夠 (gau3 | gou4) : enough; sufficient

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夠

gau3

gou4

[1] enough; sufficient; reach (a standard)
[2] tired of; fed up with
[3] [粵] [adv] too; all the same

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 夕 (#36)

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

夠 / 够

This word has been viewed 14354 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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夠鐘 gau3 zung1 = it's time; time is due; it's due; time's up 粵

能夠 nang4 gau3 neng2 gou4 = able to; can

唔夠 m4 gau3 = not enough 粵

不夠 bat1 gau3 bu4 gou4 = not enough, insufficient, inadequate/ 國

足夠 zuk1 gau3 zu2 gou4 = enough, sufficient

夠勁 gau3 ging6 = strong

夠數 gau3 sou3 = enough; sufficient in quantity

夠味 gau3 mei6 gou4 wei4 = just the right flavor; just the thing

夠膽 gau3 daam2 = courage; "man enough" 粵

唔夠秤 m4 gau3 cing3 = underweight 粵
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Showing all 7 examples containing 夠

如果唔夠小心嘅話，放煙花就好危險粵
If [you're] not careful enough, setting off fireworks is dangerous.

淨係你至有咩﹐我夠有咯。粵
You aren't the only one who have it; I too have it.
[夠 is used as an adverb that means "too".]

雖然佢三十六度板斧都出齊，但都唔夠你犀利粵
Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you.

想贏我？你重未夠班！粵
Trying to win against me? You're not there yet!

一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！粵
Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!

我盼望能夠找到真愛國
I hope to be able to find true love.
[I hope I can find true love.]

套戲好無厘頭但夠搞笑。粵
The movie is nonsensical but funny.

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 夠
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