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  hiu3 kiu3   jyutping
  qiao4   pinyin
[1] [n] hole; opening; cavity [2] apertures [3] [n] crux; key points; gist of a matter; knack


Stroke count: 18
Level: 3
Radical: (#116)

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

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  hiu3 mun4   = the secret to a technique
detail  hiu3 mun4 ji4  qiao4 men2 er5 = a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing something)
detail  dok6 kiu3*2   = to devise tricks for a solution (also 度橋)
detail  cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1  qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry


Showing 1 example containing 竅
detail 老細工人七竅生煙 edit
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.
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