拗 (aau2 aau3 | ao3 ao4 niu4) : bend or twist so as to break; obstinate

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拗

aau2 aau3

ao3 ao4 niu4

[粵] aau2, [國] ao3
[v] bend or twist so as to break

[粵] aau3, [國] ao4
[1] [adj] hard to pronounce; unpronounceable
[2] [粵] variant of 詏

[粵] aau3, [國] niu4
[adj] obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

There is a detailed discussion on Cantonese pronunciation of 拗 in [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

拗

Don't confuse with:
坳

This word has been viewed 7046 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jan 2017 03:16

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執拗 zap1 aau3 zhi2 ao4/niu4 = implacability, obduracy, pertinacity, recalcitrate, stubborn, headstrong

拗手瓜 aau2 sau2 gwaa1 = arm wrestling; compete 粵

拗數 aau3 sou3 = higgle, haggle 粵

拗斷 aau2 tyun5 = to break off by bending

爭拗 zaang1 aau3 = argument 粵

拗頸 aau3 geng2 = to argue 粵

拗撬 aau3 giu6 = an argument 粵

拗實 aau3 sat6 = to insist 粵

拗氣 aau3 hei3 = grumpy, stubborn 粵

拗腰 aau2 jiu1 = to stoop 粵
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Showing all 2 examples containing 拗

你哋會唔會有啲拗撬呀？粵
Do you ever have arguments?
[Lit. you-[plural marker] will-not-will have [plural classifier] arguments [particle]?]

佢著嚫高踭鞋都拗柴。
Every time she wears high-heels she twists her ankle.
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

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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: 拗
Unicode code for this character: U+62d7 (off-site link)

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