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  liu4   jyutping
  liao2   pinyin
[1] hut; shack; shanty
[2] [archaic] a variant of (meaning 'official' or 'colleague')


See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] for discussion on usage as a variant of
noun
Stroke count: 15
Level: 2
Radical: (#40)

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

This word has been viewed 3891 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Dec 2011 01:08

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detail  liu4 uk1  liao2 wu1 = squatter shack
detail  caa4 liu4   = tea booth
detail  paang4 liu4  peng2 liao2 = construction worker's hut
detail  liu4 uk1 keoi1  liao2 wu1 qu1 = a squatter/log cabin area
detail  maa5 daa1 liu5   = police station
detail  liu4 gwok3  liao2 guo2 = Laos
detail  daai6 liu4 hoeng1  da4 liao2 xiang1 = Taliao (village in Taiwan)
detail  fong1 liu4 hoeng1  fang1 liao2 xiang1 = Fangliao (village in Taiwan)
detail  gung3 liu4 hoeng1  gong4 liao2 xiang1 = Kungliao (village in Taiwan)
detail  zung1 liu4 hoeng1  zhong1 liao2 xiang1 = Chungliao (village in Taiwan)
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