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  nau2 jau2   jyutping
  xiu3   pinyin
[1] decayed; rotten; worn
[2] decrepit; senile; old and weak


Jyutping nau2 is standard reading; variant reading jau2 is rarely used.
adjective
Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: (#75)

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

This word has been viewed 3869 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Sep 2013 14:49

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detail  bat1 nau2/jau2  bu4 xiu3 = immortal; immortality
detail  wing5 seoi4 bat1 nau2  yong3 chui2 bu4 xiu3 = immortal; will last forever
detail  bat1 nau2 /jau2 dik1  bu4 xiu3 de5 = immortal
detail  faa3 fu2 nau2 wai4 san4 kei4  hua4 fu3 xiu3 wei2 shen2 qi2 = transform something rotten into something magical

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