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ngaau5
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[1] bite; gnaw; snap at [2] incriminate; implicate; accuse [3] articulate; pronounce; be nitpicking on words Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 8951 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Oct 2013 02:25 |
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咬字 ngaau5 zi6 = enunciate; articulate 咬弦 ngaau5 jin4 = mesh 狗咬狗骨 gau2 ngaau5 gau2 gwat1 = dog eat dog; brother and sister quarrel 粵 咬唔入 ngaau5 m4 jap6 = tough 粵 咬死 ngaau5 sei2 = to bite to death; gnaw 無聲狗咬死人 mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 = a silent dog will bite you to death 咬牙 ngaau5 ngaa4 = to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw 飛擒大咬 fei1 kam4 daai6 ngaau5 = to be pushy (overly assertive/impatient) 咬文嚼字 ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 = to pay excessive attention to wording 咬耳仔 au5 ji5 zai2 = secret talk 粵 See all 18 compounds |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 咬
喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬 粵
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten. [Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.]
啲蚊零舍毒,咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消 粵
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.
今日畀蚊咬到成身蚊𧕴。 粵
I was covered by mosquito bites today. [Lit. Today by mosquito bite arrive whole-body mosquito-bite] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |