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  jau4 jau4*2   jyutping
  you2 you4   pinyin
[1] a general name for oil; fat; grease (either animal or vegetable) [2] [粵拼: jau4*2] anything in liquid form which is inflammable (petroleum, gasoline, etc.) [3] [v] oil [4] [v] varnish; paint [5] greasy [6] polished and over-experienced; sly; sleeky [7] luxuriant; prospering; flourishing

Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  sek6 jau4  shi2 you2 = petroleum
detail  ngau4 jau4  niu2 you2 = butter
detail  si6 jau4/4*2   = soya sauce; soy sauce
detail  baak6 jau4*2   = soya sauce; soy sauce
detail  zoeng3 jau4  jiang4 you2 = soya sauce; soy sauce
detail  jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4   = margarine
detail  jap6 jau4*2   = to refuel
detail  gaa1 jau4*2  jia1 you2 = to refuel; a phrase used to encourage
detail  haai4 jau4*2   = shoe polish
detail  hei3 jau4  qi4 you2 = petrol (UK); gasoline, gas (US)
See all 214 compounds (CantoDict reports 216 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 油
detail audio 係唔係花生油?
Is this cooked in peanut oil?
detail audio 幾多
How much gas (petrol) do you want to put in?
detail
Water and oil cannnot be mixed together.
detail 結賬嗰陣時計埋租金保險燈油火臘賺得幾多
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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