臥 (ngo6 | wo4) : lie down; crouch

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臥

ngo6

wo4

[a] lie down [b] crouch

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 臣 (#131)

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

臥 / 卧

This word has been viewed 7963 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2009 08:38

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臥底 ngo6 dai2 wo4 di3 = do undercover work

臥室 ngo6 sat1 wo4 shi4 = bedroom 國

側臥 zak1 ngo6 ce4 wo4 = to lie on the side

臥房 ngo6 fong4*2 wo4 fang2 = bedroom 國

臥軌 ngo6 gwai2 wo4 gui3 = to attempt/commit suicide by laying down on train tracks

臥牛 ngo6 ngau4 wo4 niu2 = ox-tongue (Gasteria pillansii, type of plant with thick [ox] tongue-like leaves)

蜷臥 kyun4 ngo6 quan2 wo4 = to curl up; to lie curled up

臥虎藏龍 ngo6 fu2 cong4 lung4 wo4 hu3 cang2 long2 = hidden talent; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安

硬臥 ngaang6 ngo6 ying4 wo4 = hard sleeper

臥扭曲式 ngo6 nau2 kuk1 sik1 = [yoga] Jathara Parivrtanasana, Supine Twist
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 臥
Unicode code for this character: U+81e5 (off-site link)

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