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  kat1 haai4   jyutping
  ke2 hai1   pinyin
[kat1 & ke2] cough

[haai4 & hai1] an interjection of regret or remorse

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

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

This word has been viewed 7367 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  kat1 joek6 seoi2  ke2 yao4 shui3 = cough medicine; cough mixture
detail  hei3 kat1   = strenuous; laborious; entail strenuous effort; be a strain
detail  kat1 sau3  ke2 sou5 = to cough
detail  gon1 kat1   = dry cough
detail  zi2 dak1 kat1   = is useful, is usable, effective
detail  kat1 seoi2  ke2 shui3 = cough medicine; cough mixture
detail  gau2 kat1  jiu3 ke2 = a lingering cough
detail  zou6 dou3 hei3 kat1  zuo4 dao4 qi4 ke2 = to work till one is exhausted (panting for air and coughing)
detail  zi2 kat1  zhi3 ke2 = relieve a cough
detail  kat1 taam4  ke2 tan2 = to cough up phlegm; expectoration
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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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