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  gou1   jyutping
  gao1   pinyin
cakes; pastry; steamed dumplings

Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
Radical: (#119)
This character was last edited on 12th Jun 2008

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detail  syut3 gou1   = ice-cream
detail  nin4 gou1  nian2 gao1 = new year cake, new year pudding
detail  daan6 gou1  dan4 gao1 = cake
detail  saan1 zaa1 gou1  shan1 zha1 gao1 = hawberry cake
detail  baak6 tong4 gou1   = a kind of cake
detail  lo4 baak6 gou1   = turnip cake
detail  zou1 gou1  zao1 gao1 = (mild expletive) damn; what bad luck; terrible
detail  maa5 laai1 gou1   = steamed sponge cake
detail  cin1 cang4 gou1   = stuffed cake with egg yolk
detail  je4 zap1 gou1  ye2 zhi1 gao1 (Taiwan), ye1 zhi1 gao1 = coconut pudding
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Showing all 2 examples containing 糕
detail 蛋糕兩份 edit
I bought a piece of cake for both of us to share
detail 魚蛋粉魚蛋雪糕薯片? 些粉 edit
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]

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