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  wat1   jyutping
  qu1   pinyin
[1] [v] bend; crook; bow; flex | [nasal-stop alternant] [waan1].
[2] subdue; submit; yield to
[3] injustice; wrong; grievance
[4] a Chinese family name


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Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#44)

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

This word has been viewed 9005 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 15:25

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detail  gin1 zing1 bat1 wat1  jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1 = (saying) steady; unchanging; faithful; loyal
detail  wat1 fuk6  qu1 fu2 = to surrender; to yield
detail  wat1 zau6  qv1 jiu4 = condescend
detail  bat1 wat1  bu4 qu1 = unbending; unyielding
detail  bat1 wat1 bat1 naau4  bu4 qu1 bu4 nao2 = indomitable; unyielding
detail  wai2 wat1  wei3 qu1 = feel wronged; inconvenience someone
detail  ham4 jyun1 sau6 wat1  han2 yuan1 shou4 qu1 = to suffer an injustice
detail  wat1 kuk1  qu1 qu1 = crooked
detail  bei1 gung1 wat1 zit3  bei1 gong1 qu1 jie2 = bow and scrape; cringe; act servilely
detail  wat1 gei1   = "bending machine", take advantage of a bug or flaw in a videogame
See all 28 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 3 examples containing 屈
detail 屈質,將就
The room is indeed cramped, please make do with it.
[[i]literal[/i] (classifier) room is cramped indeed, make-do-with a-little (particle)]
detail 我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食講法,何必委屈自己
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
detail audio 一個屈尾十
He just turned around and he walked away.

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