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  gu2 gu3   jyutping
  gu1 gu4   pinyin
[gu2] & [gu1] estimate; appraise; assess
[gu3] & [gu4] second-hand clothes (on sale)




Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: (#9)

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

This word has been viewed 9260 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  gu2 gai3  gu1 ji4 = to estimate
detail  ping4 gu2  ping2 gu1 = evaluate, evaluation
detail  gu2 m4 dou3/dou3*2   = unexpected; unable to guess
detail  dyun3 gu2   = make a wild guess
detail  bat1 ho2 gu2 loeng6  bu4 ke3 gu1 liang4 = inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure
detail  gu2 gaa3  gu1 jia4 = estimate a price or cost; quote an estimate for work to be performed
detail  coi4 caan2 gu2 gaa3  cai2 chan3 gu4 jia4 = [n] assessment
detail  kaau3 gu2   = take a guess
detail  sai3 gu2 m4 dou3*2   = I would have never guessed
detail  dai1 gu2  di1 gu1 = underestimate; underrate
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 15 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 估
detail audio 聖誕唔會落雪?
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?
detail 估唔到
I'm not able to guess his height.
[See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.]
detail 估唔到喺呢度見到!
Fancy seeing you here!
[See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.]
detail 斷估原來真係廿
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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