溜 (lau4 lau6 liu1 | liu1 liu4) : slide; smooth; rapids; sneak away

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溜

lau4 lau6 liu1

liu1 liu4

[粵] lau4 | [國] liu1
[v] slide; glide; skate

[粵] lau6 | [國] liu1
[adj] smooth; slippery

[粵] lau6 | [國] liu4
[n] rapids; torrent

[粵] liu1 | [國] liu1
[v] sneak away/in; slip off

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

溜

This word has been viewed 7731 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2013 03:36

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溜狗 lau6 gau2 liu1 gou3 = to take a dog for a walk

溜冰 lau4 bing1 liu1 bing1 = skate

滑溜 waat6 lau6 hua2 liu1 = slippery

溜冷飯 lau6 laang5 faan6 = heat up rice already cooked

中不溜兒 zung1 bat1 lau4*1 ji4 = fair to middling 國

一溜煙 jat1 lau6 jin1 yi1 liu4 yan1 = in a flash, quickly

溜冰鞋 lau4 bing1 haai4 liu1 bing1 xie2 = skates

溜走 liu1 zau2 liu1 zou3 = to slip away (from doing work)

花式溜冰 faa1 sik1 lau4 bing1 = figure skating

不溜 bat1 lau4*1 = hitherto, until now 粵
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佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

佢要啲裝修材料好溜咖粵
The materials that he wants for the renovation is very peculiar

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