拋 (paau1 | pao1) : throw; abandon

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拋

paau1

pao1

[1] throw; cast; fling; toss; hurl
[2] abandon; desert; leave behind
[3] show; appear
[4] sell in large quantities and/or at low prices

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

拋

This word has been viewed 4610 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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拋垃圾 paau1 laap6 saap3 pao1 la1 ji1; pao1 le4 se4 = to throw rubbish

拋錨 paau1 naau4 = anchored, cast anchor; (of cars) get stuck midway

拋網 paau1 mong5 = cast net

拋生藕 paau1 saang1 ngau5 = ogle; to flirt

拋下 paau1 haa6 = release

拋書包 paau1 syu1 baau1 = to show off knowledge 粵

拋四方帽 paau1 sei3 fong1 mou6*2 pao1 si4 fang1 mao4 = get graduated from college

拋鑊 paau1 wok6 = lifting the wok with a tossing motion 粵

拋浪頭 paau1 long6 tau4 pao1 lang4 tou2 = to bluff and bluster; to make a show of strength; to attempt to scare sb. with a feigned show of strength 粵

拋頭露面 paau1 tau4 lou6 min6 pao1 tou2 lu4 mian4 = to appear in public
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 11 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 2 examples containing 拋

巴士在半路上拋錨國
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]

巴士喺半路拋錨粵
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [國] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/936/]link[/url] ]

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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: 拋
Unicode code for this character: U+62cb (off-site link)

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