蓋 (goi3 koi3 | gai4) : lid; to cover; cover up; build; surpass

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蓋

goi3 koi3

gai4

[粵] goi3 [國] gai4
[1] [n] lid; cover; cap; top; shell
[2] [v] put a cover/lid on; envelop; film
[3] [v] cover up; hide; conceal
[4] [v] build; erect; construct; raise
[5] [v] affix; impress; imprint; stamp

[粵] koi3 [國] gai4
[1] [v] surpass; overwhelm; drown out
[2] [adv] about; around; approximately
[3] [conj] for; because

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蓋 / 盖

This word has been viewed 13753 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Aug 2015 15:10

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㨴起鑊蓋 kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3 = take the lid off the pot 粵

掩蓋 jim2 goi3 yan3 gai4 = cover; conceal

膝蓋 sat1 goi3 xi1 gai4 = kneecap; knee

覆蓋 fuk1 goi3 fu4 gai4 = to cover

蓋子 goi3 zi2 gai4 zi5 = cover

蓋瓦 koi3 ngaa5 = tiling, to cover with tiles

開蓋器 hoi1 goi3 hei3 = bottle opener

捲鋪蓋 gyun2 pou1 goi3 = to pack up and quit, resign; to get the sack ([粤]: 執包袱)

有蓋 jau5 goi3 = lidded

眼蓋 ngaan5 goi3 = eyelid
See all 39 compounds (CantoDict reports 40 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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垃圾桶要扱實隻蓋粵
Cover the garbage can tightly with the lid.

你一日食十包煙，想早啲釘蓋呀？粵
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish?
[Lit: You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) want to die earlier?]

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Decimal representation of this word: 蓋
Unicode code for this character: U+84cb (off-site link)

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