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ngo6 o6
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[a] lie down [b] crouch Stroke count: 8
Level: 4
Radical: 臣 (#131)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
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臥底
ngo6 dai2 = do undercover work
臥室
ngo6 sat1 = bedroom 國
側臥
zak1 ngo6 = to lie on the side
臥房
ngo6 fong2 = bedroom 國
臥軌
ngo6 gwai2 = to attempt/commit suicide by laying down on train tracks
臥牛
ngo6 ngau4 = ox-tongue (Gasteria pillansii, type of plant with thick [ox] tongue-like leaves)
蜷臥
kyun4 ngo6 = to curl up; to lie curled up
臥扭曲式
ngo6 nau2 kuk1 sik1 = [yoga] Jathara Parivrtanasana, Supine Twist
躺臥式
tong2 ngo6 sik1 = [yoga] reclining poses
臥伸腿式
ngo6 san1 teoi2 sik1 = [yoga] Supta Padangusthasana, Reclining Big ToeSee all 13 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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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/302/]臥[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/302/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">臥</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 臥
Unicode code for this character: U+81E5 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/302/]臥[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/302/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">臥</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 臥
Unicode code for this character: U+81E5 (off-site link)
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- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
- a detailed description of all the meanings
- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
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