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lou4 leoi4
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donkey; ass; Equus asinus, the domesticated animal of the horse family, Equidae The Cantonese pronunciation for 驢 'donkey' and 騾 'mule' can be confusing because both the variant of 驢 and the standard of 騾 are pronounced [leoi4].
 Stroke count: 26
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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毛驢
mou4 leoi4 = donkey
驢唇不對馬嘴
lou4 soen4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2 = to offer an irrevelant answer to a question
驢仔
leoi4 zai2 = an ass foal
驢打滾
leoi4 daa2 gwan2 = snowballing usury in the old society where the borrower was required to pay interest on interest
野驢
je5 leoi4 = Asiatic wild ass; kiang
驢叫
leoi4 giu3 = heehaw, the braying sound made by a donkey
吸血驢
kap1 hyut3 leoi4 = a leech (computer jargon, one who takes but doesn't give back)
驢友
leoi4 jau5 = tour pals
黔驢技窮
kim4 lou4 gei6 kung4 = at the end of one's tether
斑驢
baan1 leoi4 = a quagga; an extinct zebralike mammal |
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