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[1] [adj] former; old; past; ancient [2] [n] reason; cause; excuse; pretext [3] [conj] therefore; hence; so; consequently [4] [v] pass away; depart this life; die [5] [n] old friend; acquaintance; friendship [6] [n] incident; happening; event; accident [7] [adv] intentionally; deliberately; on purpose Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: 攴 (#66)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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故事 gu3 si6 = story, narrative, tale 鬼故事 gwai2 gu3 si6 = a ghost story 鬼故 gwai2 gu3*2 = a ghost story 粵 故意 gu3 ji3 = purposely; on purpose; deliberately 事故 si6 gu3 = accident 緣故 jyun4 gu3 = reason 故鄉 gu3 hoeng1 = one's native land; hometown, native place 故障 gu3 zoeng3 = glitch, breakdown, snag, fault, error 故此 gu3 ci2 = for this reason, on this account 是必有故 si6 bit1 jau5 gu3 = there must be a reason 國 See all 52 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 故
呢個係一個開頭光芒芒,後尾黑壓壓嘅故事 粵
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark. [Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story] Legend 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. |