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[1] classifier for certain animals, containers, small boats, paired things, etc [2] single; alone; one only [3] [Hakka] a general numerical classifier equivalent to Mandarin "ge4" Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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隻 / 只 | ||
Don't confuse with: 集 |
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This word has been viewed 20356 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Oct 2010 07:01 |
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大隻佬 daai6 zek3 lou2 = a big man 粵 隻字不提 zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4 = not a word of 隻抽 zek3 cau1 = one on one fight 粵 船隻 syun4 zek3 = ships; vessels 三隻手 saam1 zek3 sau2 = a pickpocket 大隻 daai6 zek3 = hefty 每隻 mui5 zek3 = every 隻眼開隻眼閉 zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 = turn a blind eye 呢隻 ni1 zek3 = this kind 蹻起隻腳 kiu5 hei2 zek3 geok3 = to sit with one leg placed over the other at the knee 粵 十隻手指有長短 sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2 = you sometimes cannot ask for absolute fairness 一隻狗噉 jat1 zek3 gau2 gam2 = like a dog (metaphor for difficult labours) 粵 (common formation) 大隻講 daai6 zek3 gong2 = talk it up; exaggerate what one is saying; all talk no action 粵 大隻眼 daai6 zek3 ngaan5 = big eyes, big eye 大隻騾騾 daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4 = a tough guy, a strongly built man 大隻累累 daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4 = a tough guy, a strongly built man (also written "大隻騾騾") 第三隻腳 dai6 saam1 zek3 goek3 = the penis (lit., "the third leg") 肥屍大隻 fei4 si1 daai6 zek3 = a well-built man 一隻屐 jat1 zek3 kek6 = to work very hard (lit., "a single clog") 一隻牛 jat1 zek3 ngau4 = a head of cattle 邊度會有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎 bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3 = how could that possibly be true? 粵 隻揪 zek3 cau1 = one on one fight 粵 半隻燒鴨 bun3 zek3 siu1 aap3*2 = half roast duck 片言隻語 pin3 jin4 zek3 jyu5 = fragments of words 形單影隻 jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 = a solitary form; a single shadow (extremely lonely); solitary 隻手遮天 zek3 sau2 ze1 tin1 = (of the government etc.)to hide the truth from the masses 粵 隻𢱕 zek3 dap6/1 = one-on-one fight 粵 一隻屐噉 jat1 zek3 kek6 gam2 = very laborious; dejected, crestfallen 粵 食人隻車 sik6 jan4 zek3 geoi1 = too greedy 粵 蠢過隻豬 ceon2 gwo3 zek3 zyu1 = very foolish 粵 雞乸咁大隻字 gai1 naa2 gam3 daai6 zek3 zi6 = a very big Chinese character 粵 犬隻訓練 hyun2 zek3 fan3 lin6 = canine training; dog training 粵 𥋇大隻眼 caang3 daai6 zek3 ngaan5 = open one's eyes wide 粵 狼過華秀隻狗 long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2 = very cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog 粵 單起隻眼 daan1 hei2 zek3 ngaan5 = wink 粵 借咗聾耳陳隻耳 ze3 zo2 lung4 ji5 can4 zek3 ji5 = turn a deaf ear to 粵 |
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Showing 10 of 39 examples containing 隻
隻隻山羊都有兩隻角 粵
Every goat has two horns. [Lit. [counter] [counter] goat also have two [counter] horns. The "[counter][counter]都" pattern means "every".]
嗰隻碟打爛咗 粵
Show all 39 examplesThat plate is broken. [打爛咗 implies the breakage is as a result of being dropped or smashed.] 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. |