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  fau4 pou4   jyutping
  fu2   pinyin
[1] float; drift; floating
[2] superficial; shallow; hollow
[3] frivolous; impetuous; unpractical
[4] exceed; be surplus; be redundant

Cantonese pronunciations: literary & most common [fau4], colloquial alternative [pou4]
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#85)

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

This word has been viewed 11153 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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detail  fau4 dung6  fu2 dong4 = float and drift; unstable
detail  heoi1 fau4  xv1 fu2 = coxcombry; flighty, superficial
detail  fau4 jin6   = emerge; ray; rise
detail  pou4 min6*2  fu2 mian4 = surface
detail  fau4 dung6 wui6 leot6*2   = floating rate
detail  ci4 jyun4 fau4   = MagLev; magnetic levitation (as in trains)
detail  ci4 jyun4 fau4 ce1   = MagLev train
detail  fau4 kwaa1  fu2 kua1 = boasting; exaggerating; flamboyant
detail  fau4 diu1 zin2 jing2   = cameo silhouettes
detail  jyun4 fau4  xuan2 fu2 = suspend; to float suspended; suspension
See all 25 compounds (CantoDict reports 26 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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