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dau6 dau3
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[1] [n] hole; cavity; burrow [2] corrupt; corrupt practice [3] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 20
Level: 3
Radical: 穴 (#116)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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老竇
lou5 dau6 = father; dad (informal); the male protector of a prostitute 粵
竇口
dau6 hau2 = home, nest
狗竇
gau2 dau3 = dog-hole; (placename) Kau Tau
雞竇
gai1 dau3 = a brothel (lit., "chicken nest/coop")
鳳竇
fung6 dau3 = a one-woman brothel (lit., "phoenix hole") 粵
高竇
gou1 dau3 = snobby; stuck up; (self-)superior; arrogant 粵
衰鬼竇
seoi1 gwai2 dau6 = to be a pest; to be naughty
北姑竇
bak1 gu1 dau6 = place where mainland prostitutes look for customers in HK 粵
蜂竇
fung1 dau3 = honeycomb, beehive, apiary (collection of beehives)
鼻竇
bei6 dau6 = sinus; sinus cavitySee all 12 compounds |
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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: 竇
Unicode code for this character: U+7AC7 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 竇
Unicode code for this character: U+7AC7 (off-site link)
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