伏 (fuk6 buk6 | fu2) : to lie prostate; to lean over; to hide

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伏

fuk6 buk6

fu2

[1] [v] lie prostrate; lie prone on [2] [v] lean over; bend over; stoop over [3] [v] hide; lie in ambush [4] [v] subside; go down [5] [n] hot season; dog days [6] [v] yield; surrender; admit defeat [7] [v] force to surrender; subdue; vanquish [8] volt

fuk6, literary; buk6, colloquial

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

伏

This word has been viewed 12572 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Jan 2021 21:16

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埋伏 maai4 fuk6 mai2 fu2 = ambush; lie low

伏匿匿 buk6 nei1 nei1 = hide and seek 粵

潛伏 cim4 fuk6 qian2 fu2 = to hide; to cover; to conceal

起伏 hei2 fuk6 qi3 fu2 = ups and downs; (in painting) wavy motion brush stroke

伏特加 fuk6 dak6 gaa1 = vodka

伏伊人 buk6 ji1 jan4*1 = the "hider" for hide and seek 粵

降伏 hong4 fuk6 xiang2 fu2 = subdue; vanquish; tame

降龍伏虎 hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 xiang2 long2 fu2 hu3 = subdue the dragon and tame the tiger (overcome powerful adversaries)

中伏 zung3 fuk6; zung1 fuk6 zhong4 fu2; zhong1 fu2 = to be caught in a trap; last ten days of July and first ten of August

潛伏期 cim4 fuk6 kei4 = incubation period
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Showing 1 example containing 伏

唔好伏喺檯上面睇書! 粵
Don't bend over the desk to read!

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