to help, to assist
detail  juk6 gau3 mou4 cung4  yu4 jiu4 wu2 cong2 = unable to help
detail  gau3 zi6   = cure
detail  gau3 wu6   = relieve a sick or injured person; rescue
detail  kau4 gau3   = ask for help
detail  gau3 fo2 ce1   = fire engine
detail  san4 sin1 naan4 gau3   = beyond redeemption
detail  gau3 fo2   = to fight a fire, fire fighting
detail  se2 san1 gau3 jan4   = sacrifice one's life to save others
detail  gau3 jan4   = to rescue a person
detail  gau3 soeng1 ce1  jiu4 shang1 che1 = an ambulance
detail  bat1 ho2 gau3 joek6  bu4 ke3 jiu4 yao4 = incurable; beyond cure; hopeless
detail  jan4 dou6 gau3 wun4  ren2 dao4 jiu4 yuan2 = humanitarian aid
detail  sau2 gau3  sou1 jiu4 = search and rescue
detail  gau3 suk6 zyu2  jiu4 shu2 zhu3 = Redeemer
detail  gau3 wu6 ce1  jiu4 hu4 che1 = ambulance
detail  gau3 jan1 gai3 waak6  jiu4 en1 ji4 hua4 = plan of salvation
detail  gau3 jan1  jiu4 en1 = salvation
detail  gau3 zo6  jiu4 zhu4 = to aid; to help somebody in trouble
detail  gau3 zyu2  jiu4 zhu3 = Savior
detail  gau3 sai3  jiu4 shi4 = salvation
detail  gap1 gau3  ji2 jiu4 = first aid; emergency treatment
detail  gap1 gau3 soeng1  ji2 jiu4 xiang1 = first-aid box
detail  gau3 saang1 ji1  jiu4 sheng1 yi1 = life jacket
detail  gau3 saang1 teng5  jiu4 sheng1 ting3 = lifeboat
detail  gau3 saang1 hyun1  jiu4 sheng1 quan1 = a lifebuoy
detail  jan4 dou6 zyu2 ji6 gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4   = humanitarian aid workers
detail  ji5 seoi2 gau3 fo2   = dousing the flames
detail  jau5 ji1 mou6 fu6 zo6 jan4 jyun4 dik1 gau3 wu6 ce1   = a paramedic ambulance
detail  gwok3 zai3 gau3 wun4 zou2 zik1   = international aid agency
detail  sau2 gau3 hang4 dung6  sou1 jiu4 xing2 dong4 = search-and-rescue operations (common formation)
detail  gau3 suk6   = salvation
detail  daap3 gau3  da1 jiu4 = to rescue
detail  dak1 gau3  de2 jiu4 = obtain salvation
detail  gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4  jiu4 yuan2 ren2 yuan2 = rescue workers, relief workers (common formation)
detail  gau3 kau4   = to save the ball (in soccer)
detail  daa2 gau3   = to save; to beat up (when used as a pun on 打𨳊)
detail  hang4 zing3 gau3 zai3  xing2 zheng4 jiu4 ji4 = administrative remedy (common formation)
detail  gau3 meng6 hyun1  jiu4 ming4 quan1 = a lifebuoy
detail  gau3 sai3 gwan1  jiu4 shi4 jun1 = The Salvation Army
detail  gau3 sing1  jiu4 xing1 = liberator
detail  haa1 mou5 lap6 hak1 gap1 gau3 faat3  ha1 mu3 li4 ke4 ji2 jiu4 fa3 = the Heimlich Maneuver
detail  gau1 soeng1 deoi6*2   = an ambulance brigade; paramedics
detail  gau3 ceot1  jiu4 chu1 = bring off; deliverance; extricate; extrication; rescue
detail  kei5 jip6 gau3 zai3  qi3 ye4 jiu4 ji4 = bailout (of a business) (common formation)
detail  gau3 mong4  jiu4 wang2 = save from extinction
detail  pok3 gau3  pu1 jiu4 = to extinguish a fire; to put out a fire and save people
detail  tin1 ngoi6 gau3 sing1  tian1 wai4 jiu4 xing1 = deus ex machina
detail  hong1 gau3  kuang1 jiu4 = save; rescue; rescue from evil
detail  gau3 wui4  jiu4 hui2 = save, rescue; undelete
detail  gun3 gau3  guan4 jiu4 = to save rescue by spraying water on a fire
detail  gau3 sai3 zyu2  jiu4 shi4 zhu3 = messiah, savior
detail  gau3 zai3 gam1  jiu4 ji4 jin1 = relief funds
detail  jing4 gau3  ying2 jiu4 = save; rescue
detail  se2 san1 soeng1 gau3  she3 shen1 xiang1 jiu4 = to sacrifice one's life to save someone
detail  sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1  shi1 ye4 jiu4 ji4 jin4 = dole
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4   = UN relief officials
detail  gwok3 zai3 gau3 wun4 gei1 kau3   = international aid agency (common formation)
detail  gan2 gap1 gau3 wun4 gei1 gam1   = Emergency Relief Fund
detail  gau3 wu6 fan3 lin6 hok6 haau6   = Ambulance Command Training School
detail  gin3 sei2 bat1 gau3  jian4 si3 bu4*2 jiu4 = to not save someone in trouble
detail  luk6 sik1 gap1 gau3 tung1 dou6  lv4 se4 ji2 jiu4 tong1 dao4 = emergency green path (common formation)
detail  wok6 gau3  huo4 jiu4 = be rescued; be saved
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 naan6 man4 gau3 zai3 zou2 zik1   = United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees
detail 調  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gau3 zoi1 hip3 tiu4 zyun1 jyun4 baan6 si6 cyu3   = Office of United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator

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detail 搶救病人
give emergency treatment to a patient
detail 他用哈姆立克急救法
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.
detail 消防員救出被困電梯
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
detail 捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.
detail 與其補救已然不如
Prevention is better than cure.

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