闊 (fut3 | kuo4) : wide; separated; wealthy

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闊

fut3

kuo4

[1] wide; broad; vast
[2] separated; apart
[3] wealthy; rich; extravagant
[4] empty; impractical
[5] Var. 濶

nasal-stop alternant: 寬 [fun1]

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: (#169)

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

闊 / 阔

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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闊佬 fut3 lou2 kuo4 lao3 = rich man

廣闊 gwong2 fut3 guang3 kuo4 = wide; vast

寬闊 fun1 fut3 kuan1 kuo4 = expanse, wide

大刀闊斧 daai6 dou1 fut3 fu2 da4 dao1 kuo4 fu3 = bold and decisive

眼闊肚窄 ngaan5 fut3 tou5 zaak3 yan3 kuo4 du4 zhai3 = to bite off more than you can chew 粵

契闊 kit3 fut3 = to be separated

擺闊 baai2 fut3 bai3 kuo4 = parade one's wealth; be ostentatious and extravagant

海闊天空 hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 hai3 kuo4 tian1 kong1 = as boundless as the sea and sky; unrestrained and far-ranging

闊條麵 fut3 tiu4*2 min6 = lasagne (also for fettucine) 粵

闊麵 fut3 min6 = lasagne 粵

千層闊條麵 cin1 cang4 fut3 tiu4*2 min6 = lasagne 粵

闊落 fut3 lok6 = spacious 粵

遼闊 liu4 fut3 liao2 kuo4 = vast, extensive

擺闊佬 baai2 fut3 lou2 = parade one's wealth; be ostentatious and extravagant 粵

拉闊 laai1 fut3 la1 kuo4 = widening or growing differences; gap

讕闊佬 laan2 fut3 lou2 lan2 kuo4 lao3 = pretend to be rich 粵

闊太 fut3 taai3*2 kuo4 tai4 = rich woman 粵

擴闊 kong3 fut3 kuo4 kuo4 = to broaden; broadening

心胸開闊 sam1 hung1 hoi1 fut3 xin1 xiong1 kai1 kuo4 = broad-minded / open-minded

擴闊視野 kong3 fut3 si6 je5 kuo4 kuo4 shi4 ye3 = broaden one's vision

昂首闊步 ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 ang2 shou3 kuo4 bu4 = walk proudly or confidently in big strides with one's head high

拉闊音樂會 laai1 fut3 jam1 ngok6 wui6*2 = live concert 粵

Showing 1 example containing 闊

咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！粵
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+95ca (off-site link)

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