潦 (lou5 liu2 | lao3 liao2) : frustrated; heavy rainfall; sloppy

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潦

lou5 liu2

lao3 liao2

[粵] lou5 | [國] liao2
[adj] frustrated; dejected; down and out

[粵] lou5 | [國] lao3
[n] heavy rainfall; puddles

[粵] liu2 | [國] liao2
[adj] sloppy; careless; perfunctory

For "sloppy/careless/perfunctory," liu2 is the standard reading and liu4 is its variant.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

潦

This word has been viewed 3816 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Mar 2013 00:08

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潦草 liu4/liu2 cou2 liao3 cao3 = [adj] haphazard; careless; illegible

窮途潦倒 kung4 tou4 lou5 dou2 qiong2 tu2 liao2 dao3 = be down and out

潦倒 lou5 dou2 liao2 dao3 = out of good luck; disheartened; dejected; frustrated

窮愁潦倒 kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2 qiong2 chou2 liao2 dao3 = living in poverty and feeling dispirited

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Decimal representation of this word: 潦
Unicode code for this character: U+6f66 (off-site link)

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