蠱 (gu2 | ye3 gu4 gu3 ) : [1] [n] poison; venom; harm [2] [v] bewitch; e

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蠱

gu2

ye3 gu4 gu3

[1] [n] poison; venom; harm [2] [v] bewitch; enchant

Stroke count: 23

Level: 3

Radical: (#142)

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

蠱 / 蛊

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This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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整蠱 zing2 gu2 = make fun of; to trick; to frame 粵

蠱惑 gu2 waak6 gu3 huo4 = crafty; sly; tricky 粵

整蠱作怪 zing2 gu2 zok3 gwaai3 zheng3 gu3 zuo4 guai4 = to play tricks or pranks 粵

出蠱惑 ceot1 gu2 waak6 = outfox 粵

蠱惑仔 gu2 waak6 zai2 = a cunning person; a street criminal 粵

蠱惑女 gu2 waak6 neoi5*2 = a female gang member 粵

蠱靈精怪 gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 = behaving in a weird or secretive manner 粵

行蠱惑 haang4 gu2 waak6 = to engage in illegal activities; to live the life of a triad member 粵

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蠱
Unicode code for this character: U+8831 (off-site link)

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