喝 (hot3 | he4 he1) : drink; shout loudly; [粵] sharpen

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喝

hot3

he4 he1

[粵] hot3 [國] he1
drink | [粵] also 飲

[粵] hot3 [國] he4
shout loudly

[粵] hot3
sharpen/grind (knife) | [國] 鋼

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

喝

This word has been viewed 11066 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Apr 2015 18:49

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喝水 hot3 seoi2 he1 shui3 = drink water

喝茶 hot3 caa4 he1 cha2 = drink tea 國

喝叱 hot3 cik1 he1 chi4 = to chide

喝酒 hot3 zau2 he1 jiu3 = to drink (alcohol), drinking, tipsiness 國

喝醉 hot3 zeoi3 he1 zui4 = to get drunk 國

呼呼喝喝 fu1 fu1 hot3 hot3 = arrogant, boastful

吃喝玩樂 hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 chi1 he1 wan2 le4 = (set phrase) eat, drink and be merry; to seek pleasure; to idle away one's time in pleasure-seeking 國

吃喝嫖賭 hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 chi1 he1 piao2 du3 = vices: eating, drinking, sex, gambling 國

喝采 hot3 coi2 he4 cai3 = acclaim; applaud; cheer, bravo

喝倒采 hot3 dou2 coi2 he4 dao4 cai3 = make catcalls; hoot; boo
See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 喝

我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。國
I like to drink watermelon juice.

我很喜歡喝珍珠奶茶。國
I like to drink Pearl Milk Tea.

今年聖誕節不要喝醉喔！國
Don't get drunk this Christmas!

我就喝自來水。國
I only drink water

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

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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: 喝
Unicode code for this character: U+559d (off-site link)

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