隔 (gaak3 | ge2) : separate; divide; cut off

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隔

gaak3

ge2

[1] separate; divide; cut off; isolate
[2] be apart/away from (in space or time)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: (#170)

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

隔

This word has been viewed 8466 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Jan 2011 08:14

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隔籬 gaak3 lei4 = next door; neighbour 粵

隔夜 gaak3 je6 = overnight

隔離 gaak3 lei4 = to isolate, to separate; isolation

間隔 gaan3 gaak3 jian4 ge2 = compartment; gap; space; interval (of time)

隔月 gaak3 jyut6 ge2 yue4 = every other month

隔天 gaak3 tin1 ge2 tian1 = every other day 國

隔日 gaak3 jat6 ge2 ri4 = every other day

隔年 gaak3 nin4 ge2 nian2 = every other year

隔週 gaak3 zau1 ge2 zhou1 = every other week 國

相隔 soeng1 gaak3 xiang1 ge2 = be separated by (distance or time, etc)

隔壁 gaak3 bik1 ge2 bi4 = next door

隔鄰 gaak3 leon4 = next-door neighbor

種族隔離 zung2 zuk6 gaak3 lei4 zhong3 zu2 ge2 li2 = [n] apartheid, racial segregation

每隔 mui5 gaak3 mei3 ge2 = at intervals of; every (so often)

隔山買牛 gaak3 saan1 maai5 ngau4 = buy sth without seeing it

恨死隔籬 han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4 = object of great envy 粵

隔牆有耳 gaak3 coeng4 jau5 ji5 ge2 qiang2 you3 er3 = beware of people eavesdropping (lit. (nearby) walls have ears)

一日不見如隔三秋 jat1 jat6 bat1 gin3 jyu4 gaak3 saam1 cau1 = one day (away from a dear one) seems like three years 國

隔膜 gaak3 mok6*2 ge2 mo2 = a diaphragm, "distant" or divided

隔籬鄰舍 gaak3 lei4 leon4 se3 = is close to (proximity), next door neighbor 粵

除褲隔渣 ceoi4 fu3 gaak3 zaa1 = describes someone who has a miserly appearance 粵

隔渣 gaak3 zaa1 = filter 粵

隔絕 gaak3 zyut6 ge2 jue2 = to be isolated, completely cut off

隔山打牛 gaak3 saan1 daa2 ngau4 = Strike a cow from the other side of the hill (martial arts move)

諗錯隔籬 nam2 co3 gaak3 lei4 = to misthink 粵

隔涉 gaak3 sip3 ge2 she4 = remote; out-of-the-way 粵

隔音 gaak3 jam1 ge2 yin1 = sound insulation; soundproof

人心隔肚皮 jan4 sam1 gaak3 tou5 pei4 ren2 xin1 ge2 du4 pi2 = it's hard to really know sb; it's hard to know sb. true nature 粵

阻隔 zo2 gaak3 zu3 ge2 = to obstruct; to separate

陰陽相隔 jam1 joeng4 soeng1 gaak3 yin1 yang2 xiang1 ge2 = the worlds of the living and the dead are separated from each other; to be separated by death

隔岸觀火 gaak3 ngon6 gun1 fo2 ge2 an4 guan1 huo3 = look on unconcerned while sb. is in trouble or danger; be indifferent to the problems of others

隔夜飯 gaak3 je6 faan6 ge2 ye4 fan4 = leftovers from the night before 粵

隔籬飯香 gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1 ge2 li2 fan4 xiang1 = the grass is always greener on the other side 粵

隔開 gaak3 hoi1 ge2 kai1 = separate, divide

隔靴搔癢 gaak3 hoe1 sou1 joeng5 ge2 xue1 sao1 yang3 = to completely miss the main point of a topic or argument

一海之隔 jat1 hoi2 zi1 gaak3 yi1 hai3 zhi1 ge2 = within close proximity

分隔道路 fan1 gaak3 dou6 lou6 = dual carriageway

隔熱墊 gaak3 jit6 zin3 ge2 re4 dian4 = insulating mat

嚴格隔離 jim4 gaak3 gaak3 lei4 yan2 ge2 ge2 li2 = rigorous isolation

心室間隔 sam1 sat1 gaan3 gaak3 = ventricular septum

隔閡 gaak3 hat6 ge2 he2 = [1] misunderstanding; estrangement [2] impediment; barrier

Showing all 8 examples containing 隔

我剛在隔壁國
I was next door just now.
[Lit. Just now at next-door]

佢住喺隔籬粵
He lives next door

佢坐喺我隔籬粵
He sits next to me

隔籬屋好嘈粵
My next-door neighbour is noisy

用個筲箕隔咗D水! 粵
Use a colander to drain off the water!
[You can also simply say "隔咗D水", without specifying what's to be used.]

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫粵
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.

佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

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